Lineas starts shunting activities in Port of Rotterdam
Lineas has started shunting activities in the Maasvlakte-West, an extension of the Port of Rotterdam. Three locomotives were taken into use. It is the first time the Belgian operator gains foothold in the Dutch port. The...Read more
More rail shuttles between Port of Rotterdam – Coevorden
The frequency of the Dutch rail shuttle between the port of Rotterdam and the Euroterminal in Coevorden has been increased to three times a week in both directions. The aim is to have the train...Read more
Multimodal route Rotterdam-Chengdu via Kaliningrad now regular
The Rotterdam-Chengdu multimodal route via the port of Kaliningrad has become an established route for container transportation between Europe and China. In less than a month after the first test deliveries, two 145-container trains departed...Read more
Port of Rotterdam urges Germany to complete Betuweroute
After years of waiting, Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, has had enough. When will the Germans finish their part of the Betuweroute? Castelein sent a letter on the matter this month...Read more
New Silk Road threat to Schiphol Airport, not Port of Rotterdam
The New Silk Road forms a threat to western airports, rather than sea ports, according to ING’s Economic Office. This could be especially true for the transport of more expensive consumer products such as medicines,...Read more
First direct rail service Rotterdam-Budapest launched
The first direct shuttle train between the Port of Rotterdam and the Hungarian capital of Budapest was launched today, 4 October. The railway service departs twice a week in both directions. With the new rail connection,...Read more
New direct train connection Port of Rotterdam-Venlo
A new direct train connection between the Port of Rotterdam and the logistic hub of Venlo in the Netherlands was launched last week. The railway link connects the APM Terminals on Maasvlakte II with the...Read more
Deal or no deal, customs procedures back in place after Brexit
More than 80 per cent of companies in the Netherlands are currently not prepared for the Brexit. In other European countries this percentage is expected to be even higher, said the Port of Rotterdam. Companies...Read more
Port of Rotterdam: less bulk, more containers in first half 2018
The Port of Rotterdam witnessed a year-on-year decrease of throughput in the first half of 2018. It handled 232.8 million tonnes in the first six months ofyear, 2.2 per cent less than in the first...Read more
IGS opens branch in Port of Rotterdam with weekly railway services
IGS Intermodal Container Logistics has opened a branch in the Port of Rotterdam. In cooperation with established rail and barge operators in the western ports, the combined transport operator now offers regular connections between Rotterdam,...Read moreNew rail freight connection between Rotterdam and Venlo
The trains of European Gateway Services (EGS) will call on the terminal of Cabooter Group in Venlo, in the south of the Netherlands from 19 June. The cooperation means improved access to the logistic hub...Read more
Container Exchange Route in Port of Rotterdam to shorten port procedure
The construction of the Container Exchange Route (CER) in the Port of Rotterdam will commence in the last quarter of this year. The transport solution is expected to make the exchange of containers more efficient,...Read more
Dutch Masterplan rail freight in the making
A Dutch masterplan with measures to enhance the position of the rail freight industry is in the making, following the example of Germany, which is to implement measures this year. The ministry of Infrastructure and Water...Read more