Port of Rotterdam to increase inland shipping

Rotterdam – The Port of Rotterdam has signed a partnership with the North Brabant region, the region of Eindhoven, north of Belgium, to realise increased container transport via inland shipping

Rotterdam – The Port of Rotterdam has signed a partnership with the North Brabant region, the region of Eindhoven, north of Belgium, to realise increased container transport via inland shipping.

“Smart connections between the Port of Rotterdam and Brabant will result in structurally higher multimodal transport reliability, and this will contribute to the sustainable accessibility and growth of one of the most important logistics hotspots in the Netherlands,” said Emile Hoogsteden, director of containers at the Port of Rotterdam’s Authority.

In 2018, over 8.6 million containers were transhipped in the Port of Rotterdam (14.5 million TEU). With over 1 million containers, North Brabant is one of Rotterdam’s most important hinterland regions, but with a relatively high share of road transport is facing increasing pressure on its road networks. More freight volume per inland shipping instead of by truck (modal shift) will result in a more accessible port and region.

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