Freight Forwarding in Holland – Rotterdam Leads the Way
Posted by James Campos on August 25th, 2010
With an important position on the edge of Europe, Holland is an outward looking country with a strong economy. The freight forwarding infrastructure in Holland has seen substantially investment over recent years so as to help boost its overseas trade and its role at the heart of European international freight.
Holland’s location gives it easy access to markets in the UK and Germany, with the port of Rotterdam being the largest port in Europe. Rotterdam is a vital hub for freight transport.
Rotterdam is well geared up to handling the considerable volume of imports and exports that go through the port every day. There is an ongoing programme of improvement which keeps it at the leading edge of freight services, including the construction of Maaslakte 2, which is now under way.
The port has estimated that freight transport throughput will double to 22M Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) by 2020.
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