FOCUS ON... YOUR EUROPEAN CONNECTIONS
ECT in Rotterdam: your starting point in Europe ECT, the leading terminal operator in Europe and Rotterdam, is the preferred first port of call in Europe for many of the deep-sea services from Asia and other continents. Ultra Large Container Carriers can call at our terminals 24/7 without any restrictions. In Rotterdam, ECT operates three deep-sea terminals: the ECT Delta Terminal and the Euromax Terminal Rotterdam are directly situated on the North Sea while the ECT City Terminal is located further inland. All terminals combine optimal service levels with unparalleled access to and from the European market.
Wide range of transport options Rotterdam is ideally situated in relation to all the major economic centres in Europe. Customers can choose from a wide range of transport options: feeder, barge, train and truck. Through our own network of inland terminals and accompanying services, which have been brought together under the name ‘European Gateway Services’, ECT offers many extras. This brochure brings you all the details.
Transport from and to ECT Daily connections to all major economic centres in Europe by train, truck, barge and feeder.
Euromax Terminal Rotterdam
ECT Delta Terminal
Port of Rotterdam ECT City Terminal
ECT Rotterdam
Inland shipping connections The location of Rotterdam on the estuary of the rivers Rhine and Maas makes inland shipping a perfect mode of transport to reliably move large numbers of containers deep into the European hinterland. From the ECT deep-sea terminals, there are frequent connections to an ever-expanding network of inland terminals in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. In Rotterdam, ECT offers inland facilities such as separate barge cranes at the deep-sea terminals and two dedicated inland shipping terminals: the Delta Barge Feeder Terminal and the Hartelhaven Barge Terminal.
Always open to new opportunities Rotterdam’s inland shipping sector is made up of many private enterprises which are all highly customer-oriented and open to new opportunities. What’s more, under the name of ‘European Gateway Services’ ECT maintains its own connections to the ‘extended gates®’ in Amsterdam, Moerdijk and Venlo in the Netherlands, Willebroek in Belgium and Duisburg in Germany. These highly frequent and reliable connections comprise numerous dedicated services with fixed windows.
Inland vessel, Kempenaar class length 63 m - cargo capacity 32 TEUs Standard inland vessel length 110 m - cargo capacity 200 TEUs Inland vessel, Jowi class length 135 m - cargo capacity 470 TEUs
FINLAND
NORWAY
Barges from and to ECT ESTONIA
Frequency per week: On request Medium <50 High 50-100 Highest >100
North Sea
LATVIA
DENMARK
IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM
RUSSIA
SWEDEN
Baltic Sea
ECT Terminals
LITHUANIA
BELARUS BELGIUM
GERMANY
POLAND UKRAINE
CZECH REP. FRANCE
SLOVAKIA AUSTRIA
SWITZERLAND
HUNGARY ITALY
SLOVENIA
ROMANIA
PORTUGAL
SPAIN Inland shipping connections
BULGARIA
Rail connections The ECT Delta Terminal and the Euromax Terminal Rotterdam at the Maasvlakte both have their own rail terminals which are in operation 24/7. The ECT City Terminal also has access to a 24hrs rail facility. The terminals constitute the starting point and terminus of the Betuweroute, the 160-kilometre-long dedicated freight rail link between Rotterdam and Germany. No other port can match such a unique infrastructure with ample capacity for sustainable growth. In Germany, at DeCeTe in Duisburg, the Betuweroute directly connects to Europe’s extensive railway network.
Hundreds of shuttle trains Each week, ECT handles hundreds of shuttle trains. All destinations in Germany and beyond can be reached within 24 hours. Furthermore, the liberalised rail market ensures that there’s always a competitive range of service providers to choose from. In addition, the ECT ‘European Gateway Services’ operates own rail connections together with partners to and from its ‘extended gates®’ in Venlo in the Netherlands and Duisburg in the heart of Germany’s Ruhr area. The latter service is carried out in conjunction with Kombiverkehr, with whom ECT operates the daily ‘Betuwe Express’.
FINLAND
NORWAY
Rail from and to ECT ESTONIA
Frequency per week: On request Medium <15 High 15-25 Highest >25
North Sea
LATVIA
DENMARK
IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM
RUSSIA
SWEDEN
Baltic Sea
ECT Terminals
LITHUANIA
BELARUS BELGIUM
GERMANY
POLAND UKRAINE
CZECH REP. FRANCE
SLOVAKIA AUSTRIA
SWITZERLAND
HUNGARY ITALY
SLOVENIA
ROMANIA
PORTUGAL
SPAIN
BULGARIA
Mediterranean Sea
Rail connections
Road connections Most of Europe can be reached by truck from Rotterdam within 24 hours. However, trucks are also increasingly being used as part of the intermodal logistics chain. Trains and barges bridge the long distances after which trucks take care of local distribution. At the same time, direct trucking still remains a reliable and flexible mode of transport as well. The truck takes containers right up to any doorstep.
Highly competitive services In and around Rotterdam, there are hundreds of hauliers which offer highly competitive services. To ensure the shortest possible turnaround times, ECT has substantially optimised the handling of trucks at its terminals, for example by means of the Cargo Card and other additional IT solutions.
ICELAND
FINLAND
NORWAY
Trucks from and to ECT ESTONIA
< 48 hours < 24 hours < 12 hours
North Sea
LATVIA
DENMARK
IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM
RUSSIA
SWEDEN
LITHUANIA
Baltic Sea
ECT Terminals
BELARUS
m
GERMANY
50 k
POLAND
km
km 250
ROMANIA
48 h
ITALY
s/2
HUNGARY SLOVENIA
our
AUSTRIA
SWITZERLAND
24 h
SLOVAKIA
s/1
FRANCE
UKRAINE
500
CZECH REP.
our
12 h
our
s/7
BELGIUM
PORTUGAL
SPAIN
BULGARIA
Mediterranean Sea
Road connections
GREECE
TU
Feeder connections As the first port of call for many global deep-sea services, ECT is the perfect feeder hub. From the ECT terminals, there are daily feeder connections to and from ports in the UK/Ireland, on the Iberian peninsula, in the ScanBaltic region, Russia and many other locations throughout Europe. Companies can choose between various independent feeder operators.
Fast turnaround times ECT efficiently handles feeder vessels at all its deep-sea quays and at the dedicated Delta Barge Feeder Terminal which forms an integral part of the ECT Delta Terminal complex on the Maasvlakte. The fact that the ECT Delta Terminal and the Euromax Terminal Rotterdam are directly situated on the North Sea means that turnaround times are more than competitive.
Feeder vessel ICELAND length 100 m - cargo capacity 340 TEUs Feeder vessel length 140 m - cargo capacity 803 TEUs Feeder vessel length 170 m - cargo capacity 1,400 TEUs
FINLAND
NORWAY
Feeders from and to ECT ESTONIA
Frequency per week: On request Medium <15 High 15-25 Highest >25
North Sea
LATVIA
DENMARK
IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM
RUSSIA
SWEDEN
Baltic Sea
ECT Terminals
LITHUANIA
BELARUS BELGIUM
GERMANY
POLAND UKRAINE
CZECH REP. FRANCE
SLOVAKIA AUSTRIA
SWITZERLAND
HUNGARY ITALY
SLOVENIA
ROMANIA
PORTUGAL
SPAIN
BULGARIA
Mediterranean Sea
GREECE
Feeder connections
TU
Strategic network of inland terminals European Gateway Services offers you a strategic network of inland terminals which function as extended gates in the European market. Anyone can benefit from this: shipping lines, transport companies, forwar足ders and shippers. Just give us the order and we will reliably and environmentally friendly transport your containers via rail or inland shipping between the
deep-sea terminals of ECT in Rotterdam and the extended gate of your choice. Inbound completely paperless and with a previously agreed-upon time guarantee if so desired. At the extended gate, you can easily take care of your customs formalities. You can collect your containers whenever you want or have them delivered just-in-time. The extended gates will gladly accommodate your outbound cargo flows as well.
Straight into Europe
The deep-sea terminal right at your front door
For more information
From now on, you can conveniently and sustainably collect and deliver your overseas containers in your direct vicinity. European Gateway Services brings the deep-sea terminals of ECT in Rotterdam right up to your front door. You always have your cargo at your disposal when you need it or can have it moved outbound when it best suits you.
European Gateway Services Telephone: +31 (0)181 278 195 E-mail: egsinfo@ect.nl www.europeangatewayservices.com
European Gateway Services offers: • A rapidly growing European network of extended gates with all the services you would expect of high-quality inland terminals; • Highly frequent rail and inland barge connections between ECT’s deep-sea terminals in Rotterdam and the extended gate(s) of your choice; • Additional customs services like paperless transport and transport with a time guarantee.
Direct booking Making use of European Gateway Services is easy. You can book through our Central Bookings Desk (telephone: +31 (0) 181 278 308, e-mail: egsplanning@ect.nl) or via the extended gate that you are planning to use.
Amsterdam Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Moerdijk
Venlo
Willebroek
Duisburg
Avelgem
Germany France
European Gateway Services
Belgium
Liège
Covering the whole of Europe
The most logical and efficient rail route
ECT guarantees, through our Betuwe Express, highly efficient rail transport twice daily to Duisburg and daily to Dortmund. From Duisburg ECT offers, via the Kombiverkehr network, onward rail connections to more than 70 destinations throughout the whole of Europe.
Duisburg and Dortmund both are situated in the Ruhr area, Germany’s leading economic centre. The DeCeTe inland terminal in Duisburg and the Duss terminal with Kombiverkehr’s network are situated directly next to one other. As a result, fast, reliable and sustainable turnaround times can be achieved. Rotterdam - Duisburg - Europe and vice versa has more than proven to be the most logical and efficient rail route for many destinations on the continent. Fore more information on the attractive rail connections from Rotterdam to Duisburg, Dortmund and to the rest of Europe, please contact European Gateway Services at www.europeangatewayservices.com or by telephone +31 (0) 181 278 195.
Duisburg Twice daily rail connection between ECT and Duisburg GÄVLE
RAUMA TURKU
VYBO KOTKA
HELSINKI
HANKO STOCKHOLM
HALLSBERG
TALLINN PALDISKI
KRISTIANSAND
From Duisburg to all over Europe Rail from and to Rotterdam
GÖTEBORG
VENTSPILS
North Sea
RIGA
TAULOV
Frequency per week: On request 3 x per week Daily
KIEL
ROTTERDAM
ECT Terminals
NEUSS KÖLN
KALININGRAD
HANNOVER
MARL
GADKI
DORTMUND DUISBURG
SCHKOPAU
WARSZAWA MALASZEWICZE
LEIPZIG
WROCLAW
FRANKFURT SAARBRÜCKEN
MÜNCHEN
BASEL
BLUDENZ
LINZ
WELS
WOLFURT
AARAU
SALZBURG
LYON
MILANO
KOSICE CIERNA NAD TISOU KAZINCBARCIKA MISKOLC
BUDAPEST
SZÉKESFEHÉRVÁR
DEBRECEN
SZOLNOK
SZEGED
LJUBLJANA
VERONA
GYÖR
SZOMBATHELY
GRAZ
TRENTO
BUSTO SEGRATE BRESCIA
BRATISLAVA
WIEN SOPRON
HALL ST.MICHAEL VILLACH
GALLARATE NOVARA
OSTRAVA PASKOV PREROV ZLIN UHERSKÝ BROD KREMS SLADHOVICOVO
NÜRNBERG
KARLSRUHE
GLIWICE
LOVOSICE
LUDWIGSHAFEN
KLAIPEDA
Baltic Sea
ROSTOCK
LÜBECK
DÖRPEN
COEVORDEN
MALMÖ TRELLEBORG
HØJE TAASTRUP
ZAGREB
KOPER RIJEKA
OSIJEK
BOLOGNA BANJA LUKA
DOBOJ TUZLA
BEOGRAD
SARAJEVO SPLIT
Mediterranean Sea
POMEZIA SKOPJE
NAPOLI
BARI BRINDISI
European Gateway Services
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Europe Container Terminals BV, P.O. Box 7385, 3000 HJ Rotterdam, The Netherlands, telephone +31 (0)181 - 27 82 78, e-mail info@ect.nl, website www.ect.nl