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Straight into Europe > One single solution for all your transport between the seaports and the European market. European Gateway Services (EGS) offers an extensive European network with highly frequent connections and a comprehensive range of services. Simply let us know when you want to receive your containers - or, in the opposite direction, when your containers need to be in the port - and we will take care of everything!
Reliable Efficient Sustainable Flexible
Reliably, efficiently, flexibly and sustainably, always at competitive rates. Shipping lines, forwarders, transport companies and shippers alike can benefit.
Extensive European network
Synchromodality
Throughout the entire European market, European Gateway Services offers an
European Gateway Services stands for an optimum reliability of delivery. You trust
extensive and constantly growing network of inland terminals. Some of these
us with your transport and we make sure your container always cost-efficiently
inland terminals also function as ‘extended gates’, direct extensions of the
reaches its destination right on time. To achieve this, European Gateway Services
deepsea terminals in Rotterdam and other seaports. As there is no need to arrange
uses a so-called synchromodal approach. For each transport requirement between
customs formalities here, transit times become even shorter. It is not until the
port and hinterland, we (in consultation with you) always select the best transport
cargo leaves the extended gate - often close to your warehouse or production
option for that specific situation: barge, rail, or, if needed, truck. If necessary,
location - that these customs formalities need to be completed.
we will change the transport mode at the last minute. The only condition is that you book your containers ‘a-modal’ and basically leave the choice of the transport
Modality vs CO2 emission
206 kg
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Maasvlakte
Venlo
Mönchengladbach
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-62%
131 kg 78 kg
-36%
Sustainably by barge and rail
mode up to us. This enables us to provide you with an
Transparency through E-services
All inland terminals in the network of European Gateway Services are connected
optimal service and quality and deliver each container
On more and more routes of European Gateway Services,
(often daily) by barge and/or rail with Rotterdam and other seaports. Immediately
on time as sustainably as possible.
you can access the status of deepsea ships, barges, trains
after having been discharged from the deepsea vessels, containers can travel onward to the hinterland and vice versa. Choosing European Gateway Services
and containers real time. Through our website or through the convenient EGS E-Gate app, you can easily check the
means choosing reliability, efficiency, flexibility and sustainability. Your carbon
Wide range of extra services
footprint will decrease substantially.
European Gateway Services truly means smooth logistics.
at many deepsea terminals in Rotterdam as well as inland
We have a solution for each logistics issue. From deepsea
terminals throughout Europe.
In addition, the inland terminals in the EGS network are interconnected by barge,
terminal to warehouse and vice versa, we can arrange
rail and/or road. This makes it possible to, for example, efficiently reposition and
everything for you. In addition to container handling, all our
smartly use empty containers for return cargo. Furthermore, the inland terminals
participating inland terminals offer temporary (customs)
offer various connections even deeper into Europe, also for continental cargo.
warehousing, on-demand pre-transport and post-transport,
presence or estimated time of arrival of your container(s)
gas measurements, reefer facilities, empty depot and more. European Gateway Services maintains all connections in cooperation with established partners with proven track records in efficient European barge and rail transport.
And all this in a secure environment, of course.
Download the EGS E-Gate app in the app store. Available for Apple and Android.
An integrated network with highly frequent connections at competitive rates
Significant tax benefits Using Rotterdam and the Netherlands for your European imports yields significant tax benefits. VAT is not payable until the cargo reaches its final destination; in contrast, many other European countries require VAT payment the moment cargo arrives in the port.
Carrier/Merchant
Considering the large amounts which are often involved, this VAT shift positively impacts your cash flow.
Logistics-minded Customs Customs procedures in Rotterdam are handled quickly and efficiently. All administrative formalities take place electronically. Inspections are fully integrated in the logistics process.
Scale makes a difference First, but also last port of call in Europe For many deepsea shipping lines, Rotterdam is the first port of call in Europe. This allows European Gateway Services to provide you with the shortest transit times to your final destination. While the seagoing vessel is en route from Rotterdam to the next European port of call, your cargo is already headed into Europe by barge or train. In many cases,
As Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading container port, Rotterdam constitutes
Furthermore, European Gateway Services has all the customs licenses for paperless transport to various locations in the Netherlands as well as cross-border in Belgium and
ECT Rotterdam
Intermodal transport
Inland Terminal
a crucial hub for European Gateway Services. The container
AEO-certified
flows which converge here form a strong foundation for an
European Gateway Services is an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). This quality mark of
elaborate network with highly frequent connections. Both
Customs is a guarantee of safety and reliability; it allows customers to benefit from major
smaller and larger customers stand to benefit. European
Rotterdam is also the last port of call in Europe and therefore the best route for your
Gateway Services offers you a one-stop-shop for all your
overseas-bound export cargo.
European destinations.
Germany. It is not until there that you will need to arrange your customs formalities.
customs simplifications. As a result, your cargo moves through the logistics chain even EGS brings the deepsea terminals right up to your front door.
faster and safer.
All ports, all terminals European Gateway Services is a subsidiary of Europe Container Terminals (ECT) in Rotterdam, one of Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading and most advanced container terminal
Or through your local inland terminal
for almost 50 years. Established in 2010, European Gateway Services is the answer to the continuous process of scaling-up in container transport.
You can of course also contact the EGS inland terminal in
Increasingly larger deepsea ships discharge more and more containers onto
your vicinity. A current overview of terminals in the
the quay in one single call. This requires new European transport solutions.
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland,
European Gateway Services reliably and sustainably connects the deepsea
Austria and beyond (including contact information) is
ports with the whole of Europe.
available at www.europeangatewayservices.com.
Contact! Also want to benefit from the services of European Gateway Services? Please contact the central booking desk in Rotterdam or our offices in Belgium and Germany. EGS Netherlands T +31 (0)181 27 8308 E planning.rotterdam@europeangatewayservices.com EGS Germany T +49 (0)203 8090 6200 E order.duisburg@europeangatewayservices.com EGS Belgium T +32 (0)3880 2714 E export.willebroek@europeangatewayservices.com or import.willebroek@europeangatewayservices.com
Sustainable answer to continuous scaling-up
Website, transportplanner en app The website www.europeangatewayservices.com offers you all the details on the inland terminals participating in our network, the many connections, the comprehensive range of supplementary services and more... Transportplanner The website www.europeangatewayservices.com also provides you with a convenient transport planner. With a few clicks of the mouse, you can find the best inland terminal(s) and connection(s) for your transport requirements, including the CO2-savings. Next, you can directly request a quote and book your containers. E-Gate app With the handy EGS E-Gate app for smartphones (Android and Apple), you can access status information on deepsea vessels, barges, trains and containers anywhere and anytime. You can download the EGS E-Gate app free-of-charge from the Google Play Market and the Apple App Store.
EGS is the synchromodal service provider of choice, offering the market one single, comprehensive network solution for European hinterland transport.
European Gateway Services | Europaweg 875 | 3199 LD Rotterdam | The Netherlands | T +31 (0)181 27 8195 | info@europeangatewayservices.com
Straight into Europe