YOUR EUROPEAN CONNECTIONS
ECT and Rotterdam: your starting point in Europe ECT, the leading terminal operator in Europe and Rotterdam, is the preferred first and last port of call in Europe for many of the deep-sea services from Asia and other continents. Ultra Large Container Ships 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: barge, train, truck and feeder. Through our own network of inland terminals and accompanying services, which have been consolidated under the name ‘European Gateway Services’, ECT offers many extras. This brochure brings you the details.
Transport from and to ECT Daily connections to all major economic centres in Europe by barge, train, truck and feeder.
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Barge connections
Type barge
The location of Rotterdam on the estuary of the rivers Rhine and
Barge, Kempenaar class
Length
Cargo capacity
63 m
32 TEU
Standard barge
110 m
200 TEU
From the ECT deep-sea terminals, there are frequent connections to
Barge, Jowi class
135 m
470 TEU
an ever-expanding network of inland terminals in the Netherlands,
Push barge
129 m
190 TEU
Germany, Belgium, France and Switzerland. In Rotterdam, ECT offers
Push-tow combination
177 m
348 TEU
Maas makes the barge a perfect mode of transport for reliably moving large numbers of containers deep into the European hinterland.
barge facilities such as separate cranes at the deep-sea terminals and two dedicated barge terminals: the Delta Barge Feeder Terminal and the Hartelhaven Barge Terminal.
Always open to new opportunities Rotterdam’s barge sector is made up of many private enterprises which are all highly customer-oriented and open to new opportunities. What’s more, ECT maintains its own connections to many inland terminals in the Netherlands and surrounding countries under the name of European Gateway Services. These highly frequent and reliable barge connections comprise numerous dedicated services with fixed windows.
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 SLOVENIA ITALY
ROMANIA
PORTUGAL
Barge connections
SPAIN
BULGARIA
Mediterranean Sea
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 has access to a round-the-clock rail facility as well. 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 a short span of time. Furthermore, the liberalised rail market ensures that there’s always a competitive range of service providers to choose from. In addition, European Gateway Services operates own rail connections together with partners to and from inland terminals in, for instance, Venlo in the Netherlands, Duisburg in the heart of Germany’s Ruhr area and Nuremberg and Munich in Bavaria.
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 SLOVENIA ITALY
ROMANIA
PORTUGAL
SPAIN
BULGARIA
Mediterranean Sea
Rail connections
Road connections
Highly competitive services
Most of Europe can be reached by truck from Rotterdam within
In and around Rotterdam, there are hundreds of hauliers which
24 hours. However, trucks are also increasingly being used as part
offer highly competitive services. To ensure the shortest possible
of the intermodal logistics chain. Trains and barges bridge the long
turnaround times, ECT has substantially optimised the handling of
distances after which trucks take care of local distribution. At the
trucks at its terminals, for example by means of the Cargo Card and
same time, direct trucking still remains a reliable and flexible mode
other IT solutions. ECTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subsidiary European Gateway Services has its
of transport as well. The truck takes containers right up to any
own road haulier company, Maasvlakte Transport, which is specialized
doorstep.
in transporting containers between the deep-sea terminals on the Maasvlakte and the centrally located customs scan, in the transport
Highly competitive services
of reefer containers to veterinary checkpoints and in just-in-time
In and around Rotterdam, there are hundreds of hauliers which
deliveries to distribution centres.
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 IT solutions. ECTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subsidiary European Gateway Services has its own road haulier company, Maasvlakte Transport, which is specialized in transporting containers between the deep-sea terminals at the ICELAND Maasvlakte and the centrally located customs scan, in the transport
of reefer containers to veterinary checkpoints and in just-in-time deliveries to distribution centres.
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
50 k
m
GERMANY
POLAND
km
HUNGARY SLOVENIA
ROMANIA
48 h
ITALY
s/2
250
24 h
AUSTRIA
SWITZERLAND
km
our
SLOVAKIA
our
FRANCE
UKRAINE
500
CZECH REP.
s/1
12 h
our
s/7
BELGIUM
PORTUGAL
SPAIN
BULGARIA
Mediterranean Sea
Road connections
GREECE
TU
Feeder connections As the first and last port of call in Europe 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 at 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.
ICELAND
Feeder vessel
Length
Cargo capacity
Medium
100 m
340 TEU
Large
140 m
803 TEU
Extra large
170 m
1,400 TEU
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 SLOVENIA
ROMANIA
ITALY PORTUGAL
SPAIN
BULGARIA
Mediterranean Sea
GREECE
Feeder connections
TU
Straight into Europe
The added value of European Gateway Services Companies looking for optimal efficient, reliable and sustainable hinterland transport opt for European Gateway Services, a subsidiary of ECT. Shipping lines, logistics service providers and shippers alike can benefit from highly frequent rail and barge connections between Rotterdam and a rapidly expanding network of inland terminals in the European hinterland. European Gateway Services brings the deep-sea terminals of ECT in Rotterdam right up to everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front door. Companies can leave the entire hinterland transport (or a segment thereof if so desired) up to European Gateway Services. After having been discharged from the deep-sea ship, containers are directly moved to one of the participating inland terminals throughout Europe by train or barge. The customer can next collect the containers whenever he wants or have them delivered just-in-time. Of course, European Gateway Services provides a similar service for export cargo from the hinterland to the port of Rotterdam as well.
Inland terminal services All the inland terminals in the European Gateway Services network offer a wide range of supplementary services, such as temporary storage, bonded warehousing, pre-transport and post-transport by truck, fumigation services, empty depot and more.
European Gateway Services
Strategic network The inland terminals participating in European Gateway Services are spread throughout the European market. All the inland terminals are highly frequently connected with the deep-sea terminals of ECT via
European Gateway Services offers:
✓ Highly frequent rail and barge connections from and to ECT’s deep-sea terminals in Rotterdam;
rail and barge. In addition, the inland terminals are also connected with one another as well as with other deep-sea terminals in both Rotterdam and beyond. The result is a constantly expanding and increasingly more comprehensive open network of efficient, reliable and sustainable connections.
✓ A rapidly growing European network of inland terminals with all the services you would expect of high-quality terminals;
✓ Additional customs services like paperless transport between Rotterdam and inland terminals which function as extended gate®.
Extended gates®
For more information
What’s more, several of the inland terminals in the European
European Gateway Services
Gateway Services network act as extended gates®. On the routes
Telephone: +31 (0)181 278 195
from Rotterdam to these terminals, companies can conveniently
E-mail: egsinfo@ect.nl
benefit from additional customs services such as paperless transport.
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This means containers travel from the deep-sea terminal to the hinterland under the customs license of ECT, allowing companies
Direct booking
to achieve additional time savings and increased efficiency. All a
Making use of European Gateway Services is easy. You can book
company needs to do is book; European Gateway Services takes
through our Central Booking Desk (telephone: +31 (0)181 278 308,
care of the rest. It is not until the extended gate - often close to the
e-mail: egsplanning@ect.nl) or via the inland terminal that you
final destination - that a customer needs to arrange the customs
are planning to use.
formalities.
Amsterdam
Vlissingen
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Rotterdam
Oss
Moerdijk
Oss
Moerdijk
Vlissingen Terneuzen
Terneuzen
Venlo Willebroek
Duisburg
Dortmund
Duisburg
Dortmund
Neuss
France
Belgium
Venlo Willebroek
NeussAvelgem
Avelgem
France
The Netherlands
Rotterdam
Belgium
Germany
Liège
Germany
Liège
For the latest information about the network go to:
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Regensburg Stuttgart
Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Stuttgart
inland terminal
inland terminal deepsea terminals
European Gateway Services
Basel
deepsea terminals
Switzerland Munich
Basel
Switzerland
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