The Netherlands is the undisputed gateway to Europe. Well-known for its political stability, quality of life, inviting business climate and state-of-the-art logistics infrastructure. In the port of Rotterdam, fully automated container terminals guarantee optimum efficiency. These terminals offer 24/7 access to the very largest container vessels of 20,000 TEU and beyond.

The port of Rotterdam is Europe’s preferred first and last port of call. This results in a shorter transit time of two to five days to your final destination compared to other ports. Obviously, this stands for both import and export cargo. What’s more, Rotterdam Mid-Brabant is directly connected with China by rail via the Chengdu-Tilburg-Rotterdam-Express. Our integrated logistics chain gives you a head start towards your European customer!

The route via Rotterdam Mid-Brabant offers the quickest access to the European market (and vice versa). Centrally located in Europe’s economic heartland, transport is always easy. The inland barges, train and truck connections offer a highly efficient multimodal conveyor belt. From the deep-sea vessel, containers can be at one of the many warehouses and fulfilment centres the very same day. At arrival there, we take care of your Customs formalities. Five inland terminals strategically situated in Mid-Brabant create optimal efficiency for the sustainable use of inland shipping and rail. All this results in a fast and efficient mulimodal logistics chain.

Many global players in high-tech and fashion use Mid-Brabant’s cities of Tilburg and Waalwijk as their European footholds. Thus, innovative clusters of value-adding logistics and e-fulfilment have emerged, surrounded by numerous versatile service providers in ICT and logistics innovation, especially also in combination with the port of Rotterdam. Companies benefit from integrated logistics chains, with optimal transparency from port to warehouse and from warehouse to end customer.

In Rotterdam Mid-Brabant, logistics innovations are given all the room they need to prove themselves. Smart software is the key to achieve logistics perfection. Digitisation is considered a golden opportunity for providing future additional value to any party looking to optimise their logistics process efficiently in order to serve their European customer. In Rotterdam Mid-Brabant, start-ups can count on a warm welcome and young potentials are actively stimulated to propose next ideas for creating chain visibility and optimisation. New joint initiatives offer real-time insight into your cargo flows and make each logistics chain optimally manageable.

Rotterdam Mid-Brabant offers plenty of room for growth. In the port of Rotterdam, in terms of connectivity and in the Mid-Brabant region to settle up your operations. Directly adjacent to the current surface in use for warehousing, distribution and value added logistics more than 250 ha are free available for new greenfield initiatives. Everything in Mid-Brabant exudes logistics.

This also applies to the labour market. At every level, well-trained, flexibly deployable staff is at hand. Trade unions generally tend to be cooperative. Education is innovation-oriented and geared to daily practice. Local, highly rated educational institutions ensure a constant influx of new talent, in line with your needs and requirements.

Anyone who wants to invest in Rotterdam Mid-Brabant can count on the cooperation of a pro-active, business-minded government. Whether it’s selecting the right logistics chain partners, the best location, quickly organising permits or smoothly going through procedures. In our closely collaborating network, you always have one central point of contact.