Euro Nordic is a globally operating all-round logistics services provider, specialised in the transport and distribution of raw and semi-manufactured materials to and from Norway. In Rotterdam’s immediate hinterland, the inland port of Moerdijk is its key hub. European Gateway Services makes the transport of containers from ECT’s deep-sea terminals to Moerdijk even easier.
that meant that sometimes a container was mistakenly left standing on the quay. The fact that we no longer require customs documents avoids all the fuss there used to be in the past when you had twenty containers listed in the paperwork but you could only transport eighteen. What’s more, we’re now able to send back empty containers far more quickly, because MCT has its own empty depot.”
‘Customs documents are no longer necessary for transport from the seaport’
Moerdijk form a natural gateway to Europe and other overseas destinations.” In this context Euro Nordic also acts as agent for North Sea Container Lines (NCL), a shortsea/feeder company with a regular scheduled service between the Netherlands and a large number of ports on Norway’s south and west coasts. NCL calls at both CCT in Moerdijk and at ECT’s deep-sea terminals in Rotterdam. Groeneveld explains that Euro Nordic doesn’t only handle the outgoing export flows of Norway’s industries. “We’re also a hub for the import of raw materials for their production processes from China and Brazil, for example. Those raw materials are often stored here in Moerdijk and are subsequently delivered on demand to the plants in Norway.”
More in Containers Euro Nordic has several hundred containers a month transported via European Gateway Services from Rotterdam to Moerdijk. “It enhances our competitive position,” explains Groeneveld. “By using European Gateway Services we can offer attractive pricing and what’s more it’s good for sustainability. Inland shipping is a godsend in itself. Because of the increasing traffic on the roads, these days you can’t do more than two round trips Rotterdam - Moerdijk daily by truck. Ten years ago, you could still do three.”
Norway as Stepping-stone Euro Nordic was set up in 1999, in the first instance as a logistical services provider to Elkem, a Norwegian multi national specialised in the manufacture of a broad range of materials for industries all over the world. At the end of the twentieth century, the company decided to relocate all its logistics activities from Norway to the Rotterdam area. “These days Elkem only accounts for some fifteen percent of our activities,” says Groeneveld. “We have continually been expanding and currently work for countless other companies looking to logistics solutions for transport and warehousing of their products.” Norway does remain an important stepping-stone, however. “For Norwegian companies, Rotterdam and its extension
As a niche player in logistics services for raw and semimanufactured materials, Euro Nordic is seeing that these bulk-related product groups are increasingly being transported in containers. “These days Norway produces mainly high-grade speciality materials. For the most these are smaller loads that are excellently suited to transport by container. Furthermore, we’re seeing a growing trend away from receivers wanting to hold large stocks themselves. But more traditional bulk cargoes are also increasingly being deposited loose in containers. Anything’s possible, we’re in the business of always offering our customer a tailor-made solution.”
Want to know more about European Gateway Services? All the information about what European Gateway Services can do for you can be found on www.europeangatewayservices.com. You can also contact the European Gateway Services department, by telephone +31 (0)181 27 8195 or email egsinfo@ect.nl.
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