NDL / HIDC
Your logistics gateway to Europe

The Netherlands: your logistics gateway to the European market ... and beyond

The Netherlands is famous for its expertise in international trade, and excellence in transport and logistics. Whether it involves shipping tea and spices from Asia to Europe per wooden clipper, or the orchestration of just-in-time deliveries of microchips in a global network, throughout the centuries, the Dutch transport and logistics industry has proven its position as the logistics gateway to the European market.

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Events

Activities

Both in the Netherlands and abroad, NDL/HIDC keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of logistics and the advantages of the Netherlands as an establishment location, by organizing a range of conferences, seminars and workshops.

News

12-01-12

The Amsterdam port region: 2 percent growth in 2011

The ports of Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad have closed the year 2011 with a transhipment rise of approximately 2 percent. Total transhipment amounted to over 92 million tons according to the interim figures.

28-11-11

Capgemini Consulting Global Trade Flow Index

Capgemini Consulting, the global strategy and transformation consulting brand of the Capgemini Group, today announced figures from the latest edition of its Global Trade Flow Index*. Capgemini Consulting’s analysis reveals a slight decline in global trade levels quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q3 2011 (1.3 percent), indicating declining global trade levels in Q3 2011 while local domestic consumption around the world is still growing slowly.

04-09-11

Global Trade Flow Index Reveals Steep Reduction in Global Trade Levels of 8 percent in H1 2011

Capgemini Consulting, the global strategy and transformation consulting brand of the Capgemini Group, today announced figures from the latest edition of its Global Trade Flow Index*, revealing a significant decline in global trade flows. Driven largely by the impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the resulting effect on trade with major economies, Capgemini Consulting’s analysis shows that levels of global trade continued to fall in Q2 2011, by a further one percent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q), leading to an eight percent decline in global trade volumes overall in the first six months of 2011.

NDL/HIDC

NDL/HIDC (Holland International Distribution Council), which represents the logistics sector in the Netherlands, helps international companies make a smooth entry into the European market through the region's leading gateway, the Netherlands.