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Focus on container traffic, from seagoing vessel to HGV
Every year, some 4.5 million containers are being discharged in ports around the Netherlands.
CBS mapping goods flows
CBS mapping goods flows
56 percent fewer passengers at Dutch airports in March
In Q1 2020, the number of passengers travelling to and from the five national airports declined by over 20 percent on the same quarter last year.
Less air traffic in February 2020
In February 2020, the aviation industry in the Netherlands recorded a year-on-year decline in the number of air passengers for the first time in seven years.
Fewer dry bulk shipments by inland vessels in 2019
In 2019, inland vessels transported 361 million tonnes of goods over Dutch waterways, i.e. 0.4 percent more than one year previously.
More road haulage for fifth year in a row
In 2019, Dutch lorries carried a total weight of 689 million tonnes in goods. This is 1.3 percent more than in 2018. Transport by Dutch road hauliers has shown an upward trend since 2015.
Over 81 million passengers at Dutch airports in 2019
In 2019, a record number of air passengers - over 81 million - travelled to and from the Netherlands via one of the five national airports.
Less road haulage to and from the United Kingdom
In 2018, road hauliers carried 4.6 million tonnes of goods between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Lorry traffic becoming less polluting
Dutch lorries operated 58 out of 100 journeys on Euro 6 engines in the first half of 2019. The longer the journey, the more use is made of lorries that run on these engines.
More road and maritime transport in 2018
In 2018, 1.71 billion tonnes of goods were transported to, from and within the Netherlands. This represents a year-on-year increase of 1.2 percent, entirely due to more freight traffic by road (1.6...
Throughput in Dutch seaports at record level
In 2018, the total volume of incoming and outgoing cargo shipments to and from Dutch seaports reached a historic high of almost 605 million tonnes.
More goods transported by Dutch lorries in 2018
In 2018, Dutch lorries carried a total of 680 million tonnes of goods. This is 2.1 percent more than in the previous year. Both national and international transport to and from the Netherlands by...
Nearly 80 million air passengers in 2018
In 2018, Dutch airports handled 79.6 million arrivals and departures. The total stood at 76.2 milion in the previous year. In 2008, a total of 50 million passengers used Dutch airports.
Goods increasingly transported via logistics hubs
Goods are increasingly transferred to logistics hubs before onward transportation, often to or from the Port of Rotterdam.
International trade and transit trade; product group 2007-2017
International trade, transport, transit trade Continents, NSTR chapters, flow types, value and weight
More trips to and from the UK by Dutch lorries
In 2017, European lorries drove in and out of the United Kingdom almost 3.5 million times. 237 thousand such journeys were made by Dutch lorries, an increase of 1.8 percent on 2016. This is reported...
Half of goods from Rotterdam have foreign destination
In 2017, 917 million tonnes of goods were loaded onto inland vessels, lorries or trains in the Netherlands. Nearly one-quarter were transhipped in the Rotterdam port area. Over half of these...
Increase in international rail freight transport
In 2017, more than 41 million tonnes of goods in total were transported by rail from, to and via the Netherlands. Over 93 percent of this volume was loaded and/or unloaded abroad.
International road haulage over 4 percent up in 2017
In 2017, 199 million tonnes of goods were transported by road from and to the Netherlands. This is an increase of 4.3 percent on the previous year.
More goods transported in 2017
In 2017, the Netherlands transported 1.69 billion tonnes of cargo, representing an increase of 1.4 percent on the previous year.
International road haulage up for first time in years
In 2017, Dutch road hauliers carried 666 million tonnes of cargo, an increase of 1.5 percent over 2016.
Road haulage by foreign lorries up again
Road haulage to and from the Netherlands and by home country of haulier.
More cross-border road transport carried out by CEECs
Foreign lorries carried over 40 million tonnes in goods across Dutch borders in 2015.
Dutch hauliers more active in domestic transport
Dutch road hauliers carried 2.5 percent more goods in 2016, mainly in the Netherlands.
What does China buy from us and our neighbours?
How important are exports to China to the Dutch economy?