Port of Amsterdam signed the Road2Holland covenant in Zoetermeer last week under the title ‘the Netherlands countless connections, infinite possibilities’. The port partnered with TMA and Nunner with the same goal, to shape and strengthen the silk road between the Netherlands and China. Port of Amsterdam has been connected to this route from 2018.
Specifically, by signing this covenant, the eight participants aim to put rail transport in the spotlight.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency are in favour of this initiative.
Moreover, freight transport between China and Europe is achieved in its majority by sea and air. That’s why, rail has become available as an alternative option providing lower prices than air freight, yet faster throughput times than sea freight.
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The rail transport development has accelerated as a result of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as the New Silk Road.
Those taking part in the project have different roles.
In other words, Nunner, GVT and Samskip, which are logistics providers, aim to strengthen their position in the Chinese market with their role in the project.
In the meantime, the Port Authority supports the partnership to develop its rail connections to and from the Netherlands.
Concluding, as Rob Smit, Commercial Manager Hinterland of Port of Amsterdam commented
Good port hinterland connections remain crucial for the success of our customers and the port as a whole.
