The Netherlands is ranked 4th out of 160 countries in the Global Transport and Logistics Performance Index, showing that the Netherlands is a strong import/export country! source: Logistics performance index. The Netherlands is both a very densely populated and a highly developed country, where transport is an essential factor in the economy. Accordingly, cargo transportation from and to is very frequent. The Netherlands has a modern and developed transport infrastructure, making transport by road, rail, air and water particularly convenient and fast. In the global competitiveness study - conducted by the World Economic Forum in 2015, the Dutch transport infrastructure was recognized as the fourth most capable in the world. With a total road network of 139,000 km, including 3,530 km of expressways, the Netherlands has one of the busiest road networks in the world; much denser than in Germany and France, but not as busy as Belgian roads. The Netherlands also has a well-developed railway network connecting the major cities of the Netherlands. Dutch sea transport is very developed - the port of Rotterdam is the largest on the European continent, therefore the largest port in Europe. Dutch waterways connect the Netherlands to Germany, Switzerland and France via the Rhine and Meuse rivers. Mobility in the Netherlands is remarkable. On roads, it has been steadily increasing since 1950, and currently exceeds 200 billion kilometers per year, three-quarters of which are done by road transport. In 2010, 1.65 billion tons of cargo transportation was registered, of which more than half was water transport, and 40% road transport. Rail transport is not common in the Netherlands and only accounted for 2% of freight movement through the Netherlands. The most popular destinations in the Netherlands; Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom, France and Italy. Considering the fact that the largest export and import destinations of the Netherlands coincide with the specifics of SIA "Modum Logistics", the Netherlands is an integral part of our international freight transport mechanism. According to the Economic Complexity Index (EPI). In 2016, the Netherlands exported $525 B and imported $552 B.
The cargo is insured against the following incidents
- Vehicle accident
- Fire or explosion
- Theft or attempted theft, robbery, vandalism
- Damage to the cargo due to careless actions
- Other specific cases
The cost of freight transport consists of
- Type of cargo transportation
- Amount of cargo (number of pallets, boxes, etc.)
- Cargo weight
- Freight delivery address
- Cargo delivery time
