1. FACTS & FIGURES
TRANSPORT FOR EUROPE’S ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE

2. WATERWAYS: ARTERIES FOR
EUROPE’S ECONOMIC HEART
 Linking the industries of the Rhine-Ruhr
up to Basel to the North Sea ports
 77 million people
 320 million tonnes of cargo
 Mature & established congestion-free
supply chains

3. MULTINATIONAL TRANSPORT
 Rhine is the economic life artery for
 Benelux
 Germany
 France
 Switzerland
 Without waterway transport in Rotterdam,
each day 100,000 more truck on the road
 The region’s major asset for congestion-free
growth

4. NEW FREIGHT DEVELOPMENTS
Mars case
 Traditional inland shipping market is bulk, but
containers fastest growing market
 Fast-moving consumer goods moved to water to
escape traffic jams
 Proven quality specialist solutions for fresh produce
 Inland shipping price competitive and more
sustainable
 Great opportunities for transport bundling to drive
costs and carbon footprint further down