Our founder, Jan van den Herik, wrote an industry analysis on the Bloc Logistics Network: "2025 Outlook for Dutch Logistics: Shipping, Freight, and Beyond."
The gist
- Rotterdam stays the gateway — projected to handle around 16.65 million TEU.
- Digital is the differentiator — smart containers, IoT and AI in the port.
- E-commerce keeps pulling — around 84% of Dutch consumers shopping online.
- Sustainability is now a cost driver — dozens of cities pushing zero-emission delivery zones.
- Infrastructure is the bottleneck — road, rail and airport constraints push costs up.
Why we share it
This is the world Nexportal is built for: the same forwarding work — handled by Nexport Logistics, connected to the global Bloc Logistics Network — but digitised, so quoting, booking, customs and warehousing live in one portal.
Read the full article: 2025 Outlook for Dutch Logistics — Bloc Logistics Network.