Trade associations and useful links
Below you will find a selection of relevant national, European and international organisations, authorities, trade associations and information sources for transport, logistics, ports and shipping.
International maritime organisations and shipping associations
European organisations for shipping, ports and logistics
International organisations for freight forwarding and multimodal transport
Dutch and regional trade associations
- Association of Dutch Inland Terminal Operators (VITO)
- Association of Rotterdam Shipbrokers and Agents (VRC)
- Association of Zeeland Shipbrokers and Agents (VZC)
- BZE (Organisation of Port Forwarders and International Logistics Service Providers)
- Deltalinqs
- Dutch Shipbrokers / Nederlandse Zeebevrachters Sociëteit (NZS)
- evofenedex
- FENEX
- Holland International Distribution Council (HIDC) / Nederland Distributieland (NDL)
- ORAM – Amsterdam Business Association
- Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR)
- Transport and Logistics Netherlands (TLN)
Ports, port community systems and promotion
Authorities, regulation, classification and standards
- Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore
- Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR)
- European Committee for drawing up Standards in the field of Inland Navigation (CESNI)
- Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT)
- International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Netherlands Customs
- Rijkswaterstaat Fairway Information Services
- UN/LOCODE