The document summarizes the strategic location and infrastructure advantages of the Eurodelta region in the Netherlands for logistics and distribution. It is located in the center of major ports and airports that provide access to over 200 million consumers within 24 hours. The region has the largest port and third largest cargo airport in Europe, as well as extensive rail, river, and road networks connecting it to major economic centers across Europe. The document highlights statistics on throughput and major companies operating logistics facilities in the region.

1. Your link to Europe…

2. YOUR
LINK
TO EUROPE

3. THE REGION
DEFINED
• Ideally located in the center of:
– Mainport Rotterdam
– Port of Antwerp
– Amsterdam Airport
• Springboard to Europe: Eurodelta
– Over 200 million consumers within 24hrs
reach
– Cost-efficient logistics and distribution
solutions

4. • Largest consumer and industrial
market in the world
• Over 500 million citizens
• Worlds largest trading block (60%)
• One currency
EUROPEAN
FACTS

5. – Eurodelta 12% of GDP
– 50% of consumers within 24 hrs reach
– Road, Rail and Water connections
ECONOMIC
CENTERS

6. LOGISTICS IN THE NETHERLANDS
 Gateway into the EU market for intercontinental sea- and
airfreight
 Total Dutch Logistics activities equalled EUR 56,8 billion (8%
of GDP) in 2011 (Source: Fraunhofer SCS, 2012)
 Orchestrator of European sustainable supply chains: The
Dutch represent 0.25% of the world’s population and 1% of
global production… but facilitates 3.4% of global trade! (nr. 6
position in the world) (Source: WTO 2013)

7.  Largest port in Europe: Rotterdam
 3rd largest cargo hub for airfreight
 Rhine river and Betuwe
 All major European economic regions reached
within 24 hrs
 12000 Dutch logistics and transportation
companies in 2011
 Highest internet penetration of the world
 Fully automated real time banking and customs
software
THE
INFRASTRUCTURE

8. • Rotterdam Port: 435 million
tonnes and 12 million TEU
• Amsterdam Airport 1.7 million
tonnes
FIGURES
THROUGPUT
Container throughput 2012 in Northwest European Port
range (in million TEU)
0
0.1
2
2.3
6.1
8.6
8.9
11.9
0.1
0.1
0.3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Wilhelmshaven
Amsterdam
Zeeland
Ghent
Dunkirk
Zeebrugge
Le Havre
Bremen/Bremerhaven
Antwerp
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Source: Port
Authorities 2013
Top-10 European cargo air ports 2012
459
522
577
615
730
864
1,465
1,483
1,950
1,986
0 250 500 750 1,000 1,250 1,500 1,750 2,000 2,250
Brussels
Istanbul
Liege
Luxembourg
Cologne
Leipzig
London Heathrow
Amsterdam
Paris CdG
Frankfurt
x 1,000 tonnes
Source: Airport
Authorities 2013

9. BETUWE
RAILROAD
 Rotterdam Port to Germany
 25000 freight trains annually
 Betuwe railroad runs straight through the heart of Logistic
Hotspot Gelderland
 Connection at container terminal Emmerich

10. INLAND BARGING AND
TERMINALS
 Inland Terminal Medel
 Throughput 80,000 TEU
 Inland Terminal Nijmegen
 Throughput 100,000 TEU
 Inland Terminal Emmerich
 Throughput 100,000 TEU
 Connection to ‘Betuwelijn’ Railroad

11. ROAD HAULAGE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCKING
 Over 500 trucking companies are established in the
region
 Well known brand names:
 Dachser, Norbert Dentressangle, Raben,

12. WAREHOUSING
PICKING AND PACKING
 2,000.000 m2 warehousing facilities
 DSV Solutions, DHL, CEVA, Kühne & Nagel, Midl,
Mainfreight, Wincanton and many other brands are
operational

13. SO WHERE IS
THIS
REGION?
• Centrally located
• In a country called The Netherlands
• In the center of this particular country
• Where ports, airports and waterways seem
to merge together
• Where an extreme high concentration of
logistics providers seem to be
• Where it all comes together
• Too many parameters for Google…
… Google search result…

14. GOOGLE EARTH
EXPLAINS

15. BUSINESS IN GELDERLAND
• Food Valley
– State of the art food processing
– Research and development
– Extensive agrologistic solutions
– World Food Center
• Health Valley
– Nijmegen region
– Research and development
– Incubator of SME in bio and pharma
• Universities of Nijmegen and
Wageningen
– Highly knowledgeable students
– Industry spin offs
• Other industries
– Logistics
– Banking and real estate, as well as
tax layers and financial auditors

16. SO WHAT
WILL BE MY
MOTIVATION
TO JOIN?

17. MOTIVATION:
ONE STOP SHOPPING
• Ease of doing business
• All necessary industry verticals are
established
• The infrastructure is in place
• Favorable tax regime
• Relatively low investment of
establishment
• Setting up an entity takes limited time
• The Dutch are multi-lingual
• Good balance of work and living

18. WHO ELSE WAS
MOTIVATED
BEFORE ME
• AS Watson
• Tatung
• Heinz
• Samsung
• Mindray
• Huawei
• Printronix
• Intermec
• Intergraph
• Logitech
• John Deere
• … and many others

19. FAVOURABLE
TAX CLIMATE
 Fiscal representation, VAT deferment non-cash out situation without having an own entity
 Low statutory corporate income tax rate of 25% (if you have an own entity)
 Possibility to obtain advance tax rulings from the Dutch tax authorities
 Participation exemption regime (no taxation on dividends and capital gains)
 No statutory withholding tax on interest and royalty payments

20. FLEXIBLE WORKFORCE
• Multi linguality: Highly skilled labor in terms of both native and foreign speaking
workers
• Flexible workforce hired fast and easy
• Foreign workers are easily integrated into society
• Free movement for EU employees/citizens within the European Union
• Good working attitude

21. YOU WILL FEEL
AT HOME…

22. MORE
INSPIRATION
NEEDED?
East Netherlands Development Agency NV
Wils Kloos
Wils.kloos@oostnv.nl
Cell: +3165 331 6693

23. MORE
INSPIRATION
NEEDED?
East Netherlands Development Agency NV
Henk Ligtenberg
Henk.ligtenberg@oostnv.nl
Cell: +316 533 20 940

24. OOST NV HELPS
Entrepreneurs to innovate, invest
and internationalize.
• Supports organizations in expanding
their businesses to the east of the
Netherlands
• Gives a boost to international
companies, start-ups and growing
SMEs
Reasons to invest in East
Netherlands:
• Attractive fiscal climate in a stable
economy
• Gateway to Europe’s international
business environment
• Inspiring climate for innovation and
an attractive quality of life
• Multilingual workforce available in:
Agrofood, Life Sciences, High Tech
and Logistics