About the Netherlands

Its name in French, Les Pays Bas (or the Low Countries), gives a clue as to the main geographical feature of this country. The Netherlands is a low lying country, with 25% of its area located below sea level and 50% of its land being less than one metre above sea level. The Netherlands occupies an area of nearly 42,000 square kilometres and its population numbers 16,500,000. The Netherlands' capital city is Amsterdam and the country shares land borders with just two neighbours - Belgium and Germany.

Regular ferry services operate into three Dutch ports; Rotterdam, the Hook of Holland and IJmuiden (the port for Amsterdam). Both Rotterdam and the Hook are served by regular departures from Harwich, whilst P&O Ferries operates a daily rotation between Rotterdam and Hull. IJmuiden sees a regular freight ferry service to Newcastle.

Some ferries serving the Netherlands carry a combination of both tourist and freight traffic but others are operated by dedicated freight vessels.

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Which route?

Whichever route, AferryFreight can offer you competitive rates and deal with all major UK and European Ferry operators.

You can use this page to view all freight operators serving the Netherlands, their ports and routes, or use our booking engine above to compare all routes to and from the Netherlands.

Our team of dedicated multi lingual staff are also on hand to offer you advise as to which route may be best for you, please call us on + 44 (0)844 576 0060.