What are the options for sea export from Vietnam to the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands? The seaport of Rotterdam in the Netherlands is the most important foreign trade gateway for Western Europe and the Netherlands. The throughput has been around 300 million tons for many years. The Port of Rotterdam is very advanced in terms of port construction technology and management level, with a high degree of mechanization and automation of loading and unloading operations, and the use of electronic computers for centralized management, making it one of the representative modern ports in the world. The Port of Rotterdam is 40 km long, the quay is 89 km long, has 656 berths and a maximum water depth of 22 meters. It is home or port of call for more than 500 routes to more than 1,000 ports worldwide and accounts for 78% of Dutch cargo traffic.
The important industrial and commercial centers of the Netherlands, the Federal Republic of Germany, Germany, France and Belgium are all within a radius of 500 kilometers with Rotterdam as the center. The extensive network of inland waterways, highways, railways, pipelines and aviation will connect the port with the industrial areas of important cities in Europe, making it a large distribution center for bulk cargo and containers in Western Europe. How long does it take for Chinese goods to ship to Rotterdam in the Netherlands by sea? It usually takes 20 days to more than a month to ship from Vietnam to the Netherlands 1Haiphong to Rotterdam - 24 days 2Ho Chi Minh City to Rotterdam - 22 days The above time is for reference only, and the specific shipping time varies depending on the cargo.
Calculation of sea freight costs There are generally two ways to calculate foreign trade sea freight: the first is the calculation of FCL sea freight, FCL sea freight = basic sea freight + sea surcharge; The second type of LCL cost calculation, LCL cost = whichever is larger after calculating the volume and weight.
FCL Sea Freight Calculation】 FCL Sea Freight = Basic Sea Freight + Sea Freight Surcharge. Among them: the "basic sea freight" is set by the shipping company and will not change for a certain period of time. "Ocean Freight Surcharge" is divided into: Fuel Surcharge, Port Congestion Surcharge, etc. Usually the freight forwarding company quotes the ** "allin" price, which is the sum of the above two costs.
Base Freight = Unit Base Freight FCL [Port Surcharge] Port Surcharge 1 = Unit Port Surcharge FCL (Surcharge by Number of Containers) Port Surcharge 2 = Unit Port Surcharge Number of Votes (Surcharge by Number of Votes) Explanation of Votes: For example, if you arrange 2 20'GP for one shipment, and issue a bill of lading, it will be classified as one ticket. The above plans for shipping from Vietnam to Rotterdam in the Netherlands are provided for your reference.