economy
Rotterdam Business Guide: The Port, Major Companies and an Industrial Transition
Understand Rotterdam's port economy, major companies, logistics, industry, research and startups, with sourced figures and clear geographic boundaries.
Author
Jeroen Smit
Trade & Logistics Contributor, Dutch Business Review
Jeroen Smit is a contributing writer covering trade, logistics, ports and aviation for Dutch Business Review. He follows Rotterdam, Schiphol and the transport networks that connect Dutch companies to European and global supply chains.
His work looks beyond headline cargo and passenger volumes to the economics of capacity, energy, regulation and the Netherlands' role as a gateway economy.
As an independent contributor, Jeroen brings a specialist logistics lens to a publication that often covers trade from the company or macro side. He treats cargo, passenger and throughput figures as starting points, then looks at terminal capacity, energy, regulation and network constraints to explain what the volumes mean commercially.
His work also keeps Rotterdam and Schiphol in their wider European context. The Netherlands' gateway role depends on cross-border rail, road, shipping and aviation systems, so a domestic headline can only be understood properly when the connecting supply chain is visible.
Jeroen Smit contributes to Dutch Business Review as an independent writer and is not a member of staff.
Articles by Jeroen Smit
companies
Schiphol's Summer Traffic Shows Why Capacity Still Matters to Dutch Business
Schiphol expected more than 12.7 million passengers during summer 2026. What passenger growth and flight volumes mean for the Netherlands economy and airport capacity debate.
companies
Rotterdam Bunker Volumes Fell 25% as Fuel Rules Reshaped Competition
Bunker fuel sales in the Port of Rotterdam fell 25.1% in the first half of 2026 while alternative-fuel volumes rose 28%. What RED III means for port competition.
economy
Rotterdam Port Throughput Rose 0.4% in the First Half of 2026
Port of Rotterdam throughput reached 212 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, up 0.4% year on year. Oil, coal and container trends show how trade flows are changing.
technology
Rotterdam's PIN-Free Container Release Changes the Work Behind a Delivery
How Rotterdam's Secure Chain changes container release for shortsea shipping, and what forwarders and transport companies need to understand.