{"id":2591,"date":"2024-05-13T13:16:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T13:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndl.onest-dev.nl\/?page_id=2591"},"modified":"2026-10-29T16:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T16:01:25","slug":"multimodal-inland-connections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/en\/insights\/location-factors\/multimodal-inland-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Multimodal connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section id=\"hero_2\" class=\"text_header desktop_yes mobile_yes bg_lightblue \">\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row no-gutters\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 text_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Connecting your business to Europe<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From major seaports and airports to an extensive network of roads, railways and inland waterways, the Netherlands offers seamless multimodal connections that help businesses reach customers across Europe efficiently, reliably and sustainably.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-1 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-7 foto_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foto_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Supply-chain-air-see-road-freight-LR-1-650x347.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Supply-chain-air-see-road-freight-LR-1-1200x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Supply-chain-air-see-road-freight-LR-1-1600x853.jpg 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Supply-chain-air-see-road-freight-LR-1-1600x853.jpg\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1024\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"546\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"A collage of a ship, plane and truck.\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"three_blocks desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-9 intro_blocks\"> \n\t\t<h1>Multimodal connectivity at a glance<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner text_align_left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>30+<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>inland container terminals<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner text_align_left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>40+<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>inland ports<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner text_align_left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Over 500M consumers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>across Europe<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner text_align_left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1-3 days transit time<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>to most European destinations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner text_align_left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>All transport modes<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>road | rail | inland waterways |short sea<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner text_align_left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Efficient network<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>multimodal &amp; synchromodal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"text text_foto desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 foto_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Europe-digital-map-650x390.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Europe-digital-map-1200x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Europe-digital-map-1600x960.jpg 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Europe-digital-map-1600x960.jpg\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1024\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"614\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"A digital map of Europe\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 text_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Seamless connections to European markets<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Netherlands offers one of Europe\u2019s most advanced multimodal transport networks, seamlessly connecting ports, airports, inland terminals and logistics hubs by road, rail and inland waterways. This integrated network enables companies to distribute goods quickly, reliably and sustainably throughout Europe. Whether your priority is speed, cost efficiency or resilience, the Dutch transport system provides flexible access to more than 500 million European consumers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"text text_foto desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row sm_reverse_order\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 text_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A fully integrated transport network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The strength of the Netherlands lies in the way different transport modes work together. Extensive road, rail and inland waterway networks connect the country\u2019s ports and airports with logistics hubs and industrial regions across Europe. With more than 30 inland container terminals and dedicated logistics corridors to Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Northern Italy, companies can combine transport modes to optimise transit times, capacity and costs. Inland terminals also bring cargo closer to customers while reducing pressure on the road network.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 foto_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/202984609_l_normal_none-e1737034533242-650x299.png 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/202984609_l_normal_none-e1737034533242-1200x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/202984609_l_normal_none-e1737034533242-1600x736.png 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/202984609_l_normal_none-e1737034533242-1600x736.png\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1024\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"471\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"Multimodal collage with ship, truck, plane and train\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"text text_foto desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 foto_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Multimodal-network-transportation-LR-650x361.png 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Multimodal-network-transportation-LR.png 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Multimodal-network-transportation-LR.png 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Multimodal-network-transportation-LR.png\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1000\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"555\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"Wooden blocks with transport symbols\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 text_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Smart and flexible logistics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Netherlands has been one of Europe\u2019s pioneers in developing synchromodal logistics. Building on multimodal transport, synchromodality allows logistics providers to dynamically choose or switch between road, rail and inland waterways based on real-time information such as congestion, capacity or weather conditions. This improves reliability, increases flexibility and helps supply chains recover quickly from disruptions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"text text_foto desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row sm_reverse_order\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 text_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Efficient and sustainable distribution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Multimodal transport improves both operational performance and sustainability. By using each transport mode for what it does best\u2014rail and inland waterways for long-distance, high-volume transport and road transport for regional distribution and the last mile\u2014companies can reduce transport costs, improve resilience and significantly lower CO\u2082 emissions without compromising delivery performance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 foto_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-truck-sustainability-LR-650x433.png 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-truck-sustainability-LR.png 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-truck-sustainability-LR.png 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Green-truck-sustainability-LR.png\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"800\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"533\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"Green truck - visualisation\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"text text_foto desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 foto_links\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object_fit\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  srcset=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Team-innovation-brainstorm-LR-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Team-innovation-brainstorm-LR-1200x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Team-innovation-brainstorm-LR-1600x1068.jpg 1800w\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 650px, (max-width: 1200px) 1024px, 1800px\"  \t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  src=\"https:\/\/hollandinternationaldistributioncouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Team-innovation-brainstorm-LR-1600x1068.jpg\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  width=\"1024\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  height=\"684\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  alt=\"Team brainstorming with a man and post-its\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6 text_rechts\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Supporting the shift to sustainable transport<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Dutch government actively supports the transition from road transport to rail and inland waterways through investments in infrastructure, inland terminals, rail freight corridors and digital logistics solutions. Programmes that encourage modal shift help companies redesign their transport networks, reduce congestion and create more resilient and future-ready supply chains.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes middle bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"cta_banner\" class=\"cta_banner desktop_yes mobile_yes \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"inner bg_darkblue\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-1 col-lg-1 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Useful links for multimodal transport<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6\">\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button_wrap\"><div class=\"cta arrow_right up bg_white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rijkswaterstaat.nl\/water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inland Waterways: Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (in Dutch)<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"button_wrap\"><div class=\"cta arrow_right up bg_white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/binnenhavens.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dutch Association of Inland Ports (NVB) (In Dutch)<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"button_wrap\"><div class=\"cta arrow_right up bg_white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hutchisonportseuropeintermodal.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hutchinson Ports Europe Intermodal<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"button_wrap\"><div class=\"cta arrow_right up bg_white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prorail.nl\/over-ons\/wat-doet-prorail\/spoorgoederenvervoer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rail Cargo: ProRail Freight (in Dutch)<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"button_wrap\"><div class=\"cta arrow_right up bg_white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portbase.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portbase<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-1 col-lg-1 empty\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section class=\"whitespace desktop_yes mobile_yes big bg_white\">\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"hero_3\" class=\"hero_3 desktop_yes mobile_yes bg_darkblue \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h1>How can HIDC help?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>HIDC can help you design an efficient European distribution network by identifying the most suitable transport modes, logistics hubs and service providers for your business. 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