Fourth seaport of national importance
Thanks to the presence of all modes of transport – water, road, rail and tube – Port of Moerdijk offers companies great flexibility to transport goods into Europe via Moerdijk. Moerdijk focuses on shortsea and has a growing number of connections.
Second container port in the Netherlands
Moerdijk has been designated as a core port in the Trans European Transport Network (TENt). Moerdijk is the most inland port in the Netherlands with a direct connection to the sea. It takes less than four hours to sail to Rotterdam via the Dordtse Kil, Oude Maas and Nieuwe Waterweg, and then you quickly reach the open sea.
Aanmelden en communicatie
Traffic guidance starts from 'Maas aanloop', approximately 35 miles outside the mouth of the Port of Rotterdam. Always listen to the VHF channel of the sector you are in. Make sure all communications are short and concise. Always report deviations from the normal navigation procedure and/or defects in the ship's equipment.
Register at Port of Moerdijk
From Rotterdam and Antwerp: report via the port community system Portbase.
Communicatie with the port authority
The port service of Port of Moerdijk maintains direct contact with the ships via maritime radio, channel 12, by telephone +31 168 388 874 or by email: havendienst@portofmoerdijk.nl
Scheduled services
Port of Moerdijk has excellent scheduled services that sail several times a week to and from Scandinavia, Ireland, various destinations in the UK, Spain and Portugal and even to France and Morocco. For a current overview of scheduled services, visit the providers' websites.
Zeemanshuis
For over 10 years the Zeemanshuis ('Sailors home') in Moerdijk has been the place where seafarers can have a pleasant evening away from home. The house is open twice a week:
- Monday evening from 19:00 to 22:00 hrs
- Thursday evening from 7:00 to 22:00 hrs
The 'Zeemanshuis' has WiFi, a bar and a little shop.
It is an initiative of the joint churches and the Moerdijk Port Authority and is run by volunteers.
Address: Sluisweg – Roode Vaart, Moerdijk. Tel. + 31 168 416 705
Other modalities
Port of Moerdijk has five transport modes.
