NEWS & BLOG

Services 15 April 2025

New Weekly Direct Service: Rotterdam — Abidjan Reduces West Africa Transit by 3 Days

NORDVLOOT Logistics B.V. is pleased to announce the launch of a new weekly direct container service connecting Rotterdam Port with the Port of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The new service, operated in partnership with a top-5 carrier, cuts transit time on this key trade corridor from 18 days to 15 days, offering clients in the West Africa trade a significant competitive advantage in delivery speed.

The new service accepts both FCL (20ft and 40ft) and LCL consolidated cargo, with cut-off times every Thursday at 12:00 CET and direct vessel departure every Saturday. Documentary cut-off is 48 hours prior to cargo cut-off.

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Air Freight 2 March 2025

NORDVLOOT Expands Air Freight Capacity on Dubai and Singapore Routes

Following strong demand from clients in the oil & gas and electronics sectors, NORDVLOOT has entered new charter agreements adding 200 tonnes of weekly air cargo capacity from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Dubai International and Singapore Changi. The agreements cover both general cargo and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical freight.

The expansion positions NORDVLOOT as one of the few European freight forwarders offering dedicated charter capacity on both the Middle East and Southeast Asia corridors simultaneously, with transit times of 6–9 hours to Dubai and 12–14 hours to Singapore.

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Technology 18 February 2025

Real-Time Tracking Portal Now Integrates Live AIS Vessel Position Data

NORDVLOOT's updated shipment tracking portal now connects directly to live AIS (Automatic Identification System) vessel position data, allowing clients to view the precise geographic position of the carrying vessel in real time. The integration covers all deep-sea vessels in NORDVLOOT's network and updates position data every 5–10 minutes via our Marinesia API integration.

The portal update also adds push email notifications for 8 key shipment milestones, a container-level tracking view, and direct download access to Bills of Lading and commercial invoices — all without requiring a client account.

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Compliance 10 January 2025

NORDVLOOT Successfully Renews ISO 9001:2015 Quality Certification for 2025

Following its annual surveillance audit conducted by Bureau Veritas in December 2024, NORDVLOOT Logistics B.V. has been confirmed as ISO 9001:2015 certified for another year. The audit covered all core operational processes including shipment execution, documentation management, customs brokerage, and client complaint handling — with zero non-conformances recorded.

The ISO 9001 certification, held continuously since 2017, is a mandatory requirement for several of NORDVLOOT's major enterprise clients and demonstrates our commitment to consistent, process-driven quality in all service delivery.

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Sustainability 5 December 2024

NORDVLOOT Publishes 2024 Sustainability Report: 18% Carbon Reduction Achieved

NORDVLOOT's 2024 Annual Sustainability Report shows an 18% year-on-year reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, driven by the company's shift to low-sulphur fuel carriers, electric warehouse fleet conversion, and renewable energy purchase agreements for all Rotterdam facilities.

The report also highlights NORDVLOOT's first year of formal measurement of Scope 3 emissions — covering carrier and sub-contractor activities — using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol methodology, establishing a 2025 baseline for further reduction targets.

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Innovation 14 October 2024

NORDVLOOT Pilots AI-Powered Container Content Safety Programme

In a joint initiative with the Port of Rotterdam Authority and a leading AI research institute, NORDVLOOT has launched a pilot programme using artificial intelligence to analyse container manifest data and flag potentially misdeclared hazardous cargo before vessel loading.

The AI model, trained on 5 years of European customs seizure data, analyses commodity codes, shipper history, origin country, and declared weight anomalies to generate a risk score for each container. In the pilot's first quarter, the system identified 14 containers with undeclared hazardous materials — a 6x improvement over manual inspection rates. Full rollout is planned for Q1 2026.

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