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Emmen and Coevorden offer a wide range
of MBO and HBO secondary and higher
vocational educational courses. The HBO Logistics & Economics course in Emmen enjoys
international fame. There is also a Logistics
lectureship here.
Expectations are that demand for trained
logistics employees will continue to increase
in years to come, partly due to the positive
Emmen - Coevorden
development of Dryport Emmen-Coevorden.
Roads
Dryport Emmen-Coevorden has plenty of
The main logistics artery of the region is the A37.
room for business and logistics growth.
Six kilometres over the border, this expressway connects
to the A31 and E233 at Meppen in Germany. The roads
are virtually free from congestion, allowing trucks to
reach the major German economic centres, the Ruhr area
and Bremen-Hamburg, within three hours. The quickest
connection to Bremen and Hamburg, the E233, is already
mostly four lanes; the remaining stretches will follow suit in
the years to come. More than 4500 trucks use this route
daily.
Inland shipping
Inland shipping has access to the region via the
Coevorden-Almelo canal. The ports of Amsterdam and
Rotterdam can be reached in around 18 hours.
At Coevorden, the trains from the adjacent rail terminal
can travel all the way to the quayside. From there, the
containers/goods are transshipped between the ships
and trains or trucks in a single handling process.
There is access for ships weighing up to 800 tons, and
55 metres long. The province of Overijssel is working with
Dryport Emmen-Coevorden to continue to upgrade and
improve utilisation of the shipping connection. The inner
ports of Emmen and Veenoord are easily reachable for
Spitz type barges.
Contact
Dryport Emmen-Coevorden
Postbus 89
NL-7740 AB Coevorden
Visiting address/office:
GVZ Office Europark Coevorden Emlichheim
Coevordenerstrasse 35, D-49824 Laar
T. 0049 (0) 52 47 99 01 90
links
www.dryportemmencoevorden.nl
www.emmen.nl
www.coevorden.nl
Rob Spierings
T. +31 (0)6 51 22 20 61
[email protected]
Henk van den Graven
T. +31 (0)6 50 60 58 42
[email protected]
Henk Oortmann
T. +31 (0)6 53 93 01 62
[email protected]
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Modal shift
DRYPORT EMMEN - COEVORDEN
Logistic hub with
European allure
Emmen and Coevorden, the largest industrial concentration of the northern Netherlands.
The Netherlands wishes to remain the European number one when it comes
to transport and logistics. Bottlenecks in the traffic infrastructure are therefore
disastrous. The solution lies in a modal shift: moving transport off the roads and
onto rail and inland shipping wherever possible. A modal shift to inland dryports,
where port activities such as customs checks and distribution can be carried out,
is becoming increasingly essential for Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
At the same time, such a shift reduces CO2 emissions. Dryport EmmenCoevorden aims to play a significant role in this development and is therefore a
participant in Green Corridor, a European Interreg project. The project target is to
determine how to render the Rotterdam-Scandinavia transport corridor greener,
more efficient and safer.
Growth in maritime goods flow
Studies
The port authorities of Rotterdam and Amsterdam forecast
Independent studies and research have shown the
considerable growth for maritime goods flows over the years to
Emmen-Coevorden region to be the ideal location for
literally crosses borders: the rail terminal, rail connections,
come. The Maasvlakte II region has been developed with this in mind.
a dryport. This is mainly based on its strategic position
roads and even an industrial estate are all German-Dutch.
However, the access routes are already congested, which gives cause
This makes the region a logistic hub of strategic significance,
for considerable concern.
which is apparent, for example, in the dryport function of the
The solution is being sought in cooperation with logistic regions in the
region for the seaports of Rotterdam: a hinterland port for
hinterland. The idea behind this ‘dryport’ concept is that containers are
further distribution of processed and bulk goods by train and
transported directly from the ocean-going vessels, by train or inland
truck to the rest of Europe.
shipping vessel, to the dryports in the hinterland, where they can be
Dryport Emmen-Coevorden is the largest logistic hub of
has 1,000 hectares – with industrial clusters of European allure
the northern Netherlands. This region is particularly well
in the fields of chemicals/polymers and agri-business. There is
located on the line connecting Europe’s two largest seaports,
still plenty of room for extra developments however. In brief, the
Rotterdam and Hamburg. Moreover, the infrastructure quite
opportunities know no bounds.
on the border with Germany, the good road and rail
connections to northern and eastern Europe, the large
scale of the industrial concentration and the available
further processed and distributed.
space.
D-NL rail
An important trump card is the Dutch and German
rail link. The trimodal Euroterminal, known officially
Dryport Emmen-Coevorden can also fulfil this role for Amsterdam
as Euroterminal Emmen-Coevorden-Hardenberg, is
and Wilhelmshaven, and this logistics concept will therefore be
directly linked to both networks. A satellite terminal
is under development in Emmen. The terminal is
expanded considerably over the next few years. The partners
anchored in formal European networks, is operated
have ambitious plans for further growth of the logistics sector,
by the Bentheimer Eisenbahn and provides a
not only with extra lines to Scandinavian and eastern European
growing number of shuttle services with Rotterdam,
Budapest and the Stettin region, among others. Via
knowledge development and the employment market.
the KombiVerkehr network, the containers travel to
The educational and logistics sectors are delighted to take up
and from approximately 25 European cites, including
the gauntlet and make the most of the many opportunities.
Duisburg, Hamburg, Ludwigshafen, Verona, Milan,
Alliance
A1
Hamburg
with mainports such as Amsterdam and Malmö are
under development, as well as a new rail terminal in
Bremen
A31
Bentheim.
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Dryport Emmen-Coevorden is a joint initiative by the municipalities of Emmen and Coevorden
and the province of Drenthe. They are supported by Stenden (Emmen) and Windesheim (Zwolle)
universities and a group of logistics-based companies, known collectively as BADEC, Business
Association Dryport Emmen-Coevorden.
The Logistics lectureship of Stenden University in Emmen, is conducting research into, and stimulating innovation in the sector.
The German government equally identifies the possibilities offered by Dryport Emmen-Coevorden. In the ‘Landesraumordnungsplan’ of the
Nedersaksen province, the cross-border industrial estate which houses the trimodal Euroterminal Emmen-Coevorden-Hardenberg, has been
given the official status of GüterVerkehrsZentrum (GVZ). That is truly unique! The GVZ network comprises 25 logistics hubs, including Bremen,
Berlin, Wilhelmshaven, Osnabrück, Wolfsburg, Hannover, Leipzig, Nürnberg, Herne and Augsburg.
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industrial estates – for the sake of comparison, Maasvlakte II
Wilhelmshaven
Dryport Emmen-Coevorden is specialised in agri-business and chemicals.
Millions of tons are transshipped here, and gain added value.
Agri-logistics is a growing market in Coevorden, with great specialisation
in grain and flour. Global concerns such as Procter & Gamble and
Glecore Grain have already become established here. Emmen holds
a top European position, with a considerable cluster of polymer
producers within concerns such as DSM, Akzo and Teijin.
Prague, Warsaw and Moscow. New shuttle connections
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Moreover, the region features more than 1300 hectares of
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destinations but certain also in terms of education, innovation,
Berlin
In the North Sea Baltic Corridor (east-west), a bypass via
Dryport Emmen-Coevorden is the solution for the hindrance
caused by (even more) goods trains in Overijssel cities and
villages, which is so often the cause of protest. EmmenCoevorden becomes a feeder for Bentheim in this construction.
Furthermore, it represents better utilisation of the existing rail
network, therefore also less investment. The dryport EmmenCoevorden with Euroterminal forms a unique link between
the German and Dutch rail networks. Via the KombiVerkehr
network, among others, freight trains travel to and fro between
25 European cities on a daily basis.

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