# Hoek Van Holland (NL HVH)

**UN/LOCODE:** NL HVH  
**Country:** Netherlands  
**Water Body:** North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Basins)  
**GPS:** 51.9500, 4.1333

Hoek van Holland is best understood as Britain's roll-on/roll-off doorway to the Netherlands rather than a container port. Set at the mouth of the Nieuwe Waterweg, the harbour is dominated by Stena Line's ferry and freight services: several daily sailings to Harwich and a daily run to Killingholme, carrying accompanied and unaccompanied freight units that must be booked onto a specific sailing in advance. Deep-sea boxes and bulk are handled instead at the Rotterdam terminals some 30 km upstream, whose sea entrance Hoek van Holland marks. Road access is via the A20, while passengers use the Hoekse Lijn metro toward Rotterdam. For forwarders, the port suits trailers, semi-trailers and breakbulk moving to and from Great Britain. Full-container and bulk traffic should be routed to Maasvlakte and the wider Port of Rotterdam.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Rotterdam → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/rotterdam-shanghai)
- [Rotterdam → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/rotterdam-shenzhen)
- [Rotterdam → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/rotterdam-guangzhou)
- [Rotterdam → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/rotterdam-hong-kong)
- [Rotterdam → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/rotterdam-tokyo)
- [Rotterdam → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/rotterdam-busan)

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