# Maassluis (NL MSL)

**UN/LOCODE:** NL MSL  
**Country:** Netherlands  
**Water Body:** North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Canal or Lake  
**GPS:** 51.9167, 4.2500

Carrying the UN/LOCODE NL MSL, Maassluis sits on Het Scheur, the eastern reach of the Nieuwe Waterweg just downstream of Rotterdam. The port is best known as the historic home of Dutch ocean-going towage and salvage rather than as a cargo terminal: today it mainly serves leisure craft, heritage vessels and local tug operations, with no scheduled container, bulk or breakbulk handling. For freight forwarders the commercial relevance is limited, and shipments are better routed via nearby Vlaardingen or the deep-sea terminals 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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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/maassluis-port-nl-msl](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/maassluis-port-nl-msl)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/seaports/maassluis-port-nl-msl/llm-summary?lang=en*