Selling and sourcing used containers in the Netherlands

How resale works for Dutch arrivals

Report the type, quantity, the Dutch port or city and the date the containers are released. We check the request against demand registered by buyers and revert with a realistic view. If a buyer fits, both sides confirm terms before an introduction is made.

Individual lots are not listed; we quote a level for your lot on request.

Rotterdam and the wider Dutch picture

Rotterdam is the Dutch gateway with its own page and sourced port context. Other Dutch locations, including inland barge and rail terminals, are handled on request: name the location in the form and we will say whether we can help there.

Demand we register

Buyers who need containers for trading, export, storage or conversion can register type, quantity range, area and whether the need recurs. Recurring demand is useful because it lets us recognise repeat lots from the same owner instead of treating each as new.

Equipment beyond standard dry boxes

Twenty and forty foot dry containers and forty foot high cubes are the core. Reefers, flat racks, open tops and tanks can be submitted too; they are reviewed case by case, and we do not promise a fit for special equipment.

• The Netherlands has been an EU member state since 1 January 1958, in the euro area since 1 January 1999 and in Schengen since 26 March 1995 (EU country profile).
• According to Dutch Customs (Douane), the period of temporary storage of non-Union goods is limited to 90 days and a longer period is not possible.

Sources: european-union.europa.eu · douane.nl · verified 2026-09-29

• According to the Port of Rotterdam Authority's 2025 throughput release of 26 February 2026, container throughput increased by 3.1% in TEU to 14.2 million TEU.
• According to the Port of Rotterdam Authority, containers are bundled at Maasvlakte, Waal-Eemhaven and Alblasserdam and moved by inland vessel to and from the deep-sea terminals on a fixed schedule.
• According to the Port of Rotterdam Authority, rail freight from Rotterdam crosses the German border within three hours and reaches many European destinations within 24 hours.
• According to the Port of Rotterdam Authority, fifty companies in the Rotterdam port area are connected to the main railway.
• According to APM Terminals, its Maasvlakte II terminal has an on-dock rail terminal.
• According to Greenport Venlo (page undated), Venlo has three rail terminals, including the largest inland rail terminal in the Netherlands, covering 28 hectares with eight tracks of 900 metres.
• According to Greenport Venlo (page undated), that rail terminal has a maximum capacity of 800,000 TEU per year and can load and unload 12 trains per day.
• According to Greenport Venlo (page undated), Venlo lies next to the Meuse and has barge connections with Rotterdam and Antwerp via the TCT Venlo barge terminal and the Inland Terminal Venray in Wanssum.
• According to Greenport Venlo (page undated), the barge terminals can tranship 80,000 TEU in Venlo and 140,000 TEU in Wanssum.
• Greenport Venlo says (page undated) there are plans to expand the capacity of the barge terminals in Venlo.

Sources: portofrotterdam.com · portofrotterdam.com · portofrotterdam.com · apmterminals.com · greenportvenlo.eu · greenportvenlo.eu · verified 2026-10-01

• Dry containers (20DC / 40DC / 40HC): on request — tell us what you have or need in Netherlands and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Damaged / AS-IS units: on request — tell us what you have or need in Netherlands and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Reefer: on request — tell us what you have or need in Netherlands and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Open top / flat rack: on request — tell us what you have or need in Netherlands and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• Tank: on request — tell us what you have or need in Netherlands and we will say honestly whether we can help.
• We are also extending into further equipment and service categories. Tell us what you have or need if you do not see it above — we will say honestly whether we can help.