Venlo · Netherlands
Used containers at Venlo: the Dutch inland hub between Rotterdam and the Ruhr
Greenport Venlo describes the largest inland rail terminal in the Netherlands, 28 hectares with eight tracks of 900 metres and room for twelve trains a day. Venlo is not a port in the usual sense, which makes it a good test of why an inland place matters to a container resale at all.
The box, not the load
A container at Venlo arrived by barge or train and may leave the same way. What a buyer cares about is where that box stands and who may release it. We take reports of the unit and its status, and leave the haulage to the parties.
Rail and barge in separate places
The development company lists three rail terminals and barge terminals at Venlo and at Wanssum, with a stated transhipment capacity of 80,000 TEU at Venlo and 140,000 TEU at Wanssum. It also says there are plans to expand Venlo. Those are statements about capacity, not about what stands there now.
Rotterdam and Antwerp as neighbours
The development company says barges link Venlo to Rotterdam and Antwerp, and both have pages here. A request naming Venlo can be set against a lot at either by real distance, and the reviewer shows the figure and the reason.
Owners and buyers near the border
Owners name type, quantity and release date. Buyers in Limburg, Brabant and across the German border register what they need and how far they can collect. A lot is shared only when it is a concrete match and its owner has agreed.
Verified port facts
About the port of Venlo
- 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: greenportvenlo.eu · greenportvenlo.eu · verified 2026-10-01
Container terminals named by the sources above: Venlo rail and barge terminals. LATYNEX does not represent any terminal.
Equipment
What you can submit for Venlo
- Dry containers (20DC / 40DC / 40HC): on request — tell us what you have or need in Venlo and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Damaged / AS-IS units: on request — tell us what you have or need in Venlo and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Reefer: on request — tell us what you have or need in Venlo and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Open top / flat rack: on request — tell us what you have or need in Venlo and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Tank: on request — tell us what you have or need in Venlo 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.
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