Dutch Shippers' Council

EVO in a nutshell

EVO is the lobbyist and adviser for business in the Netherlands concerning internal and external logistical activities including supply of raw materials or products, their storage, transport or distribution to the customer.

EVO aims to improve general operating conditions for the logistics of companies in industry and trade hence improving their financial results.

Views of member companies and EVO are brought to the notice of not just the political decision makers and public authorities in the region, in The Hague and also in Brussels, but also to carriers in all modes of transport directly and through consultations with their organisations.

EVO membership is open to all companies in industry, trade and agrobusiness.

EVO has 34,000 member companies including international concerns, medium sized and small companies.

Objectives:

EVO 's main policy objectives:

• Easy access for business to companies and their customers.
• Adequate infrastructure, at domestic and European level.
• Liberalisation of transport markets, in particular rail freight markets in Europe and at a global level the markets for air freight and maritime transport.
• Improvement of quality of service in all modes of transport.
• Reduction of fiscal, legal and administrative burdens on commercial entities.
• Utilisation of possibilities of an around-the clock economy.
• Stimulation of ICT for logistic chain processes.
• Adjustment of law and other rulings (at domestic and European level) to meet commercial requirements.

International membership

EVO is an international level member of:

• ESC European Shippers' Council (all modes)
• IRU International Road Transport Union (transport on own account)
• UNICE, European Employers Organization, Transport Working Group
• International Chamber of Commerce

Recent Publications (in English)

"4 Ways towards a better accessibility of markets"

Jan Cuypers, President of the Board of EVO states in the Preface... "Logistics and transport are becoming more and more important for industry and trade as a consequence of European integration, globalisation of trade and individualisation of the needs of consumers. At the same time accessibility of markets in Europe is gradually becoming more difficult (congestions, taxation, blockades). Entrance to the EU of new members will deteriorate this situation.

"Improvement and extension of transport infrastructure and liberalisation of transport modes continue to be the first instruments to improve this situation. But that will not be enough. In the light of these developments EVO has updated its view on EU transport policy and related issues in a policy paper under the title '4 Ways towards a better accessibility of markets'."

Towards a really integrated EU transport policy

A common view of shippers and transport providers of the Netherlands on EU transport policy.

Manifest on the need of liberalisation of European rail freight market

An appeal of Dutch associations in industry and trade and 40 CEOs of Dutch international companies with European distibution on national and international authorities to create the conditions for a commercial rail freight alternative in Europe.

Publications are available free of charge.