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 agribusiness.

EVO has 30,000 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)

Logistics Yearbook 2009

The theme of the EVO Logistics Yearbook 2009 is 'Surviving the crisis'. The Yearbook (150 pages) provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of the economic crisis and emphasises the opportunities the crisis offers for innovation within the supply chain and perfection of our logistics.

The Yearbook can be downloaded for free.