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Nordic Logistics & Baltic Corridors

Nordic logistics connecting Scandinavia and the Baltics with Western Europe.

Key facts

Nordic and Baltic road freight corridors connecting Scandinavia and the Baltics with Western Europe, including ADR and rubber-lined chemical tanker lanes.

Connecting North and West

Our Nordic and Baltic network links Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with the major logistics hubs of Western Europe. Routes operate via ferry connections at Tallinn to Helsinki and Stockholm to Turku, and road transport through Denmark and Germany.

Baltic Hub

We maintain strong carrier relationships throughout the Baltic states. Consolidation points in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius serve as collection hubs for Western Europe-bound freight. The Estonia to Finland corridor runs daily via the Tallinn to Helsinki ferry with same-day connection to Finnish distribution networks.

Competitive Advantage

Baltic and Nordic carriers offer highly competitive rates compared to Western European operators. By leveraging our regional network, we provide pricing on Nordic corridors that larger forwarders struggle to match.

Nordic & Baltic Corridors
LaneServicesFrequencyTransit
Norway ↔ SwedenFTLWeekly1 to 2 days
Sweden ↔ GermanyFTL2× weekly2 to 3 days
Estonia ↔ FinlandFTLDaily1 day
Baltics ↔ GermanyFTLWeekly3 to 4 days
Baltics ↔ BeneluxFTLWeekly3 to 5 days
Finland ↔ GermanyFTLWeekly3 to 4 days

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Ferries, winter and the things that stop a Nordic load

Nordic and Baltic lanes are less about distance than about crossings and season. Much of the volume moves over a ferry or a fixed link, and every operator applies its own dangerous goods rules on top of ADR, so a load that is legal on the road can still be refused at the ramp. Booking the crossing against the actual UN number is part of planning, not an afterthought.

The primary sources here are the Swedish Transport Agency and the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom.

  • Ferry operators restrict specific classes and require declaration well before arrival at the port
  • Winter equipment requirements apply in Norway, Sweden and Finland for much of the year
  • Backhaul out of the Nordics and Baltics is thin, so the empty return leg sits inside the rate
  • Via Baltica through Poland is the main road alternative to a Baltic Sea crossing and adds transit time

Corridors we run

CorridorDistanceTransitEquipmentADR classes
Moerdijk → Copenhagen
Shell Moerdijk, distribution and pharma
857 km2 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Geleen → Copenhagen
Chemelot, distribution and pharma
860 km2 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Rotterdam → Copenhagen
Botlek, Europoort and Pernis, the Dutch chemical port complex, distribution and pharma
864 km2 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Kedzierzyn-Kozle → Copenhagen
Grupa Azoty nitrogen chemicals, distribution and pharma
878 km2 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Aarhus → Ventspils
port and industry, liquid bulk port
881 km3 days, ferry legTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Leuna → Gothenburg
Leuna and Schkopau, TotalEnergies and Dow, Nordic container and liquid port
888 km2 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Terneuzen → Porsgrunn
Dow Benelux, Yara and Ineos Herøya
1 179 km2 daysRubber lined and stainless tanker, ISO tank3, 5.1, 6.1, 8, 9
Ludwigshafen → Gothenburg
BASF Verbund site, Nordic container and liquid port
1 180 km2 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Marl → Oslo
Evonik Chemiepark, distribution
1 181 km2 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Kedzierzyn-Kozle → Stenungsund
Grupa Azoty nitrogen chemicals, Borealis and Perstorp cracker cluster
1 192 km2 daysRubber lined and stainless tanker, ISO tank3, 5.1, 6.1, 8, 9
Oslo → Grangemouth
distribution, Ineos refinery and cracker
1 193 km3 days, ferry legTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Leuna → Oslo
Leuna and Schkopau, TotalEnergies and Dow, distribution
1 198 km2 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Ludwigshafen → Stockholm
BASF Verbund site, distribution
1 572 km3 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Terneuzen → Stockholm
Dow Benelux, distribution
1 576 km3 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Leuna → Helsinki
Leuna and Schkopau, TotalEnergies and Dow, port and distribution
1 587 km4 days, ferry legTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Budapest → Stenungsund
distribution, Borealis and Perstorp cracker cluster
1 587 km3 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Stockholm → Teesside
distribution, Teesside chemical cluster
1 597 km4 days, ferry legTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Litvinov → Helsinki
Orlen Unipetrol Zaluzi, port and distribution
1 598 km4 days, ferry legTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Milan → Stenungsund
Lombardy industry, Borealis and Perstorp cracker cluster
1 767 km3 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Lyon → Gothenburg
Vallee de la Chimie, Nordic container and liquid port
1 774 km3 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Bratislava → Helsinki
Slovnaft refinery, port and distribution
1 785 km4 days, ferry legTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Stenungsund → Rijeka
Borealis and Perstorp cracker cluster, port and refining
1 785 km3 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Budapest → Porsgrunn
distribution, Yara and Ineos Herøya
1 792 km3 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Stockholm → Runcorn
distribution, Inovyn chlor-alkali
1 796 km4 days, ferry legTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Sines → Aarhus
Repsol and Galp petrochemical, port and industry
3 087 km5 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Porvoo → Athens
Neste Kilpilahti refinery, distribution
3 106 km6 days, ferry legTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Sines → Copenhagen
Repsol and Galp petrochemical, distribution and pharma
3 172 km5 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9
Porsgrunn → Athens
Yara and Ineos Herøya, distribution
3 198 km5 daysTanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods3, 8, 9

The lanes sit behind this table, every one of them 600 km or longer. If yours is not listed it is still priced the same way, against a carrier already running the return leg.

Distances are road distance estimated from the site coordinates. Transit follows EU drivers' hours at 650 km a day, plus a day where the lane needs a ferry.

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