Nordic Logistics & Baltic Corridors
Nordic logistics connecting Scandinavia and the Baltics with Western Europe.
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.
| Lane | Services | Frequency | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway ↔ Sweden | FTL | Weekly | 1 to 2 days |
| Sweden ↔ Germany | FTL | 2× weekly | 2 to 3 days |
| Estonia ↔ Finland | FTL | Daily | 1 day |
| Baltics ↔ Germany | FTL | Weekly | 3 to 4 days |
| Baltics ↔ Benelux | FTL | Weekly | 3 to 5 days |
| Finland ↔ Germany | FTL | Weekly | 3 to 4 days |
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Regulatory reference data, calculators and market context, sourced and dated.
View market data →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
| Corridor | Distance | Transit | Equipment | ADR classes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moerdijk → Copenhagen Shell Moerdijk, distribution and pharma | 857 km | 2 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Geleen → Copenhagen Chemelot, distribution and pharma | 860 km | 2 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Rotterdam → Copenhagen Botlek, Europoort and Pernis, the Dutch chemical port complex, distribution and pharma | 864 km | 2 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Kedzierzyn-Kozle → Copenhagen Grupa Azoty nitrogen chemicals, distribution and pharma | 878 km | 2 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Aarhus → Ventspils port and industry, liquid bulk port | 881 km | 3 days, ferry leg | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Leuna → Gothenburg Leuna and Schkopau, TotalEnergies and Dow, Nordic container and liquid port | 888 km | 2 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Terneuzen → Porsgrunn Dow Benelux, Yara and Ineos Herøya | 1 179 km | 2 days | Rubber lined and stainless tanker, ISO tank | 3, 5.1, 6.1, 8, 9 |
| Ludwigshafen → Gothenburg BASF Verbund site, Nordic container and liquid port | 1 180 km | 2 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Marl → Oslo Evonik Chemiepark, distribution | 1 181 km | 2 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Kedzierzyn-Kozle → Stenungsund Grupa Azoty nitrogen chemicals, Borealis and Perstorp cracker cluster | 1 192 km | 2 days | Rubber lined and stainless tanker, ISO tank | 3, 5.1, 6.1, 8, 9 |
| Oslo → Grangemouth distribution, Ineos refinery and cracker | 1 193 km | 3 days, ferry leg | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Leuna → Oslo Leuna and Schkopau, TotalEnergies and Dow, distribution | 1 198 km | 2 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Ludwigshafen → Stockholm BASF Verbund site, distribution | 1 572 km | 3 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Terneuzen → Stockholm Dow Benelux, distribution | 1 576 km | 3 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Leuna → Helsinki Leuna and Schkopau, TotalEnergies and Dow, port and distribution | 1 587 km | 4 days, ferry leg | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Budapest → Stenungsund distribution, Borealis and Perstorp cracker cluster | 1 587 km | 3 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Stockholm → Teesside distribution, Teesside chemical cluster | 1 597 km | 4 days, ferry leg | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Litvinov → Helsinki Orlen Unipetrol Zaluzi, port and distribution | 1 598 km | 4 days, ferry leg | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Milan → Stenungsund Lombardy industry, Borealis and Perstorp cracker cluster | 1 767 km | 3 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Lyon → Gothenburg Vallee de la Chimie, Nordic container and liquid port | 1 774 km | 3 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Bratislava → Helsinki Slovnaft refinery, port and distribution | 1 785 km | 4 days, ferry leg | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Stenungsund → Rijeka Borealis and Perstorp cracker cluster, port and refining | 1 785 km | 3 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Budapest → Porsgrunn distribution, Yara and Ineos Herøya | 1 792 km | 3 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Stockholm → Runcorn distribution, Inovyn chlor-alkali | 1 796 km | 4 days, ferry leg | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Sines → Aarhus Repsol and Galp petrochemical, port and industry | 3 087 km | 5 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Porvoo → Athens Neste Kilpilahti refinery, distribution | 3 106 km | 6 days, ferry leg | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Sines → Copenhagen Repsol and Galp petrochemical, distribution and pharma | 3 172 km | 5 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 8, 9 |
| Porsgrunn → Athens Yara and Ineos Herøya, distribution | 3 198 km | 5 days | Tanker or ISO tank, curtainsider for packed goods | 3, 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.