Building and construction materials, general cargo

Rhenus designs logistics for the building industry (clinker, cement, mineral sand, tiles, cladding, construction materials, granulates…..) for industrial minerals such as sand, soda ash, coals, bauxite, silica, and other minerals such as magnesium oxide, magnesite.

Building materials

Building and construction materials often require specialised handling, based on their packaging. This makes Rhenus the ideal partner in handling these specific goods, given the experience we have built over the years. Through long-standing partnerships with our customers and an expert knowledge of their products, we can work out an optimal supply chain solution together with them.

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Materials for the Building and Constructions sector

Building materials

Rhenus handles national and international transport services for building materials by seagoing and inland waterway vessels, rail or truck – right to the building site, if necessary. We provide storage areas and have the necessary special equipment to handle large-volume and bulky goods.

Packaged materials

Packaged materials need specialised handling and transportation. Rhenus offers specialiserd services through longstanding partnerships and the experience of it's collaborators.

Cross supply chain leverage

Rhenus optimises commodity flows and basic materials and thus provides an optimal balance between service, competitiveness and a foncus on the total cost of ownership. Thanks to it's flexible organisation, Rhenus is able to meet customers needs by using interfacing, VMI and dedicated IT solutions.

Services for Building & Construction materials

Inland Shipping and barging services

Inland shipping or barging is a very effcient way of transporting large quantities of building and construction materials, even when just-in-time delieveries are required.

Inland waterway transport

Maritime Shipping

Rhenus operates as a Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) and has close links to many shipping companies through preferred carrier programmes. As a result, our customrs benefit from the necessary freight space at competitive prices, even during peak seasons.

Maritime Shipping

Road Services for Building materials

Truck services are almost unbeatable for the last mile. They transport goods to almost any place in the world and they are a key player for different types of industry. Rhenus provides you with transport services from and to the Benelux and border regions to and from the rest of Europe.

Trucking services

Cargo handling

We ensure that your goods are handled quickly and safely at our terminals. Depending on the characteristics of your goods, we offer direct handling, quayside handling or warehouse handling.

Cargo handling in the port

Short sea shipping

Ship transport is one of our core services. We provide sea-river navigation with coastal vessels within European waters and on Europe's major rivers and their connecting canals.

Short sea shipping