Services with a spark. Best way to describe how we feel about our relationship with you. When working with your cargo, our eyes sparkle. We genuinely like the day to day running of our business and it shows. Enthusiasm, dedication to the job and our eye for detail. Vulcaanhaven never let's you down! For the Xmas period we did not send cards to our clients worldwide, we transfer the funds to the Johan Cruyff Foundation, eventually bringing sparkles to the eyes of the children who benefit from it. Thanks for your understanding, have a very happy, healthy New Year in every respect from all of us at Vulcaanhaven!

TURN AROUND TIMES CONSIDERED "BEST EVER SEEN"

Being realistic and not only blowing our own trumpet: turn around times of tonnages on the complete package "Vulcaanhaven Special" i.e. discharge vessels/storage/crushing/screening - packaging/all customs formalities, ARE the quickest. The Vulcaanhaven location, with 7 machines operational, turns around the tonnage in a circled diameter of 150/200 meters offer great advantages for Vulcaanhaven and her clients. More than once we are receiving compliments on how speedy our services are. Use it to your advantage!

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CUSTOMS QUOTAS: DOUBLE CHECK YOUR POSITION!

Once your parcels have been prepared for customs clearance into the EU, by the last week of December, the first week of January could prove to be rewarding for you. By then, new quota's could become available to you, ensuring a duty free entrance of your material in the EU. Once clearances have been lodged, they cannot be pulled back, if quota's are not 100% available, duties must be paid on these clearances exceeding the free quote. Nevertheless, an opportunity, not to miss.

Please consult us for any questions!

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UNEMPLOYMENT HOLLAND DECREASES - MINISTER ZALM RECEIVES BONUS OF € 3 BILLION...

Good news from the economical front. Minister Zalm sees the deficit decrease from an expected 1,8% to 1,2%, giving him a € 3 billion bonus. In connection with the decreased unemployment figure, all in all good news for the Dutch economy. We wonder what he will spend it on, after all, it is almost Xmas...

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COOKIES DELIGHT... With our Dutch treat "stroopwafels" we surprised many at Monte Carlo. The taste seems rather addictive... If this is true, why not order a free package! For Christmas only.... < back

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JOKE OF THE MONTH

A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she lay her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to thebird’s chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said,
“I’m so sorry, your pet has passed away.”
The distressed owner wailed, “Are you sure?”
“Yes, I’m sure. The duck is dead,” he replied.
“How can you be so sure,” she protested. “I mean, you haven’t done any testing on him or anything …. he might just be in a coma or something.
“The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room.
He returned a few moments later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck’s owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then! looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog and took it out and returned a few moments later with a beautiful cat. The cat jumped up on the table and also sniffed the bird from it beak to its tail and back again. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly, jumped down and strolled out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, “I’m sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck.”
Then the vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys, and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman. The duck’s owner, still in shock, took the bill. “$150 she cried. $150 just to tell my duck is dead?!!?”
The vet shrugged “I’m sorry… If you’d taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20… but what with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it all adds up.”

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What is our message? Good service, excellent pricing, neutrality, we have what it takes, ‘hands on’ mentality, you name it. How do we get our message across? Visiting clients worldwide, meet them at conferences, calling them from our office, write a supportive newsletter. With our day to day service being the best marketing we can provide, our brochure is second best. With
various photo compilations of our terminal, our people the equipment, we are proud to have finalised our latest brochure ‘a remarkable history’ With a map of Rotterdam, information about the Dutch “Golden Age” and useful addresses when in Holland.
You are invited to order your free brochure and we would be more than happy to send a copy to you. Thank you for your interest.

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ROTTERDAM PORT VERSUS ANTWERP

Where Rotterdam beats Antwerp and Antwerp beats Rotterdam- first nine months of 2005 Rotterdam keeps ’ pace & volume’ , Antwerp ’steady and strong’ in containers Key figures - first nine months 2005 - Port of Antwerp/ Port of Rotterdam

Remarks:
The Deurgang Dock promises further growth in container activities and the ’OOCL New York’ had the privilege to be first handled ship. In the port of Antwerp the volume of chemicals and oil derivatives were particularly strong due to higher output of various companies in the Antwerp region. The Port of Antwerp is gaining significance as a distribution centre for chemicals and derivatives. The throughput in the Port of Rotterdam in the first nine months was above the long term forecast of 2-3%. Driving forces behind this growth is more import-flows from Russia and more export to Asia. The number of empty handles boxes grew substantially with 20%. In the tankstorage segment more throughput is expected the next year due to large investments of almost every player.

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