Transportation Coordinators

Here is how this works in practice. We supply transport coordinators who plan and run all production movement on Dutch shoots. Our coordinators source and manage the car fleet — crew transport, cast cars, gear trucks, tech cars and unit base — schedule drivers, plan routes and firm moves, and handle parking and access permits. This in the Netherlands are arranged with the relevant city. They work within the CAO collective-labour-agreement framework. Where a production shoots on or beside the country's wide canals and waterways, they set up boat logistics as well.

Here is how the picture comes together. Because Dutch crews and suppliers are near-universally English-speaking, a transport coordinator can run a global shoots's movement plan without a language barrier. We match the coordinator to the scale of your shoot and integrate them with the production manager from prep.

Here is the short of it. The Netherlands is one of the easiest countries in Europe to move a production around. It is compact. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht all sit within an hour of each other — and the road, rail and public-transport network is dense, today's and well kept, so firm moves are short and predictable. The country's EU and Schengen membership removes border friction for cars and gear travelling to and from Belgium and Germany. ATA Carnets through Dutch Customs cover incoming global kit.

Here is what we have to work with. The country' canal network also makes water transport a practical option for waterside locations. We draw on transport coordinators who know the routes, the parking realities of Dutch cities and the permit process, so the unit always arrives on time.