Traffic and transport

Traffic and transport

1. Fewer foreign lorries on Dutch roads
2. International road haulage rates down
3. Dutch inland waterway system plays important part in goods transport
4. Last year ended poorly for the Dutch seaports
5. Turnover courier service companies slumps in first half of 2009
6. Sales of new motor vehicles slump dramatically
7. Not only are motorcyclists ageing, they're riding more vintage machines
8. Most people in the Netherlands live within 5 km from a hospital facility
9. Further downturn for air transport in first quarter 2009
10. Netherlands largest manufacturer of bicycles in Europe
11. Turnover transport sector dramatically down in first quarter of 2009
12. Number of hybrid cars doubled
13. Recession pushes down sea shipping rates
14. Most people have their GP close by
15. Fewer new commercial vehicles sold
16. Prices lease cars higher as second-hand car prices drop
17. Prices public transport rise more rapidly than car costs
18. Slowdown in turnover growth road goods transport
19. Most cars are grey, blue or black
20. Increase car imports over 2008, downturn in 4th quarter
21. Dutch car dealers face turnover loss
22. Netherlands has busiest railway network in the EU
23. Container transport increasingly important