Track any container moving through Rotterdam and see the port's real activity: carriers calling, scheduled connections, and a measured congestion signal. Four independent lenses on every shipment.
The fastest way to follow a container through Rotterdam is to enter your reference at trackingmcp.com/ports/nlrtm. TrackingMCP detects the carrier and format, then shows carrier milestones, live vessel position, the published schedule, and a forecast ETA on one screen; DCSA-normalised across 241+ ocean lines.
Any carrier calling Rotterdam: we detect the line and format automatically.
Daily signal, 9 July 2026 to 7 October 2026; dashed line marks the port's typical baseline.
As of 2 October 2026, port-call throughput at Rotterdam was 1% below its typical baseline, on 587 calls in the trailing 7 days. Derived from AIS port-call observations; inside the tracker this signal refreshes continuously and feeds each shipment's ETA-at-risk flag.
TrackingMCP's fused congestion feed (AIS analysis plus carrier port-status bulletins) last put the 7-day average vessel waiting time at Rotterdam around 1.7 days, observed 3 July 2026. When a tracked box heads for a congested port, its ETA carries an at-risk flag.
Rotterdam appears in 47,454 scheduled port calls in TrackingMCP's sailing database (January 2025 to March 2028 schedule window), with 17 carriers we track calling the port. Track any of them by container, bill of lading, or booking number.
Port reference facts last reviewed 10 July 2026.
NLRTM. The five-character UN/LOCODE (NL for Netherlands, plus RTM) identifies Rotterdam in carrier schedules, booking confirmations, and tracking feeds worldwide.
Enter your container number, bill of lading, or booking reference in the search box above. TrackingMCP auto-detects the carrier and format, then returns live carrier events, the vessel's AIS position, and a forecast ETA. Your first shipment is free, no account needed to start.
CMA CGM, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd lead the 17 carriers with scheduled sailings calling Rotterdam in TrackingMCP's sailing database. Each line links to its own tracking page below.
As of 2 October 2026, AIS port-call data put Rotterdam's 7-day throughput 1% below its typical baseline, on 587 port calls in 7 days; the signal level reads mild. A fused port-status feed last measured the 7-day average vessel waiting time at about 1.7 days (3 July 2026). Signals refresh continuously inside the tracker; this page shows the snapshot from its last build.
Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao, Busan, Kaohsiung, Yokohama see the most scheduled sailings to and from Rotterdam in TrackingMCP's sailing database.
Rotterdam handles around 13,470,000 TEU a year and takes vessels drawing up to 24 m, according to the port's published statistics and public registries.
Free time is set by each carrier's tariff for Netherlands, not by the port. The TrackingMCP free-time reference lists published demurrage and detention free days for Netherlands by carrier, and the tracker watches the free-time clock on every shipment.