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Shipping from Lianyungang to Rotterdam

Lianyungang to Rotterdam

Yellow Sea · Taiwan Strait · Malacca Strait · Indian Ocean · Bab-el-Mandeb · Suez Canal · Strait of Gibraltar · English Channel

Sea corridor illustration: Lianyungang to Rotterdam, Netherlands Simplified map with a curved corridor from Lianyungang via Yellow Sea, Taiwan Strait, Malacca Strait, Indian Ocean, Bab-el-Mandeb, Suez Canal, Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel to Rotterdam. Illustration only; not a vessel track or schedule. CHINAINDIASOUTHEAST ASIAAFRICAEUROPE Taiwan StraitSingapore / MalaccaBab-el-MandebSuez CanalGibraltar LianyungangCHINA ORIGIN RotterdamNETHERLANDS LianyungangYELLOW SEASHANDONGJIANGSUDEPARTURE AREA
  1. LianyungangChina origin
  2. Yellow Sea
  3. Taiwan Strait
  4. Malacca Strait
  5. Indian Ocean
  6. Bab-el-Mandeb
  7. Suez Canal
  8. Strait of Gibraltar
  9. English Channel
  10. RotterdamNetherlands
Geographic corridor illustration only, not a vessel track, port-call list or sailing schedule. The loading terminal, carrier, transshipment and dates are confirmed per shipment.

Lithium batteries for Rotterdam go out of Lianyungang, where the MSA simplified 'new three' filings in 2024. On the way they face a voyage that may run through Suez as drawn or round the Cape, depending on the service, and they arrive at a port where every dangerous-goods container is declared through Portbase once the ship leaves its last port.

The Dutch side combines an interim registration route with strict port reporting. Below are 6 route-specific points to plan for, what we do about each, and the documents to have ready before booking.

What we need to start

  • Lianyungang export
  • Break-bulk ESS guide
  • MyOPEN registration number
  • Dutch-language safety information
  • Consignee EORI
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Route profile

What sets Lianyungang → Rotterdam apart

Sea corridor

Asia – North & Atlantic Europe

The map shows the Suez corridor, but in September 2026 most Asia–North Europe capacity still sails round the Cape of Good Hope.

Destination port

Rotterdam

Dangerous goods notified container by container through Portbase as soon as the ship leaves its previous port, with berths near housing closed to ships carrying larger hazardous loads.

Aerial view over the Port of Lianyungang with berths, rail lines and cargo yards
A loaded container ship on the horizon

Where this route gets difficult

6 pain points from Lianyungang to Rotterdam

Listed from loading in Lianyungang to import into Netherlands, each with what we do about it.

  1. Origin port

    Lianyungang's break-bulk guide for ESS

    For energy storage shipped on break-bulk vessels, Lianyungang MSA's June 2025 guide classes ESS cabinets as UN3480 and ESS containers as UN3536, recommends 20–50% remaining charge, and requires converters and monitoring switched off, series and parallel circuits disconnected, packages spread evenly with a low centre of gravity, and a safety meeting before the ship arrives.

    What Anxin does: For ESS units we confirm the UN number the unit ships under, get the state of charge and isolation steps in writing from the manufacturer, and join the pre-arrival safety meeting with the stowage details.

  2. Sea corridor

    Drawn via Suez, sailed mostly via the Cape

    The map on this page shows the corridor through Bab-el-Mandeb and Suez, but Sea-Intelligence figures for September 2026 put Red Sea routing on the Asia–Europe head-haul at 13–25%, with 27% for North Europe services and 57% for the Mediterranean. The service that calls at Rotterdam decides between Suez and the Cape of Good Hope, and with it the distance, the waters and the possible transhipment ports.

    What Anxin does: We ask the carrier to state the routing and any transhipment port on the booking confirmation, and we quote the two routings separately when both are on offer rather than mixing them.

  3. Destination port

    Portbase notification per container, sent once the ship sails for Rotterdam

    Rotterdam's Harbour Master expects the dangerous goods on an inbound ship to be notified through Portbase as soon as possible after it leaves its previous port. The notification lists hazardous substances container by container, so each class 9 box from Lianyungang has to be described exactly as it was booked.

    What Anxin does: We make sure the UN number, proper shipping name, packages and weights on the booking match the shipper's declaration before loading, so the container-level Portbase data for Rotterdam line up with the box.

  4. Import country

    Due diligence on battery raw materials from August 2027

    Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 pushed the Battery Regulation's due diligence duties for cobalt, lithium, nickel and natural graphite back to 18 August 2027 and gave the Commission until 26 July 2026 for its guidelines. Buyers in Netherlands are already collecting the supply-chain information they will need.

    What Anxin does: We pass the Netherlands buyer's due diligence questions to the manufacturer and keep their answers with the shipment file; the policy itself remains the producer's responsibility.

  5. Import country

    Safety information in a language Netherlands accepts

    An importer has to ensure that batteries are accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language that end-users in Netherlands can easily understand, as the Member State determines. Inserts and carton print are much simpler to adjust before packing in China.

    What Anxin does: We ask the importer which language Netherlands requires and check carton and insert photos against it before loading.

  6. Import country

    Mercury, cadmium and lead limits in portable batteries

    Annex I of the Battery Regulation caps mercury at 0.0005 %, cadmium at 0.002 % and lead at 0.01 % by weight in portable batteries, and the lead limit has applied since 18 August 2024. Market surveillance in Netherlands can ask the importer to show that the goods meet these limits.

    What Anxin does: We ask the manufacturer for its substance declaration or test report reference and file it with the shipping documents for the Netherlands importer; we do not test batteries.

Locator map of Rotterdam, NetherlandsRotterdam
Locator map in the same projection as the corridor map; the dot marks the listed port position (51.90°N, 4.48°E).
Close view of stacked blue and red shipping containers at the Port of Rotterdam

Documents & compliance

What to have ready: Lianyungang to Rotterdam

Anxin reviews documents supplied by the shipper, manufacturer and importer; it does not issue test reports, safety data sheets or import certificates.

In Lianyungang, before the box is loaded

  • For ESS: UN3480 or UN3536 confirmed, state of charge and circuit isolation stated in writing
  • Safety data sheet and dangerous goods safe-carriage declaration for the MSA cargo report
  • Customs packaging use-appraisal result for the dangerous goods packaging (with the maker's performance appraisal)
  • Container packing certificate signed by a certified packing inspector after supervised stuffing
  • Transport-condition classification report where applicable

For the shipping line

  • Routing (Suez or Cape of Good Hope) and any transhipment port stated on the booking confirmation
  • Condition statement: new, used, damaged/defective (SP376) or for recycling (SP377)
  • Container-level DG data (UN number, class, packages, weight) for the Portbase notification

For the importer in Netherlands

  • Instructions and safety information in the language Netherlands requires
  • Haulier in Netherlands briefed with UN number, class 9 and tunnel code (E) for the road leg
  • Collective scheme and registration number used in the Netherlands
A portable power bank connected to a smartphone
Before you book

One consistent file

A document that is present but inconsistent holds a booking as surely as a missing one: the UN number, model name or carton count reads differently in the Lianyungang export filings, the carrier booking and the Netherlands import papers. We compare all three before confirming space.

Carriers we book with

Our booking panel; availability on this lane and acceptance of the declared UN numbers are confirmed for each booking. It does not mean that a listed carrier runs a direct service on this route. Carrier choice depends on the trade lane, cargo classification and each carrier's dangerous-goods acceptance at booking. The final carrier is confirmed on the booking.

Risk & mitigation

Risks on this route and who deals with them

RiskWhereMitigationWho acts
ESS unit not isolated or poorly distributed in a break-bulk holdLianyungang, break-bulk loadingManufacturer's written isolation steps; safety meetingManufacturer / ship, coordinated by Anxin
Service switches between Suez and Cape routingMain voyageRouting written on the booking; quotes kept separate per routing; packing assumes the longer voyageCarrier, tracked by Anxin
Portbase DG data do not match the containerPort of RotterdamBooking DG data checked against the shipper's declarationAnxin with the carrier

Questions

Lianyungang → Rotterdam: questions we are asked

The Rijkswaterstaat register is not yet operational. Producers of portable batteries can register with Stichting OPEN, whose registration number and public producer list serve as best-effort proof in the meantime.

Ships of 5,000 GT and above calling at EU ports are in the EU Emissions Trading System, covering 50% of the emissions of a voyage from outside the EU. Lines must surrender allowances for 70% of 2025 emissions and 100% from 2027, and may pass the cost on as a surcharge.

Its June 2025 break-bulk ESS guide recommends 20–50% remaining charge, with converters and monitoring off and circuits disconnected.

References

Regulations and port sources cited

  1. Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards due diligence obligations (EUR-Lex / Publications Office of the EU)
  2. Inland transport of dangerous goods (summary of Directive 2008/68/EC) (EUR-Lex)
  3. Port of Rotterdam Port Information Guide (Port of Rotterdam Authority)
  4. Reducing emissions from the shipping sector (European Commission (DG Climate Action))
  5. Export dangerous goods packaging inspection: service guide (Chinese) (General Administration of Customs of China (Lanzhou Customs service guide))

Next step

From enquiry to import

  1. 1EnquiryCargo, origin, destination
  2. 2Documents checkUN 38.3, SDS, packing
  3. 3BookingAfter carrier acceptance
  4. 4HandoverAt Lianyungang
  5. 5ImportClearance at Rotterdam
Each step is confirmed in writing; an enquiry does not create a booking.

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We check carrier acceptance for Lianyungang → Rotterdam before any booking, and ask for missing battery documents first.

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