Bulk in motionBulk for life.
The energy in your wall socket. The steel in your car. The grain in your bread. Before they reached you, they moved as bulk through terminals like ours. Today we handle 100 million tonnes a year. Tomorrow, the same jetties will also carry Europe's CO₂, hydrogen and e-fuels.
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three horizons.
Today's bulk operations, live terminal conversions and the scale-up of new energies: all three run in parallel, each one funding the next.
- Run the core
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Deliver excellence
Over 100 million tonnes of dry and liquid bulk move through our deepwater terminals every year. Safety comes first and operational excellence keeps this engine reliable. It's the proven foundation that funds everything ahead.
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- Converting now
Grow a diversified portfolio
We bring in new, specialized cargoes and upgrade our terminals to handle more of them. Together with our clients, we explore and build new solutions.
- 0CO₂ capacity by 2029
- Building now
Develop a sustainable operating model
Hydrogen, ammonia and e-fuels scale on infrastructure that already works. By developing these new energies, we contribute directly to our clients' decarbonization. We are building a future-ready organization on the very assets HES has been converting all along.
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Where HES is going
We convert the terminals Europe already relies on.
We turn working deepwater terminals into gateways for what comes next: CO₂, hydrogen and cleaner fuels, on the same quays that move today's bulk. That's our edge in the energy transition: proven infrastructure, existing client relationships and jetties that are already permitted, connected and operating.
Explore New EnergiesThe infrastructure that makes this credible.
Seven terminals across four countries form one connected European network of deepwater quays, jetties, tanks, and rail and barge links. Together they move today's commodities and power tomorrow's transition. Explore the map below to see where we operate and what moves through each location.
Industrial areas served by HES
Agricultural areas (Production & Processing)
Major power, steel and mineral production & processing areasWhat we handle.
We move the raw materials that keep Europe running: coal and ore for power and steel, agribulk for food, fuels for industry. It's a role we're proud of, and one that matters. These volumes also what fund our projects of tomorrow.
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Dry bulk
Thermal and coking coal, iron ore, alumina, agribulk and minerals. The raw materials behind Europe's steel, power and food.
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Liquid bulk
Fossil fuels (gasoil, naphtha, fuel oil) alongside biofuels and SAF feedstocks. The fuels moving today and the cleaner ones replacing them.
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The growth direction
Biomass, biofuels, SAF and critical minerals are where the volume is heading. The same terminals, carrying what comes next.
Everyone who enters our terminals goes home safely.
That single promise is the ground the bridge stands on. Everything that follows is how we hold it: the same standard at every terminal, every shift.
- 95/100 GRESBESG score · peer-rank #5
- UN Global CompactSignatory since 2022
- ISO 9001 · 14001Network-wide
- ISPS · AEOCustoms-bonded
- Safety
Commit to safety
Our priority in everything we do. We proactively identify risks, take preventative action, and stop the work when we are in doubt. We work towards a zero-harm workplace as our ongoing commitment to safety.
- Excellence
Strive for excellence
We push ourselves to realize success. We deliver world-class handling, processing and storage solutions tailored to our customers’ evolving needs. We turn every challenge into an opportunity to grow.
- Responsibility
Operate responsibly
Our responsibility extends beyond the products we handle, process, and store for our customers. We operate with respect for all involved, ensuring a sustainable approach in everything we do.
- One network
Perform as One
We are one HES. The benefit of the group takes priority in the decisions we make every day. We believe in supporting each other and offering constructive challenge so we can grow and succeed together.
Keeping it moving.
It takes 1,450 people across four countries: the crews who run our terminals every night, the engineers converting them for what's next, and the teams in the office who make sure it all comes together.
Terminal crew & technical
The people on the jetties and in the control rooms, keeping liquid, dry and break bulk moving across the network, day and night.
Engineers & New Energies teams
The people turning the five-stream portfolio into steel. CCS, hydrogen carriers and the terminals that come next.
1,450 people across Europe
Operators, engineers and terminal crews across the Netherlands, Germany, Poland and France. The hands that move today’s bulk and build tomorrow’s energy.
From the newsroom
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Latest news from HES International and our terminals.
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Why leadership is the engine behind our strategy
Strong governance and decisive leadership keep HES International aligned with long-term strategic goals.
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How we operate and how we deliver the bridge.
Tell us your commodity, volume and preferred location through the contact form, and our commercial team will scope a solution.
The Open Season process gives all market participants a transparent and non-discriminatory way to secure future capacity at the Wilhelmshaven and Rotterdam CO₂ export terminals. It also supports subsidy applications for our clients and access to project funding by enabling CO₂ transport and storage declarations.
Seven fully owned terminals across the Netherlands, Germany, Poland and France, plus two joint ventures. We serve global, regional and local customers, varying from trading houses and majors to distribution companies. All our operations are performed to the highest industry standards, safely and in an environmentally responsible manner. Our highly skilled, well-trained employees are committed to operating with care, integrity and transparency.
Live since 31 March 2026 · CCS Open Season
Express your interest in Europe's CO₂ gateway.
For emitters and CO₂ value-chain partners: reserve Phase-1 export capacity at Wilhelmshaven (start-up 2030) and Rotterdam (start-up 2031), with €180M invested per terminal. It takes about five minutes, and HES follows up directly.
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