The verdict in three sentences
For a stevedoring and warehousing operator in the port of Amsterdam, a serious B2B website costs between 14,000 and 35,000 EUR excluding VAT in 2026, delivered in 8 to 12 weeks. The gap between quotes almost always comes down to three lines: development (about 35 % of the budget), content and photography of the terminal, and SEO. Demand a line-by-line breakdown and maintenance priced between 150 and 450 EUR per month before you sign.
How a logistics website quote breaks down in 2026
An honest quote is more than a total. It should show what you pay at each stage, so you can compare offers that look completely different at first glance. Here is the typical split seen on B2B projects of this size, applied to three budget levels.
| Line item | Share of budget | Low quote | Mid quote | High quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery and sitemap | 15 % | 2,100 EUR | 3,300 EUR | 5,250 EUR |
| Design (desktop and mobile mockups) | 20 % | 2,800 EUR | 4,400 EUR | 7,000 EUR |
| Development and CMS integration | 35 % | 4,900 EUR | 7,700 EUR | 12,250 EUR |
| Content, copywriting and photos | 15 % | 2,100 EUR | 3,300 EUR | 5,250 EUR |
| Technical and local SEO | 10 % | 1,400 EUR | 2,200 EUR | 3,500 EUR |
| Project management | 5 % | 700 EUR | 1,100 EUR | 1,750 EUR |
| Total | 100 % | 14,000 EUR | 22,000 EUR | 35,000 EUR |
The low quote is usually built on an adapted WordPress theme, a single language and stock photos. The mid quote adds a second language, a structured quote request form and a real photo shoot on your quays. The high quote often includes a warehouse map, pages per activity (breakbulk, dry bulk, containers, bonded warehousing) and deeper SEO on North Sea Port and Westpoort searches.
What drives the price for a port operator
A port logistics website is not a standard brochure site. Your visitors are shippers, freight forwarders, shipping lines and industrial buyers looking for capacity, certifications and a contact person. The options below explain most of the gap between quotes.
| Feature | Indicative extra cost 2026 | Value for your clients |
|---|---|---|
| Full Dutch, English and German versions | 2,500 to 5,000 EUR | Hinterland shippers and foreign forwarders |
| Quote request form (cargo type, TEU, storage time) | 1,200 to 2,800 EUR | Qualified requests, fewer back-and-forths |
| Interactive map of warehouses and available space | 1,800 to 4,000 EUR | See square metres, quays, rail and barge access |
| Photo and drone shoot on site | 2,000 to 5,000 EUR | Credibility, port permits to plan for |
| Certification pages (AEO, ISO 9001, ISO 14001) | 400 to 1,000 EUR | Required by key account buyers |
| Careers section (forklift drivers, dock staff) | 800 to 2,000 EUR | Cuts job ad spend |
| Client portal (documents, stock tracking) | 6,000 to 18,000 EUR | Best kept for phase 2 |
Two things to watch. Flying a drone over a port area requires permits: allow two to four weeks and put it in the schedule. And a client portal inflates a quote fast: if a vendor includes it without a precise specification, their number means very little.
Timelines and maintenance: the lines people forget
A realistic schedule for this kind of project runs 8 to 12 weeks. Discovery takes one to two weeks, design two to three, development three to four, testing and launch one to two. Content writing runs in parallel, and it is what makes most schedules slip: appoint an internal owner on day one.
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After launch, maintenance is essential. A site that is not updated becomes an entry point for attacks, and a logistics site that goes down during a tender damages your image.
| Maintenance plan | 2026 price | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | 150 EUR per month | Updates, daily backups, uptime monitoring |
| Standard | 280 EUR per month | Essential + 2 h of changes, monthly report |
| Premium | 450 EUR per month | Standard + 4 h, SEO follow-up, 4 business hour response |
| Performance hosting (separate) | 20 to 70 EUR per month | EU server, SSL certificate, CDN |
| Domain and email | 2 to 8 EUR per month per mailbox | Depending on the solution |
Mini case study
Sanne runs a 70-employee warehousing and stevedoring company in Westpoort, Amsterdam. She receives three quotes: A at 14,900 EUR (theme, English only, no photos), B at 23,500 EUR (Dutch and English, quote form, on-site shoot), C at 34,800 EUR (B plus a client portal). She picks B with Standard maintenance: 23,500 + 280 × 12 = 26,860 EUR in year one.
Cautious assumption: the form generates 4 qualified requests per month, 48 per year, and one in ten becomes a storage contract worth 5,000 EUR of annual margin. That gives about 4.8 contracts, or 24,000 EUR of margin per year. The site pays for itself in roughly 13 months, a 2026 order of magnitude, and the client portal can be funded in phase 2.
FAQ
Why such a gap between 14,000 and 35,000 EUR? The scope differs: number of languages, photo quality, SEO depth and business features such as online quoting. For the same scope, gaps often fall below 20 %.
What payment schedule is normal? The common pattern is 30 % on signature, 40 % on design approval and 30 % at launch. Be wary of a deposit above 50 %.
Does the site need to be multilingual? For a port operator, almost always: a large share of clients are foreign or German-speaking hinterland shippers. Budget 2,500 to 5,000 EUR for clean extra languages, translation included.
Who owns the site at delivery? You should: code, content, domain and admin access. Have it written into the quote, along with the rights to the photos.
How long before the first leads from Google? Allow 3 to 6 months to rank for searches like warehousing Amsterdam port or breakbulk handling Netherlands, provided you publish one page per activity.
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Mohamed Bah
Fondateur, Kolonell
Passionate about digital and entrepreneurship in Africa, Mohamed has been helping Sénégalese businesses with their digital transformation since 2020. Founder of Kolonell, he believes every SME deserves a professional and accessible online présence.
