Shipping Disruption Calendar: Key Dates for 2025

This article provides a complete overview of national holidays, peak periods, and external events that may affect shipping and delivery schedules throughout 2025. Use this calendar to proactively manage customer expectations and avoid surprises in your logistics flow.

Written By Bas den Hoed

NATO Summit 2025: Possible Delays in the Netherlands

From Sunday, June 22 through Thursday, June 26, 2025, strict security measures will be in place in The Hague (Netherlands) due to the NATO summit on June 24 and 25. These measures may cause logistical delays, especially in the Randstad region (including The Hague, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Utrecht).

What to expect:

Heavy traffic and roadblocks in and around The Hague, especially near the World Forum.
Restricted access to certain areas, including closed streets and bridges.
Temporary delivery disruptions in the affected zones.
Pickup delays at business addresses and depots.

What happens to your shipments:

Parcels that cannot be delivered will be rerouted to the nearest pickup point.
The status of each shipment can be tracked via your Track & Trace.
Updates will be posted on our platform-wide Shipping Updates page.

We do everything we can to minimize the impact and keep you informed. For any urgent questions, please contact our support team.

National Holidays (No Delivery)

On the following official holidays, most parcel carriers (including national and international services) do not deliver:

1 January	Wednesday	NL, BE, DE	New Year’s Day
29 March	Saturday	NL only	Good Friday (not observed in BE)
31 March	Monday	NL, BE, DE	Easter Sunday
1 April	Tuesday	NL, BE, DE	Easter Monday
27 April	Sunday	Netherlands	King’s Day (NL only)
1 May	Thursday	Belgium	Labour Day (BE only)
9 May	Friday	NL, BE, DE	Ascension Day
19 May	Monday	NL, BE, DE	Whit Monday (Pentecost)
15 August	Saturday	BE, DE	Maria Tenhemelopneming
25 December	Thursday	NL, BE, DE	Christmas Day
26 December	Friday	NL, BE, DE	Boxing Day / Second Christmas Day

Peak Volume and Delivery Risk Periods

These dates are not public holidays, but often cause delays due to high parcel volumes, shortened carrier hours, or increased consumer activity:

24 December	Christmas Eve – limited delivery hours
31 December	New Year’s Eve – limited delivery hours
2–10 January	Return volume peak
14–20 April	Pre-Easter peak – gifting & decor
5–11 May	Pre-Mother’s Day – high parcel traffic
24–30 November	Black Friday Week – logistics overload
1 December	Cyber Monday – peak online traffic
1–5 December	Sinterklaas (NL only) – shipping bottlenecks

Special Events With Potential Delivery Disruption

These events may cause local delivery delays or temporary shipping disruptions due to road closures, staffing issues, or security protocols:

22–26 June 2025

NATO Summit – The Hague, Netherlands: major road closures expected