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Intermodal Transport/Facilities

The transport of cargo and containers between locations using more than mode of transport – intermodal. Often involves an international logistics company arranging rail and road for one cargo delivery.

EU Commission approves €30 million Italian aid scheme to promote intermodal freight transport in Friuli Venezia Giulia region

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2022 – The European Commission has approved an Italian aid scheme to encourage freight traffic to shift from road...

Verallia Italia along the tracks of sustainability with Metrocargo Italia

Press Release – February 18, 2022 Verallia Italia has successfully concluded the tests to manage through intermodality inbound and outbound logistics...

The rise of intermodal terminals in Australia

Sydney, Australia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2022 – According to the World Trade Organisation, global container shipping is at record levels. Coupled...

The intermodal impetus of Interporto Bologna

The centrality of the Bologna freight terminal in the European railway network is increasingly consolidated and, despite the continuation of the crisis...

TransContainer launches its first international multimodal service from China to Germany under unified CIM/SMGS consignment note

PJSC TransContainer of Delo Group has launched its first international multimodal service of cargo transportation from China to Germany under unified CIM/SMGS...

Swissterminal opens new Austrian link with southern European port connections

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 8, 2022 – Swissterminal Group is to open an intermodal rail connection to Wolfurt in Austria with onward...

Castilla La-Mancha focuses the export strategy of the Albacete Logistics Platform on the Port of Valencia

València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2022 – The Castilla La-Mancha region is going to centralize its export and import strategy of its Logistics...

HIG Capital buys a logistics facility in the Basque country

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 18, 2022 – U.S. investment fund HIG Capital lands has purchased of just over 100,000 m² in Júndiz (Álava), the...

Bulgaria and Serbia plan a new intermodal hub on their common border

Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – A new intermodal hub is to be build on the border between Bulgaria and Serbia, following an agreement...

CMA CGM to start Duisburg-Marseille intermodal rail service

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 22, 2021 – The French logistics group CMA CGM has announced a new block-train service between the inland port of...

Xunta de Galicia aims to double the transport of goods by rail by 2030

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 17, 2021 – The Xunta de Galicia plans to double the transport of goods by rail before 2030 with the incorporation of...

TransContainer launches regular multimodal service from Korea to Poland via Far East

PJSC TransContainer of Delo Group, Pantos Logistics and the Polish company PKP LHS have launched regular multimodal service of cargo transportation in...

New promotional office of Trieste port in Budapest and expansion plans

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2021 – The Port Authority of Trieste and Alpe Adria have opened their first promotional office abroad in Hungarian...

Hupac takes over operations of Terminal Novara CIM

Combiconnect is the name of the Hupac Group company that will manage the operation of the Novara CIM terminal from 18.10.2021 – October 8, 2021 The...

TransContainer, Taewoong Logistics arrange first rail cargo from Korea to Turkey via ports

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 16, 2021 – Russia’s TransContainer and Taewoong Logistics have arranged the first transportation of...

VTG and Lotras introduce intermodal north-south rail service

Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – Using the RoadRailLink (R2L) technology, Hamburg-based VTG and the local transport company Lotras...

Hupac acquires 4.16% stake in WienCont

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) August 23, 2021 – Hupac, an intermodal transport in Europe, has acquired a 4.16% stake in the WienCont container terminal,...

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