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Kombiverkehr sees in 2017 with new international service to and from Moerdijk and with extra capacity
01/04/2017
  • New direct train between Duisburg-Ruhrort Hafen and the Dutch port terminal of Moerdijk from 10 January 201

  • Increased transport capacity to and from the German Baltic Sea ports and between Germany and Italy

  • National transport: New short shuttle between Cologne and Ludwigshafen with vital gateway function

(Frankfurt/Main, 4 January 2017) Kombiverkehr KG, Europe's largest provider of intermodal transport solutions, is seeing in the new year by launching a new shuttle train service between Duisburg-Ruhrort Hafen and the Dutch terminal of Moerdijk CCT to expand the eu.NETdirekt+ network. The newly introduced service is accompanied by extra capacity on many of the company's existing routes, the purpose of which is to boost business with Italy and northern Europe in the long term. In the national network, the new short shuttle train between Köln-Eifeltor and the BASF terminal in Ludwigshafen should also provide for new business both in this transport corridor and in a wide variety of gateway services. "We are responding to customer requests for more capacity on selected routes with the revised timetable for 2016/2017. The train between Cologne and Ludwigshafen only covers a distance of around 240 kilometres and is a good example of how intermodal services can even be operated on shorter routes, as long as the trains also provide an important feeder service within the network," says Robert Breuhahn, managing director of the Frankfurt-based company.

Moerdijk enhances range of products and services between Germany and the Netherlands

The new connection between the Ruhr district and the Dutch province of North Brabant enables Kombiverkehr to increase the existing range of services to and from the Netherlands by another three train pairs a week. The aim is to gradually increase the frequency of services to five departures a week in each direction. The first day of departure is 10 January, after which customers in the forwarding and logistics sector will have the opportunity to book available capacity from Duisburg-Ruhrort Hafen on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The trains operating in the opposite direction will depart from Moerdijk on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Not only is it possible to drop off and pick up loads by truck at the Moerdijk terminal, but the port also provides access to the ferry services to and from Great Britain operated by the A2B shipping company. The traction for the train is provided by KombiRail Europe, a railway company that specialises in the Betuwe line.

Ten additional weekly train departures between Germany and Verona

With the volume of transport between Germany and Italy continuing to rise, Kombiverkehr is adding another ten weekly departures to the existing number of trains to and from Verona. This means that the company now provides a total of 120 weekly train departures on the main alpine crossing via the Brenner Pass. The frequency of services is being upped on the following individual routes: with effect from calendar week 2, Hamburg – Verona v.v. from three to five departures and Ludwigshafen BASF – Verona v.v. from six to eight departures a week in each direction; on 16 February three weekly round trips instead of two between Kiel and Verona.

More tonnage and more departures to Scandinavia

As of 1. January 2017, Kombiverkehr is operating another 2,000-tonne train inside Germany five times a week on the line from Duisburg to Hamburg-Billwerder. This train links with the German Baltic Sea ports and various terminals in northern Europe. Previous capacity bottlenecks on this route should thus be consigned to the past.

With the first additional train departing on Monday, 16 January, the company is also increasing the frequency of services on the Duisburg – Rostock v.v. route from three to five departures a week in each direction. Freight forwarders can now have their consignments transported from Rostock on the additional days of Mondays and Wednesdays, and from Duisburg on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
New Köln – Ludwigshafen v.v. train a crucial link in national and international transport

With the introduction of a train between Köln-Eifeltor and Ludwigshafen BASF, Kombiverkehr promises several advantages at a time. Even though the distance of just 240 kilometres makes this a relatively short connection, the company can now give a positive response to customer enquiries on this transport route as well. The new train product really comes into its own in gateway services for customers who have their consignments moved on several trains within the transport chain. In international transport in particular, freight forwarders can now reach their preferred destination terminals in France, Spain and Austria, from both Ludwigshafen and Cologne. Barcelona Morrot and Wels have connections to Köln-Eifeltor, for example, a service that the operator was previously unable to offer. Since total capacity has now been increased on the existing services between Cologne and Greece, and Cologne and Turkey via Trieste, consignments can be transported not only on direct train services, but also - if demand is very high - on gateway services via Ludwigshafen. 


 



The new service between Duisburg-Ruhrort Hafen (DUSS) and Moerdijk in the Netherlands with a direct ferry link to and from Great Britain provides an opportunity - and not just for freight forwarders contracted by the chemical industry - to have consignments moved by means of climate-friendly intermodal transport with effect from 10 January 2017.