Short Sea link Rotterdam – Bilbao doubles its frequency
Two sailings a week instead of one: the Short Sea service to northern Spain grows with the demand from the automotive industry.
Summary
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Two sailings a week instead of one: the Short Sea service to northern Spain grows with the demand from the automotive industry. Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem. What looks like a small change on paper makes a real difference for shippers, drivers and terminal staff every single day.
What changes
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A third of all our transports are already carried out using Combined Transport. By switching to alternative modes of transport we also relieve the European road network and contribute to less noise pollution and greater road safety.
- Container Terminal Herne shows what such a partnership looks like.
- Craneable trailers and swap bodies are handled in under 30 minutes.
- Dangerous goods are accepted according to RID and ADR.
Why it matters
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In the planning office
Every unit is tracked from pick-up to delivery, and our dispatchers react to delays before they reach the customer. That is what door-to-door means to us: one contact person, one plan, one invoice.
- Send us your volumes and lanes
- We plan the route and the mode of transport
- Pick-up by truck at your ramp
- Main leg by rail or Short Sea
- Delivery to the receiver – with live status
Every truck we take off the motorway is a small win for everyone.
Jan de Vries, Terminal Manager Herne
How it works in practice
Since the beginning of the eighties Road & Rail has been developing intermodal transport solutions which, in addition to environmentally-oriented added value, also offer significant economic advantages. We shift conventional road transports to rail and sea and thus contribute to a significant reduction in pollutant emissions.
| Route | Departures / week | Transit time |
|---|---|---|
| Duisburg – Verona | 7 | 28 h |
| Rotterdam – Bilbao | 2 | 52 h |
| Hamburg – Ljubljana | 5 | 36 h |
| Herne – Plovdiv | 3 | 4 days |
With more than 300 daily departures on more than 250 Short Sea and Rail routes in Combined Transport, we link all the important European business centres. Our services combine the flexibility of the truck with the efficiency of the train.
