More goods by rail
Green light for more rail transport
Rail freight transport is eco-friendly, fast and
reliable. Contargo is the trimodal container hinterland network. Trimodal means
that the special strengths of each transport mode are used to maximise their advantages.
Until a few years ago, the main focus of Contargo was on transport by barge.
Now this is changing: more capacity at the Contargo terminals, new rail
products and its own rail freight company are contributing to an increased
share of rail transportation in the intermodal transport mix at Contargo.
Thomas LöfflerCo-Managing Director, Contargo GmbH & Co. KG
“We connect our hinterland terminals with the seaports
by rail systems, offering an additional transport mode to and from the western
seaports in parallel to barge transport, and a good connection to those
seaports that are not accessible – or not easily accessible – by barge. Until
now Contargo performed three quarters of its combined transport by barge. In
future we intend this to change. In the long term, we aim to carry out 50
percent of our combined transport by rail eventually.”
Combined transportWhy multimodal transport chains are worthwhile
Contargo’s core business is combined transport. The
combination of barge and rail in the main long-distance run, and truck for
local pre-carriage and on-carriage, is not only beneficial for the environment
but also has economic advantages, resulting in part from the favourable
legislative measures inroduced to promote combined transport, for instance the 44-tonne
rule. Another advantage: Trucks that are used locally in combined transport
before and after the main run are exempt from driving bans on Sundays
and public holidays. Trucks that are exclusively used in combined transport are
also exempt from vehicle tax.
Faster than barges – safer than planesGetting there fast
Goods trains normally travel at speeds between 90 and
120 km/h. This means that although they are noticeably slower than passenger
trains, they are much faster than barges. Trains have the advantage compared to
trucks that they are not so much affected by traffic jams. However, when using
rail transport containers almost always have to be reloaded onto a truck for
delivery to the customer, as few customers have their own rail access.
Human error is improbableRail is the safest transport mode
Modern safety systems, close control of safety
regulations and the fact that the vehicles travel on rails, make trains the
safest transport mode. All these factors mean that unlike trucks, planes and
barges, the risk of human error is substantially reduced. The train driver is
only one additional link in the safety chain. All safety-relevant processes
during operation are technically secured.
Rail freight transport is ecologically acceptableLow emissions, low noise, less land use
With the Paris Agreement, the world community pledges
itself to the binding aim of limiting global warming to less than two degrees.
This aim can only be attained if emissions of greenhouse gases are rapidly and
massively reduced. Due to its strong growth over the past few years, the
transport sector is the only sector that has so far not contributed to reducing
emissions. The transport mode of rail could help in achieving the European
climate aims: together with inland waterway transport, it generates the lowest
emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2. Rail transport is also
virtually unbeatable for its low levels of pollutant emissions, and it has a
much smaller space consumption than the network of long distance roads.
The New Silk RoadGood connections to the most important European metropolitan areas
For rail forwarders from China, Contargo is an
excellent partner in Europe: Contargo links its trimodal container terminals
via its extensive container hinterland network to the most important economic
metropolitan areas in Europe. In particular the terminals of Contargo
Rhein-Waal-Lippe located in Emmelsum and Emmerich, the Duisburg Intermodal
Terminal (DIT) in Duisburg, the terminal in Neuss, Contargo Industriepark
Frankfurt-Höchst in Frankfurt am Main, Contargo Rhein-Neckar with terminals in
Mannheim and Ludwigshafen, the terminal in Wörth, Contargo Combitrac with
Terminals in Wiesau and Hof, and Contargo AG in Basel are especially suitable
as destinations for container rail transports from China.
Heinrich KerstgensCo-Managing Director, Contargo GmbH & Co. KG
“By strengthening rail transport Contargo is not
competing against itself; rather, it is trying to take transports off the
roads and onto rail, and achieve more synchromodality,
meaning that transport processes can become even more flexible, in line with Industry 4.0. For instance, if there are free capacities and
appropriate dates available, we can transport containers by train instead of
truck, or divert loads from our barges to trains in case of high water. Our aim
is to be able – thanks to sufficient capacities and intelligent IT – to adapt
our transport chains even during the transport itself.”
Rail servicesNeutral complete service provider
As with transport by barge or truck, Contargo provides
a complete service in rail transport, too. As well as its own scheduled
connections, the service includes agency activities and the processing of customs
formalities. Contargo has rail sidings at 23 of its 24 terminals. Here not only
handling and storage, stuffing and stripping, maintenance and repair are
offered, but also delivery of containers by truck direct to the customer’s
loading ramp for loading or unloading. In order to consolidate its
already-existing rail activities and develop them further, the enterprise has
founded Contargo Rail Services.
Contargo Rail Services
Contargo Rail ServicesExternal and internal service provider
Contargo
Rail Services (CRS) was founded in 2016 to bundle rail know-how within the
Contargo Group. Customers benefit from tailored block train concepts, slots
with partner enterprises, and solutions for special trains. As a neutral rail
operator, Contargo Rail Services can now also offer trains outside the network.
CRS takes on many rail transport-related tasks for the individual terminals, giving
them more time – also thanks to unified processes – to concentrate on their
core business.
The locations
Contargo’s own TerminalsNetwork in the hinterland of the western and northern seaports
24
terminals in Germany, France and Switzerland function as hubs in the Contargo network, which also includes offices in the Netherlands and
Belgium, as well as the terminals of partner enterprises. In the terminals
Contargo operates container depots and temporary storage, and offers many
additional container services , such as local delivery of containers by truck,
processing documents and dealing with customs formalities. All but one of
Contargo’s terminals have rail sidings.
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Mannheim
Hamburg
Contargo Combitrac
Frankfurt am Main
Rotterdam/Zwijndrecht
Rail connections to Rotterdam and the agency services of Contargo in Zwijndrecht
Duisburg
Ludwigshafen
Contargo Süd
Antwerp
Wörth
Neuss
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August-Hirsch-Strasse 3
47119 Duisburg
Germany
Freecall 00800 CONTARGO
info@contargo.net
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Reinhardtstrasse 55
10117 Berlin
+49 30 30872993
contargo@mar-berlin.de
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Braxart 2015
Contargo
Tim Frankenheim
Hafen Hamburg Marketing (Marc Ihle, Annette Krüger, Michael Lindner)
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Port of Antwerp
Port of Rotterdam
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Transcombi Express
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August-Hirsch-Strasse 3
47119 Duisburg
Germany
Freecall 00800 CONTARGO
info@contargo.net
Editing and Design
Medienbüro am Reichstag GmbH
Reinhardtstrasse 55
10117 Berlin
+49 30 30872993
contargo@mar-berlin.de
Photo and graphic credits
Braxart 2015
Contargo
Tim Frankenheim
Hafen Hamburg Marketing (Marc Ihle, Annette Krüger, Michael Lindner)
Ulrich Graf-Nottrodt, miniverse.de
Port of Antwerp
Port of Rotterdam
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Staronwerk
Transcombi Express
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Andreas
Mager, Co-Managing
Director Contargo Rail Services:
"In the care of our products Contargo Rail Services performs the commercial management and supervises operational aspects. Our tasks include the monitoring of train movements, the coordination of train schedules, solving problems and contacting rail companies, wagon owners, seaports, hinterland terminals and other service providers."
Michael Lückenbach, Co-Managing Director Contargo Rail Services:
“We carry out rail-related projects for all Contargo terminals with rail access. We have experience in administrative aspects like public authorities, the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) and dealing with railroad chief operating managers, and when there are direct enquiries to the terminals we also support Contargo’s locations in everything to do with rail.”
"In the care of our products Contargo Rail Services performs the commercial management and supervises operational aspects. Our tasks include the monitoring of train movements, the coordination of train schedules, solving problems and contacting rail companies, wagon owners, seaports, hinterland terminals and other service providers."
Michael Lückenbach, Co-Managing Director Contargo Rail Services:
“We carry out rail-related projects for all Contargo terminals with rail access. We have experience in administrative aspects like public authorities, the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) and dealing with railroad chief operating managers, and when there are direct enquiries to the terminals we also support Contargo’s locations in everything to do with rail.”
Own productsOn schedule to the seaports
The core business of
Contargo Rail Services is its own intermodal complete train products. These are
being progressively developed and expanded by the Rail team. They include shuttle
trains, tailored block train solutions, special train solutions, empty
container positioning and slot charter with partners.
Agency activitiesServices near the seaports
The areas
of activity of Contargo Rail Services include Agency tasks like seaport
processing and communication with the seaport terminals. In Zwijndrecht near
Rotterdam Contargo’s own seaport agency takes on tasks such as processing
trains by system maintenance, planning of loading and unloading, processing
of import and export documentation, compiling train
lists and freight documents.
Coordination team in DuisburgAgency services in the hinterland
As well as
locations in Mannheim and Zwijndrecht, in 2017 Contargo Rail Services installed
a team of three in the offices of the Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT). The
team performs agency and coordination services for various rail operators. They
also act as “capacity optimisers”, helping to ensure that trains are as full as
possible. All the members of the team have several years’ experience in
combined transport. As
well as agency services, they offer the coordination of gateway transports,
support in the management of empty and damaged wagons.
ContactContargo Rail Services GmbH
Andreas Mager
Managing Director
Rheinkaistraße 2
68159 Mannheim
Tel.: +49 621 17825 325
E-Mail: amager@contargo.net
Michael Lückenbach
Managing Director
Rheinkaistraße 2
68159 Mannheim
Tel.: +49 621 17825 326
E-Mail: mlueckenbach@contargo.net
Managing Director
Rheinkaistraße 2
68159 Mannheim
Tel.: +49 621 17825 325
E-Mail: amager@contargo.net
Michael Lückenbach
Managing Director
Rheinkaistraße 2
68159 Mannheim
Tel.: +49 621 17825 326
E-Mail: mlueckenbach@contargo.net
Mannheim
MannheimLocation with a future
Mannheim is the economic centre of the Rhine-Neckar
metropolitan region, which is the seventh largest in Germany with a population
of 2.3 million and more than 830,000 employees. Mannheim’s central position in
Europe and its good connections to all transport routes make the city a popular
location for international enterprises.
Contargo Rhein-Neckar – the terminal in MannheimOriented towards growth
In 1968 one of the first container terminals in Germany
started operating at the confluence of the Rhine and the Neckar. Today the
trimodal terminal in Mannheim‘s commercial port, together with the external
empty container depot, has room for 8,800 TEU. Fast handling of containers is
ensured by four crane bridges, plus a crane bridge as back-up equipment, and
four mobile machines. On the sidings with a total length of 2,500 three block
trains can be handled simultaneously, and five barges and trucks can be
processed parallel to this, resulting in fast throughput times for all transport
systems.
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Rail connections
Block train Mannheim -
Rotterdam
Mo-Fr 1x daily from Mannheim and Mo-Fr 1x daily from Rotterdam Terminals RSC, ECT and EMX
With partner enterprises:
Mannheim-Rotterdam: Mo-Fr 1x daily from Mannheim and 1x daily from Rotterdam: 1/3 train
Mannheim-Hamburg: 1x day on Mo We Fr both directions Mannheim-Bremerhaven: 1x day on Mo We Fr both directions
Mannheim-Wilhelmshaven: 1x week, as required
Mannheim-Thessaloniki: 1x week
Mo-Fr 1x daily from Mannheim and Mo-Fr 1x daily from Rotterdam Terminals RSC, ECT and EMX
With partner enterprises:
Mannheim-Rotterdam: Mo-Fr 1x daily from Mannheim and 1x daily from Rotterdam: 1/3 train
Mannheim-Hamburg: 1x day on Mo We Fr both directions Mannheim-Bremerhaven: 1x day on Mo We Fr both directions
Mannheim-Wilhelmshaven: 1x week, as required
Mannheim-Thessaloniki: 1x week
Block train to/from ThessalonikiBy rail to the Balkans and back
Since 2017, 45-foot containers and tank containers
have been handled in Mannheim and sent on their way once a week to
Thessaloniki. This train transport, offered by Contargo Rhein-Neckar jointly with
Transcombi Express, connects the metropolitan region with Greece’s second
largest city, and from there with Athens. The train starts out from
Thessaloniki on Saturday, arriving in Mannheim on Thursday. From Greece, the
route continues through Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary and Austria to Germany. On
Thursday the train departs from Mannheim, reaching Thessaloniki on Tuesday or
Wednesday.
Stelios Kapetanakis Business Development Manager Transcombi Express
“Transcombi
Express has been working with Contargo for many years now. The cooperation with
the Contargo terminal at the Port of Mannheim makes up a substantial part of
our daily work. The terminal supports us in sending trains via the Balkans to
Thessaloniki and back in a weekly rhythm. One special feature of our terminal
in Athens-Inoi: we have obtained authorisation to operate a private free trade
zone. Our aim: in future we aim to process non-EU transports
Hamburg
HamburgSecond largest city and biggest seaport in Germany
Hamburg is not only Germany’s second largest city – it
is home to 2.2 percent of its total population. The waterside metropolis also
has significant economic power: in 2015 it accounted for 3.6 percent of German
economic output. Its convenient geographical position has helped to make
Hamburg a transport hub for trade and transport streams from Northern Europe,
Asia and the Baltic. A decisive role is played by the Port of Hamburg,
Germany’s largest seaport and one of the most important freight handling
locations in the world. Hamburg is also the major north German hub for rail
transport, connecting the city with the hinterland.
Contargo in HamburgBy rail to the gateway of the world
Contargo Network Logistics and Contargo Road Logistics
have offices in this city, which is Germany’s biggest seaport. Additionally 13
block trains of Contargo Combitrac travel every week between Hamburg and
Bavaria (Hof and Wiesau). Together with cooperation partners, Contargo also
offers rail connections between Hamburg and Augsburg, Frankfurt-Ost,
Kornwestheim, Mannheim, Nürnberg, Ulm, Weil am Rhein, and Wörth.
Ludwigshafen
Contargo Rhein-Neckar – Terminal in LudwigshafenCombined transport train service to Antwerp
The trimodal terminal in Ludwigshafen’s Kaiserwörth
port is an important interface for containers between the western seaports, the
Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and the rest of the European hinterland. The
Ludwigshafen terminal, together with the terminal in Mannheim, is a part of Contargo
Rhein-Neckar. As well as scheduled barge lines along the Rhine from
Ludwigshafen to the western seaports, Contargo together with a partner
enterprise offers the Antwerp-Ludwigshafen Rail Shuttle as a fast alternative,
making the round trip three a week.
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Weil am Rhein and Basel
Contargo SüdTransport hub in the Border Triangle
The Terminals in Basel, Weil am Rhein, Ottmarsheim
and Strasbourg have formed an alliance as Contargo Süd (Contargo South).
Together they offer not only trimodal transports but also all other necessary
services for containers. The terminals in Weil and Basel are situated directly
on the north-south corridor of European freight transport. This is the point
where the Rhine itself ceases to be navigable, so that the containers are transferred
to rail or truck for transport to other parts of Switzerland and on to parts of
southern Germany, France and Italy. The two terminals jointly implement the
Basel Westport Shuttle (BWS), which connects the Border Triangle three times a
week with Rotterdam. The BWS is not only connected to all terminals in
Rotterdam, but also enables distribution within the Border Triangle itself and
has direct links to the Shuttle Trains and the Swiss Split.
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Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am MainMore to offer than banks and airport
Frankfurt am Main is the centre of the
Frankfurt/Rhine-Main metropolitan region. As well as finance, IT and creative
businesses, numerous industrial companies of global renown and many logistics
service providers are located here. Especially the airport, Europe‘s biggest freight airport, contributes
to the excellent infrastructure, but the inland ports on the Rhine and Main and
Frankfurt’s important rail connections also play a part.
Contargo Industriepark Frankfurt-HöchstTrimodal terminal in the Rhine-Main area
In the
chemical and pharmaceutical location of Frankfurt Höchst, situated in western
Frankfurt, Contargo offers trimodal transports, container handling and
organisation of the whole logistic chain, as well as other services for the
sector. These include services such as picking and sampling, temperature
conditioning of tanks and temperature-controlled containers (reefers), and
cleaning box and tank containers. One special expertise is handling dangerous
goods in containers. In the extensive system of rail sidings, up to 4 block
trains can be handled at the same time. Just over 20 kilometres away, Contargo
Rhein-Main operates another trimodal terminal: Frankfurt-Ost.
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RotterdamHub between Europe and the world
The Port of Rotterdam is the biggest port in Europe
and one of the biggest in the world. It is situated on the estuary of the
world’s busiest waterway and, unlike most North Sea ports, it can handle ships
with a draught of up to 24 metres. The port area is one of the major hubs for
the worldwide flow of goods, making it the gateway to the European market, with
more than 350 million consumers.
Port of RotterdamMore than 250 trains per week
As well as
pipelines, barges and road transports, Europe’s biggest port offers a great
number of daily rail connections to the European hinterland. As well as block
trains and groups of wagons for liquid and dry bulk goods, at present more than
250 trains a week transport sea containers and loading units for short sea
transports between Rotterdam and neighbouring countries.
Port of RotterdamRail transport inside the harbour
In the
harbour area, rail traffic bottlenecks are being dealt with, for instance by
rebuilding the Theemsweg route, raising the Botlek bridge and extending the
rail infrastructure on the Maasvlakte. In addition the movement of containers
by rail between terminals with the Rotterdam Port Shuttle, and probably from
2020 on the Maasvlakte, is to be optimised by the new internal distributor
route "Container Exchange Route".
Port of Rotterdam Good prospects for rail transport
By the
year 2030, it is envisaged that there will be up to 550 trains per week in the
Port of Rotterdam travelling to and from the port in combined transport. With
the increasing volumes of containers and short sea loading units being handled
in Rotterdam, the rail infrastructure within the port and the adjoining
hinterland is being expanded and optimised. For instance the Betuwe line, a
pure freight line between Rotterdam and Emmerich, is being expanded to three
tracks as far as Oberhausen on the German side.
Heleen ScharrooOperations Manager Upper Rhine
“Based
in Zwijndrecht, directly in the hinterland of the Port of Rotterdam, we
organise all kinds of trimodal container transports. Here the team of Contargo
Rail Services undertakes all combined transport agency services of the Contargo
Group to and from Rotterdam and Antwerp.”
On schedule to the Contargo terminalsRail connections
Hof, Glauchau and Wiesau
HofProduction location with quality of life
In the county borough of Hof in the district of Upper
Franconia in the north of Bavaria, the structure of industry is mainly
characterised by small and medium sized enterprises. Exports make up 50 percent
of the town’s strong manufacturing sector. Leading international brands are
among the modern producers located here, whose products include automotive
parts, textiles, rollers, compressors and specialised steel and light metal
components. One of Hof’s advantages as a location is its proximity to the new,
developing markets in Eastern Europe and its very good transport connections.
Hof combines an excellent infrastructure with an interest in art and culture,
and the scenic rural countryside surrounding the town is attractive for leisure
activities.
Contargo CombitracLogistic services for industry exports
At the goods station in Hof the container terminal of
Contargo Combitrac provides a daily direct connection to the seaports of
Hamburg and Bremerhaven. By 2019 operation at the terminal will be 24/7 and its
area will be more than doubled to 50,000
m²
. Hof, together with the
terminals in Wiesau and Glauchau, forms the “Gateway to the East” within the
Contargo Group. The teams perform fast and efficient handling of containers
from rail to truck and vice versa. Additionally, in Wiesau logs transported on
block trains and containers carrying waste wood are handled. Services also
include a depot and various repair services performed on request.
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Rail freight transportLink to the German seaports – every day
A daily connection in both directions links the three
Contargo Combitrac locations with Hamburg , and a connection with Bremerhaven three times a week.
Antwerp
AntwerpA city of contrasts
Both historic and modern, a blend of culture and
industry – the city on the Scheldt offers many contrasts. Although Antwerp’s
population is only slightly over 500,000, the port is the second biggest in
Europe and the eleventh largest worldwide. A network of railway lines, roads,
pipelines and inland waterways enables the onward transport of goods to many
destinations in Europe within a very short time.
Elmar OckenfelsPort Representative Germany, Port of Antwerp
“In view of the ongoing growth in sea container
transports we need a fast, smooth, reliable inflow and outflow channel for the
streams of containers moving in and out of the seaport terminals in the Port of
Antwerp; for this reason, the transport mode of rail is becoming increasingly
important to us.”
Hinterland link for the seaportBy rail to Antwerp
Together with partner enterprises, Contargo offers a round trip three times a week on the Duisburg (DIT) - Antwerp and Ludwigshafen - Antwerp lines. There is also a Strasbourg - Antwerp connection.
Duisburg
DuisburgAt the centre of Europe
Duisburg lies at the heart of the Rhine-Ruhr
metropolitan region which is centrally situated in Europe, amid major transport
arteries, and has 30 million consumers and 300,000 enterprises within a range
of just 150 kilometres. Many companies known throughout the world have located
here, helping the city to develop into a major logistics site. As well as the
Rhine itself, rail is also an important transport mode. The Rhine-Ruhr region
has a railway network approximately 2,000 km in length, on which goods from all
over the world arrive in Duisburg.
Duisburg Intermodal TerminalGateway to the western seaports and Asia
The Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) in Logport
Rheinhausen links the European hinterland with the western seaports and also
connects it by rail with South-East Europe, Russia and China. At the trimodal
terminal, which has an area of 220,000
m²
, containers – including
dangerous goods and reefers – can be handled on six sidings and at two berths
by four cranes, six reach stackers and three empty container stackers. Up to
15,000 TEU can be stored here altogether.
Rail connections from DuisburgHub for European rail transport
DIT has six
700-metre sidings. Employees on the spot perform the handling of the containers
and organise the planning, including track occupation. DIT offers its customers
direct rail connections to: Antwerp (Belgium), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Gadki,
Małaszewicze (Poland), Pomezia (Italy), Prague (Czech Republic), Vienna
(Austria), Dobra (Slovenia) and Moscow (Russia). There are also feeder
transports within the Ruhr area to various industrial locations, and national
and international rail connections.
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The New Silk RoadBy rail to Asia
Since 2011 the Port of Duisburg has been the starting-point
and destination for transcontinental rail connections to China. When Chinese President Xi Jinping started the One Belt, One Road Initiative
(New Silk Road) in 2013, visiting DIT in 2014, the number of trains
travelling between Duisburg and China went up again. Today 25 trains (import
and export) travel between various Chinese cities and Duisburg Intermodal
Terminal, meaning that over the last few years China has become one of DIT’s most
important partners. So to celebrate the Year of the Dog, the staff at Duisburg have
had a photo taken of themselves with their dogs at the terminal.
Amelie ErxlebenInternational Business Development (China)
“The train is an excellent complement to sea transport
and air freight. A transit time of 12 days places the train between these two transport
modes. Transit would be even faster if so many countries did not have different
rules – and even different track gauges – that slow it down. However, the
connection is so attractive that we are in close contact with Chinese customers
and are working to bring more China
transports not only to Duisburg, but also to other Contargo locations.“
Woerth
Contargo Wörth-Karlsruhe: Terminal in WörthVehicles for the world
The small town on the left bank of the Rhine opposite
Karlsruhe offers the options of transport by water, by rail or by road. This is
the site of the biggest truck assembly plant in the world, and other
prestigious companies have also settled there. The Port of Wörth is the largest
river port in the Rhineland-Palatinate. In fact, in terms of its container
throughput it is the second largest inland port in Germany after Duisburg .
Here Contargo operates a trimodal terminal with a rail connection departing 5x
weekly to Rotterdam. This block train, which is offered and organised by Contargo
itself, serves the RSC, ECT Delta and EMX terminals in Rotterdam. Together with
a partner, Contargo also offers a rail link from Wörth to the German North Sea
ports (Hamburg and Bremerhaven) 3-5 times weekly.
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Neuss
NeussEconomic strength meets quality of life
Neuss is the one of Germany’s oldest cities. The port
on the Rhine, the good infrastructure and its central position in Europe make
this location attractive to many major international enterprises. Accordingly,
industry and logistics play an important role in its economy. The resulting
high employment rate, and the varied and extensive cultural and leisure offer
in the city and the surrounding area contribute to the quality of life in
Neuss.
Contargo NeussLogistics hub on the Lower Rhine
Its central position in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan
region, its access to the Rhine, its direct links to various regional
conurbations, from the Lower Rhine to the north of Cologne, and its proximity
to the western seaports make Neuss an excellent location for logistics. From
this base the team of Contargo Neuss organises trimodal transport chains for
all usual container sizes to/from the western seaports. At its two terminals
the enterprise has four berths for barges, and its own rail access with three
sidings. These are used for various block trains, both its own and block trains
organised for customers. The Neuss Multimodal Express (NME) makes the round
trip between Neuss and Rotterdam three times a week.
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Green light for more rail transport
Thomas Löffler
Why multimodal transport chains are worthwhile
Getting there fast
Rail is the safest transport mode
Low emissions, low noise, less land use
Good connections to the most important European metropolitan areas
Heinrich Kerstgens
Neutral complete service provider
External and internal service provider
Network in the hinterland of the western and northern seaports
Selected Contargo locations with rail connections
Impressum
On schedule to the seaports
Services near the seaports
Agency services in the hinterland
Contargo Rail Services GmbH
Location with a future
Oriented towards growth
Contact and Information
Rail connections
By rail to the Balkans and back
Stelios Kapetanakis
Second largest city and biggest seaport in Germany
Ingo Egloff
By rail to the gateway of the world
Combined transport train service to Antwerp
Contact and Information
Transport hub in the Border Triangle
Contact and Information
More to offer than banks and airport
Trimodal terminal in the Rhine-Main area
Contact and Information
Hub between Europe and the world
More than 250 trains per week
Rail transport inside the harbour
Good prospects for rail transport
Heleen Scharroo
Rail connections
Production location with quality of life
Logistic services for industry exports
Contact and Information
Link to the German seaports – every day
A city of contrasts
Elmar Ockenfels
By rail to Antwerp
Gateway to the western seaports and Asia
Hub for European rail transport
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By rail to Asia
Amelie Erxleben
Vehicles for the world
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Economic strength meets quality of life
Logistics hub on the Lower Rhine
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