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Rail freight parties to establish foundation for digitised transport

Nineteen rail freight parties signed a partnership agreement on 7 April to launch a foundation, which will be under the leadership of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, aiming to further accelerate the growth of digitisation and data sharing in rail transport sector.

The foundation is estimated to be laid in the next two years, according to a statement, and will be comprised of the following parties from the rail freight sector: Contargo, CTT Rotterdam, Danser, DB Cargo Nederland, DistriRail,...

https://container-news.com/rail-freight-parties-to-establish-foundation-for-digitised-transport/

Contargo starts new rail service between Antwerp and Frankfurt

The rail operator Contargo launched on 4 April a new direct rail service, connecting the German city of Frankfurt with the Port of Antwerp.

The shuttle starts with a fixed schedule and one round trip per week, with container trains departing every Monday from Frankfurt Höchst, and reaching the Belgian port one day later, on gateway Q1700 and the PSA container terminals Q913 and Q869.

The frequency of the train service is planned to be increased “after a successful phase,” according to the port of...

https://container-news.com/contargo-starts-new-rail-service-between-antwerp-and-frankfurt/

No sign of promised improved wait times for European barge operators

Congestion along northern Europe’s inland waterways is proving erratic as we enter the third week of 2022, with bright spots possibly a “mirage”.
Contargo has recorded two successive weeks of declining wait times – a December high of 75 hours now down to 56 hours – but one source told The Loadstar they had seen no change in load and unload times.
“We are in a fixed contract with a top-five carrier, …

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https://theloadstar.com/no-sign-of-promised-improved-wait-times-for-european-barge-operators/

European barge services stymied by low water and poor infrastructure

Handling times may have halved in a week, but this masks a deteriorating situation along North Europe’s inland waterways.
Low water levels mean barges are less likely to be able to carry full loads.
Contargo is reporting wait times of just 36 hours, the lowest this year, for Rotterdam, close to half the 71 hours recorded just seven days earlier, but the barge operator noted: “Water levels on the Rhine are continuing …

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Good news, bad news ‘and even worse news’ from congested Euro ports

The knock-on effects of the blockage of the Suez Canal is likely to impact North Europe supply chains until June.
Container hub ports that used the week-long lull from ship arrival delays to prepare their landside facilities for the box onslaught are now “full to the brim”, according to a carrier source.
Container lines have discharged Asian imports wherever they can to turn ships around in North Europe as quickly as possible …

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Contargo prepares for the next extreme summer

Contargo announces that June 2019 was the hottest June on record since the collection of weather statistics first began in 1881. “A sign that – as in 2018 – we might be in for another long, hot summer, with weeks of drought and low water on the Rhine,” Contargo says.

Since autumn 2018, container hinterland logistics network Contargo has taken the precautionary measure of having four barges in its fleet modified so that they have 10-15 cm more water beneath the keel in very low water conditions.

“W...

https://container-news.com/contargo-prepares-next-extreme-summer/

E-truck put into use in German box terminal

German container hinterland logistics company Contargo on Monday, May 6, put its first electronic truck (e-truck) into use in Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT), a logistics hub of the world’s largest inland port, namely Duisburg port in West Germany.

For the first time, DIT uses an e-truck for delivery and collection of containers at different loading places within a radius of 40 kilometers.

Driven by 210 kW electric motor, the truck, with maximum permissible weight of 37 tons, can make around...

https://container-news.com/etruck-put-into-use-german-box-terminal/

No easing of Europe’s barge congestion, despite upgraded traffic system

Delays of more than a day are still plaguing northern Europe’s inland waterways after attempts to address the issues failing to have an impact.
Last May, the port of Antwerp announced an upgraded barge traffic system (BTS) as it sought to alleviate the congestion that had gripped it and Rotterdam for more than two years.
One source today told The Loadstar the new BTS had failed to deliver the expected improvements.
“This is not …

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Barge operators hit by new charges as Rhine water levels sink to new lows

Barge operators have been hit by water levels along the Rhine being at their lowest in almost a century, following a prolonged drought.
One source told The Loadstar the water at Bingen was so low “one could cross the German river by foot, something never seen before”.
The source added: “Duisburg has been out of reach for six days, and operators have cancelled charter shipments on many barges.
“Contargo alone moves approximately 50,000 containers a month on around …

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