APM Terminals reports that its new rail connections between a number of deep-sea terminals and the hinterland has made the transmit of products faster and safer, while in the meantime decreases the environmental impact.
Mainly, APM Terminals Pipavav, one amongst India’s multipurpose ports, accomplished a rail connection to its Kanpur Inland Container at the end of 2018. This gave to customers the chance to connect more efficiently to the gateway port.
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Moreover, the new connection was named ‘Polymer Express’ because the first train on the route was carrying 90 TEUs of polymer for Gail. The latter is a natural gas transmission company.
Also, APM Terminals is a leading Indian port that accommodates containers and liquid and dry bulk cargoes. In the meantime, it serves customers in the state of Gujarat with road and rail networks to India’s hinterland and northwest.
This new connection will help exporters and importers to move their cargo faster and more safely using an environmentally friendly mode of transport.
… stated Keld Pedersen, managing director at APM Terminals Pipavav.
This follows another connection that was established recently in Italy, where new routes to the north from the port of Vado Ligure have occurred.
In addition, Vado Ligure is a large Mediterranean port which expertise is handling fruit and vegetables. Therefore, a fast transmit of these kinds of products is essential.
The new trains travel to Rivalta Scrivia where the Rail Hub Europe SpA is based. This is a strategic hub for Norther Italy’s logistics system.
During this first phase, the trains use lowered carriages, that are ideal for loading extra tall ‘high cube’ containers, that provide extra volume. These additions are based on further expansions that were made during 2018, in Mexico and Sweden.
Moreover, APM Terminals Gothenburg saw the return of three rail destinations in 2018 – Insjön, Gävle and Karlhamn – increasing the number of routes to Scandinavia’s biggest rail hub to 13.
APM Terminals Gothenburg aspire to enhance volumes and service levels for rail freight.
As Henrik Kristensen, managing director of APM Terminals Gothenburg noted
Sweden is a large and long country, with large export volumes. To be competitive in both time and cost, rail transfers directly to ocean-going vessels are needed to avoid expensive and time-consuming transhipments,
Consequently, Gothenburg Terminals’ goal is to double container freight flow on the ‘Västra Stambanan’ lines to and from Gothenburg within three years.
In the Americas, a new block-train service from APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico helps into preventing jam and delay, associated to the other west-coast ports, to reach hinterland destinations in the US and Mexico.
Since the launch of the terminal in 2018, there has been an increase in eight vessel services calling each week.
In conclusion, the terminal provides the shortest distance and lowest intermodal cost to Mexico City. As Latin America’s first semi-automated terminal, APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas operates around the clock using the latest technology to offer real-time information, no congestion and swift turnaround times.