A new regular common user freight train service was recently launched by Metrans that links the Croatian port of Rijeka, via the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), to Budapest in Hungary.
Lancé en juin, le nouveau rail fret service connects AGCT with Metrans' Csepel Terminal in Budapest.
"We commend Metrans for launching this new service that connects Rijeka to Csepel Terminal and Metrans' entire intermodal network in Europe. Unlike the multiple regular weekly block trains between Rijeka and different rail hubs in Budapest that are dedicated to individual clients, this common user service enables freight forwarders and shippers to book landside services directly with Metrans. C’est très encourageant à voir le deuxième commun rail service lancé dans deux mois," dit Emmanuel Papagiannakis, AGCT chef exécutif officier.
He added: "The Hungarian market is the second large for AGCT and one of the most important in Europe. Déjà a significatif manufacturing and consumer market, Hungary sees potential for further growth as the economy continue its strong development. Metrans' new service also creates potential for Slovakia, Austria, Czechia and Romania, and confirme the growing importance of AGCT as a gateway for Southern, Central and Sud-Est Europe."
Le commun rail service runs twice per week at a fixed timetable, offering a direct connection between Rijeka and Budapest without stopovers, as well as attractive transit en commun fois.
A filiale de International Conteneur Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), AGCT regarde à plus augmenter its rail débit, qui représente 47 percent of its total volume. An augmentation in rail traffic would contribuer to a more sustainable supply chain, as moving freight by rail instead of truck reduces carbon emissions by up to 24 kilograms per freight ton.
In Mars 2011, L’ICTSI forged a 30-year strategic partnership with Luka Rijeka D.D. for the operation, management, and development of Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) at the Port of Rijeka, Croatia's main seaport.
