Port of Lübeck: Strong growth in intermodal transport
Baltic Rail Gate: Expansion of the hinterland rail transport fuels combined transport volumes of LHG Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft
Business is flourishing at the intermodal terminal of Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG). Baltic Rail Gate reports a 37 per cent increase for the first six months of the year, compared to the same period of the previous year. This growth was mainly resulting from the increasing frequency of train departures from the terminal. Almost every operator at the location has increased its traffic density in the past months“, explains Antje Falk, managing director, Baltic Rail Gate.
“A highly frequented port can grow by good connections to the hinterland. Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) gains competitiveness by consequently expanding its rail connections,“ says Sebastian Jürgens, managing director LHG.
LHG and Germany’s biggest operator of combined transport are each holding 50 per cent of Baltic Rail Gate. Combined or intermodal transport means loading trailers, containers or swap bodies to special rail wagons, carrying them as block trains to their destinations.
Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH operates Germany’s biggest Baltic seaport. They offer highly frequent maritime services to the Baltic Sea from their four port terminals. The load units are bundled and forwarded to the hinterland on efficient systems. LHG is by their own account a reliable partner of the paper and automotive industry.
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