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New barge connection Antwerp-Lauterbourg

The number of rail shuttles between Port of Antwerp and the European hinterland has increased significantly in the last 8 months: the rail offer has been expended by 36 new train roundtrips per week.

MSC strengthens its intermodal network and is the first ocean carrier to connect Vienna with the Port of Antwerp - MPET.

Expansion of existing connection:
Increase of frequency from 3 to 5 times per week. The connection ensures 50% more capacity for conventional loads and over 600 TEU container space per week.

Swissterminal is offering a new barge connection between Basel and Birsfelden and the port of Antwerp from December 2020. In addition, the existing rail connection from Swissterminal between Antwerp and Basel - Frenkendorf and Niederglatt will be improved from January 2021: it will be switched from an indirect service (via Neuss) to a direct service.

Lineas Intermodal has expanded its Lineas GreenXpress Network with three new destinations by rail from Antwerp: Recklinghausen (Germany), Langweid-Foret (Germany) and Wolfurt (Austria).

Optimodal, in collaboration with its partner DB Cargo, has added a new train service between Antwerp and Neuss, Germany to its range. The new direct shuttle connects the PSA Noordzee Terminal in Antwerp with the Neuss Trimodal Terminal in Neuss twice a week
In addition, Kombiverkehr is expanding the shuttle between Antwerp and Duisburg, also partnering with DB Cargo. A shuttle will travel between the DUSS Terminal in Duisburg three times a week.
You can find the details of these connections below.