DB Cargo with New Connections from Rotterdam and Antwerp

DB Cargo, together with its subsidiary TFG Transfracht, will offer new train connections from Rotterdam and Antwerp to the main economic centers in Europe starting in December. The volumes from both ports will be consolidated in Kijfhoek in the Netherlands. DB Cargo expects an increase of about 100,000 containers per year starting next year.

(Mainz) DB Cargo is offering new connections to and from the two largest European ports, Rotterdam and Antwerp. This will connect the freight railway daily to the main economic centers in the German hinterland starting in December. Next year, the transport volume on these connections is expected to grow by about 100,000 containers per year.

“We are building for our customers in Antwerp and Rotterdam what we have successfully operated for many years with our network in other ports like Hamburg. We are ready! With the new departures from the West ports alone, we are relieving the environment and roads by 70,000 trucks annually,” said Dr. Sigrid Nikutta, Board Member for Freight Transport at Deutsche Bahn and CEO of DB Cargo.

DB Cargo and its subsidiary TFG Transfracht are bringing more goods onto the rails: All important terminals in the ports will be served daily. Customers’ goods will be further transported from there via combined and single wagon traffic. Industries with fluctuating volumes, such as the chemical industry, can also take advantage of the offer.

The volumes will be dispatched from the ports and consolidated in Kijfhoek. The largest marshalling yard in the Netherlands is located not far from Antwerp and close to Rotterdam. From there, the freight reaches its destination overnight via fast direct trains.

The ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam handle 27 million containers annually. However, freight to and from the West ports currently only travels by rail at a rate of eight to eleven percent. In contrast, Hamburg, the third-largest port in Europe, has a rail share of over 50 percent.

Photo and sketch: © DB Cargo / Image caption: The Port of Rotterdam

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