Expanding rail service between Maasvlakte II and Venlo
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II’s new rail service between its Rotterdam terminal (the Netherlands) and the logistics hub Venlo on the Dutch-German border is proving popular. Following the success of the initial five-times-per-week service, plans are already in place to scale up the frequency soon to 14 times per week. Each rail departure has a capacity for 96 teu, which replaces around 48 trucks on the road.
This new service complements APM Terminals Maasvlakte II’s existing bi-weekly rail connection to Germersheim, Germany.
The company’s short-term plans include the introduction of a rail service to Duisburg, another destination in Germany situated at the junction of the rivers Rhine and Ruhr, with a connection to German North Sea ports via the Rhine-Herne Canal. (ben)