LTG Cargo has launched intermodal freight transport to Duisburg to further achieve its diversification goals.

LTG Intermodal freight transport

LTG Cargo, the freight division of the Lietuvos geležinkeliai (LTG) group, has launched intermodal freight services to Duisburg in Germany to further achieve diversification goals, reports Railway Supply magazine.

The new freight route will give customers rail access to one of Europe’s most important industrial hubs and the world’s largest inland waterway port.

The first regular train from Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) to Duisburg will depart on 4 April. This is the first international freight route to the West, operated by LTG Group companies in three different countries.

“Now we are actively working to offer the market as many opportunities as possible for railway communication with the West,” said Egle Šime, CEO of LTG Cargo.

“After arriving at the intermodal terminal in Duisburg, customers will have the opportunity to further transport semi-trailers and containers by rail to other terminals. Direct trains from Duisburg run regularly to terminals in Germany, Italy, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden. In addition, there is the possibility of a railway connection with France or even the UK.”

The LTG Cargo team will provide transport services in Lithuania, while transport operations in Poland and Germany will be carried out by LTG Cargo Polska, a subsidiary of LTG Cargo.

The progress achieved over the past year and the successful operation of the branch in Poland will allow us to offer our customers a more sustainable and cost-effective way to transport goods to and from Central Europe.

Freight transportation will be organized using the capacities of companies, i.e., by owning all the necessary logistics solutions.

The length of the new KIT-Duisburg-KIT route will be 3040 km. The train will run three times a week in both directions and will be able to carry up to 36 semi-trailers and multi-goods containers in one trip.

In the coming months, the company also intends to establish cooperation with new customers in Poland and look for ways to help Lithuanian enterprises import raw materials from Central European countries.

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