Nicknamed Flexible Multi-Terminal, the new set-up allows for better handling of unitised freight - ro-ro cargo units, containers, vehicles, and high-and-heavy freight.
The European Commission (COM) has approved the modified merger proposal of the two Finnish manufacturers of cargo handling equipment, following their promise to divest certain businesses.
Green Cargo has started connecting the Arken Intermodal Terminal in the Port of Gothenburg with Train Alliance's facility in Rosersberg near Sweden's capital.
The AE66 link sees cargoes sea-routed from China, Japan and Korea to the Russian Vostochny Port, where the load is transhipped onto Trans-Siberian trains heading for Kaliningrad.
The Primorsk-located facility would handle fertilisers, some 11-12mt per year, with the first shipments arriving in 2023 and the construction fully completed in 2024.
