The fleet of the company's Malta Motorways of the Sea has been reinforced with the purchase of two ro-ros: Eurocargo Catania and Eurocargo Sicilia, each offering 3,300 lane metres of cargo capacity.
The German rail freight hauliers have built a coalition with over 230 forwarders to shift more cargo from roads to railways, with the aim of saving the environment some 50mt of CO2 emissions by 2030.
A reefer train carrying fresh fruits and vegetables was sent from Valencia to Copenhagen via Cologne to test a route that is expected to become a regular weekly connection.
The train set - carrying electronics, auto parts, and epidemic-prevention supplies - will cross Duisburg on its way and arrive at the final destination after 21-22 days.
The two countries want to add more volume to the already existing container services (from Klaipėda to Odessa and Kiev), set up one for the transportation of trailers (Klaipėda-Odessa), and rail-connect Kyiv, Minsk, Vilnius and Riga together.
The Turkish terminal operator, managing 22 facilities worldwide, has ordered 27 Kalmar machines - 12 heavy terminal tractors, 11 reachstackers, and four empty container handlers.
