Rail increases share of Rotterdam’s container volumes
published: cw 25, 2007 in Logistics & ShippingIn 2006, rail increased its share in container transport to and from the Port of Rotterdam by more than 20%, improving its position with respect to the modal split from 9 to 11%. Road haulage accounted for 59% (2005: 60%) and inland shipping remained unchanged at just over 30%.
Port of Rotterdam Authority CEO, Hans Smits, commented: “At the end of 2005, beginning of 2006, a large number of new rail shuttles were launched, mainly to Central Europe. At the time, I suggested that people were anticipating the opening of the Betuwe Route. It’s a good sign that rail is already showing such a marked increase despite the delays in completion of the project. Demand is increasing structurally for both commercial and strategic reasons. Now that much more capacity is gradually becoming available, it is a question of improving the quality of what’s on offer.”
Smits pointed to the fact that, despite pessimism, inland shipping was “simply growing in line with the market” and he also highlighted the growing popularity of the train in intra-European combi-traffic. Particularly between the United Kingdom and the more distant destinations on the continent, rail’s share is greater than the Port Authority had previously assumed.
Source: Port of Rotterdam
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