Rotterdam-Austria by rail

News 27 Sep 2014 by WCN Editorial

European Gateway Services has introduced a direct train service between Rotterdam and Austria

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European Gateway Services, part of ECT, has introduced a new shuttle serivce, connecting Rotterdam with Vienna and Enns, each with two weekly pairs.

All connections can provide further steel wheel connections to Linz, Graz and further locations. Everywhere in Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Styria (Steiermark), European Gateway Services offers local C & D services up to the front door.

"Shipping companies, logistics service providers and shippers will have a serious alternative for transport via the Northern German ports through this Austria-Rotterdam shuttle," stated the company.

The service will help strengthen Rotterdam’s position in Austria, which European Gateway Services admits has come under pressure in the past years due to the competitiveness of intermodal rail over Hamburg/Bremerhaven.

In Austria, Roland Spedition acts as the local agent for bookings and transport to and from destinations. The service caters for swap bodies and inland containers as well as shipping boxes. Rail traction is provided by Rail Cargo Austria and TX Logistik.

Mark van Andel, director of European Gateway Services, said: “For many shipping companies, Rotterdam is the first European port of call. With our Austria-Rotterdam shuttle, import cargo will always arrive faster in Austria than through other Northwest European ports. There are also benefits for export cargo, especially when Rotterdam is the last European port of call. The shuttle is a real alternative and offers exactly those benefits that can make the difference for the customer.”