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Last year, inland shipping on the Flemish waterways transported a total of 71.9 million tonnes, an increase by 4.23%. Container transport rose above the 1 million TEU mark for the first time. The Albert Canal is the most important transport axis (source: Flows.be)

EGS connects Austria with all deepsea terminals and several city terminals of Rotterdam, and vice versa. We offer high frequent rail and barge connections with Linz and Vienna. Austria is also connected with Rotterdam via Southern Germany. Regensburg. Munich and Kornwestheim are part of the EGS network. Next to rail and barge services we also offer additional services such as last mile trucking. 

During the 'Baanbrekers' event in Mechelen (Belgium) on November 16th, 2021, Martine Hiel, Managing Director of Hutchison Ports Belgium, received the prestigious award for multimodal ambassador 2021.

EGS provided synchromodal alternatives during the closure of the Havenspoorlijn in the port of Rotterdam. For example a barge/rail combination via Duisburg for containers to and from Nuremberg. Thanks to this route, customers could still have their import containers at the unloading address in time.

All modalities, high frequent connections; the right conditions for genuine synchromodal solutions are available. It is easy to switch within and between modalities. If a departure is missed the next one is available within a few hours. If there are hindrances on for instance the rail infrastructure; barges are an alternative. And if the river is blocked due to low water levels, trains are available.

With 58 departures per week; 29 from Venlo and 29 from Rotterdam, your container is always on the right time at the right place. There is always a connection to satisfy your needs. We offer both train and barge and if necessary, we can easily provide road transport as well. Four times a day trains depart from Venlo to Rotterdam  and vice versa. Every day you can book a barge between both regions and on demand additional barges can be operated.

The combination of high frequent connections and short transit times guarantee a quick delivery of your container. Containers leaving Rotterdam in the morning by train can be collected in Venlo in the afternoon or early next day in case of barge transport or vice versa. Hutchison Ports Venlo is a true extended gate of the Rotterdam container terminals.

Since today, Thursday 29 July, the Ever Given has been moored at the quayside of the ECT Delta terminal. In close cooperation, Evergreen Marine Corporation and Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT) have worked out a plan to handle the Ever Given in Rotterdam. All continental European containers will be unloaded in Rotterdam.

ECT has more than 55 years of experience with container handling and is famous for its innovative concepts. Hutchison Ports Venlo was founded at the beginning of the eighties as the first connections between Rotterdam and Venlo were established. This contributed strongly to the development of the logistics sector in the Venlo region.More than 10 years ago, we introduced European Gateway Services (EGS) to further strengthen intermodal transport concepts between the deepsea ports and the European hinterland.