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At the end of 2019, the Betuwe Express of European Gateway Services (EGS) already marked its 10th year of reliably and quickly connecting the deepsea terminals at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam with the inland terminal Hutchison Ports Duisburg in Germany. Across 5000 trips, more than 400,000 containers (TEU) have now been transported by train. Good for a reduction in CO2 of more than 37,500 tonnes compared to transport by road.

This week in Nieuwsblad Transport's 'Brand Story' the story of EGS; Extra markets for Rotterdam through the intermodal connections of EGS. EGS has considerably expanded its network of intermodal transport in the Benelux, Germany and Austria in recent years. As a result, tens of thousands of containers are not only taken off the road every year and transported via inland shipping and rail. The port of Rotterdam can also tap into new markets.

Since last year is the Intercity Barge a proven success and shows that reliable barge services within the Port of Rotterdam area and the vicinity of the port can help to strengthen the supply chain.This barge service connects the terminals of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam at the Maasvlakte with the terminals and depots in the Waal-/Eemhaven area, Botlek area, Merwedehaven, Ridderkerk and Alblasserdam.

Together with partners, European Gateway Services (EGS), part of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam, is launching a new rail connection between Rotterdam and Munich. The new rail service replaces the existing connection with Munich and strengthens the rail product between Munich and Rotterdam.

The intelligent 'container 42', that the Port of Rotterdam Authority will be shipping around the world in the coming two years, was loaded yesterday, Monday 27 May, on a European Gateway Services (EGS) train with destination Munich. The container arrived on Sunday by means of the Intercity Barge of EGS at the ECT Delta terminal and has since left for Munich via the rail terminal. EGS provides also the rail transportation to Munich.

This year, European Gateway Services will once again be present at the largest transport & logistics fair in Europe; Transport Logistic 2019 in Munich.The fair will be held from 4 to 7 June 2019. You can find the EGS stand in hall B3, stand number 410 (B3.410).

European Gateway Services (EGS), Barge Terminal Born and Danser Group have joining forces and are offering a reliable transport corridor between Rotterdam and Limburg by means of the Limburg Express. In Rotterdam, the Limburg Express calls at the Hutchison Ports ECT Delta terminal and in Limburg at the inland barge terminals in Venlo and Born.

European Gateway Services (EGS) connects Rotterdam with the south of Germany by means of both rail and inland shipping. Through the deployment of various modalities, EGS is able to optimally respond to the wishes of customers and to current conditions. ECT consequently offers its customers a flexible network rather than just a connection.