The network of connections European Gateway Services (EGS) offers between Bavaria in Germany and the port of Rotterdam is becoming more comprehensive. The Rotterdam – Nuremberg rail shuttle already calls at all the deepsea terminals at Maasvlakte (1 and 2).
Three times a week, EGS provides a rail connection between Rotterdam and Nuremberg and vice versa. In view of the success of this connection and an increase in the number of requests, Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) will also be directly served as of 1 February. By doing so, EGS is responding to shipper, forwarder and shipping company demand.
All the deepsea terminals at the Maasvlakte – Europe Container Terminals (ECT) Delta -with a connection to AP Møller Terminals (APMT)-R -, ECT Euromax, APM2 and RWG – are now directly served and there is a reduced need for shunting.
EGS also offers a thrice-weekly rail link between Rotterdam and Munich, serving ECT Delta (with a connection to APMT-R), ECT Euromax and Rail Service Center (RSC) Waalhaven.
By providing direct trucking options and offering the possibility of pre-delivery and post-delivery of containers in the hinterland, EGS is creating an ideal one-stop-shop, according to the announcement.
Furthermore, the connections via Rotterdam also benefit both importers and exporters. For example through the first and last port of call function that Rotterdam fulfils for many scheduled deepsea services. Cargo is consequently available sooner in the case of import or can be supplied later in the case of export cargo.
