SINCE the start in early 2018, more than 100,000 containers have been transported via the Intercity Barge shuttle service. With the Intercity Barge, customers can pick up and de-liver their containers at the location of their choice and are assured of timely delivery. The shuttle ser-vice connects the terminals of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam on the Maasvlakte with the ter-minals and depots in the Waal and Eemhaven area, the Botlek area, the Merwedehaven, Rid-derkerk and Alblasserdam.
By bundling containers at these terminals and depots, it is possible to sail to and from the Maasvlakte with larger call-sizes. The Intercity Barge makes use of fixed windows at the ECT terminals and can, therefore, offer sustainable and efficient, but above all reliable, transport. In-tercity Barge is a joint corridor initiative of Danser Group and European Gateway Services (EGS).
The Port of Rotterdam Authority welcomes freight bundling initiatives by market parties. Bundling of cargo, fixed visit agreements with larger cargo volumes and fixed point-to-point connections between inland terminals and deep sea terminals lead to a more reliable inland ship-ping product thanks to less delays in handling at the terminals. This improves the accessibility of the port of Rotterdam, said a release.
