{"id":237627,"date":"2025-06-18T18:51:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=63276"},"modified":"2025-06-18T18:51:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:51:38","slug":"cargobeamer-to-build-one-of-the-most-advanced-intermodal-transshipment-facilities-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=237627","title":{"rendered":"CargoBeamer to build \u201cone of the most advanced intermodal transshipment facilities in Europe\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hundreds of thousands of semi-trailers will move from the road onto rail. At least, that is the expected outcome of CargoBeamer\u2019s new project: a new intermodal transshipment terminal in Kaldenkirchen, Germany. The logistics company says that it will be \u201cone of the most advanced intermodal transshipment facilities in Europe\u201d.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Kaldenkirchen is located close to the border with the Netherlands, just across from the important Dutch logistics node Venlo. Construction work on the new terminal will begin in the second half of 2025, and it should start operations in 2026.<\/p>\n

The design of the facility is specifically catered to the automated loading of non-craneable semi-trailers to rail, explains CargoBeamer. With an annual handling capacity of 228,000 loading units, it should help take hundreds of thousands of semi-trailers off the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new facility in Kaldenkirchen will serve as the company\u2019s first proprietary terminal in Germany\u201d, says CargoBeamer. \u201cWith its highly automated and proprietary transshipment technology, CargoBeamer continues to set new standards in the road-rail freight transport.\u201d The company points to its Calais terminal from 2021, which it says has demonstrated the \u201cmaturity and reliability\u201d of CargoBeamer\u2019s system in day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n

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An aerial overview of the future Kaldenkirchen terminal. Image: \u00a9 CargoBeamer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Modal shift momentum<\/h2>\n

In terms of its business strategy, CargoBeamer calls the future Kaldenkirchen terminal a major milestone in the company\u2019s growth. It hopes to open up opportunities for combined road-rail transport in the Rhine-Ruhr and Benelux markets.<\/p>\n

The Kaldenkirchen terminal will be built in two phases on the existing Cabooter Group site. Phase one, starting autumn 2025 and finishing in late 2026, will cover 133,000 square metres, see the implementation of CargoBeamer’s transshipment technology, over 270 semi-trailer parking spots, and automated check-ins and check-outs. Existing operations will largely continue during construction. After 2026, the full expansion will grow the site to 159,000 square metres.<\/p>\n

“By building our first CargoBeamer terminal in Germany, we are delivering the momentum needed to accelerate the modal shift across Europe\u201d, CEO Nicolas Albert stated. \u201cKaldenkirchen will be home to our largest terminal yet, where we\u2019ll demonstrate the full capabilities of the CargoBeamer system. To achieve a large-scale shift of semi-trailers from road to rail, the intermodal industry needs frequent services and terminals designed specifically for semi-trailers \u2013 which is exactly what we\u2019re delivering in Kaldenkirchen.”<\/p>\n

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Much of the funding<\/strong> will come from the German Railway Authority, which is accompanied by CargoBeamer’s own investment. Earlier, the company secured over 200 million euros in investments from various sources, including German and Swiss government institutions and investment firm Orion Infrastructure Capital. CargoBeamer already revealed its intention to fund the Kaldenkirchen<\/strong> terminal with part of that money at the time. Another part will go to a new terminal in Domodossola<\/strong>, Italy.<\/p>\n

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