{"id":396590,"date":"2026-03-30T18:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=70333"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:45:49","slug":"laude-smart-intermodal-to-launch-regular-duisburg-poland-connection-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=396590","title":{"rendered":"Laude Smart Intermodal to launch regular Duisburg-Poland connection in April"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Polish intermodal operator Laude Smart Intermodal is planning to launch a new regular connection between Duisburg, Germany and southern and central Poland. The company is already thinking about follow-up steps.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Laude Smart Intermodal will have its own Iveco truck fleet waiting for the future trains in order to handle last-mile operations. This allows for the transportation of containers with a higher payload: 30 tonnes, which is 25% more than in conventional road transport.<\/p>\n

Laude organises these last-mile operations from its terminals in Zamo\u015b\u0107, near the Ukrainian border, and Sosnowiec in the Silesian-D\u0105browa industrial regions. It also does last-mile operations from partner terminals, including Duisburg.<\/p>\n

New connection to Italy<\/h2>\n

The Polish operator is also thinking about further business development: \u201cThe next step will be an intermodal connection linking Warsaw and Silesia with northern Italy. In each of these transport options, there is a possibility to extend the route to Ukraine and Turkey\u201d, Laude says.<\/p>\n

Laude points out that their greatest advantage – the ability to load and unload from the side, top, and rear – makes its transport solution “comparable to traditional road transport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laude uses both trailers that allow unloading of bulk cargo from containers and the transport
\nof heavy steel coils thanks to specially designed containers with a trough. \u201cAdditionally, […] we are able to transport any type of cargo, provided it is palletised or loaded into big bags\u201d, commented Marcin Witczak, CEO of Laude Smart Intermodal. \u201cIn full train transport, we carry biomass, grain, fertilisers, and similar cargo.\u201d<\/p>\n