The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has shared the results of its Single Wagon Load model one year after its launch.
Railport and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, in collaboration with Infrabel, aimed to enhance rail transportation quality by implementing a rail vision that includes consolidating single railcar traffic (Single Wagon Load) within the port region.
Bundling implies that Railport arranges a “group purchase” for transportation within the port, often known as the first/last mile.
In exchange for the specified fee, participating enterprises can have railcars picked up and transported to a marshalling yard or delivered to them from a marshalling yard.
Following 10 months of bundling, participating freight payers reportedly have higher-quality rail transit in the port region. The port noted that many of its customers pay less for their first/last mile than they did previously.
Nils van Vliet, CEO of Railport, said: “Bundling the first/last mile is already having beneficial effects. We are therefore also calling upon all parties involved to make digitisation a success so that we can provide all of the firms involved with accurate real-time information about their transports.”
In October, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges reported a 6.8 per cent increase in container throughput, reaching 10.15 million TEUs in the first nine months of the year.