The connection is managed by Innofreight and is operated by partners Captrain Italia in cooperation with Sangritana, Budamar Logisitcs, a.s, and ČD Cargo.
There are currently 2 departures per week with transit times of 4-5 days door-to-door exclusively with mega XLS semi-trailers. The plan is to increase to 3 weekly roundtrip departures from October 2022.
Indeed, more and more customers are choosing combined services as a reliable and environmentally sustainable transport solution due to the reduction of CO2 emissions by up to 40%. For every route traveled by a single train along this axis, at least 190 tonnes of CO2 will be saved compared to the equivalent road transport, which means that totals more than 54,000 tonnes of CO2 saved by the end of the year.
"Combined transport is a growing market whose development is strongly influenced not only by demand but also by loading capacities, connections, and the quality of services offered," said Guido Pietro Bertolone CEO of Arcese, who continued: "The outlook for the coming years is one of dynamic growth in intermodal transport, which as part of the European Green Deal will contribute substantially to the decarbonization of global supply chains. By developing more sustainable transport solutions and increasing the share of intermodal services for our customers, we can support the EU's long-term strategy and thus the modal shift'.
“At the heart of Arcese's intermodal strategy is the strengthening of the network on the north-south axis and the expansion of the network on axes with great growth potentials such as south-east, south-west, and north-east Europe,” says Emanuele Arcese Road Freight FTL Director. “Not only that: this development for Arcese means investing in company trains capable of guaranteeing loading capacity and competitiveness for customers, in strengthening collaborations with key partners at European level as well as in the standardization of the semi-trailer fleet”.
Last year, the Arcese Group handled more than 250,000 trips of which 40% were in combined road/rail and short-sea traffic with an increase of 6% compared to the previous year and confirming volumes in line with the pre-pandemic traffic of 2019.
