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(Istanbul, 31 st March 2008). Europe Intermodal, a joint venture between the German Kombiverkehr GmbH & Co KG and the Slovenian Adria Kombi d.o.o. in drugi k.d., is commencing operative
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“Bosporus-Europe-Express” to start on the Munich – Ljubljana – Halkali v.v. route on 30 March

(Istanbul, 31 st March 2008). Europe Intermodal, a joint venture between the German Kombiverkehr GmbH & Co KG and the Slovenian Adria Kombi d.o.o. in drugi k.d., is commencing operative and commercial business on 30 March with its new “Bosporus-Europe-Express (BEEX)” train offering intermodal transport to and from Turkey.

This new route integrates Halkali, Istanbul’s largest intermodal terminal, into the European block train network of Kombiverkehr and Adria Kombi. The train will initially run once a week in both directions on the Munich – Ljubljana – Halkali route. The closing time for acceptance of shipments from Halkali is 16:00 on Wednesdays. Slovenia and Germany will be reached in four to six days.

The shared usage of the Kombiverkehr and Adria Kombi networks currently in existence delivers considerable benefits for the haulage industry. National and international trains can be combined optimally on the Gateway system principle, opening up access to key economic regions throughout Europe. In Germany the main Gateway terminal is Munich-Riem, which offers connections to the Ruhrgebiet, the port of Rotterdam in the west and the German Baltic Sea ports with the option of onward shipment to northern Europe. At the Ljubljana hub in Slovenia, loading units can be transferred to trains heading for other terminals not only in Slovenia but also in Hungary, Austria and northern Italy. Gateway services at Munich-Riem and Ljubljana are co-ordinated so that connections to Turkey – from the Ruhrgebiet or northern Italy, for instance – can be reached in six to seven days.

Additional departures for the “Bosporus-Europe-Express” are already being planned for the second half of the year. The aim is to increase frequency in the future to daily departures. As well as the containers (20 to 40 feet) that can currently be shipped, if required semi-trailers and mega-trailers are also to be transported in the future.