LTG Cargo has carried out the first all-European car transport from the Czech Republic to Palemona: 220 new Škoda cars destined for the Baltic market were transported to Lithuania by a train of 22 carriages.
"The biggest rail freight customers are in the oil, mineral and plant products sectors, but we are constantly looking for solutions for other commodities as well, to make it more convenient and profitable for customers who produce or transport them to choose rail. This project is the result of the LTG Cargo team's work to expand the geography of transport and achieve the strategic goal of growing international transport. Importantly, the volume of cars transported by rail would have required 25-30 road trucks, making it not only a sustainable but also a competitive logistics solution," said Eglė Šimė, CEO of LTG Cargo.
The project was carried out in cooperation with partners: ČD Cargo in the Czech Republic provided the rail transport. At the same time, the distribution of the vehicles from the terminal in Palemone to the final locations was handled by the Lithuanian company AV Terminal.
"The vehicles delivered to Palemona will be provided with additional services at our terminal in Vievis and delivered to final customers in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia," says Martynas Keršys, director of AV Terminal.
From the departure station in the Czech Republic to Palemonas, the cargo was transported by rail on a standard European gauge (1435 mm), so there was no need to reload the wagons. The 1,000 km journey was completed in just 50 hours. From the Czech border to Mockawa via Poland, the project cargo was transported by LTG Cargo's subsidiary LTG Cargo Polska.
