Rhine-Alpine News
18.09.2024
ESPON Call for Tender: PREPARED Targeted Analysis NSRM Corridor
Symbolic picture by Lukas Blazek on Unsplash
This targeted analysis aims to deliver a sound and evidence-based foundation for developing a common spatial and governance approach for the NSRM Corridor, potentially serving as a model for other trans-European Corridors
The maximum available budget is EUR 250,000.00, the deadline to submit the tender is 29 October 2024 at 11h00 CET. The contract will be implemented through a standard service contract with a duration of 15 months.
Duisport launches new multimodal terminal
Picture by Duisport
The Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) has officially opened on the former coal island of the Port of Duisburg, marking a significant milestone in the region’s 300-year history.
The terminal, which will increase handling capacity to around 850,000 TEU per year, is the tenth container terminal in the Port of Duisburg and the largest inland terminal in Europe. The terminal will serve to expand trimodal transhipment in Europe’s largest inland port, benefiting logistics throughout Europe.
The terminal is regarded as a model project for the future of logistics, with all goods movements being digitally controlled on the site, covering 33 football pitches. The ‘enerPort II’ project, a concept for the complete energy transformation of the terminal, aims to demonstrate that a terminal of this size can be operated in a completely climate-neutral manner with local generation of heat and electricity. Key components include a photovoltaic system, fuel cell systems, hydrogen engines for power generation, and battery storage. An intelligent local energy network links various energy systems and storage units to supply consumers at the terminal, including shore power, charging points, and crane systems. The enerPort II project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) as part of the ‘Hydrogen Technology Campaign’.
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Port of Strasbourg to invest 70 million euros in new rail freight terminal
Symbolic picture by Ports de Strasbourg
France’s second-largest inland port of Strasbourg has announced a 70 million-euro project to build a new rail freight terminal, aiming to double train-borne traffic from one to two million tonnes over the next decade.
The project is part of a 200 million euro investment plan over 10 years, with 25 million euros for infrastructure development at the port’s tri-modal terminal at Lauterbourg and five million euros for the river terminal. The first phase of operation is expected in 2026-2027, with a gradual ramp-up.
The project aligns with PAS’s objective of contributing to the ecological transition and becoming a tool for re-industrialisation and decarbonisation of the economy.The new rail freight terminal is expected to enhance the complementarity between rail and river transport at the port.
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