New Trimodal Terminal in Lauterbourg, France on the Upper Rhine

In June of this year, a new trimodal terminal in Lauterbourg on the French Upper Rhine will begin operations. This will provide the region between Strasbourg and Karlsruhe with an additional handling capacity of 80,000 TEU annually for the establishment of multimodal logistics chains. Additionally, heavy cargo loading will also be possible there.

(Duisburg/D; Lauterbourg/F) The operating company Lauterbourg Rhine Terminal (LRT) consists of four prominent French and German players. These are Paris Terminal, Compagnie Fluviale de Transport, Port Autonome de Strasbourg, and Haeger & Schmidt Logistics. “The expanded terminal has ideal conditions for trimodal handling and is a strategic extension of our presence in the Upper Rhine region,” explains Heiko Brückner, Managing Director of Haeger & Schmidt Logistics.

The recently modernized facility features a portal crane on the water side with a capacity of up to 29 containers per hour. For rail handling, two half-train tracks of 400 m each are available. Two new reach stackers will handle the loading and unloading of trucks.

Integration into Existing Services

The terminal will be integrated into the existing liner services of Haeger & Schmidt Logistics via inland shipping and rail between the Upper Rhine ports and the western ports. “With a strong economic hinterland in Germany and Alsace, the northern location is a good complement to ETK Euro Terminal Kehl and the Rhine Europe Terminals in Strasbourg,” evaluates Brückner.

He adds: “Furthermore, it is interesting for us to develop the heavy lift business in addition to container handling, both core competencies of our company.” For project cargo, Lauterbourg Rhine Terminal is equipped with a Ro/Ro ramp and a heavy lift crane with a lifting capacity of 200 t.

Lauterbourg Rhine Terminal (LRT) – About the Shareholders

Paris Terminal is a company specialized in trimodal port handling and a leading provider in this field in France with over 20 years of experience.

Compagnie Fluviale de Transport, a subsidiary of the Sogestran Group, is the French market leader in industrial transport on inland waterways and is a leader in the European market with over 200 vessels.

Port Autonome de Strasbourg, the second-largest inland port in France, is involved in the development of the third multimodal terminal in its region.

Haeger & Schmidt Logistics organizes trimodal logistics solutions around containers with its own liner services and terminals along the Rhine, as well as complete solutions for project cargo.

Photo: © Haeger & Schmidt