Ekol and VIIA to open new intermodal line in Europe

“For the first anniversary of our ro-ro service between Izmir and Port of Sète we are glad to announce a rail continuation to Paris area, which will become a unique and true multimodal transport solution” declared Ahmet Musul, Chairman of Ekol.We are starting the service for Ekol with 2 weekly shuttle connections from mid October and very soon we wish to extend the frequency to 3 connections weekly or more” said Thierry Le Guilloux, President of VIIA.
VIIA is a rail operator, part of SNCF Logistics, specialized in the transport of trailers on rail throughout Europe. VIIA is considered a pioneer in this sector with its existing lines: AFA from France to Italy since 2003 and Lorry-Rail from Luxembourg to the Spanish border since 2007. About 100,000 transport units are transferred each year using the combined road and rail transport solutions.
“The new intermodal line suitable for automotive mega trailers will open a new transport chain between Paris area and South France and Spain. With the direct access to the ro-ro line towards to Turkey, we are able to offer our customers from all sectors a fast and sustainable transport solution connecting Turkey and Île de France on a high ecological level” said Oliver Schuhbauer, Director BU Intermodal with EKOL.
Ekol is now present in 11 countries with approximately 3,000 trailers and operating 38 weekly block trains between Trieste and Cologne or Ludwigshafen in Germany and Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
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