New potential and flexibility for further highly productive and climate-friendly transport solutions for intermodal transport


Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) is investing almost 18 million euros and is significantly expanding the Baltic Rail Gate (BRG) intermodal terminal at Skandinavienkai. Capacity will be significantly increased by late summer 2024. The capacity bottlenecks that have repeatedly occurred at peak times should thus be a thing of the past. At the same time, the port and the combined transport terminal are positioning themselves for the future. The way is being cleared for new transport operations.

While the maximum handling capacity is currently 140,000 cargo units per year, this is set to rise to 240,000 units after the expansion. The Baltic Rail Gate is already an important intermodal terminal for sustainable transport in the Baltic Sea region. Combined with the approximately 90 seaborne RoRo departures per week at the LHG terminals, it forms an important link between the industrial centres of Southern and Western Europe and the Nordic countries.

Extended tracks, new operations building, third crane, electric Tugmaster
The facility currently has six tracks, each 600 metres long, and two cranes. With the expansion, all tracks will be extended to 740 metres of usable track length. This is the European standard today. This eliminates the need for time-consuming shunting work. The construction plan also includes a third crane and a new operations building. The crane runways and the cable drums for the power supply of the two existing cranes will also be extended so that they can handle the entire track length in future. LHG is purchasing three new electric tugmasters to move the trailers around the transshipment centre. All the work is geared towards future-proof, partially and fully automatic operation of the cranes. The first track and civil engineering work began in late summer 2023. The track construction work was completed in October of this year. We are currently waiting for final approval from the responsible state authority. The new crane will be delivered in a second step.

New potential and more flexibility for even more climate-friendly transport
Heiko Krebs, Managing Director of BRG shareholder Kombiverkehr, has also already commented on the ongoing infrastructure work at Skandinavienkai in Lübeck: ‘Combined with the expansion of Baltic Rail Gate, we have the potential and flexibility for further highly productive and climate-friendly transport solutions by rail. This will enable us to meet customer needs even better as demand continues to rise, thereby consolidating our position in competition with through long-distance road freight transport.’ The Frankfurt-based company already offers numerous train departures to and from Lübeck-Skandinavienkai for national and international transport. There are connections to and from Duisburg, Hanover, Ludwigshafen and Verona in Italy, among others. From there, onward connections to other international terminals are possible by direct transfer of the loading units.


This is Baltic Rail Gate GmbH
Baltic Rail Gate (BRG) has been operating the intermodal terminal at Skandinavienkai since 2003. The shareholders are Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) and Kombiverkehr KG, each holding 50 per cent. The company currently employs 34 people. The facility is owned by LHG.

For more information regarding our services from and to Northern Europe, please contact:
Ulrich Bedacht, Sales, Manager Northern European Transport & German Baltic Sea Ports, +49 69/79505-244 or ubedacht@kombiverkehr.de

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