International logistics provider Contargo has developed a hub in the German hinterland, with capacity for approximately one million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
The hub will be used to build a terminal the size of 12 hectares, with eight quay cranes, and will be located between Nijmegen and Düsseldorf.
According to Contargo, approximately 1000 TEUs commute between the terminals and the seaports, resulting in a need for more specialised cranes on the sea terminals.
Contargo says that the 1000 TEU units will be divided in the sea ports to between 350 to 500 TEUs per terminal.
The extra handling costs at the mega hub are estimated to be $26 to $39 per TEU, in large quantities with high handling speed, according to Contargo.
Development of the new terminal will cost approximately $130 million.
Contargo hopes to start the project between 2015 to 2016.
The hub will be used to build a terminal the size of 12 hectares, with eight quay cranes, and will be located between Nijmegen and Düsseldorf.
According to Contargo, approximately 1000 TEUs commute between the terminals and the seaports, resulting in a need for more specialised cranes on the sea terminals.
Contargo says that the 1000 TEU units will be divided in the sea ports to between 350 to 500 TEUs per terminal.
The extra handling costs at the mega hub are estimated to be $26 to $39 per TEU, in large quantities with high handling speed, according to Contargo.
Development of the new terminal will cost approximately $130 million.
Contargo hopes to start the project between 2015 to 2016.