Northern ports gain link with Poland
A new Polish hinterland terminal has just opened near Katowice, bringing the southern Polish economic region of Silesia closer to the Port of Hamburg and linking up with the northern European seaports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Rotterdam through daily rail connections.
HHLA Intermodal Polska, a HHLA subsidiary, has invested around €10m in building the new terminal. The tenant and operator at the terminal is rail operator POLZUG, a company jointly owned by PKP Cargo SA (Polish State Railways), DB Mobility Logistics AG and HHLA (each with 33.33%).
One great advantage of the terminal consists of three rail sidings sufficiently long at 625 metres for complete block trains – meaning that container trains can be handled without having to be split up.
The facility possesses extensive reserves of capacity, permitting annual throughput of up to 100,000 teu. Planning measures for additional terminal projects in Poland are proceeding rapidly.
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