Port of Rotterdam Authority, Logistikcluster Regio Basel and the Port of Switzerland signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 23 March to renew its partnership.
The new MoU, which replaces the agreements made in 2016, means an increased focus on the digitalisation and sustainability of the important Rotterdam-Basel-Genoa corridor, according to a statement.
Themes addressed in the document include the possibilities for using hydrogen as a fuel for freight traffic, the expansion of intermodal logistics and support for the planned new tri-modal container terminal Gateway-Basel-North.
Further alignment between the port community systems RheinPorts Information System (Switzerland) and Portbase (Netherlands) is included in the new deal.
In the meantime, of the transport volumes between Switzerland and Rotterdam, over half are handled by inland barges, a third by train and only 1% by truck.
