Intermodal route has been developed as an alternative to the classical land route through Eastern European countries for trailer transportation between Europe and Turkey.
In the Intermodal Route, Ekol trailers which arrive Trieste by ferry are carried to the Worms or Antwerpen stations by block trains on the export direction. Transportation from Europe to Turkey uses the same route back from Antwerpen to three destination in Turkey.
From October 2011, new block train dedicated to Ekol, transports the trailers from Worms to Arad in both directions.
Ekol trucks transport the trailers to the U.N-RORO ports for export direction and deliver the trailers from U.N-RORO ports for the import direction.
For the export operation, trailers arriving by Ro-Ro is loaded to the Kombiverkehr Block Train by the site equipments in the port without use of any truck.
Arriving trailers are unloaded from train and Ekol GmbH trucks deliver them to Ekol Heppenheim consolidation center or to the final destination in export operation. Import trailers are also transferred to the station by Ekol Germany fleet.







