IMS RAIL SWITZERLAND links Rotterdam with Switzerland, Baden Württemberg and the Alsace
Vienna, 30. October 2012 - IMS starts the Erasmus shuttle
On 26.10.2012 the Basel-based IMS SWITZERLAND AG launched a new Train-shuttle between Rotterdam and Basel Bad
Twice weekly the ”Erasmus-Shuttle” does connect the Container terminal Basel Bad Ubf (Duss) - overnight - with the Rotterdam terminals of Rail Service Center (RSC) and Maasvlakte (MVL).
"This shuttle complements ideally our existing train connections between Rotterdam and Frenkendorf and Rekingen" said Wolfgang Tomassovich, CEO IMS and Enrique Rivas, CEO of IMS RAIL SWITZERLAND.
"With a total of 14 train depatures per week alternatives on the barge, we offer our customers optimal connections to the West Harbour."
The new connection became necessary, because a lot of volume coming from the northern ports was transferred to western ports in the last 2 years successively .