Freight News, Inland waterway, Sea


WEC and partners to offer Dutch-Germany link

[ January 20, 2025   //   ]

WEC Lines, in cooperation with A2B-online, Tailwind Shipping Lines and inland shipping operator Danser Group, is offering a twice-weekly barge connection between the port of Moerdijk Combined Cargo Terminals in the Netherlands to Germany’s Duisburg Gateway Terminal, the world’s largest inland port. From 3 February, it will offer an alternative to road transport for clients in the Ruhr area into Southern Europe and vice versa. Departures from Moerdijk are on Monday afternoon and Wednesday and on Tuesday and Friday evening from Duisburg.

A2B-online operates short sea services between the Continent and the UK while Tailwind is a German shipping line and subsidiary of retailer Lidl, connecting Asia and Europe, not only for the retailer but for third party customers.

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