International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) forged a 30-year strategic partnership with Luka Rijeka D.D. for the operation, management, and development of Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) at the Port of Rijeka, Croatia’s main seaport. This is he first time that a regular direct train service connects Rijeka, Croatia, through AGCT and Paskov in the Czech Republic.
“The Czech market is one of the most important markets in Europe with a significant manufacturing hub and consumer market," according to Emmanuel Papagiannakis, AGCT chief executive officer.
Currently, there are multiple regular weekly block trains between Rijeka, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary with extensions for Slovakia.
"We appreciate that Maersk has launched this initiative adding direct rail services to Czechia," he noted. "This also confirms the growing significance of AGCT as a gateway for Central Europe and Southeast Europe.”
Launched in May, the Maersk rail service runs up to two times per week.
The rail service is operated by ČD Cargo Adria, a subsidiary of Czech freight operator ČD Cargo, the largest railway transport provider in Czech Republic and one of the major rail operators on the Trans-European Network corridor including Slovakia, Germany, Austria, Poland and now expanding in Croatia.