Intermodal Transport System CargoBeamer to Start Commercial Operations in Europe

Intermodal Transport System CargoBeamer to Start Commercial Operations in Europe PR Newswire LONDON, November 9, 2012 LONDON, November 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Unique intermodal transport system introducing automated, parallel, fast and cost-efficient transfer of all semi-trailers from road to rail - Officially certified technology fulfilling all technical and operational requirements to run on European rail network - Plans for CargoGate-terminal in new Calais Premier logistics hub announced The start of CargoBeamer's commercial operations in Europe has been marked by a successful test drive from Leipzig (Germany) to Calais (France), completing a series of tests proving that CargoBeamer fulfills all technical and operational requirements to run on the European rail network. CargoBeamer is a European transport system consisting of special wagons and terminals with revolutionary cargo handling that allows all non-craneable semi-trailers to be shifted from road to rail. "Freight traffic on European roads is forecasted to grow by 75 percent until 2025, threatening to take the continent's roads infrastructure on the verge of traffic collapse," said Hans-Juergen Weidemann, CEO of CargoBeamer. "CargoBeamer anticipates this development and has the potential to counter the situation by shifting cargo traffic efficiently and environmentally-friendly from road to rail.