News / Bottlenecks at North Europe deepsea ports the real cause of barge delays

Barge in front of industrial plants on the main river in Frankfurt Hoechst © Rainer Lesniewski

Contargo is to expand its inland terminal at Frankfurt’s Industriepark Hoechst by 10,000 sq metres, but concerns linger over bottlenecks at north Europe’s deepsea ports hampering barge services.

Operating since 2004, Industriepark handles barge, rail and truck transports along the Main and Rhine rivers and the expanded facility will include more truck parking, infrastructure to accommodate electric vehicles and an additional container crane.

Contargo said: “Extension of the terminal is expected to be completed by end-2023/early-2024, and the agreement with the park ...