CoolRail perishables service could save 12,000 Spain-Netherlands truck trips a year

A new dedicated perishables reefer train link between Spain and the Netherlands opened this week and could save up to 12,000 trucks trips a year.

The CoolRail temperature-controlled service launched on Monday as a reefer-only operation, three times a week between Valencia and Rotterdam in each direction.

It is an initiative of Euro Pool System, which provides logistics services and re-usable packaging to the fresh produce chain.

Gerjo Scheringa, chief executive of Euro Pool Group, said: “After extensive preparations and the first pilot ...