Freight Rail & Intermodal | AAR
Rail intermodal combines shipping containers and truck trailers transported by rail, often with truck or water transport at terminals. It efficiently moves various goods, including retail products,
Rail transport is one of the most perspective modes of land transport considering both security and ecology aspects, and it is the basis for the export of Latvian transport and logistics services and for the efficient operation of other economy sectors.
LOTUS Containers sells different types of shipping containers in various sizes that can be easily utilised for railroad transportation. Railroad transportation efficiently moves goods across the country by loading containers onto trains, offering reliability and cost-effectiveness in the global supply chain.
GenFlat containers lock together when collapsed, with 4 collapsed units taking up the space of 1 Standard Marine Container. This makes for secure "multi-modal" transport by train, ocean vessel, or over the road truck, maintaining the same handling operations currently in place. It reduces repositioning costs by up to 75%.
The tracks are entirely grade-separated and have a generous loading gauge of 3,660 mm (12 ft 1⁄8 in) width and 7,100 mm (23 ft 3 + 1⁄2 in) maximum height allowing for the double-stacked shipping container on flatcars to be transported, in contrast to wellcars used in other countries for double-stack rail transport.
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