Freight transport between Türkiye and the European Union is facing significant delays. cargo-partner, a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., offers companies in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia intermodal solutions that combine rail and road transport.
At the Turkish-Bulgarian border, trucks are currently waiting approximately four to six days for clearance. Reconstruction work and a shortage of road transit permits are adding to the pressure, and current estimates suggest that the situation is unlikely to improve significantly by the end of the year.
For companies transporting goods between Central Europe and Türkiye, these conditions make delivery schedules harder to predict. cargo-partner offers intermodal transport as an alternative to conventional full truckload (FTL) services, using rail for the main leg of the journey and road transport for collection and delivery.
“With current border delays, it is important to have more than one transport option available. Intermodal transport can help companies reduce their reliance on congested road corridors and plan shipments between Central Europe and Türkiye more effectively. For example, terminal-to-terminal transit times currently range from seven to ten days from Türkiye to Slovakia and Hungary, and from eight to twelve days from Türkiye to Austria, the Czech Republic, and Poland,” said Vladislav Kovačovský, Regional Product Manager Intermodal CEE. (....)