• Smart Multimodal Logistics

    Smart Multimodal Logistics

  • Digital & Automated Multimodal Nodes and Corridors

    Digital & Automated Multimodal Nodes and Corridors

  • Innovative Business Models

    Innovative Business Models

European cooperation for the development of innovative inland port solutions for efficient, effective and sustainable multimodality

MultiRELOAD enhances the collaboration between different freight nodes in Europe to jointly test innovations and create favourable market conditions for multimodal freight transport solutions. To this end, MultiRELOAD will demonstrate solutions in three Innovation Areas with specific aims by 2025, mirroring the measures of the EU’s Smart Mobility Strategy, as follows:

For a total of 36 months, the MultiRELOAD consortium comprising of ports, highly innovative technology, logistics and service providers, leading European research institutions and well-connected networks will cooperate intensely to facilitate significant modal shift to sustainable modes of transport, radical efficiency increase of supply chains and capacity-sharing (data, infrastructure, loading space, etc.) for all operators within the key Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) Rhine-Alpine and Rhine-Danube Corridors.

Latest News

Danube Ports Days 2024: Navigating Towards Sustainable Multimodality

Organised on 29 and 30 October by Pro Danube and hosted by the Danube Commission, Danube Ports Days 2024, supported by the EU-funded projects MultiRELOAD, Green Inland Ports Study and SYNERGETICS, and the Danube Ports Network successfully concluded. The event brought together policymakers,...

MultiRELOAD’s Multimodal Node Digital Twin: Revolutionising Port Management

Welcome to the future of port management with MultiRELOAD's Multimodal Node Digital Twin, developed by Prodevelop. Main goal? Change how ports operate by building a state-of-the-art digital twin platform operating as the central hub in the integration of all data coming from different sources...

MultiRELOAD Consortium Meeting in Basel: Progress and Future Challenges

Hosted in Basel by our project partner, Port of Switzerland, at the premises of the Hafenmuseum Basel, the MultiRELOAD Consortium came together for a...

MultiRELOAD Demonstrator: A Game-Changer for Small and Midsize Customers

Inland waterways are an essential component of the future of freight transport and a key strategic mobility goal for the EU. Despite this, the potential of inland waterways like the Danube or the Rhine remains largely untapped, hindered by a series of limitations. Through a pilot project conducted within...

MultiRELOAD: Scientific Article on Critical Aspects of Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions in the Inland Navigation Sector to Meet Climate Goals

The article titled "Measurement Techniques, Calculation Methods, and Reduction Measures for Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Inland Navigation—A Preliminary Study"by Laura Hörandner, Bianca Duldner-Borca, Denise Beil, and Lisa-Maria Putz-Egger from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria -...

Danube Ports Days 2024: Register Now

Join us for the Danube Ports Days 2024 where innovation meets sustainability. Building on the success of our previous editions, this year's event will bring together policy makers, industry leaders, and experts to discuss the future of ports on their challenging pathway towards climate neutrality....

MultiRELOAD at IPIC 2024

The International Physical Internet Conference (IPIC) 2024, held from 29 to 31 May at the DeSoto Hotel in Savannah, GA, USA, served as a vibrant platform for discussing the future of logistics and intermodal freight systems. Among the numerous innovative initiatives and projects showcased during...

MultiRELOAD at the AWARD Final Conference

MultiRELOAD proudly participated at the AWARD Final Conference organised on 13 June in Brussels. This significant event brought together professionals, researchers, and policymakers in the automation and logistics sector, and we...

MultiRELOAD’s Demonstrator CBoXX: Revolutionising Rail Cargo Transportation

At the heart of MultiRELOAD is the concept of multimodality, which involves combining different modes of transportation – rail, road and waterborne. By fostering multimodality, rail terminals and inland ports, as key elements of transnational logistics chains, enhance the resilience and...