The Shift from Road to Rail & Sea: Unlocking Intermodal Transport in the EU
Friday, March 6, 2026 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM - Amazon Expo, Bump Policy Experience, Place du Luxembourg 26, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Watch the Video with the closing statements on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/w2j_0lREj7Q
Customers in Europe expect speedy, reliable, and sustainable logistics for every item they order on Amazon. By shifting logistics routes to sea or rail, instead of via road by trucks, we can significantly reduce our carbon footprint, while helping to make Europe competitive and sustainable. In 2023, Amazon expanded its use of rail and sea transportation by 50%, now operating across more than 100 rail lanes and 300 sea routes throughout Europe. To further accelerate, EU policy frameworks must however address significant existing barriers.
This top level panel discussion will examine how EU regulations can accelerate the adoption of intermodal transport, helping Europe expand a competitive logistics sector while achieving its ambitious climate targets and Amazon's Climate Pledge, our ambitious commitment to reach net-zero carbon across our global operations by 2040. Learn how logistics leaders create efficient, sustainable supply chains and hear from policymakers how regulation can enable this shift.
UIRR and the CT4EU - Combined Transport For Europe campaign joined hands to 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 Amazon Transportation Services (ATS) in Europe
A seminar organised on 6 March in Brussels shed light on Amazon's efforts and achievements in shifting unimodal road transport-chains to Combined Transport including both rail and waterborne means in Europe.
Doubling intermodal transport performances over the course of just 3 years, which reduces Amazon's carbon footprint by half!
Shippers who commit a critical volume of cargo to Combined Transport quickly get the feel of it, and realise substantial results.
The European Commission was represented by Annika Kroon (HoU D.1 at DG MOVE), who focused on the Commission's recently unveiled Port & Maritime Strategy and the role of intermodal hinterland connections.
The occasion was used to announce that Amazon became a supporter of the CT4EU campaign hat promotes modal shift through intermodal freight transport
Enhancing the regulatory framework of Combined Transport could considerably catalyse energy efficiency and sustainability through modal shift to intermodal means in freight transport.