Benefits
Intermodal benefits
The benefits of intermodal solutions are well documented including cost, environmental, and flexibility. Many organisations, companies and government bodies are increasingly realising the various commercial, operational and environmental benefits of intermodal transport solutions.
Cost Benefits
Intermodal containers offer freedom to pick and choose the most efficient means of transport via combinations of road, rail and sea, providing our customers with the peace of mind that they are sending cargo's by the most efficient and energy efficient routes possible.
Environmental Benefits
Balancing of loads between road-rail-sea through the practice of intermodal logistics has a significant effect on air pollution and no opportunity for contamination of the materials throughout the transport chain. Intermodal transport is less polluting than if the journey were 100% by Road. Rail and waterways offers companies a more environmentally friendly and efficient means of transportation. Rail or short sea/deep sea solutions can be used for the main leg of the journey, with final short distances taken by road for JIT. deliveries.
Flexibility Benefits
Intermodal containers and tankcontainers provide choice and flexibility as they can be utilised in any transport and storage setting. Customers no longer become ‘tied-in’ to any particular transport mode with the expenses of high investment costs in one particular modal solution.
InterBulk Group offers strategic flexibility as the transportation landscape evolves.
Flexible Weatherproof Storage - our fleet of specialst dry bulk containers and ISO-Tanks are designed to offer a range of flexible storage options when space is limited or other options are impractical.
Let our sizeable fleet act as temporary weatherproof storage at any area with hard standing. Purpose built storage silos and warehousing facilities are expensive to buy and erect, they require planning consent, which can be time consuming and provide little or no flexibility in the materials that they store. Silos can become blocked and require regular maintenance and cleaning. Once projects finish, silos are often rendered redundant and require dismantling and disposal.