Ibro Salkanovic, Managing Director of L.I.T. Nordics Oy (left), and Klaas Lange, Business Development at L.I.T. Speditions GmbH (right)
Brake (D) / Turku (FI) – November 11, 2024
The next hub in the European multimodal transport network: L.I.T. Gruppe is expanding into Scandinavia for the first time and establishing L.I.T. Nordics Oy. The Finnish company is based in the port city of Turku in the southwest of the country. With its infrastructure, the location offers diverse possibilities for cargo handling and storage. The combination of sea, road, and rail transport enables flexible and cost-efficient transport solutions. The service portfolio of the new L.I.T. company includes, among other things, partial and full loads as well as temperature-controlled transports. As an asset-based capacity provider, Nordics Oy will utilize established and robust ferry routes as well as rail connections to best meet customer needs. Ibro Salkanovic serves as Managing Director. The operational start is January 1, 2025.
"The goal of L.I.T. Nordics Oy is to build a multimodal network of rail and ferry connections between the Nordic and Baltic countries and the rest of Europe in order to develop an efficient and sustainable provider of freight transport services," says Klaas Lange, Business Development at L.I.T. Speditions GmbH. The company is strategically located in the port of Turku – the oldest city in Finland. Megatrailers are used on all routes, which can carry a payload of up to 25 tons compared to standard containers. The advantages over classic truck transport lie in the reduction of CO2 emissions, the higher weight per transport unit, and the improved social standard of living for driving personnel. Ibro Salkanovic, Managing Director of Nordics Oy, says: "By using megatrailers, we need fewer truck drivers to transport the same amount of goods. This reduces the burden on our colleagues and leads to greater satisfaction." The medium-term goal of L.I.T. is to implement its own block trains.
L.I.T. as a financially stable and innovative partner
Should there be disruptions in rail freight transport, the extensive truck fleet of L.I.T. Gruppe can be utilized. Klaas Lange says: "With our direct trucks, we can continue to maintain our customers' supply chains even in the event of potential network disruptions. L.I.T. will be a financially stable and innovative partner for its clients, with whom it will shape the future of multimodal transport together." He adds: "Thus, L.I.T. will be able to offer its customers a comprehensive multimodal network with megatrailers between Scandinavia, the Baltics, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany, and the Benelux countries in the future."