Milestones at Skandinavienkai

Lübeck, October 2025: Two significant infrastructure projects have been successfully completed at the Skandinavienkai Terminal in Lübeck: the extension of the intermodal cargo terminal to a track length of 740 meters, and the commissioning of a third gantry crane. Both measures increase the capacity of the largest terminal in the Port of Lübeck and one of Europe's most important ferry ports. Inros Lackner was commissioned by the Lübeck Port Authority (LHG) to provide the required technical planning and design services, and to plan the tendering processes, for both projects.

Thanks to the extension of the gantry-crane track system and the expansion of the rail network, the terminal can now handle entire trains of up to 650 metres in length. External paved areas, buildings, lighting systems and utility infrastructure were also modernised to make operations more efficient and reduce use of resources. The new rail-mounted gantry crane with cantilevers approximately 27 metres in length is designed for transferring containers and truck trailers between road and rail. Spanning five railway tracks, it lifts loads of up to 41 tons and is remotely controlled from the new control station of the operator, Baltic Rail Gate – a technological innovation at Skandinavienkai. With this third gantry crane, the terminal's cargo-handling capacity increases to up to 240,000 trailers and containers per year.

This terminal expansion project by LHG strengthens Lübeck's position as a core network port within the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) in the ScanMed corridor, which connects Scandinavia with the Mediterranean region and is one of Europe's most important transport axes. The TEN-T network improves cross-border freight and passenger transport and supports sustainable mobility.