Liege Airport and Liège Logistics Intermodal (LLI) have announced a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening freight transport connectivity in the Liege region.
This partnership, marked by Liege Airport’s acquisition of a stake in LLI (via a purchase of 10% of LLI shares held by Novandi), will enable the development of a new multimodal platform integrating air, rail and road transport modes.
In a press release, Liege Airport confirmed that the first phase of the project will involve an investment of €22 million between now and 2030 to modernise and extend the current road-rail hub managed by LLI. This phase will include works such as bringing the rail tracks up to European standards, installing gantry cranes and upgrading access roads.
Following this, a second phase will see the creation of new access points and roadway modifications, the construction of a new goods storage and processing area and the creation of a horizontal piggyback loading platform.
According to Liege Airport, these developments will enable the rail-road platform to handle up to 45 trains a week, giving it an annual capacity of 180,000 containers.
Commenting on the announcement, Laurent Jossart, CEO of Liege Airport, said:
“In line with its strategic vision, Liege Airport intends to position itself as a provider of multimodal and sustainable solutions. This partnership with LLI is the first concrete expression of this vision. Liege’s location offers unique advantages in Europe, bringing together efficient air, road, rail, inland waterway and sea logistics solutions in a small area. The offer for logistics providers will be complete and more attractive. We are delighted to be working with LLI on the economic development of our region.”