“Next Stop: Intermodal” – The Second Cargo Conference Belgrade Takes Place on October 30, 2025
The importance of intermodal and combined transport for the entire logistics system cannot be disregarded. Moreover, analysts from the International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR) are confident that in the coming years, intermodal transport will continue to be a growth sector, supporting shifts in industrial trends like smaller average shipment sizes and diverse types of goods requiring transportation.
According to the UIRR report, the total growth of combined transport in Europe between 2010 and 2023 reached 59%, with the intermodal fleet expanding by 40% during that period. In 2023 alone, 350 regular weekly combined transport services were recorded.
The European Commission recently proposed a revision of the Combined Transport Directive (CTD). The European Union aims to strengthen cooperation between railways, inland waterways, and maritime transport to enhance the resilience of the transport system.
The European Commission is now striving to improve legislative frameworks to enable better, more sustainable, and energy-efficient freight transport across the EU by supporting and developing combined transport.
Cargo Conference Belgrade 2025
Driven by key and current topics in freight transport, this year’s Cargo Conference Belgrade is themed “Next Stop: Intermodal.” Organized by the PlutonLogistics portal, Cargo Conference Belgrade 2025 will focus on intermodal transport. The conference “Next Stop: Intermodal” is set to take place in Belgrade on October 30.
– The changes that are evident both globally and locally have led us to once again seek efficient solutions for freight transport and to raise new questions and topics for discussion. Serbia’s shift in foreign trade policies and increasing exchange with distant destinations have expanded the volume of containerized cargo transport in our country, making ports, railways, and intermodal terminals increasingly important. Businesses must adapt their established cargo transport systems and learn more about new solutions – Marija Kambić, editor of the PlutonLogistics portal, explained.
- DETAILS OF THE CONFERENCE: Cargo Conference Belgrade 2025
Topics of the “Next Stop: Intermodal” Conference
The main topics of the “Next Stop: Intermodal” conference include: The Future of Intermodal Transport; Infrastructure: Current Status, Challenges, and Planned Projects; Intermodal Terminals: Case Studies and Best Practices; Legislative Framework and Institutional Support.
Additionally, the conference will cover the role of railways in modern logistics flows, digitization and automation in intermodal operations, environmental aspects and sustainability of transport chains, and perspectives on cooperation between the private and public sectors.
Importers and exporters will learn how intermodal transport can reduce their costs and delivery times. Rail and intermodal operators will have the opportunity to present their capacities and routes to potential clients, as well as exchange experiences with colleagues from the region. Government representatives and international organizations will discuss legislative frameworks and institutional support. Professors and researchers in logistics and transportation will present trends and innovations.
Participants of the “Next Stop: Intermodal” Conference
The “Next Stop: Intermodal” conference is expected to bring together: business entities with cargo transport needs, ministry and regulatory body representatives, directors of logistics and transport companies, managers of intermodal terminals and ports, experts in rail, road, and maritime transport, representatives from international organizations and development agencies, and professors and researchers in the field of logistics and transport
Event Details:
- Cargo Conference Belgrade
- Next Stop: Intermodal
- Thursday, October 30, 2025
- Radisson Collection Hotel, Old Mill Belgrade
- Over 20 speakers
- More than 200 participants
More information available at:
📧 event@plutonlogistics.com
📞 +381063633031
