{"id":37222,"date":"2026-02-01T16:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adriaports.com\/uncategorized\/eu-india-deal-rhenus-calls-for-concrete-implementation\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T16:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:50:59","slug":"eu-india-deal-rhenus-calls-for-concrete-implementation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adriaports.com\/en\/shipping-en\/eu-india-deal-rhenus-calls-for-concrete-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"EU-India deal, Rhenus calls for concrete implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TRIESTE &#8211;<\/strong> With the European Union and India increasingly close to sealing the free trade agreement, the logistics sector is looking at the real-world impact on flows and supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>As already highlighted in recent days<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adriaports.com\/en\/shipping-en\/eu-india-deal-turning-point-for-euro-asian-trade-flows\/\"> regarding the EU-India understanding and its potential impact on Euro-Asian flows<\/a>, the value of the deal lies not only in its political weight, but in its ability to translate into corridors, services and day-to-day operations. A point also reiterated by <strong>Tobias Bartz, CEO of Rhenus Group<\/strong>, who stresses that ambition must go hand in hand with execution.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bartz, the EU-India agreement sends a strong signal because it combines market openness with a focus on implementation. The true strategic value, he says, is measured in the certainty that <strong>these agreements can offer companies during the planning phase and in their ability to produce tangible effects in the daily practice of supply chains.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From an economic standpoint, the estimated savings of around four billion euros per year and the expected increase in trade volumes confirm the relevance of the EU-India deal. For companies operating globally, the message is clear: <strong>not protectionism, but connectivity and targeted partnerships<\/strong> are what support growth and ensure greater predictability along supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>In the Rhenus CEO\u2019s comments, the central role of logistics also comes through strongly. <strong>India, the fastest-growing major economy globally, is set to carry increasing weight in the balance of international supply chains.<\/strong> For the agreement to deliver concrete results, however, the political framework must be directly linked to infrastructure, transport networks and operational capabilities. In this context, <strong>Bartz points to the importance of multimodal solutions integrating ports, short sea shipping and inland waterways.<\/strong><br \/>\nFor Rhenus, Bartz concludes, India has long been a key market and a strategic focus, where the company intends to keep investing to support future growth, not only locally but across the entire global arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRIESTE &#8211; With the European Union and India increasingly close to sealing the free trade agreement, the logistics sector is looking at the real-world impact on flows and supply 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