Both terminals serve as consolidation points for import and export cargo. Substantial cost savings result from the direct, high volume truck and rail transport of combined product shipments to and from the port. Greensboro offers shippers free match-loading assistance to avoid empty rail hauls, thereby further reducing costs. Inland ports provide direct assistance to companies and help them to avoid delays in preparing cargo for shipment.
Shipping containers are available for fast delivery to carriers for transport to the port.
The intermodal terminal network offers North Carolina businesses more competitive transportation services and provides a lower cost alternative to many other systems. North Carolina Department of Commerce, Business and Industry Development Division.