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The customer magazine of DB Cargo 02/2020

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DB Cargo’s thinking is consistently European. It establishes corridors across the continent and, thanks to its national companies, remains a reliable partner even in times of crisis.

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_ This is part of Europe, too: Different gauges mean wheel changes are needed,

like here in Cerbère, France.

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Editorial

Dear Readers,

In the last few weeks and months, the lockdown has brought entire sectors of the economy to a grinding halt. As a logistics provider, we also have to contend with its extremely challenging repercussions. Yet this very crisis has demonstrated how reliable and flexible rail is, even across borders.

We have shown a true can-do spirit, ensuring that no one would lack the basics, even in these trying times. For instance, we replenished pasta supplies directly from Italy by rail. Incidentally, this works so well throughout Europe because of our tight collaboration with our national companies and the corridors we are establishing across the continent. Sales and produc- tion are working hand in hand for you. In our current issue, you can read about what this means and how we are positioned in Europe.

Stay healthy!

Yours sincerely,

Pierre Timmermans Board Member for Sales and Marketing, DB Cargo AG

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CONTENTS 02 / 20

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02 08 22 Hungary Editorial Corridors for Europe Railways work even in times of crisis, 24 Bulgaria 04 throughout Europe because DB Cargo thinks in terms of corridors. Contents 25 Romania 14 Eurasia and Russia 06 26 Austria and Serbia Inside 18 Poland 28 Slovenia 20 Slovakia 30 Denmark and Sweden 21 Czech Republic 32 Great Britain

34 The Netherlands

36 Belgium

38 France

42 Spain

1 _ Normally, a 44 Switzerland maximum of 1.25% applies to gradients on railway lines for 46 Italy freight transport, so mountainous 1 countries like Switzerland are challenging for rail freight transport.

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2 _ The chemicals sector has produced more than 10 million extra litres of dis­infectant in the coronavirus crisis.

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CUSTOMERS & MARKETS

50 62 66 On the track to success High capacity, stable service Just what is the job of ... More and more trains for producer of tech- Transporting cars from the Northern Range ... the Head of Professional Development? nology and industrial goods voestalpine. ports to Switzerland for the Emil Frey Group. 67 52 64 Looking ahead & publishing details Protecting essential supply chains Supplier traffic moves to rail Securing supply chains for the chemicals Using multimodal transport to link supplier sector despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Magna Stanztechnik with Audi’s network.

54 Award-winning and eco-friendly Efficient and environmentally friendly rail logistics for Novelis thanks to a new concept.

56 A faster run for the border Reaching Belgium faster thanks to multi-­ system locomotives and bilingual train drivers.

58 Deliver me timbers AWARDS Highest-level European timber transports for the EGGER Group. Our customer magazine has won Gold at the FOX AWARDS and an Award of Excellence at the ICMA Awards.

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_ From left to right: Ralf-Günter Kloss, Pierre Timmermans, Dr Sigrid Nikutta, Dr Martina Niemann, Dr Ursula Biernert, Thorsten Dieter

RAILWAYS INSIDE RAILWAYS NEW MANAGEMENT BOARD 50% women DB Cargo is breaking new ground as it reshuffles its Management Board, becoming the DB Group’s first Business Unit to achieve a quota of 50% women. “We have a historic window of opportu- nity,” says Dr Sigrid Nikutta, Member of the DB Management Board for Freight Transport _ Back to the roots: and CEO of DB Cargo AG. “Germany and Europe Dr Martell Beck was need a growing rail freight transport sector that at Deutsche Bahn can develop new strength.” Lifting more women from 2001 to 2009. into management roles is an official goal of the DB Group and an important objective for MARKETING AND TRANSPORT POLICY Nikutta: “Word has now got around that diver- sity in top management is a clear factor in From yellow to red enabling success.” Joining the Board for the first time is Dr Martina Niemann, who will serve as Effective immediately, Dr Martell Beck will Member of the Management Board for Finance take over DB Cargo’s new Marketing and and Controlling. In addition, Dr Ursula Biernert’s Transport Policy unit. The long-time head of contract has been renewed, clearing the way for marketing and sales at Berliner Verkehrs­ another five years as Board Member for Human betriebe (BVG) shaped the image of Berlin’s Resources. The Management Board headed by transport operator with the multi-award-win- Dr Sigrid Nikutta will thus consist of three ning campaign “Because we love you”. Now, women, making up 50% of the six-member team. this marketing pro will manage the image of Thorsten Dieter was appointed Member of the Europe’s largest freight railway. “Freight Management Board for Bid Management, and transport is more important today than ever Ralf-Günter Kloss as the new Board Member before. It is green, runs reliably and crosses for Production. Pierre Timmermans will continue borders. Our aim for the future is to be much in his current capacity as Board Member for more active in bringing this message home to Sales and Marketing. • the public and our customers,” says Dr Sigrid Nikutta, Member of the Management Board for Freight Transport at DB and CEO of DB Cargo. “DB Cargo’s reputation is one of the factors for our future success.” •

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SURVEY A true More than can-do spirit BEST LOGISTICS BRAND IN 2020 DB Cargo gives its best for its custo­ 90% We’re number mers every day — not only in times of crisis. The result: Customers have of our customers would one! never been more satisfied with recommend us to others. Europe’s largest freight operating Readers of the industry magazine company. The regular survey on “LOGISTIK HEUTE” and members customer satisfaction shows that of the German logistics association our nearly 30,000 colleagues are Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) succeeding in winning over customers have named us the leading company all along the transport chain. in the rail transport sector, making DB Cargo is more attractive than ever DB Cargo this year’s top logistics in the crucial fields of wagons and brand. The competition to become the transport. • best logistics brand is unique in that firms cannot enter themselves. Instead, they are nominated by an independent committee headed by Prof. Christian Kille, a logistics expert at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt. The committee considers 12 different categories and THE KALININGRAD–ROSTOCK SEA ROUTE selects brands which are important to the market and generate the biggest Trans-Eurasian rail revenues in Germany. Over 250 differ- ent brands were shortlisted across link stands strong all categories. The experts and maga- zine readers then voted for their DB Cargo has extended the Eurasian corridor to favourites. For the second time run- include the Kaliningrad–Rostock sea route in a bid ning, DB Cargo beat over 18 other to improve freight transport along the New Silk nominees in the rail transport services Road. The first train arrived in Rostock at the begin- category. • ning of April. It took 12 days to cover the more than 10,000 kilometres from Xi’an, China to the German Baltic Sea port. In Kaliningrad, containers are loaded onto a ship bound for Rostock, where they are transferred to trains for the onward journey to Duisburg or Verona. From these terminals, lorries take goods to their final destinations. DB is respon- sible for the entire door-to-door process, which also includes packing, customs clearance and documen- tation. The first big test of the new route was in May: one of the first large deliveries consisted of 7.4 million protective masks urgently needed to fight the coronavirus. •

_ Dr Sigrid Nikutta takes delivery of the first masks personally. Up to 50 million more will follow.

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Corridors for Europe

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Corridors for Europe

The whole of Europe is still struggling with the coronavirus – or at least with the economic fallout from the lockdown. At moments of crisis like this, it is clearer than ever that a strong rail system is the backbone of the economy. From a Europe-­ wide perspective, however, things are still far from straightforward; national bor­ ders continue to pose a challenge, even in a unified Europe. DB Cargo has therefore begun to think in terms of corridors rather than countries.

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olitically, Europe is a “Rail works. Even in sweeping vision of demo­ cracy, freedom, equality, tough times when the rule of law and a peace we have different that has now persisted for P75 years – unprecedented in the his­ requirements in tory of Europe. It is a peace that se­ cures stability and prosperity through­ every country. Even out the continent, and the very factor that enables a strong economy to exist when every country in the first place. The free movement of persons, goods, services and capital has vastly divergent within the European Union has made rules in place for Europe a global economic player of a calibre that countries could not have crossing the border.” achieved on their own. According to Elisabeth Werner, Director of Land SEBASTIAN SCHILLING Transport at the European Commis­ Senior Vice President Sales Development sion, the success of rail in Europe and Marketing and Project Manager hinges on four factors: sustainability, for Corridor Excellence, DB Cargo customer focus, innovation and Europe-wide regulations. “An essen­ tial pillar for rail is the creation of a Single European Railway Area. How­ ever, we are also working to improve transport links with countries outside the EU. Not only does the EU lead the pack internationally when it comes to transport safety and technology; it is also the international benchmark. We give European railway companies the support they need.” Part of the solu­ tion is implementing the Fourth Rail­ way Package, which will clear away the remaining obstacles to a Single Euro­ pean Railway Area. Another step to boost efficiency and slash costs is to set up a market in which rail companies can operate competitively across the EU, with no national borders and with the same train able to run on every network. Alongside great opportuni­ ties, however, logistics providers like

_ The teams around project manager Sebastian Schilling have proven their true can-do spirit. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the reliability of corridor solutions is impressive.

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_ A huge under­ Europe’s largest freight operating taking for the DB company know that the continent still Group under the has one thing to offer above all else: leadership of challenges. Dr Richard Lutz: For Strong Rail, National borders the capacity of rail infrastructure is to increase by 30%. The entire DB Group is facing up to these challenges and taking a consist­ ently European approach in line with Strong Rail, DB’s overarching strategy. As DB CEO Dr Richard Lutz puts it: “Strong Rail is the driving force behind what we are doing. But it is also clear that Strong Rail needs integration with other modes of transport and an inter­ national perspective. After all, the expectations of our passenger and freight customers don’t stop at the border and can’t be fulfilled with rail services alone.” The theoretically open flow of goods by rail within the EU often still has to contend with a web of national regulations. This creates a colossal organisational workload com­ pared to that of road transport. The result is that rail freight is still mainly organised within national borders, even in supposedly border-free Europe. Before they are allowed to corridors right across Europe and drive locomotives in another European looking at trains from a Europe-wide country, for example, train drives perspective – not, as before, from the must reach B1 proficiency in the perspective of nationally organised “Germany needs national language. And unlike lorries, subsidiaries. It has founded and Strong Rail for locomotives cannot just be switched acquired additional companies in off overnight while the driver sleeps – many European countries and set up the climate, for at least not if you want an affordable production systems in each. This is service. Rules on driving times, collec­ reinforcing DB Cargo’s international people, for the tive bargaining agreements and legal approach and ensuring strong quality provisions on the employment of train in international transport in line with economy and, last drivers mean that the production sys­ common standards. DB Cargo calls but not least, for tem for rail freight transport usually this “Corridor Excellence”. The first ends at the national border. The some­ Corridor Management Teams were put Europe.” times enormous differences in national in place in 2018 for joint management infrastructure do not make pan-Euro­ of traffic on the corridors. At the same DR RICHARD LUTZ pean transport any easier; rail is not in time, decision-making authority is Chairman of the Board of Management and a position to transport all goods to being shifted wholesale to the corri­ CEO of Deutsche Bahn AG every destination. This is due to purely dors, where independent regional physical limitations such as through units are responsible for monitoring stations, tunnel clearances and weight trains. The Corridor Management limits, but also to legal hurdles and his­ Teams work with common goals, torical constraints. processes and structures. Sebastian Schilling and Markus Landes, both Our solution project managers for Corridor Excel­ lence at DB Cargo, always have the DB Cargo is breaking up the old customer’s end-to-end requirements system with a joint project involving in mind: “It’s all about a seamless production and sales, establishing process in the corridor with close,

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FOR EUROPE continuous coordination of the pro­ and expand the improvements, espe­ duction units.” The primary objectives cially in the current adverse circum­ With its corridors across the continent, DB Cargo contributes to Europe‘s economic encompass punctuality on arrival and stances. The moral of the story here, strength. departure, journey times and available according to Sebastian Schilling: “Rail and utilised capacity. “This is a big works. Even in tough times when we shift in thinking, a move from a have different requirements in every • 447 million inhabitants in 27 member DB Cargo production system in 16 country. Even when every country has states form the European Single Market countries to production in corridors, vastly divergent rules in place for • There are 24 official languages within which puts most of the spotlight on the crossing the border.” In such cases, the EU corridor teams’ performance.” Viewed DB Cargo and its Corridor Manage­ • 13.5 trillion euros: the gross domestic from the outside, the whole is more ment Teams manage time and again product (GDP) of the European Single than the sum of its parts. The same Market applies to Europe: in both cases, a large team can only put in a great perfor­ • 60% of the total trade of the EU-27 states is trade between member states mance thanks to the flawless interplay between each of its players. • 15.7%: the EU-27’s share of global “For us, the pri- goods exports The plan mary objectives

There are currently six corridors run­ encompass punc- ning right across Europe; by the end tuality on arrival of this year, there will be nine, and by the end of next year, there will be 13 and departure, corridors. Customers can already feel improvements today: processes are journey times and working more simply and seamlessly. There has been a recognisable im­ available and provement in quality, which is borne utilised capacity.” out by the key figures. DB Cargo is _ As project working continuously to consolidate manager,­ Markus MARKUS LANDES Landes always has Head of Purchasing Stategy and Project for the customer‘s Corridor Excellence, DB Cargo requirements in mind.

to move quickly and flexibly to imple­ ment solutions within a few hours and respond to individual customer enquiries – a scenario that would be inconceivable without a corridor solu­ tion and which impressively show­ cases their capabilities. •

Sebastian Schilling, Senior Vice President Sales Development and Marketing and Project Manager for Corridor Excellence, DB Cargo [email protected]

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THE CORRIDORS

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CORRIDORS ROLLED OUT FROM 2018 TO 2020

rolled out in 2018/19 rolled out in 2020 rolled out in 2021

SE-DK-DE BY-PL-DE IT-CH-DE ES-FR-UK SEE-AT-DE SEE-IT Stockholm, Hallsberg, Kraków, Wrocław, Domodossola, Valencia, Tarragona, Istanbul, Galați, Bucharest, Curtici, Gothenburg, Malmö, Berlin, Frankfurt Luino, Chiasso, Barcelona, Portbou, Bucharest, Curtici, Budapest, Koper, Padborg, Maschen, (Oder), Poznan, Basel, Mannheim Cerbère, Perpignan, Budapest, Hegyesha- Trieste, Verona Lübeck, Rostock, Warsaw, Malasze- Lyon, Paris, London lom, Vienna, Passau, Trelleborg, Älmhult wicze, Brest Nuremberg

BE /NL-DE ES-FR-DE PL-CZ-AT-IT/SLO SK-CZ-DE BE/NL-FR-ES ES-FR-IT Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Valencia, Tarragona, Gdansk, Poznan, Košice, Prague, Halle, Zeebrugge, Paris, Portbou, Cerbère, Rotterdam, Amster- Barcelona, Le Boulou, Wroclaw, Vienna, Bratislava Bayonne, Irun, Gev- Monaco, Verona dam, Kijfhoek, Venlo, Perpignan, Portbou, Koper, Trieste, rey, Lyon, Perpignan, Oberhausen, Emme- Cerbère, Lyon, Tarvisio, Verona Le Boulou, Barcelona rich, Gremberg Gevrey, Saarbrücken, Paris, Bayonne, Irun IT-AT-DE Verona, Brenner, Kufstein, Munich, Salzburg, Tarvisio

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CORRIDOR BY-PL-DE DB Cargo Eurasia -

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The New Silk Road links Europe with Asia and is among the

world’s biggest infrastructure projects.

urasia is a geographical term THE MOST IMPORTANT referring to Europe and Asia STATIONS FACTS as a combined continent. ABOUT THE The region covers 55 million REGION square kilometres, and some 1 Brest Freight Station (BY) E4.6 billion people call it home. The international Transit countries: New Silk Road traverses Eurasia, Poland, Lithuania, connecting China and Europe. 2 Railport (rail/port) Belarus, Russia, In 2013, the Chinese government Kaliningrad (RUS) Mongolia and announced a push to revitalize the Silk Kazakhstan Road by investing in numerous infra­ ON THE ROUTE THROUGH KAZAKHSTAN: Journey time: structure projects. Today, freight trains approximately already run along the 11,000-­­kilometre 14 days 3 Dostyk Freight Station (KAZ)/ route, which links Duisburg, Hamburg, DB CARGO Alashankou (CHN) Gauge: Nuremberg and Mannheim in EURASIA international standard gauge Germany with the Chinese cities of IN FIGURES (1,435 mm) and Chongqing, Xi’an, Hefei, Zhengzhou CIS broad gauge 3 and others. Every week, roughly 35 Altynkol Freight Station (KAZ)/ (1,520 mm) trains haul goods from the Far East to Khorgos (CHN) FACTS ABOUT as many as 15 destinations in Europe. international DB CARGO With DB Cargo Eurasia, DB Cargo € 60 m brings the expertise of the market ON THE NORTHERN ROUTE: EURASIA in annual revenue leader in European rail freight trans­ (2019) port onto the Silk Road. 4 Zamin-Üüd Freight Station Offices: Berlin, • Moscow (office of (MNG)/Erenhot (CHN) DB Cargo Russia), international Shanghai and Frankfurt 5 Zabaykalsk Freight Station SERVICES Volume: 31 (RUS)/Manzhouli (CHN) employees Nine trains per week international in both directions Terminal-to-terminal, door-to-door and Containers in 2019: door-to-terminal transport 20,446 Transport planning TEUs in 2019: 36,816 Handling and freight forwarding services 2008 Trains in 2019: 477 Year established

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BIO - Dr Carsten “At DB Cargo Eurasia, we Hinne endeavour to work closely with many other DB units

Dr Carsten Hinne joined Deutsche Bahn Group in 2002 to expand services on the and has been involved in rail freight transport since 2007. In 2014, he was appointed CEO of DB Cargo BTT corridor with China. During GmbH and also took on responsibility for the chemicals

industry sector as Senior Vice President at DB Cargo. the coronavirus crisis, Since January 2018, Hinne has been responsible for the expansion of the Eurasian rail corridor for DB Cargo deliveries of protective and now holds the position of CEO of DB Cargo Eurasia.­ equipment have clearly proven the effectiveness of

our approach.”

DR CARSTEN HINNE Senior Vice President of Corridor Development for the China/ Eurasian corridor and Managing Director (Chairman) of DB Cargo Eurasia GmbH _ Goods transport between Rostock and Kaliningrad

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Russia

A multi-ethnic state and the CORRIDOR BY-PL-DE world’s largest country by land mass, Russia is charac- terised by enormous dis- tances and its central loca- tion as a bridge from one end of the Eurasian corridor

FACTS ABOUT to the other. RUSSIA

Distances: 4,000 km north to south; 10,000 km east to west. Major products: Oil and gas, agricul- tural products, machinery, metals and mining products ussia is divided DB CARGO into a European RUSSIA Major trading region where partners: China, EU, IN FIGURES roughly 77% of CIS and Turkey the country’s Travelling speed per Rtotal population lives and freight convoy: an Asian region with 1,000 km per day in transit traffic extremely low population density. The capital, Mos­ € 50 m in annual revenue Rail network: cow, is one of the largest 85,600 km, of which (2019) metropolitan regions in the some 40,000 km is electrified. world. Other Russian cities with a population over 1 Track gauge: million include Saint Peters­ 1,520 mm (CIS broad burg, Novosibirsk, Yekater­ gauge) inburg and Nizhny 12 FACTS ABOUT Novgorod. Russia is one of employees DB CARGO the largest economies in the RUSSIA world and has very large 1.7x deposits of raw materials. In terms of transport, Russia is larger than the United States, Special features: Offers transit and becoming a hub for traffic 1997 Russia is the world’s largest freight forwarding on between Asia and Europe. Year established country by land mass and was broad gauge It is also gaining ground on made for rail freight transport. the corridor from northern Has established the It has a total of 20,408 kilometres single container Europe to India. Based in of border with 14 countries. business (SCB) Moscow, DB Cargo’s sub­ between China and sidiary DB Cargo Russia Russia primarily serves customers from the CIS states. •

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OUR “We transport goods CUSTOMERS from the Far East via Transit customers: Kaliningrad directly DB Cargo Eurasia Handling/ freight forwarding: Claas, an to the German port of agricultural machinery manufac- Rostock. For the first turer, DB Cargo Logistics, TAIF etc.Single Container Business time, we are using customers: Russian freight forwarding companies which ships for part of the cooperate with DB Cargo Russia. journey, which gets us there about two days faster than the land route.”

UWE LEUSCHNER Senior Vice President Business Development Team Eurasia, DB Cargo AG, and Managing Director of DB Cargo Eurasia GmbH

SERVICES

Rail transport with single wagonload transport

Sidings and shunting services

Combined transport

_ Moscow is the Transport of dangerous goods centre of DB Cargo Supplementary transport services: BIO Russia’s operations. • Loading and unloading • Warehouse services Uwe • Packaging Leuschner

Uwe Leuschner is the Senior Vice President for Business Development Eurasia at DB Cargo AG. He also serves as Managing Director of DB Cargo Eurasia GmbH and ­General Director of DB Cargo Russia in Moscow. Since 1996, Uwe Leuschner has held various management positions in the logistics industry in Russia. He has been a permanent resident of Moscow for over eight years. He brings extensive experience to the table, Uwe Leuschner, Senior Vice President Business Development Eurasia, DB Cargo AG, which he gained in leading positions in the CIS states. and Managing Director of DB Cargo Eurasia GmbH [email protected]

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Poland

Innovative industries and CORRIDORS BY-PL-DE traditional trade routes: PL-CZ-AT-IT/SLO Poland is a strong location for business and logistics.

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oland is the sixth-largest 1 _ Three liner 2 _ Support in country in the trains run several logistics planning European Union times a week ensures optimised and the fifth FACTS ABOUT between Silesia, transports. Pmost populous, with 38.5 Moravia, Mazovia POLAND million inhabitants. The and Germany/west- country’s capital is Warsaw; ern Europe. GDP: its largest population centre EUR 496.8 billion is the urban area around Area: 312,696 km² Katowice. Poland has been Major products: an EU member since 2004 Machinery, motor and has developed into the vehicle parts, chemi- leading economy in Central cal products, solid and Eastern Europe. “From Silesia, fuels, steel products, Poland’s productivity and foods the vertical integration of its DB Cargo Poland has Major trading industry make it an appeal­ partners: DB CARGO developed into a ing location for foreign POLAND Germany, Czech investors. Many automotive national player with Republic, France, and household appliance IN FIGURES Great Britain, manufacturers have set up Netherlands, Russia, significant market China, USA their own plants here. Mechanical and plant engi­ share.” Rail network: neering, aerospace and the 19,235 km IT sector also have a strong € 220 m MAREK STASZEK in annual revenue CEO, DB Cargo Poland FACTS ABOUT presence. Poland’s location (2019) DB CARGO on the Eurasian corridor POLAND and its Baltic Sea access make it a key transit coun­ try along European trans­ Transport volume: port routes. With a boost 40 million tonnes/ year from the DB Cargo network, 2,840 Transit DB Cargo Poland is develop­ employees Market share: ing into a premium provider Poland is an important country for transit 16.9% (2019) on the Polish market. • from northern to southern Europe and also Transport perfor- plays a central role in the Eurasian corridor mance/year: from western Europe to China. On the long 3.16 billion tkm Baltic Sea coast, you will find the port cities Marek Staszek, 2009 Locomotives: 220 CEO, DB Cargo Poland Year established of Gdansk, Gdynia, Szczecin and Świnoujście. [email protected] Gdansk is the third-largest Baltic port.

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OUR CUS- TOMERS Our most important cus- _ DB Cargo tomers in the industrial ­Poland offers com- sector include Poland’s prehensive services largest energy companies for all aspects of such as PGE, Tauron and transport. PGG, the international steel group ArcelorMittal, and companies such as PCC Rokita, Via Cargo, CLIP and Maersk in the logistics and intermodal sector.

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Block train transport

Single wagonload transport

Combined transport

Sidings and shunting services

Transhipment to broad gauge at the EU’s eastern border

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Supplementary transport services: • Loading and unloading at the port of Szczecin • Terminal services • Warehouse services • Forwarding services

Maintenance of wagons and locomotives

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OUR Slovakia CUSTOMERS The sales team supports the major Slovakia has been a member of automobile manufacturers and CORRIDOR metals and coal customers in SK-CZ-DE the EU since 2004 and the euro- Slovakia. The team in Bratislava zone since 2009. The country is also responsible for local sup- port of Slovakian forwarding leads the world in per capita agents and medium-sized steel production of cars. and chemical companies.

FACTS ABOUT SLOVAKIA’S SLOVAKIA lovakia has 5.46 million RAIL inhabitants, 437,000 of NETWORK whom live in Bratislava, the Area: 49,035 km² IN FIGURES 3 capital city located on the 2 4 GDP (2019): Danube. The country joined 1 EUR 106.6 billion theS Schengen Area in 2007. It carries Major products: out border controls only with Ukraine. Motor vehicles and Slovakia has a strong automotive and parts, chemical automotive supply industry. Other THE MOST IMPORTANT products, iron and 3,629 km significant industries are steel, chemi­ STATIONS steel, electronics, in overall length machinery, electrical cals and mineral oil processing. Half of automobile transports from Slovakia engineering 1 are hauled by rail, and the other half Bratislava Major trading by road. The country ships coils for the Located on the Danube, Bratislava is the partners: steel industry throughout the EU, and country’s largest port, with connections to the Germany, Austria, Black Sea and North Sea. The railport is directly sends coal from Poland and Ukraine to USA, Ukraine, 1,587 km linked to the Danube and enables efficient electrified Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and the Czech transhipment between trains and inland water- China, Poland, France Republic. The Rail Services office in way vessels. Slovakia provides local support to Rail cargo volume in companies in the DB Cargo network. 2 Slovakia: • TKD Dobra 50.8 million tonnes The TKD Dobra multimodal port, situated close 90 km to the Hungarian and Ukrainian borders in the Special feature: of broad gauge track south-east of the country, offers transhipment Ninety kilometres of as a connec­ tion­ of cargo from CIS broad gauge to EU gauge. CIS broad gauge track to Ukraine from Košice to the 3 Ukrainian border link Haniska pri Košiciach Haniska pri Košiciach, also in south-eastern Europe to the former BIO USSR. Slovakia, offers transhipment of cargo from CIS broad gauge to EU gauge. FACTS ABOUT Juraj DB IN 4 Čierna nad Tisou SLOVAKIA Klein Border crossing point with Ukraine and largest railport for conventional transhipment between Juraj Klein started his career in 1993 as Head CIS broad gauge and EU gauge. Total wagons in of Land Transport and Head of Airfreight at 2019: 30,378 Slovfracht, a freight forwarder. He joined the Wagons transported General Agency of Deutsche Bahn in Bratislava in 2019: in 1999 and guided its transformation into Juraj Klein, 0.8 million tonnes DB Rail Service Slovakia in 2011. Head of International Sales Slowakia [email protected]

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Czech

Republic CORRIDORS SK-CZ-DE The Czech Republic’s location PL-CZ-AT-IT/SLO makes it a vital hub for rail freight transport. OUR CUSTOMERS The most important customers come from the he Czech Republic was formed when coal, steel and automotive industries, especially in the Ostrava region on the Polish border in the Czechoslovakia dissolved in 1993. Today FACTS ABOUT east of the country. it has 10.6 million inhabitants. Its THE CZECH national territory encompasses the REPUBLIC historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia Tand parts of Silesia. Its capital, Prague, is a world-­ Area: 78,866 km² 1 renowned tourist magnet. Thirty-seven percent GDP (2019): 2 3 of its gross domestic product is generated in EUR 218 billion industrial production. Passenger car production The Czech Republic per capita is the second highest in the world at ranks 32nd out of 1.4 million units. The importance of the car 141 countries on the THE MOST IMPORTANT STATIONS industry is also reflected in the logistics sector. Global Competitive- The DB Cargo network in the Czech Republic ness Index offers seamless services for cross-border interna­ Major products: 1 Nymburk tional transport. Automobiles and • accessories, heavy Marshalling yard, services for the metals and coal industry, industry, machinery, paper manufacturers and the scrap trade chemical products 2 DB CARGO Major trading Česká Třebová partners: Marshalling yard and station for direct trains to CZECHIA Germany, Germany IN FIGURES Slovakia, Poland, France, China 3 Ostrava střed Rail network: Marshalling yard and connecting station between large steel 9,406 kilometres, companies (3,216 kilometres of € 7.4 m which electrified) in annual revenue (2019) Rail cargo volume: approximately 100 BIO million tonnes FACTS ABOUT Ondrej DB IN THE Jasek CZECH 24 REPUBLIC employees Ondrej Jasek, Head of Rail Services, began his professional journey in 2001 at Austrian Total wagons in 2019: 101,490 Logistics, a consultancy. In 2008, he joined the DB Group, initially as Head of Railway Transportvolume in Forwarding at DB Schenker. Jasek has been 2019: 2.3 million Ondrej Jasek 2016 Head of Rail Services Prague since 2018. Head of Rail Services Year established tonnes [email protected]

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Hungary

A small landlocked country CORRIDOR SEE-AT-DE centrally located in Southeast Europe, Hungary has roughly 10 million residents, its capi- tal is Budapest and its cur- rency is the Hungarian forint. OUR CUSTOMERS

ungary has been Our major customers include Audi, Glencore a member of the Agriculture, various DB Cargo subsidiaries EU since 2004. and Rail Cargo Hungaria for shunting ser- This country on DB CARGO vices. Audi Hungaria was founded in 1993 in the Danube has HUNGARY IN Győr, a western Hungarian city with a popu- Hbecome a prime location for lation of around 130,000. In 2018, 100,000 FIGURES the automotive industry. vehicles and 1,954,301 engines rolled off the Mercedes, Audi, Suzuki and assembly line there. Opel have plants in Hungary and BMW plans to open up a plant as well. Another mainstay of the economy is € 11.1 m in annual revenue tourism, centering around (2019) Lake Balaton, Hungary’s grasslands and 350 thermal springs. Given the country’s FACTS ABOUT strategic location, transport HUNGARY plays a crucial role there. Hungary is developing into a 210 hub for the transit of goods employees Area: 93,036 km² between Southeast Europe, GDP (2019): Asia, and Western Europe EUR 143.8 billion and between the Baltic and Adriatic. DB Cargo Hun­ Major products: gary, as part of the DB Cargo Motor vehicles and 2001 _ CEO Jan Busch (3rd from left) and Head of Opera- parts, machinery, network, is expanding its Year established tions Ferenc Takács (1st from left) with DB Cargo’s electronics, chemical cross-border services. • trainee drivers in Hungary. products and foods Major trading ­partners: Germany, Austria, Poland, Romania, “We are among the leading providers Slovakia, China and Italy of shunting services, for example Rail network: Length: 8,049 km for Audi in Győr, Mercedes in Track gauge: Kecskemét, and Glencore in Foktő 1,435 mm, 36 km broad gauge for and Debrecen.” Géza Schubert, connection to Ukraine Account Manager geza.schubert JAN BUSCH, CEO, DB Cargo Hungary @deutschebahn.com

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_ All rail lines in Hungary run through Budapest.

SERVICES

Block train transport

Combined transport

Sidings and shunting services

Transport of dangerous goods

Supplementary transport services: Loading and unloading at the Railport in Győr

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria has seven million CORRIDOR SEE–AT–DE inhabitants and is located on the Black Sea. It is a bridge to Asia and to the Middle and Far East.

ulgaria — or the Republic of Bulgaria to be exact — _ Our colleagues is located on the eastern side of the Balkan work at four sites Peninsula. The country has been an EU member across the country. since 2007. The capital, Sofia, has around 1.2 million inhabitants — one in six Bulgarian Bcitizens live in or around Sofia, which is also one of FACTS ABOUT the country’s strongest economic regions. The tourist BULGARIA SERVICES stronghold of Varna is another well-known economic powerhouse — this port city on the Black Sea is the most Area: 110,879 km² important traffic junction in the north-east of the country. Single wagonload transport GDP (2019): Cyrillic script is used in Bulgaria, and the national EUR 60.7 billion cur­rency is the Bulgarian lev. Bulgaria is the world’s largest Sidings and shunting services producer of rose oil — one of the most expensive essential Shares borders with: Transport of dangerous goods Romania, Serbia, oils — accounting for 70% of global production. The services North Macedonia, of DB Cargo Bulgaria are developing the location into a Supplementary transport services: Greece and Turkey logistics hub on the Balkan Peninsula. • loading and unloading Major products: Maintenance and repair of rolling stock Non-ferrous metals, (also offered as a service) foods, chemical products, electrical Maintenance and repair of rail engineering, machin- infrastructure ery, textiles/clothing, DB CARGO petrochemical prod- BULGARIA Customs service ucts, raw materials IN FIGURES (not fuels), iron and steel, electronics Major trading partners: Germany, 1 Russia, Italy, € 11 m Romania, Turkey in annual revenue Rail network: (2019) OUR 5,114 km THE MOST IMPORTANT CUSTOMERS FACTS ABOUT STATION DB CARGO M&M/Militzer & Munch BG (for- BULGARIA warding), Stomana Industry SA 1 Zlatitsa 216 (steel), Schenker Ltd. (forward- Market share: 6% 85 km east of Sofia employees ing), Transland (forwarding), Aurubis Bulgaria (copper) Wagons in 2019: 420 Transport volume in 2019: DID YOU KNOW ...? 488 million tkm Bulgarians shake their Locomotives: 36 2002 Ivan Sinev, heads to say “yes” and Year established Sales Manager nod for “no” [email protected]

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2 1 Romania

Romania is situated on the THE MOST IMPORTANT STATIONS CORRIDOR Black Sea and extends across SEE–AT–DE 1 Port of Constanța the Carpathian Mountains to Romania’s largest seaport at the mouth of the Danube-Black the Pannonian Basin. Sea Canal with direct connections to the Danube and the central European port cities. In 2019, the port handled 66.6 million tonnes of cargo, the highest freight traffic in its history. Additionally, the Main-Danube Canal ensures an omania has 19.4 million inhabitants. uninterrupted waterway between the Black Sea and the North The country has been an EU member Sea, in particular Rotterdam. since 2007. Its currency is the Roma­ 2 Gara de Nord, Bucharest nian leu. The capital, Bucharest, has a population of 2.15 million and is Bucharest North Railway Station is the largest railway Rthe fourth-largest city in the EU and Romania’s station in Romania. strongest economic region. FACTS ABOUT Romania’s natural resources include natural gas, ROMANIA coal (especially lignite), salt, gold and oil. Indus­ try contributes almost 35% of the gross domestic Area: 238,397 km² 1 _ DB Cargo product. Textile products make up a quarter of GDP (2019): Romania is the exports. DB Cargo Romania is today the coun­ EUR 223.3 billion third-largest rail try’s third-largest rail operator and is active in operator on the both domestic and international transport. Major products: market. • Motor vehicles and parts, electrical 1 2 _ The Palace of engineering, machi­ the Parliament has nery, foods, textiles, 365,000 m² of floor chemical products area. Major trading partners: Germany, DB CARGO Italy, Hungary, France, Great Britain, ROMANIA Bulgaria, Poland, IN FIGURES China, Turkey SERVICES Rail cargo volume: Approximately 59 million tonnes/year Block train services and single wagonload transport € 50 m Rail network: in annual revenue 11,268 km Sidings and shunting services (2019) FACTS ABOUT Transport of dangerous goods DB CARGO ROMANIA 2 Supplementary transport services, e. g. Loading and unloading Locomotives: 60 660 Wagons: 3,000 employees Market share: 13% Transport volume in DID YOU KNOW ...? 2019: 3.2 million The Palace of the Parliament in tonnes/year Romania’s capital, Bucharest, is the 2000 Wagons transported world’s second-largest administrative Bogdan Barbu, in 2019: 103,697 Head of Sales DB Cargo Romania Year established building by area after the Pentagon. [email protected]

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1 2 3 Austria

he Alpine country with a population of CORRIDORS 8.9 million is an important transit coun­ THE MOST IMPORTANT STATIONS SEE-IT try. Its strongest economic areas are the Linz-Wels region and the capital, Vienna. SEE-AT-DE 1 Linz Austria’s transport infrastructure is Tcharacterised by its location in the heart of Cen­ The most important freight terminal in Upper Austria, the most important industrial and export site in Austria. tral Europe and the Alps, requiring many tunnels and bridges to ensure access to the logistics 2 Enns ­network. Austria’s location also causes weather Container Terminal Enns (CTE) has access to the three main fluctuations within the country, which can some­ modes of transport — the Danube, rail and road. It is located times be extreme. in the largest industrial industrial area on the upper Danube. Austria is developing into one of the logistics CTE handles over 400,000 containers annually, making it the hubs that connect Western Europe, Eastern largest gateway in Austria for unaccompanied intermodal transport. Kaindl Invest and DB have operated the terminal Europe and Asia. One strategic goal is to connect since 2015. FACTS ABOUT the Vienna-Lower Austria-Burgenland region to AUSTRIA the broad-gauge railway system of Slovakia, tying 3 Vienna it to the huge Eurasian economic area. Austria The central marshalling yard at Vienna-Kledering is the larg- also links Europe and the East, making it an est marshalling yard in Austria, with 120 kilometres of track Area: and a capacity of 6,100 wagons per day. 83,879 km² important stop on the route to Istanbul. The Rail Service location in Austria provides services for GDP (2019): DB Cargo customers on all routes. EUR 398.7 billion • Major products: Machinery, chemical products, motor vehicles and parts, 1 _ In 2019, the electrical equipment, Austrian rail net- 1 foods, metal goods, work carried a total iron and steel, elec- of 102.6 million tronics, textiles and tonnes of goods, clothing 30.3 million of Major trading which were from partners: transit traffic. Germany, United States, Italy, Switzer- land, France, China, Czech Republic and Hungary Shares borders with: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, ­Switzerland, Liechten­stein and Germany Rail network: 5,526 km Freight transport by rail: 30% of total freight transport (with state funding) Igor Hribar, Head of the Rail Service site in Austria [email protected]

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Serbia

landlocked country in the centre of the Balkan Peninsula, Serbia has a CORRIDORS population of nearly seven million. SEE-IT The country’s capital and largest city SEE-AT-DE is Belgrade, with 1.3 million residents. ItsA currency is the Serbian dinar. Since 2000, Serbia’s governments have aspired to establish an economy that looks toward the West. The coun­ try has been an official candidate for EU member­ ship since 2012. Serbia is an important transit country for traffic from Hungary to Greece, Bulgaria, Northern Macedonia and Turkey. The Serbian government 2 plans to invest in renewing and expanding trans­ port routes. Serbia is also a transit country for Chinese exports. As a company of the DB Cargo Group, the Rail Service site in Serbia also sup­ FACTS ABOUT ports the other national companies. • SERBIA

Area: 88,361 km² GDP (2019): EUR 47.5 billion 2 _ Novi Sad. 4 Major The Danube is a products: vital transport 2 Foods, electrical route in Europe. 1 equipment, machin- ery, chemical prod- ucts, textiles and 3 clothing, motor vehicles and parts, rubber products, iron and steel, non-ferrous metals and metal goods THE MOST IMPORTANT STATIONS Major trading partners: Germany, Italy, 1 Belgrade Russia, China, Hun- The Belgrade rail junction connects seven main international gary, Bosnia and lines and is designed for high capacity. The automated mar- Herzegovina, Roma- shalling yard in Makiš can handle up to 600 wagons a day. nia and Montenegro 2 Novi Sad Shares borders with: Hungary, Romania, Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia and has a port on Bulgaria, Northern the Danube. Macedonia, Albania, 3 Niš Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and About 250 km southeast of Belgrade, Niš is the third largest Croatia city in Serbia and an industrial centre. Rail network: 4 Subotica 3,809 km (1,394 km Ljiljana Ivanovic, Head of the electrified) Rail Service site in Serbia Station near the Hungarian border, on the [email protected] Belgrade-Budapest-Vienna line.

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Slovenia

he Republic of Slovenia is a small, moun­ CORRIDORS tainous country with a population of SEE-IT 2.1 million. It is located to the south of SEE-AT-DE Austria and to the east of Italy. Ljubljana is the capital and largest city, with T284,355 inhabitants. Slovenia joined the EU in 2004 and the eurozone in 2007. Slovenia is the most prosperous of the former Yugoslavian states. The Slovenian economy is mixed, with agriculture, industry, services and tourism accounting for relatively equal shares. The automotive and automotive supply industry have posted rising exports. The Rail Service site in Slovenia also supports auto­ motive customers with related services. •

Peter Rutar, Head of the Rail Service site in Slovenia [email protected] FACTS ABOUT SLOVENIA

Area: 20,273 km²

GDP (2019): 3 EUR 48.2 billion

Major 2 products: Chemical products, 1 motor vehicles and parts, machinery, electrical equipment, metal goods and foods THE MOST IMPORTANT STATIONS Major trading partners: 1 Germany, Italy, Port of Koper Austria, Croatia, Located near the Italian border, the Port of Koper is home to France, China, Serbia the largest container terminal on the Adriatic. From there, and Switzerland container ships have a relatively short path to Asia by sea. Shares borders with: 2 Ljubljana Zalog Italy, Austria, ­Hungary and Croatia Main marshalling yard in Slovenia Rail network: 3 Tovorna Maribor 1,229 km, of which Second largest city in Slovenia. Once heavily industrialised, 504 km is electrified the city is now a cultural centre and was European Capital of Culture in 2012.

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_ The Solkan Bridge is made up of 4,533 stone blocks hewn from shell limestone and is the world’s largest stone arch railway bridge.

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DB Cargo Scandinavia

Connecting Denmark and Sweden to the European continent is one of rail freight transport’s main tasks CORRIDOR at DB Cargo Scandinavia. SE-DK-DE

DB CARGO 2 SCANDINAVIA 1 SERVICES IN FIGURES

candinavian countries typi­ Single wagonload cally top international rank­ transport ings in terms of economic, THE MOST IMPORTANT budget situation and quality STATIONS Sidings and of life. They provide an € 73 m ­shunting services in annual revenue attractiveS investment environment for (2019) 1 In Denmark Combined companies. transport Ferries, bridges and tunnels connect The transhipment points with the highest ­revenues: Scandinavia to the rest of the world. Transport of ­A great deal of ferry service on main - Fredericia, on the Jutland side of the Little Belt, dangerous goods routes has now given way to multi-lane for import, export and domestic transport Supplementary rail and road connections that run 262 - Taulov, which connects transport above and below the water. The Öre­ employees (2019) industry from western Denmark. services: sund Bridge has connected Malmö and 2 In Sweden • Loading and Copenhagen since 2000. DB Cargo unloading Scandinavia offers environmentally Malmö is the most strategically important transhipment point and connects Sweden and • Warehouse friendly transport services on these services Europe. Hallsberg is home to the largest inter- routes. • modal terminal and a marshalling yard. The • Packaging 2001 Year established Rosersberg transhipment terminal supplies the Stockholm region.

OUR CUSTOMERS In Denmark:

Three half trains run every day of the week from the 1 _ Steel plates ­Carlsberg brewery’s own terminal to Copenhagen. are transported DB Cargo transports biowaste for Combineering from for Dansteel, a steel Italy and Germany to Danish combined heat and power producer in plants. ­Denmark.

In Sweden: 2 _ Locomotives DB Cargo mainly transports products from the pulp, paper 1 need an especially and steel industry to various European countries. powerful drive system to cross the Öresund tunnel.

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FACTS ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE DENMARK FOR END-TO-END TRANSPORT Denmark Area: 43,094 km² GDP (2019): Trains connect Denmark and Sweden without EUR 310.9 billion stops. Rail lines in the two countries use enmark is made up of the Jutland different voltages. One route connecting peninsula and many islands joined by Major products: bridges and tunnels — some of which Machinery and equip- Denmark and Sweden is the Öresund Tunnel, ment, electronics, a combined car and railway tunnel that runs are spectacular. Known as the Danish pharmaceutical and under the Öresund deep shipping channel. motherland, the Jutland peninsula biotechnology prod- Daccounts for around half of the country’s surface ucts, foods, steel, area. The Faroe Islands and Greenland are auto­ shipbuilding, textiles nomous regions of Denmark. The capital, Copen­ and furniture hagen, is the economic and cultural centre of the Major trading country. The city is spread out over several partners: islands. • Germany, Sweden, Norway, Great Brit- ain, the Netherlands, the US and China FACTS ABOUT DB CARGO

Thomas Vestergaard, SCANDINAVIA Head of International Sales Denmark [email protected] Wagons transported in 2019: 32,070 Transport volume in 2019: 1 million tonnes/year Locomotives: 2 36 for long distances 11 shunting ­locomotives Sweden

weden has a population of around ten “DB Cargo Scandinavia million. Its industrial landscape is char­ FACTS ABOUT acterised by large, well-known compa­ SWEDEN is an important part of nies such as Volvo, Scania, Saab, Elec­ trolux, Tetrapak, Ericsson and ABB. Area: 447,435 km² the logistics chain for SwedenS is a member of the EU and its currency is the Swedish krona. Its capital is Stockholm. GDP (2019): our Scandinavian cus- EUR 470.7 billion Sweden is one of the most heavily wooded coun­ tomers. We connect tries in the world: 56% of its territory is blanketed Major products: in forests. • Machinery, electrical Scandinavia with the and electronic ­products, automo- other European coun- biles and automotive accessories tries and also offer Major trading partners: transport solutions Patricia Schaller, Germany, the Nether- Head of International Sales Sweden lands, Norway, within Scandinavia.” [email protected] ­Denmark, China and Finland Silke Janser, CEO, DB Cargo Scandinavia

31 FOCUS 02 / 20 United Kingdom/ CORRIDOR ES-FR-UK Great Britain With a population of 67.5 million, most of the United Kingdom (UK) stretches across two islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The UK consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

FACTS ABOUT THE UK The oldest Area: 243,610 km² railway in Major products: 1 Chemical products, he United Kingdom the world machinery, motor of England, Scot­ vehicles and parts, land and Wales The world's first passen- petroleum, other came into being in ger railway line was the vehicles, food, elec- 1 _ Great Britain 1707. Ireland Stockton and Darlington tronics, electrical has been a railway Tbecame part of the UK in Railway, opened in 1825. equipment, petroche- pioneer since day The first line to join two micals, and measure- 1801. During the Irish War one. ment and control of Independence, many major cities was the technology Irish counties broke away Liverpool and Manchester 2 _ More than 3,300 steel coils can Major trading from the UK. Only six Railway, opened in 1830. be stored at the ­partners: remained, becoming today’s British Rail, the state-­ DB CARGO UK Wolverhampton Germany, the US, the Northern Ireland. owned railway company, IN FIGURES site. Netherlands, France, The UK joined the Euro­ was privatised and Ireland and China pean Community in 1972, broken up in the 1990s, Rail’s share of but left the EU on 31 Janu­ which made planning ­national cargo ary 2020. The country’s cur­ journeys from end to volume: 11% rency is the British pound. end a tricky proposition. Rail network: The UK is among Europe’s € 319 m in annual revenues It wasn’t until digital sup- 16,837 km (of which most populous countries. It (2019) port arrived on the scene some 5,000 km is is the sixth largest economy that travelling finally electrified). in the world. The City of became simpler again. FACTS ABOUT London is one of the world’s DB CARGO UK most powerful financial centres. The UK was first connected to the mainland Market share: > 35% 2,231 (No. 1 in the UK) through the 50-kilometre employees Channel Tunnel in 1994. Two rail networks Kilometres of rail Roughly 2,100 freight trains The privatised rail network in the United travelled per year: passed through it in 2018. 3.2 million km Kingdom consists of two independent DB Cargo UK is the largest networks in Northern Ireland and Great Transportvolume in company in British rail Britain. Northern Ireland’s network 2018: 6.99 billion tkm freight transport and a 2007 Joined the is connected to the rail network in the Locomotives: 237 wholly-owned subsidiary DB Cargo family Republic of Ireland. of DB Cargo. •

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OUR CUS­ 1 2 TOMERS Our major customers come from the metal and automotive industries, IMPOR­TANT the construction and STATIONS waste management sec- tor, the railway infra- structure sector and the chemicals and mechanical 1 Toton Traction engineering industries. Maintenance Depot DB Cargo UK's biggest develop- ment and maintenance centre is in Toton in Nottinghamshire. The company's own fleet is maintained there, as are trains of other 2 ­companies.

2 Wolverhampton Steel Logistics Centre In 2018, DB Cargo UK invested GBP 6 million to build a new steel logi- stics centre for processing steel imports from all over the world for British industry. RECORD According to Guinness World DID YOU KNOW... SERVICES Records, the village of Llanfair- DB Cargo UK operates pwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob- the Royal Train for wllllantysiliogogogoch in northern Her Majesty the Queen. Reliable, versatile block-train Wales has the longest place name services for major goods in the world. A shoemaker con­ consignments ceived of the tongue twister back BIO Combined transport in the 19th century to boost the village’s commercial appeal and Andrea Sidings and shunting services get the railway company to put a Transport of dangerous goods station there on the main London– Rossi Manchester–Holyhead line. Origi- Supplementary transport nally, the village was simply called services: joined DB Cargo UK in 2013 as a member Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll. It has a • Loading and unloading of the Management Board and Chief Finan- restored Victorian railway station. • Warehouse services cial Officer. He will take over as CEO from • Charter service, technical The station is a demand stop, September 2020. Andrea Rossi joined meaning that passengers wishing maintenance of the fleet in Deutsche Bahn AG in 2004 where he started house to board need to give the driver a off in the Mergers and Acquisitions team and clearly visible hand signal. • Maintenance of track systems later served as European Head of Planning for Network Rail and Reporting for DB Cargo from 2006. He was instrumental in the implementation of DB Cargo UK's 2017 restructuring pro- gramme and has since overseen a compre- hensive overhaul of the company‘s financial,

procurement, IT and property portfolios. Andrea Rossi, CEO, DB Cargo UK [email protected]

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The Netherlands

The Netherlands is among the countries with the densest CORRIDORS BE /NL-DE infrastructure in the world. The government is investing BE/NL-FR-ES heavily in promoting climate-friendly rail freight transport.

he Netherlands is DB CARGO one of the most NETHER- densely populated LANDS “Rail transport is a countries in the IN FIGURES world with a popu­ reliable and sustain- Tlation of 17 million and 508 people per square kilome­ able mode of trans- tre. The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, port. The need for it is and its seat of government is € 134 m in annual revenue greater than ever.” FACTS ABOUT The Hague. The port of (2019) THE NETHER- Rotterdam is the largest in JAN JANSEN, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL SALES NETHERLANDS LANDS Europe and handles 469 million tonnes of goods a year. 29,476 oceangoing Area: 41,528 km² vessels and 107,000 inland GDP (2019): waterway vessels come and EUR 803.5 billion 675 go every year. This is one employees Major of the reasons why almost products: 40% of the Dutch popula­ Machines, chemical tion lives in the urban area products, food and of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, beverages The Hague and Utrecht. Major trading Three quarters of the wor­ 2002 joined the ­partners: king population work in the Mainly Germany and DB Cargo family service sector, one quarter Belgium, followed by China, the United in industry and just 4% in States and the UK agriculture. Nevertheless, the Netherlands is an Rail network: important exporter of agri­ 3,000 km cultural and garden pro­ FACTS ABOUT ducts and one of the largest DB CARGO export nations in the world. NETHERLANDS DB Cargo Netherlands plays an key role in European rail freight transport as a Market share: 47.7% DB Cargo subsidiary. • Transport volume: 21 million tonnes _ The port of Kilometres of rail Rotterdam is travelled per year: located on a site 4.68 billion that spans 12,713 hectares. That’s Wagons transported 35 times the area in 2019: 413,208 of New York’s Central Park.

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Far in the lead. With a market share pushing 1 50%, DB Cargo Netherlands is the country's largest freight operating company. 3 2 THE MOST IMPORTANT STATIONS Ports and border stations are important transhipment points for goods.

1 Rotterdam BIO Rotterdam is the largest sea port in Europe. 2 Chemelot Chemelot is one of the largest chemical industry facilities in northwestern Europe. 3 Venlo OUR CUSTOMERS Venlo is an up-and-coming logistics hotspot on DB Cargo transports products for customers in the German-Dutch border. the mechanical engineering, chemical and food Jan production industries. Jansen

Jan Jansen has worked for Nederlandse Spoor- wegen (NS) Cargo since BETUWEROUTE 1985. The company was Used exclusively for freight acquired by DB Cargo transport, the Betuweroute is in 2002. Jansen worked the rapid rail link between the for various subsidiaries, port of Rotterdam and Germany. then moved to the lo­­ gistics and chemicals sectors. He has headed the international sales team of DB Cargo in the Netherlands SERVICES since 2011.

Rail transport with single wagonload ­transport

Combined transport

Transport of dangerous goods only on ­specially approved routes

Supplementary transport services: • Loading and unloading • Packaging Jan Jansen Head of International Sales Netherlands [email protected]

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Belgium

A market with room to grow: CORRIDORS BE /NL-DE With the major North Sea BE/NL-FR-ES ports of Antwerp and ­Zeebrugge and the Port of Ghent, Belgium is one of Europe’s main gateways for freight to and from overseas.

ith 11.3 million inhabitants, FACTS ABOUT this relatively DB CARGO BELGIUM small country BELGIUM is densely pop­ IN FIGURES Area: 30,688 km² Wulated. Owing to its central GDP (2019): location, it has a particu­ EUR 460.9 billion larly dense infrastructure, including an extensive rail Major products: network. Belgium was the Chemical and 1 first country in continental € 42 m pharmaceutical in annual revenue products, steel, Europe to build an intercon­ (2019) automobiles and nected railway system. The accessories country is a founding mem­ 1 _ Antwerp is the ber of the European Union, Major trading largest port in the partners: and its capital city, Brussels, world for part Germany, France, is also the EU’s de facto loads. Netherlands, Great capital. Belgium ranks third 177 Britain, Ireland out of 160 in the World employees 2 _ Zeebrugge Bank’s Logistics Perfor­ grew from a fishing Shares borders with: DID YOU KNOW ...? France, Netherlands, mance Index. The DB Cargo village on the North Germany, Luxem- Belgium production com­ At 98%, Belgium has the Sea. Today it is the second-largest port bourg pany is based in Antwerp highest degree of urbani- in Belgium. Rail network: and offers services includ­ 2019 sation in Europe, placing 3,592 km ing intermodal and single year established the country at the head wagonload transport. of a global trend. FACTS ABOUT • DB CARGO BELGIUM

Wagons transported “The aim is to establish DB Cargo as a provider in 2019: 195,606 Transport volume in of seamless cross-border and international 2019: 5.9 million tonnes transport services.”

Locomotives: 41 JO GOYVAERTS Head of Rail Services Belgium, DB Cargo Belgium BVBA

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2 1 3 OUR CUS- TOMERS Major customers include the chemical industry, automotive manufacturers and suppliers, and the steel industry. THE MOST IMPOR- TANT STATIONS Belgium is an important hub in north-western Europe, espe- cially because of its major ports.

1 Port of Antwerp The Port of Antwerp is the sec- 2 ond-largest port in Europe, moving a total of 235.3 million tonnes of goods in 2019. The grounds of the port alone have over 1,000 kilo- metres of rail track. 2 Port of Zeebrugge In 2019, the Port of Zeebrugge transhipped 45.8 million tonnes of goods and 2.9 million cars. 3 Port of Ghent The Port of Ghent had a turnover of 32.5 million tonnes in 2017. It has direct access to the North Sea via the Ghent–Terneuzen canal.

BIO Jo Goyvaerts

Jo Goyvaerts began his logistics career in Basel in 1992. Next came stints as a freight SERVICES forwarder in Düsseldorf, Cologne and Ham- THE HOME OF burg. In 1997, he returned to Belgium and, after a short period as terminal coordinator, TINTIN AND Single wagonload transport joined the rail forwarding company Interna- tional Rail Partners NV, which he managed SNOWY Combined transport until the end of 2019. Jo Goyvaerts has been Belgium is a country of comics. Transport of dangerous goods head of DB Cargo Belgium since 2019. This reputation was earned by ­people like world-renowned Supplementary transport ­cartoonist Hergé, who drew services the Adventures of Tintin from • Loading and unloading Jo Goyvaerts, • Warehouse services Head of Rail Services Belgium, DB Cargo Belgium BVBA 1929 to­ 1983. In Flemish the two [email protected] heroes of the comic are named • Packaging Kuifje and Bobby.

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France

France is the largest country in the EU in terms of CORRIDORS ES-FR-DE area, the third-largest on the European continent ES-FR-UK and a political heavyweight internationally. BE/NL-FR-ES ES-FR-IT

EURO CARGO RAIL IN FIGURES

rance is one of the most important ALL ROUTES industrial nations LEAD TO PARIS FACTS ABOUT in Europe. It is € 180 m FRANCE centrally­ orga­ in annual revenue Most railways in France begin or end in Fnised; almost all roads (2019) Paris. A plan dating from 1838 shows Area: 543,965 km² run through Paris. France the majority of lines connecting the (excluding territories has around 65 million French regions with the capital like the outside Europe) inhabitants, 12.2 million of spokes of a wheel. GDP (2019): them in the Paris metropoli­ EUR 2.4 billion tan area. This makes the 950 capital region the country’s Major employees products: most densely populated, Chemical products, followed by Lyon, Marseille machinery, motor and Toulouse. vehicles and parts, France is a founding mem­ foods, electrical ber of the European Union engineering and a member of the United 2005 Major trading Nations, where it holds a year established partners: veto. France is the sixth-­ Germany, USA, Great largest economy in the Britain, Spain, Italy, world by GDP. The cultural Belgium, the Nether- lands, China economy plays an impor­ tant role in France and Rail network: generates even more wealth Around 30,000 km than the automotive indus­ FACTS try. As a subsidiary of ABOUT EURO DB Cargo, the French CARGO RAIL company Euro Cargo Rail 1 _ The rail net- (ECR) manages national work is shaped like Market share in transports within France a star with Paris at 2018: (50%) and international its centre. 20% (second-largest transports from and to _ operator in rail Germany, England, Italy, 2 In Cerbère and Hendaye, wagons freight transport Belgium and Spain. after SNLF) • are converted to 1 Iberian broad Locomotives: 155 gauge for the jour- ney to Spain.

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SERVICES DID YOU KNOW ...? BIO NO KISSING Single wagonload and Gottfried block train transport PLEASE! Combined transport Eymer Kissing on station plat- Sidings and forms is prohibited in Eymer has been in the railway business since 2003, his shunting services France. The rules date work covering stations, general strategy and European back some 100 years: the Transport of dangerous goods subsidiaries. He is currently with Euro Cargo Rail S.A.S. and aims to establish the company as the leading idea was to prevent long Supplementary player in the French freight market. farewells disrupting the transport services: timetable. The ban was • Loading and unloading also intended to help pas- • Warehouse services sengers avoid distraction • Packaging and keep safe from approaching trains. Other: • Procurement, management “We need to strengthen and maintenance of freight wagons/fleet the intermodal sector in • Advice on safe and optimal loading and unloading France, since it’s the • Leasing of sidings for wagon quickest way to move trans- stabling • Customs clearance ports from road to rail.”

GOTTFRIED EYMER CEO, Euro Cargo Rail 6

5 2 1

4 OUR CUS- 3 2 TOMERS 1) Danone THE MOST IMPORTANT STATIONS Multinational food and With close to 30,000 kilometres of track, France beverage group with has the second-longest network in Europe, but trans- headquarters in Paris ports less than 10% of its goods by rail. The solution: and subsidiaries in some multimodal transhipment centres. 120 countries worldwide. 2) T3M 1 Vaires-sur-Marne A combined transport operator specialising in 2 Perpignan road-rail technology for continental and maritime transport. 3 Hendaye

4 Gevrey-Chambertin

5 Metz Gottfried Eymer, CEO, Euro Cargo Rail 6 Calais [email protected]

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_ Every year, 1,300 trains with 40,000 wagons cross the border between Spain and France and are fitted with the appropriate wheelsets at the Cerbère gauge changeover ins- tallation.

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CORRIDORS ES-FR-DE ES-FR-UK BE/NL-FR-ES ES-FR-IT

FACTS ABOUT 1 SPAIN

Area: 505,990 km² 1 _ Transfesa has GDP (2019): 75 years of experi- EUR 1.245 trillion ence in rail freight Major products: transport and an Spain Motor vehicles and extensive transport parts, chemical network in Europe. products, foods, Spain occupies around 85% of machinery, textiles 2 _ In 2019, and clothing, petro- Transfesa trans- the Iberian Peninsula. There are TRANSFESA chemicals, electrical ported 1,810,245 engineering tonnes of goods. a total of 19 seaports on the long LOGISTICS IN FIGURES Major trading coastlines of the Atlantic and partners: France, United King- Mediterranean. dom, Germany, Italy, China, Portugal, USA € 223 m Rail network: pain has 46.9 million inhabitants. The capital and in annual revenue 15,333 km (2019) largest major city is Madrid. Other metropolitan Track gauge: areas are Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Bilbao, 1,668 mm Zaragoza and Malaga. Two major economic regions – Catalonia and the Basque Country – FACTS haveS their own languages. ABOUT TRANS- With almost 5,000 kilometres of coastline and the Balearic 1,218 FESA LOGISTICS and Canary Islands, Spain is practically synonymous with employees tourism. Spain has the most extensive vineyards in the (2019) 2019: world by area. Around a fifth of the gross domestic product 472,315 automobiles is generated by manufacturing industries. Transfesa Logis­ transported by rail tics is the largest private company in Spanish rail freight 1,694,868 km transport. It is 77% owned by the DB Group and 22% by travelled by freight the Spanish rail operator Renfe. As an essential part of 1943 locomotives DB Cargo, Transfesa Logistics has a major focus on auto­ Year established motive logistics. •

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2 1 5 3 OUR CUS- “Transfesa Logistics is 4 fully committed to the 6 TOMERS Transfesa Logistics offers climate targets. Our comprehensive services for the automotive rail-based, integrated industry. This includes operating its own logis- logistics solutions tics centres for new and THE MOST IMPOR­ used cars. Other import- combine the climate TANT STATIONS ant customers come from industry, the FMCG sector advantages of rail trans- Transfesa Logistics operates the and the food industry. only two stations between the port with the flexibility rest of the EU and the Iberian Peninsula where the axles for of trucking.” variable-gauge freight wagons can be changed (1,435 mm for the rest of the EU and 1,668 mm BERND HULLERUM for the Iberian Peninsula). CEO Transfesa Logistics

1 Cerbère Axle change station on the 2 Mediterranean coast

2 Hendaye DID YOU KNOW ...? Axle change station on the Spanish is the world’s Atlantic coast second most commonly spoken language. 3 Port of Barcelona It is the native tongue of 12,000 m2 warehousing in port, 477 million people. multimodal terminal, combined transport, 124,000 m2 vehicle SERVICES logistics centre

4 Madrid BIO National and international 30,000 m2 warehousing, multi- transport by road and rail modal terminal, 376,000 m2 Bernd vehicle logistics centre, inter­ Combined transport national logistics management Transport of dangerous goods Hullerum Maintenance and repair centres in Madrid and Girona (Portbou) Supplementary Bernd Hullerum has headed Transfesa Logistics since transport services: 5 2010 and also serves on a pro-bono basis on the board Zaragoza • Loading and unloading of the FEDA/EWA German Business School in Madrid 315,000 m2 vehicle logistics cen- • Warehouse services and on the board of the German Chamber of Commerce tre, trucking transport, inter­ • Packaging for Spain. Hullerum launched his career at Mercedes-­ national logistics management Benz and has held leading positions in the international Sidings and automotive and logistics industry. Among other things, 6 Valencia shunting services 2 he has been CFO at DB Schenker Rail Automotive, CEO 20,000 m warehousing, Terminal management at Chrysler Germany and head of corporate strategy for multimodal terminal, combined financial services & sales at DaimlerChrysler. transport, international trucking Warehouse management and transports logistics centres (new and used vehicles)

Maintenance + repair Bernd Hullerum, CEO, Transfesa Logistics [email protected] Rail Academy

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Switzerland

Switzerland has 48 peaks CORRIDOR IT-CH-DE more than 4,000 metres high — unique typography that also poses a challenge for r ail transport.

BIO FACTS ABOUT SWITZERLAND Daniel witzerland is a DB CARGO Area: 41,277 km² Knaus crucial transit SWITZER- GDP (2019): country with a LAND IN EUR 628.9 billion well-developed FIGURES Rail from the start: Daniel Knaus kicked off Major railway network. his career with an apprenticeship at DB and products: Switzerland’sS 8.7 million has now spent 28 years in the rail business. Medical technology, inhabitants speak a total of He held various management positions at pharmaceuticals, four official languages: ­companies in the rail freight sector before precision instruments ­German, French, Italian € 23.5 m becoming Head of Rail Services Switzerland and luxury watches and Romansh (the latter is in annual revenue at DB Cargo in Basel in 2012. Major trading spoken by only 0.5% of the (2019) ­partners: population, however). Germany, the US, The seat of government is in China, Italy and Bern; Switzerland lacks a France capital in the true sense of Rail network: the word. Although Swit­ Daniel Knaus, Length: 114 Head of International Sales Switzerland, zerland is ranked 99th in employees 3,846 km standard DB Cargo the world in terms of popu­ [email protected] gauge, fully electrified­ lation, it has the 20th larg­ est economy. Zurich tops Narrow, metre the Sustainable City Index. and broad gauge railways:­ Total length DB Cargo Switzerland 1,766 km focuses on transalpine block 2005 founded as train services. Rail’s share of • Brunner Railway freight transport: Services GmbH > 70% (highest in (BRS) Europe) 2007 Joined the DB Cargo family FACTS ABOUT DB CARGO SWITZERLAND

Wagons transported OUR CUSTOMERS in 2019: 165,757 DB Cargo Switzerland’s major customers Transport volume in include producers of energy drinks; aluminium _ The old 15-kilo- 2019: 4.8 million producers (transit); and the steel, paper and metre Gotthard tonnes chemical industries. Tunnel was opened on 1 June 1882.

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THE MOST IMPORTANT STATIONS

1 Buchs, St. Gallen Buchs (Canton of St. Gallen): Border station near the Austrian border, main hub for beverage transports

2 Cornaux Mineral oil transports

3 Basel-Mutenz (marshalling yard), border station on the German border Train formation for cross-border transport

4 Limmat Valley (marshalling yard) Marshalling yard, central transport hub and re-­ formation for distribution throughout Switzerland

5 Lausanne triage Transport hub for distribution to western Switzerland

6 Chiasso border station on the Italian border Key function in DB Railnet Italy

SERVICES

Block train services

Combined transport

Sidings and shunting services

Transport of dangerous goods

TOPOGRAPHY The unique topographical features of this Alpine country are reflected in its rail network. The Swiss railway has 313 tun- _ The Tremola: nels and 6,004 bridges, including mighty a historic pass structures such as the new Gotthard through the Saint-Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is the world’s longest Massif that climbs at 57 km. up to 2,107 metres.

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Italy

Around 60 million people live CORRIDORS IT-AT-DE in Italy, the world’s eighth-­ IT-CH-DE largest economy. Italy’s PL-CZ-AT-IT/SLO seaports on the Adriatic SEE-IT ES-FR-IT Sea are important nodes connecting Europe to Asia.

FACTS ABOUT ITALY taly is a particularly GDP (2019): diverse country. EUR 1.788 trillion That’s true for the Area: 301,338 km² landscape and climate and even applies to Major products: Ithe economy. Apart from Machinery, iron and steel, chemical popular “typically Italian” 1 products, processed exports such as fashion, food, motor vehicles, vehicles and food, Italian clothing, footwear industry produces iron, and ceramic products steel, chemicals and DB CARGO Major trading machinery. ITALIA ­partners: Some 70% of the gross IN FIGURES Germany, Switzer- domestic product comes land, Denmark, the from Northern Italy. The Netherlands, Sweden, Po Valley has several econo­ Belgium and France mic centres, stretching from Rail network: Turin, Milan and Parma to € 65 m “Our customers bene- 20,182 km Verona and Trieste. They (all gauges) in annual revenue are served by DB Cargo Italy (2019) fit from single-source FACTS ABOUT and its dense network. DB CARGO Munich-Cervignano and solutions along the ITALY Chiasso-Pisa are the most recent connections added entire value chain. to the network. Wagons transported We have the logistics Italy’s networks don’t just 400 in 2019: 372,595 connect the north of Italy employees experience and Transport volume with Western Europe. in 2019: 15 million They also form a hub to regional expertise to tonnes ensure the routes to Eastern Trains with interna- and Central Europe can deliver these services tional destinations: transport freight on the at a high level.” 60 per week rails. DB Cargo Italy is the 2002 joined the Locomotives: 36 second-largest rail freight DB Cargo family PIERALBERTO VECCHI operator in the country. • Managing Director, DB Cargo Italia Services

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_ 1 Italy requires 1 two drivers per locomotive OUR at all times. 3 2

2 _ The port of CUSTO- Salerno loads around 7 million MERS tonnes of cargo Our main customers every year; the include Arvedi, Arcelor, port of Ravenna about 26 million Thyssen and Marcegag- tonnes. lia in the steel sector, Hangartner and Trans- waggon in transport, Burgo in the paper industry, and three 2 major tomato producers and Pasta Buitoni in the THE MOST IMPORTANT food sector. STATIONS

DOOR TO DOOR 1 Brescia Hub Hub for the Italian steel industry ON THE APENNINE 2 Castelguelfo and PENINSULA Maddaloni Railport Central transhipment points for the Italian food industry. From ost of Italy’s territory is located on the Apen­ Maddaloni alone, 2,000 wagons loaded with food go to Germany nine Peninsula surrounded by the Mediterra­ and Switzerland every year. nean Sea, the Po Valley and the southern Alps. There are several islands and island groups off 3 Porcari the coast of Italy in the Mediterranean Sea. Transhipment point for products of MSicily and Sardinia are the largest. DB Cargo Italia’s door-to- the Italian paper industry door service therefore combines different modes of trans­ port. At its core is environmentally friendly rail transport. When needed, goods are transferred onto ships or trucks. Eleven railports are used nationwide to transship goods. Tomatoes

SERVICES Italy is famous for its BIO tomatoes. Nearly a third of the harvest comes Pieralberto Single wagonload transport from Puglia, where Combined transport firm plum varieties are Vecchi often grown specifically Transport of dangerous goods for industrial processing. Until 2003 Pieralberto Vecchi was responsible for Warehouse services The area around Intermodal Services as Branch Manager at BTZ Italia. Vesuvius is renowned He worked as General Manager at the Swiss Hangartner for its fertile volcanic Group from 2004 to 2008. He then built up a new sales soil and its tasty platform as Vice General Manager at Eurogroup, a San Marzano tomatoes. young supermarket chain, prior to moving to Lauritzen Logistica to serve as Managing Director. He has served as Managing Director at DB Cargo Italia Services Pieralberto Vecchi, Managing Director, since 2011. DB Cargo Italia Services [email protected]

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_ We get things moving. For Europe. DB Cargo.

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49 CUSTOMERS & MARKETS 02 / 20 On the track to success

Innovative concepts and mutual trust: DB Cargo is running more and more trains for voestalpine, a producer of tech- nology and industrial goods

he steel industry is the back­ DB has served voestalpine for Head of Sales for Metals 1. A strict bone of added value in Euro­ many years. The technology and focus on the customer and changes to pean industry. This innova­ industrial goods group manufactures processes now ensure that DB Cargo tive industry fuels the success steel products in Linz and Leoben can design supply chains and trans­ of the automotive and mecha­ for multiple industries. “We support port routes that meet voestalpine’s Tnical engineering sectors. Steel com­ voestalpine with flexible and custo­ needs while satisfying the high panies operate in a highly volatile mised solutions. In recent years, we ex­pectations of its customers. For market, however, which often demands have made colossal strides in our part­ the technology group, this is a good enormous flexibility, even from logis­ nership and become increasingly cus­ reason to keep intensifying its cooper­ tics providers like DB Cargo. tomer-focused,” says Katja Sander, ation with DB.

1 _ Control centre in Linz: voestalpine now has approxi- mately 49,000 1 employees in over 50 countries with around 500 group companies and sites.

2 _ In Linz, voestalpine manu- factures parts for the automotive industry, among other things.

3 _ A shuttle train brings ore from Hamburg to Linz in open Ea wagons.

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A highly flexible Bavaria Shuttle the daily shuttle trains to be reliable. ability to respond very flexibly to “We drive from Rotterdam and import volumes in the various ports. The most recent example is the Hamburg directly to Linz,” explains DB Cargo passes on the advantages Bavaria Shuttle to BMW and Audi Heibach. This cuts costs and stream­ of its gigantic network in Europe to the plants. “We have developed a loaded-­ lines the organisation. customer. “At DB Cargo, we can handle loaded solution for this, with trains At the same time, the rail freight innovative transport like this because taking scrap shipments back to the operator has taken its raw material we combine large volumes with other steelworks,” says Christoph Heibach, transports to the next level: DB Cargo cargo for cost-effective solutions,” says who has headed sales for DB Cargo’s is bundling raw material and steel Heibach. voestalpine, in turn, is so sat­ Salzgitter/voestalpine Team for the transports with a smart reloading con­ isfied with the railway’s performance past four years. The shuttle runs cept. The train is called the container/ that order volumes have surged in every business day from Linz via ore shuttle. It brings ore from Hamburg recent years. Landshut and Regensburg to Ingol­ to Linz in Ea wagons and returns to stadt and back. At each location, the Hamburg with the same wagons full of Robust and strong cooperation train drops off or picks up the right containers packed with steel. What number of wagons. counts for voestalpine is DB Cargo’s “We work very closely and construc­ voestalpine is full of praise for tively with the customer. This means the transport: “This single solution we can quickly propose new ideas, from the DB Cargo team meets our because we are in such close contact requirements for both stability and that we know what voestalpine needs,” flexibility — that’s amazing,” says says Heibach. A key component of Christian Janecek, Managing Director this cooperation is the close partner­ of LogServ, the wholly owned logis­ CLOSE PARTNERSHIP ship with voestalpine’s own railway, tics subsidiary of voestalpine’s Steel CargoServ. Division. The shuttle complements Not even the coronavirus pandemic the Western Europe package that • DB Cargo is voestalpine’s strategic could loosen the close ties between logistics partner, especially for supply- DB Cargo has been running for customer and service provider. “Fewer ing raw materials to plants and deliver- voestalpine since 2017. From Linz, the ing to customers. trains are running, but we are per­ railway delivers many tonnes of steel fectly meeting voestalpine’s produc­ every year to more than 180 stations • With the foremost rail network and tion and supply needs,” says Heibach. biggest vehicle fleet in Europe and between Spain and Sweden. “In spite of the crisis, cooperation 3,400 freight terminals, DB Cargo has a formidable range of single wagonload remains excellent and robust.” • An innovative container/ore train transport services to offer voestalpine. • As sustainability continues to gain DB Cargo also lends a hand to the steel ground in the energy-intensive steel manufacturer by supplying raw mate­ industry, DB Cargo’s trains help to rials. Since April 2019, the freight shrink voestalpine’s carbon footprint. operator has supplied the Linz plant The trains emit less CO2 than trucks, with ore and coal from Northern Euro­ a fact that DB Cargo confirms with a certificate. Christoph Heibach, pean ports. The blast furnaces cannot Head of the Salzgitter/voestalpine Team, DB Cargo tolerate any delays, so it is essential for [email protected]

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Protecting essential supply chains

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, DB Cargo BTT is making sure that the chemicals sector’s supply chains are in perfect working order.

hunting staff, wagon inspec­ Dieter Baierle is in charge of the Throughout the crisis, employees tors, train drivers and chemicals sector team at DB Cargo from DB Cargo and DB Cargo BTT have dispatchers have given their BTT. Any interruption in the supply of maintained the freight flows in Euro­ all to ensure that the chemi­ basic chemical products would pe’s chemicals cluster. Baierle says, cals industry can continue ­definitely pose a serious threat in the “We have more than 180 customers ­in productionS throughout Germany­ and middle of this pandemic, he says. The the sector, we connect well over 300 Europe, even in the midst of the hard work of all our people involved in dispatching and receiving locations, Covid-19 pandemic. The sector’s transport services in this unpreceden­ and we move more than 13 million finely tuned supply chains are ted situation is therefore incredibly tonnes of chemical freight every year. currently more important than ever. important. What they do benefits us Our single wagonload network handles DB Cargo transports a wide range of all. They ensure that the supply chains some 70% of this volume.” Thomas basic chemical products that are of our chemicals sector customers con­ Pieger, head of DB Cargo BTT’s sales essential for manufacturing disin­ tinue to function efficiently and that and operations centre, continues: “An fectants and cleaning agents, all of we can keep essential products moving integrated system is like a house of which are currently in high demand. for the public.” cards. Let’s take south-east Bavaria as

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an example: if one of our major custo­ Constant communication CHLORINE mers there ran out of just one of the many components it uses in its produc­ What Dieter Baierle and Thomas tion, the company would have to shut Pieger have to say about stable trans­ Chlorine in a key product throughout the down its entire plant at short notice.” port chains also applies to cross-border entire chemicals sector. It is also the This would also have a knock-on effect, services, particularly on routes to and principle component in PVC, which is used in the medical field – for example in and a plastics manufacturer in the from Rotterdam and Antwerp. Dutch the tubes required for respirators and same region would have to cut back ports are also the source of raw materi­ blood bags. production. Pieger elaborates: “There als needed by Germany’s manufactu­ would then be a shortage of polyethy­ rers, which in turn load trains with lene at a different plant that produces chemical products bound for export. packaging for toiletries. Meanwhile, Previously, locomotive and driver another site would be unable to main­ alike had to be replaced when a train one part of a network of businesses tain glycol production. Glycol is an reached a border crossing, but the new that all depend on one another. “If one essential component in disinfectants.” multi-system locomotives introduced card is missing, then the whole house This domino effect could, potentially, in December 2019 mean that interna­ collapses. It doesn’t matter if it’s a be endless. “Without their supply tional transports can cross seamlessly major player, an SME or a logistics chains, companies would have to halt between countries without stopping. provider,” Baierle states. the production of chemical compounds For many of DB Cargo BTT’s custo­ “Our customers are incredibly and product lines, including the mers in the chemicals and mineral appreciative of the tireless commit­ hygiene and pharmaceutical products oil sectors, this represents a tremen­ ment shown by our colleagues each that we so urgently need right now. dous asset. and every day,” Pieger says. “By wor­ After all, 99% of the work performed “We do everything we can so they king together, we have managed to by chemicals companies contributes to can always rely on our services during adapt every process as required. our supply of essential articles.” the crisis,” says Baierle, whose team We use disinfectant and gloves in our Demand for sodium hydroxide holds daily conference calls with these operational activities, and we maintain solution, hydrogen peroxide and firms. “Thanks to our non-stop com­ social distancing. But when it comes to chlorine is particularly high right now. munication with these customers, our business relationships, we are Chlorine is a key component across the and above all thanks to the absolute closer to our customers than ever.” • entire chemicals sector, Pieger points dedication of our employees on the out: “It is in the detergents that are operational side of things, we have used for cleaning buses and other pub­ been able to prevent the pandemic lic transport vehicles across Germany.” from disrupting these important and It also plays an important role in the fragile supply chains.” A strong sense Thomas Pieger, medical and pharmaceutical industries of solidarity is a hallmark of the chemi­ Head of Sales & Operations Centre, DB Cargo BTT as one of the basic ingredients for cals industry, as each company is just [email protected] making PVC. This in turn is used for manufacturing tubes such as those needed for respirators.

DB CARGO BTT 2 IN FIGURES 1 _ Journey’s start and end: The port • Transport services to 22 countries of Rotterdam has tank farm capacity • Approximately 150 employees of almost 3 million at four sites cubic metres and • Over 30 years of experience in stores a huge ­transporting dangerous goods for the variety of chemical chemicals and mineral oil ­sectors products. • Annual volumes: 13,000 block trains 2 _ Disinfectant and over 260,000 single wagonload has become a scarce consignments commodity due to Covid-19.

53 CUSTOMERS & MARKETS 02 / 20 Award-winning and eco-friendly

DB Cargo’s solution for Novelis is an example of efficient and environmentally friendly rail logistics.

t first blush you wouldn’t the floor to secure loads. They are expect to see a key indus­ equally suitable for the transport of trial site nestled in the sheets, coils and bars. A GPS device idyllic city of Nachterstedt, is paired to DB Cargo’s Tracking & near the Harz Mountains. Tracing system. The special contai­ners YetA here in Saxony-­Anhalt, Novelis significantly reduce loading and operates the world’s largest aluminium unloading times. recycling plant. The world’s largest The trains first travel approx. 450 manufacturer of rolled aluminium kilometres to Neuss am Rhein, and 1 products processes up to 400,000 container wagons from the Novelis site tonnes of aluminium scrap here every in Sierre are coupled en route. Norf is year. The group regards the plant as an home to the world’s largest aluminium important step toward transforming rolling and smelting plant. Novelis the business model towards a closed produces high-quality aluminium coils recycling model. there with its joint venture partner. In The plates and coils processed in Neuss-Norf, additional cars are the neighbouring rolling mill are trans­ attached to the trains from Nachter­ ported to Great Britain for further stedt. The spreading-hood wagons processing. Also, as befits a sustain­ (sfins) are used for this purpose. They able site, the transport concept is as are specially designed for weather-­ environmentally friendly as possible sensitive cargo. Both sides of the and largely rail-based. Novelis and wagon hoods are moveable, and can DB Cargo have devised a pioneering each accommodate six coils standing concept that combines enormous upright (eye-to-sky). However, they efficiency with massive cuts to are also capable of transporting THE SERVICE AT A GLANCE: transport-­based CO2 emissions. two aluminium bars weighing up to 27 tonnes each, which is important A special wagon of one’s own for reloading. Cargo: aluminium coils, sheets and bars “We are proud of our partnership Wagons: spreading-hood wagons (sfins) and The round trip starts in Nachterstedt with DB Cargo and the sustainable special containers with a container train, including ‘from road to rail’ logistics solution wagons with special 40-foot multi-­ that we have successfully carried out Concept: round trips with reloading functional containers that were together. This shift leads to a consider­ Route: Nachterstedt-Neuss-Widnes (GB) de­veloped just for Novelis. They open able reduction in energy consumption along their entire length for loading and CO2 emissions, making a signifi­ DE-UK journey time: 56 hours to ensure better handling during cant contribution to sustainable cargo transhipment. They also feature recycling management with our CO2 savings compared to road transport: coil recesses in a longitudinal direc­ customers,” explains Jan Schneegans, up to 13,000 tonnes per year tion and holed mounting rails along Logistics Manager at Novelis.

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1 _ The sensitive coils are trans- ported in special closed wagons to protect them from the weather.

8 2 _ Novelis recycles approx. 70 billion beverage cans a year and 7 1 turns them into 6 3 new ones in only 60 days. 5 4

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Through the Channel Tunnel transported on the same route in the 13,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per opposite direction from the Latchford year compared to road transport. The Novelis trains then continue on recycling plant to Neuss-Norf and to the British Isles, where the alumin­ Sierre. The train therefore returns to Quick, reliable and sustainable ium products are processed further. the Novelis plants fully loaded. The They run from Neuss via Aachen to containers unloaded in Neuss then When Novelis was still supplying the Calais, where they go through the return to Nachterstedt for reloading. UK market by ship and truck, it took Channel Tunnel under the English “We have procured a total of 186 Novelis’ products three to four days Channel to Dollands Moor in Great containers, which will shift consider­ to make the trip to the UK each way, Britain. A multi-system locomotive able volumes from road to rail,” not counting irregularities from high pulls the train on the entire route explains Christian Bahr, Key Account or low water. By rail, it takes only 56 from Neuss to Calais. In line with Manager for Novelis transports hours from Nachterstedt to Daventry special safety regulations in the at DB Cargo. DB Cargo transports and from Neuss to Widnes. • Channel Tunnel, two tunnel loco­ around 2,800 trains a year for motives pull the train beneath the Novelis, carrying 1.4 million tonnes English Channel. of aluminium. “The corridor focus, From Dollands Moor, the route coupled with a consistent implementa­ continues to its destination stations in tion of the multimodal strategy, makes Christian Bahr, Daventry and Widnes. From there the the product enormously efficient.” On Key Account Manager, DB Cargo last mile is covered by road. Bars are top of that, this approach cuts up to [email protected]

55 CUSTOMERS & MARKETS A faster run for the border

Despite the uniform single market, rail transport in the EU remains a patchwork affair due to differences in the elec- tricity and safety systems of railways. Thanks to multi-system locomotives and bilingual train drivers, DB Cargo has now made a crucial contribution to impro­ving the quality of services for the border crossing between Germany and Belgium. SHORT FACTS

• Vectron locomotives are approved in 19 countries • Over 1,000 Vectrons are in use ailways in Europe currently Added to that is a requirement worldwide use five different electricity that train drivers must have a strong • Since 2010, Vectron locomotives have systems. That means mastery of the relevant national travelled more than 300 million kilo- the only borders that a languages. metres throughout Europe DB Cargo locomotive from In the past, this meant that both RGermany can cross are the ones into locomotives and drivers had to be Austria and Switzerland. Locomotives swapped at the border in cross-­border designed for alternating current with a rail freight traffic to and from Antwerp, voltage of 15,000 volts and a frequency which is vitally important for the of 16 2/3 hertz can theoretically reach German chemical and mineral oil Norway and Sweden, as well. industries in particular. the time window agreed upon, both Belgium, on the other hand, belongs One source of errors and delays is are usually withdrawn and used to the larger group of countries that that a locomotive and a driver from elsewhere. operate their network with 3,000 volt the relevant country must be available However, the last major timetable direct current, effectively barring the at the border, even though a border change this past December solved this door to the major seaports for anything as such no longer exists. If, for what­ puzzle for DB Cargo. Since then, cross­ but multi-frequency locomotives. ever reason, the train does not make ing the border has been smooth sailing

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with recently purchased multi-system locomotives. The train drivers now commute between Cologne-Gremberg and AntwerpNorth, too, and no longer just to the border crossing in Aachen. The Belgian railway licence from DB Cargo Belgium, which enables international traction and the use of bilingual train drivers, also comes “With multi-­ in handy. system locomo- Just-in-time tives, we drive “A German chemical giant is one of reliably and just the firms that is pleased to see the change. This is exactly what the com­ in time across pany wanted, so it renewed its existing contracts for single wagonload and borders.” block train service between its sites and the port of Antwerp ahead of sche­ CHARLOTTE HIERONIMI dule,” reports Charlotte Hieronimi of Senior Account Manager, DB Cargo BTT DB Cargo BTT. Other chemical and mineral oil customers of DB Cargo are also bene­ fiting from this with their regular transports. The trains transport haz­ ardous goods such as caustic soda or vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), as For the foreseeable future, high well as fuels such as diesel, especially investment costs will block various 1 safely, reliably and just in time. electricity grids from making the switch to the format of 25,000 volts and 50 hertz alternating current that the EU Commission has set its sights on since 2014. This makes multi-­ system locomotives the only way at present to handle cross-border trans­ ports more efficiently for customers. DB Cargo already owns 100 of these Siemens Vectron type locomotives, each of which is equipped with several so-called country packages that allow it to cover longer distances across Europe. DB Cargo thus meets the demanding requirements of its 1 _ Chemical customers while guaranteeing that transports to desti- customer-specific supply chains nations all over remain secure. Europe start from • the intermodal terminal in Ludwigshafen.

2 _ On the move across borders: one of a hundred Vectron locomo- 2 tives DB Cargo has in operation — here Charlotte Hieronimi with its own Euro- Senior Account Manager, DB Cargo BTT pean design. [email protected]

57 CUSTOMERS & MARKETS 02 / 20 Deliver me timbers: EGGER and DB Cargo Logistics The logistics expert gives EGGER, a provider of wood materials, the highest level of service. DB Cargo Logistics puts its entire network to efficient use for these European transports.

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_ In the star the companies helping the inter­ domestic German transport — for cooler, the chip- national, family-owned business example to the plant in Wismar. boards are cooled down to a tempera- transport raw materials and deliver EGGER has been producing in this ture of 70-80 to customers. conveniently located Baltic port degrees Celsius. since 1999. Years of cooperation 1 _ 3,115 cubic Brilon: the bark stops here metres of wood “DB Cargo Logistics has partnered were processed closely with EGGER for many years to The city of Brilon in Germany’s Hoch­ for EGGER’s headquarters­ in bring products to our customers and sauerland region is a special example St. Johann in Tyrol. raw materials to our plants and to safe­ of the long-standing collaboration guard production through perfectly between EGGER and the logistics timed shipments between our sites,” company: the plant has long been says Friedbert Mock, who has served connected by rail to the transport hub for many years as senior account mana­ of Hamm. Rail staff have dubbed this ger for EGGER at DB Cargo Logistics. service the EGGER train. EGGER has Deutsche Bahn has long transported been producing boards in Brilon for he EGGER Group’s slogan logs across Europe to EGGER’s various the furniture industry for 30 years. is “more from wood”. The locations. Block trains, for example, The railway has been transporting the family-­owned company has collect raw materials for the wood products to customers in the furniture been in business since 1961, products from countries like Germany, industry and to the timber trade since and employs some 9,900 Poland and the Czech Republic, and the beginning. DB supplies the plant Tpeople. Its staff work at 19 locations bring them to the plants in France, with roundwood and delivers the around the world to produce a compre­ Romania and Austria. In this way, the finished products. Customers often hensive range of products from wood- rail logistics provider ensures that the lack their own private sidings, how­ based materials (chipboard, OSB and supplies needed to produce wood-­ ever, so DB Cargo Logistics works MDF boards) and square-sawn timber. composite boards are replenished. with regional partners to offer tran­ EGGER has customers worldwide in DB Cargo Logistics operates block shipment and onward carriage via the furniture industry, the timber trains and single wagons for EGGER in railports. While some boards are trade and DIY stores. EGGER products can be found in countless public and private spaces: in kitchens, bathrooms, offices, living rooms and bedrooms. EGGER sees itself as a full-range sup­ plier for furniture and interior design, for structural timber construction and 1 for wood-based flooring. EGGER is therefore among the suppliers with the highest degrees of finishing and closest proximity to customers in the market segment for wood-based materials worldwide. It relies not only on raw materials and production expertise but aso on smooth-running transport logistics in procurement and delivery.

Environmentally friendly logistics

Alongside optimisation of production, EGGER sees environmentally friendly logistics concepts as another part of protecting the environment. Wher­ever possible, the company connects its plants to the rail network, confident that choosing the right means of trans­ port makes a valuable environmental contribution. That’s where rail comes into play: DB Cargo Logistics is one of

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2 _ In 2019 alone, some 500 wagons of sawn timber left Brilon with 2 DB Cargo Logistics to be dispatched.

3 _ Christian Witte heads the Wood Purchase Logistics & Projects department at the EGGER Group.

4 _ The company’s private siding in Brilon saves 5,800 lorry transports per year.

destined for customers in Germany, Landes, roughly 100 kilometres south others are hauled to Denmark, Sweden of Bordeaux and surrounded by one of or Norway. There, DB Cargo Logistics the largest forested areas in Europe. organises and manages a package of Storm Klaus ravaged this region in multimodal solutions with tranship­ 2009 to the point that the local timber ment and onward carriage by lorry. supply is currently unable to fully In certain cases, freight wagons con­ cover the needs of the local timber taining goods for up to four different industry. EGGER responded by buy­ recipients are also handed over in ing roundwood in the French region of Brilon. The goods are then tran­ “Rail is essential Grand Est, which, like wide swathes of shipped in Denmark, overseen by for procuring central Europe, is now contending DB Cargo Logistics, before each with heavy damage by bark beetles. con­signment is delivered to its cus­ timber across tomer by lorry. In addition, DB Cargo Logistics also transports sawn timber great distances.” for export from the Hochsauerland region to the seaports, where tranship­ CHRISTIAN WITTE ment takes place. Head of Wood Purchase Logistics & Projects EGGER Group 3 All aboard for the Atlantic

“We are constantly expanding our European service portfolio for the EGGER Group,” says Mock. A logistics specialist, Mock brings every bit of his expertise to bear for these timber transports: from single wagon and block train to multimodal transports and railport solutions throughout Europe. For example, EGGER manufactures chipboard in Rion-des-

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In doing so, EGGER is not only helping the forest owners affected, but also ensuring the use of wood as a building material. This prevents the carbon 4 contained inside it from being re­leased. DB Cargo Logistics has developed and introduced a domestic French supply concept for the site on the Atlantic coast: several groups of wagons are loaded simultaneously and later assembled to form a block train to Rion-des-Landes. At the same time, the logistics expert makes sure that load transfer yards are ordered in eastern France and ensures opera­ tional coordination with the French shippers on site. The first trains started successfully in December 2019 and ran until the coronavirus out­ break. Now, everyone involved is crossing their fingers that the trains will resume regular service after the pan­demic is over.

Dialogue: the key to success

From EGGER’s perspective, flexibility of services is just as crucial as relia­ bility. Thanks to its large, Europe-­ THREE QUESTIONS FOR wide network and the capacity it provides, DB can respond to the cus­ CHRISTIAN WITTE tomer’s seasonal or unforeseen needs. “There are peak periods when demand Head of Wood Purchase Logistics & Projects sky­rockets, such as after big storms. At times like those we need to react 1. What role do rail and DB Cargo Logistics play in EGGER's logistics? flexibly and quickly for our customer,” says Mock. “The truly collaborative _ Rail is essential for procuring timber across great distances. As a long-­ relationship we have with EGGER, standing partner, DB Cargo Logistics has guided and supported the EGGER with each of us taking the other’s Group through the process of internationalisation. Today, it is a key logistics needs into account, makes this easy.” partner in several of EGGER’s European plants. This collaboration is based on an on­going dialogue between customer 2. How do you feel about working with DB Cargo Logistics? and service provider. • _ Our collaboration is constructive and geared toward solutions. We have frank discussions. There is still potential for development, but DB Cargo Logistics has made tangible progress in recent years, especially when it comes to focusing on customers and giving us the flexibility we need. At any rate, they are headed in the right direction.

3. What do you think could be improved?

_ If Deutsche Bahn steps up its competitiveness in rail freight and boosts its operational reliability, especially in single wagon traffic, it could succeed in shifting more raw timber onto the rails in future. It could also be helpful to mine the potential of digitalisation and increased automation at the same time. Friedbert Mock Senior Account Manager, DB Cargo Logistics [email protected]

61 CUSTOMERS & MARKETS 02 / 20 High capacity, stable service

DB Cargo Logistics transports cars from the Northern Range ports of Zeebrugge and Rotterdam to Switzerland for the Emil Frey Group. It offers stable departure times and plenty of wagon capacity – benefits that won over the Swiss customer.

B Cargo Logistics has changes and provide the trains when STRONG PERFORMANCE put together a fine-tuned they’re needed – even adding special network for transporting trains if necessary. finished vehicles for the “Even if there are train delays en • DB Cargo Logistics is Europe’s largest automotive industry. A route to Switzerland, DB Cargo Logis­ rail logistics provider for the automotive Dnew customer is now reaping the bene­ tics can keep reloading empty wagons sector, with some 5,000 car carrier fits: Switzerland’s Emil Frey Group. at the ports, since it has access to a wagons. The company is one of Europe’s large number of empty wagons there. • The company is responsible for mana- largest automotive dealers and imports This means that loaded runs don’t ging and optimising the network structure several thousand cars from overseas depend directly on empty runs,” and works with its customers to develop a year. says Ralf Küchle from the Emil Frey high-performing and reliable transport Large vessels ship the vehicles Group. “DB Cargo Logistics’ ability solutions. from Japan, South Korea and China, to ensure on-time departures is what • DB Cargo Logistics is striving to expand arriving in Zeebrugge and Rotterdam won us over.” its network and leverage synergies. It is at regular intervals. The cars then able to offer attractive solutions especi- need to be taken quickly to the cus­ Precise planning before loading ally from automotive ports, such as Bre- merhaven, Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Vlissin- tomer in Switzerland. DB Cargo Logis­ gen and Koper. tics began transporting the imported The port terminal is responsible for vehicles for Emil Frey in January 2020 precisely planning loads. DB Cargo using a bespoke, rail-based concept. Logistics sends a loading recommen­ “Train capacity created when dation in advance to make sure that wagons are unloaded in Zeebrugge can the cars are loaded onto their assigned be used immediately, allowing the wagons based on their size. “Commu­ Emil Frey Group to benefit from our nication between the railway logistics through Germany and onward to the network,” says Andreas Eigl, team provider, terminal and customer is customer’s siding. Eigl sees two major leader for the finished vehicles net­ extremely important in situations like advantages: “Reloading empty wagons work at DB Cargo Logistics. DB Cargo these where empty wagons are imme­ makes for more sustainable transport Logistics transports new cars to the diately reloaded,” says Markus Fischer, and reinforces the network aspect of ports for export on behalf of other key account manager at DB Cargo our service.” This fine-tuned collabora­ customers. Once the wagons are Logistics. “This is the only way for us tion between the three DB Cargo empty, they are loaded with imported to guarantee precise loading and companies in Belgium, Germany and vehicles for Emil Frey and head back in arrange train paths so that vehicles Switzerland also translates into a high the other direction. This system allows reach their destination on time.” degree of transparency and stability DB Cargo Logistics to provide two The trains, each loaded with for the customer. “We would like to see trains in Zeebrugge and one in Rotter­ roughly 230 cars, then travel to the service be developed and hope that dam on scheduled departure days. Switzerland. DB Cargo provides communication will remain open and DB Cargo Logistics has the network traction itself along the entire route direct in case of any disruption in the flexibility to react quickly to any from Belgium or the Netherlands future too,” says Küchle.

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Trains arrive in Switzerland Germany to allow for this narrow the next day, in the small town of window. Once the wagons are Safenwil, where Emil Frey’s double-­ unloaded in Safenwil, they are trans­ track terminal is located. From there, ported back to automotive plants in the up to 30,000 cars a year that pass Germany, completing the cycle. • through the Northern Range ports are transported to dealers and customers. “We have to overcome one last hurdle once the trains arrive in Safenwil,” Eigl “The ability to said. The terminal has a very narrow window when trains can arrive: busi­ ensure on-time ness days from 8 pm to 10 pm and not a minute before or after. Eigl explains: departures “The high frequency of passenger is what won trains, which are given priority, and night-time noise regulations mean that us over.” this is the only time trains can arrive.” The automotive dispatchers in RALF KÜCHLE Markus Fischer, Head of Sales & Head of PDI Emil Frey Group Duisburg and Kelsterbach build slack Operations Centre, DB Cargo Logistics into the timetable at Offenburg in [email protected]

_ Dealerships throughout Switzer- land are served from Safenwil.

63 1 Supplier traffic moves to rail

Magna Stanztechnik has no active private siding of its own. DB Cargo Logistics is therefore using multimodal transport to link the supplier with Audi’s network.

ntil now, suppliers of big- Magna Stanztechnik in Salzgitter to with a central point of contact for name car manufacturers Audi’s plant in Neckarsulm. Sub­ managing the entire supply chain — have struggled to create frames are manufactured in Salzgitter from organising and executing collec­ multimodal supply chains. and installed in Neckarsulm. “Our tion, to transhipment in Braunschweig, Having recently won the customer-focused approach has suc­ to transporting the goods to Neckars­ Ucontract to transport purchased parts ceeded in connecting a supplier with ulm and returning the empties.” for Audi, DB Cargo Logistics has suc­ no active private siding to the existing As lead logistics provider, cessfully seized the opportunities to be automotive network,” explains Heike DB Cargo Logistics manages multi­ had from combining different modes of Armgart-Tilch, account manager at modal transports in collaboration with transport. The new solution, which DB Cargo Logistics. “Deutsche Bahn’s DB Schenker in Braunschweig. Opera­ replaces exclusively road-based trans­ subsidiaries handle all transport tions are handled by the DB Cargo port between Salzgitter and Neckars­ logistics from A to Z, so this is a Logistics dispatching tower in Kelster­ ulm, has enhanced the customer’s genuine DB product.” bach. If required and when cargo profitability and sustainability. “It’s a very appealing solution for volumes increase, lorries make special Since October 2019, DB Cargo us,” says Aranka Schiekel from Audi’s trips in tandem with regular rail Logistics has been transporting Inbound Transport Planning depart­ services to keep the plant well-stocked. products from automotive supplier ment in Neckarsulm. “It provides us Strategic partner DB Schenker brings

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the freight by road from the Magna or the recipient (Audi, in Neckars­ plant to a transhipment facility some ulm).” From Braunschweig, an average 20 kilometres away in Braunschweig, of four covered freight wagons a day which is connected to the automotive travel to the Audi plant, which has its rail network. From there, it is fork­ own private siding. lifted onto DB’s own freight wagons The Audi traffic offers DB Cargo and prepared for onward transport to two direct advantages: Firstly, supplier Neckarsulm. “We were able to enlist transports are better integrated into our high-capacity automotive wagon sustainable transport chains. And “This new and traditional transhipment methods secondly, network utilisation and stability are increased. “This traffic concept lets us goes to show the appeal of road-rail cooperation for customers when both put our own modes of transport can leverage their advantages: flexible first and last mile infrastructure to by lorry combined with a main, environ­ optimal use.” mentally friendly leg by rail, says Uwe Sanojca of DB Schenker. GERALD WOHLFARTH Audi is reaping the benefits of the Supply Chain Inbound new concept. “We were able to better Transport Planning, Audi AG “It’s a very utilise our own infrastructure while mitigating the existing weaknesses of appealing traditional CT handling processes,” says Gerald Wohlfarth from Inbound solution for us.” Transport Planning at Audi in Neckars­ulm. There is also the sustain­ ARANKA SCHIEKEL ability aspect: “We have been able to Supply Chain Inbound Transport Planning, Audi AG further optimise our rail infrastruc­ ture, thus contributing to meeting our company’s business and sustain­ ability targets,” adds Wohlfarth. to make this model economically DBeco plus makes rail transportation appealing. We can cleverly combine carbon-free. • modes of transport to fit over 10% more cargo volume into every shipment we move,” says Armgart-Tilch. Heike Armgart-Tilch Given the positive experience from Account Manager, DB Cargo Logistics this pilot project and the solution’s [email protected] scalability, DB Cargo and Audi are now working to provide similar transports elsewhere and to roll out the approach at other locations in Europe.

Intensive preparations 1 _ The nearly 17,000 employees The two DB subsidiaries underwent in Neckarsulm an intensive preparatory phase and manufacture around 180,000 carried out a test transport before they vehicles a year started collaborating. “The project had (2019 figure) – an almost perfect start, and commu­ including the A8. nication between the individual inter­ faces worked from the very begin­ 2 _ Audi has ning,” says Uwe Sanojca, head of manufactured DB Schenker’s Braunschweig opera­ automobiles in Neckarsulm for tions centre. “We have the ability to 2 over 100 years, and react promptly to any changes in the since mid-2017 all transport process, whether they stem of its rail transports from the supplier (Magna, in Salz­gitter) are carbon-free.

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... the Head of Professional JUST WHAT IS THE JOB OF… Development?

Barbara Grimm and her team are used to responding quickly to changes. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, this flexi­ bility has been especially valuable.

y team and I coordinate employee development and the recruitment of talented young people at DB Cargo from our office Min Mainz. Our overriding goal is to secure the next generation of special­ ists and managers for DB Cargo. This is all about properly training the right people and pairing them with the right “We secure the position. My daily routine is full of next generation meetings and consultations on this issue, although other things pop up all of specialists the time as well. This flexibility is shared by all the and managers employees in my three teams and has for DB Cargo.” helped us greatly since the coronavirus pandemic began. We were in a good position anyway thanks to our robust IT systems and our experts’ many years of experience in digital teaching methods. But speed was crucial too. We quickly trained our 200 instructors Germany to join the company. We are and reorganised everything so that the now developing similar programmes content they were previously teaching with our subsidiaries in Italy, Poland in the classroom is now taught via digi­ and Romania. tal meeting platforms. It’s a cliché to We want to use our European net­ say that crises are good opportunities, work to help us all achieve our goal of but this period has really helped my securing the next generation of skilled team and me to take a big step forward people for the long term. • in terms of digitalisation. Another important issue for us at the moment is European sourcing. Two years ago, our Spanish subsidiary Transfesa offered to recruit train Barbara Grimm, Head of Professional drivers for us and provide them with Development, DB Cargo AG basic training before they come to [email protected]

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