EDITORIAL 04 / 19

Editorial

Dear Readers,

As Europe’s largest freight operating company, we are always in the public eye, but lately we have attracted even more attention than usual.

For starters, cold temperatures do not exactly make our job easier as we tackle the daily challenge of moving 3,000 trains and many thousands of freight wagons safely and on time across our 33,500 km-long rail network. In this edition, we would like to show you the work we put into having as few delays and cancellations as possible even when ice and snow cover the ground.

Additionally, the Strong Rail strategy is challenging us to redouble our efforts to increase the volume of freight transported by rail in future. At the same time, this strategy gives us an opportunity to show the enormous potential the railway has as the most environmentally friendly mode of transport. In this edition, you can read about why our customers choose DB Cargo’s sustainable transport options.

I hope you enjoy reading our magazine.

Yours,

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

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_ The 750 points at the classification yard in the German town of Maschen have to work relia- bly in winter, too.

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02 Editorial

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_ Snowy winters are becoming less common, but DB Cargo is already prepared.

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TRANSPORT & SUSTAINABILITY

34 Strong Rail gets a boost Deutsche Bahn sets specific targets for the climate.

_ DB Cargo has already deployed 40 100 Vectron DB Cargo is greener than ever locomotives, which are environmen- The company’s eco products are making tally friendly and freight transport on the rails more can travel inter­ sustainable than ever. nationally. 42 Audi shows the way DB Cargo Logistics transports goods for the FOCUS car manufacturer with zero CO2 emissions.

08 29 43 Winter in July? New hub in Cervignano Flexible operation for Opel While others are still complaining about the The formation of a new railway hub in Supplier parts from the French region of heat, Markus Schubert is already thinking Italy creates a third link through the Alps Alsace are shipped by overnight rail to the about ice and snow. to Germany. German city of Eisenach.

17 30 44 A well-oiled machine Flexible transport all the way Partnership on the rails November is winter inspection time for to Porcari Large-scale precast concrete parts from freight locomotives and wagons. Tuscany is closer than ever thanks to a Max Bögl are transported to the Czech project undertaken in cooperation with Republic by freight train. 20 TRANSWAGGON Italia. Well planned 46 Board Member for Production Marek Rosneft chooses BTT Staszek explains what the most important The Russian mineral oil group has chosen things are to consider in winter. INNOVATIONS & SOLUTIONS DB Cargo BTT to serve as its logistics service-provider for the company’s 22 32 market launch. Well suplied “This project is at the top DB Cargo BTT transports significantly more of the stack” liquefied petroleum gas on behalf of its DB Cargo is taking giant steps to 50 customer NGT in the wintertime. close an HR gap with the innovative Just what is the job of... programme ZuQ. ...a driver at the Bremen Auto Terminal?

51 CUSTOMERS & MARKETS Looking ahead and publishing details 26 Multi-modal, safe and efficient DB Cargo Logistics transports pressed parts from Germany to Hungary, protecting NEWSLETTER Our customer magazine them from almost any kind of weather. Visit our website and took home gold at the FOX subscribe to our AWARDS in the category newsletter: “Transport and Logistics – www.dbcargo.com/newsletteranmeldung external communications”.

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NEW BOSS Sigrid Nikutta to lead DB Cargo Dr Sigrid Nikutta, currently the CEO of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the largest local public transport company in Germany, will join the Management Board of Deutsche Bahn AG as the first Board Member for Freight Transport on 1 January 2020. Nikutta, 50, will also become Chairwoman of the Management Board and CEO of DB Cargo AG, based in Mainz. RAILWAYS NEWS

Previously employed by DB Cargo from 2001 to 2010, Nikutta, who holds a doctorate in psychology, managed block train transport and served as a member of the Management Board at DB Schenker Rail Polska. In response to Nikutta’s appointment, Michael Odenwald, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bahn AG, said, “There is a great deal of work to do in rail freight to achieve the company’s ambitious goals. Thanks to the organisational restruc­ turing, Ms Nikutta will have the leeway she _ Dr Sigrid Nikutta is leaving BVG in Berlin needs to make decisions.” • to join the management boards at Deutsche Bahn and DB Cargo.

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INGOLSTADT DIVERSITY EVERY DAY Audi: DB Cargo New initiative launched: enables flexible “Einziganders” production In the automotive industry, flexible logistics concepts are critically important. That is why Audi relies on DB Cargo Logistics to provide its transport solutions. Since the begin- ning of the year, production of the Audi A3 Saloon has been split between Audi’s main factory in the German city of Ingolstadt and its plant _ Benedikt Seitz, a in the Hungarian city of Győr, which DB Cargo employee had previously been manufacturing in the German city of Regensburg, the A3 from start to finish. To make takes a picture of this collaboration possible, DB Cargo his colleagues for Logistics transports car bodies from the “Einziganders” Győr to Ingolstadt, where they are initiative. painted and assembled. “We are deeply integrated into Audi’s value DB Cargo has created a new chain,” says Michael Gaschütz, Head German word – Einziganders of Sales & Operations Centre – which translates roughly Components at DB Cargo Logistics. as “uniquely different” to highlight the company’s At peak times, five trains run in each diversity: myriad languages, direction every day, carrying the identities and religions; equivalent of some 200 lorryloads teams with members both of freight. DB Cargo Logistics has young and old; and women implemented a reliable, sustainable in what were once consid- transport model in its high-frequency ered male professions. All of these people bring their network, which applies new loading different perspectives, values and skills to the table. requirements to accelerate the entire process and ensures precision delivery While diversity may be an everyday experience at to Audi’s assembly lines. “Trains are DB Cargo, it is still worth putting it in the spotlight. scheduled to arrive in Ingolstadt To raise awareness, we celebrated our Diversity Week in about every four and a half hours, November. A new locomotive sporting an “Einziganders” which ensures car bodies are readily livery also marked the occasion and will be an eye-catching available in the plant receiving the sight on its future travels. shipments,” says Gaschütz. Deutsche Bahn has been transporting freight At DB Cargo, we strongly believe that our diversity helps from Győr to Ingolstadt for the Audi to improve our customer centricity. This is because, in plant network since the 1990s. • a diverse environment, we develop new products from different perspectives and bridge the gap between tradition and innovation by passing knowledge from one generation to the next. In the next edition of railways, published in the spring of 2020, we will take a more in-depth look at this topic. •

_ The Audi Forum at the company’s main plant in Ingolstadt.

07 FOCUS 04 / 19 Winter in July?

1 December marks the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere – at least for meteoro­logists. But for Deutsche Bahn and DB Cargo, winter begins long before the first icy day.

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_ White winters are becoming less common. There are now fewer days with more than 15 centimetres of snow. But that doesn’t ease Deutsche Bahn’s workload, as cold snaps can still happen at any time.

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_ DB Cargo’s full-coverage maintenance network ensures that vehicles are at the ready in 13 countries in Europe.

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ce in July usually comes in a and snow – is such a demanding task. glass. When you’ve got an It’s also why employees need to be ice-cold drink in your hand trained, on-call schedules prepared, and flip-flops on your feet, contracts signed with external service winter is usually far from providers, and all equipment checked your mind. At Deutsche from top to bottom starting about six Bahn, however, a team of months in advance. forestry workers, geologists, engineers Iand experienced rail employees are “We start in the summer by servicing already hard at work on plans for the vehicles and technical equipment,” colder months. Schubert says. “Before the first snow- fall, we also prune any trees and Mr Winter branches along the railway network that would likely fall onto overhead Leading the way is Markus Schubert. lines and tracks under the weight of As a track maintenance specialist at snow.” The engineer is quick to stress Deutsche Bahn, he is responsible for that all work complies with the strict everything needed to keep the train provisions of environmental and con- service reliable – for freight and servation requirements. Trees at risk passengers alike. After all, everyone of falling down in the clearance zone uses the same nationwide rail network, (six metres from the centre of the which has grown to some 33,500 kilo- track) are identified by experts in metres and is one of Europe’s busiest. March and then systematically That’s why keeping traffic running on removed. For this task alone, Deutsche this tightly synchronised network Bahn’s more than 1,000 forestry with up to 40,000 train journeys a day experts and workers manage vegeta- – even in extreme weather such as ice tion, in some cases using heavy equip- ment, such as a 12-tonne walking exca- vator.

Track availability

Point heating is another example of something that impacts on all partici- pants in the rail network. Around 70,000 sets of points throughout Germany keep trains moving

€ 40 mio. is earmarked at Deutsche Bahn for winter maintenance on the rail network

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_ Deutsche Bahn has some 20,000 hectares of forested land, which will be thinned out along the entire rail network within five years and then routinely maintained.

MR WINTER MARKUS SCHUBERT

As a track maintenance specialist at DB Netz AG for the past five years, the engineer coordinates a variety of preparatory measures, deployment of removal and safety crews, and ad hoc deployment of light and heavy snow removal equipment. He helps ensure that the infrastructure is equipped to function properly.

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through the network on their tives and carve their way through the correct routes. Some 49,000 of them snow. We have 70 snow removal vehi- are equipped with a heater, and these cles of different sizes at strategic places need to be checked before winter. in the network. Some can even plough “The heaters are electric for the most through up to three metres of snow,” part and they prevent the moving says Schubert, with a hint of pride. parts of points from freezing and Also impressive are the self-driving, becoming immobile,” Schubert high-performance class 716 rotary explains. “During a hard freeze or in snow ploughs. They work at speeds of snowdrifts, our nearly 18,000 snow up to 80 kilometres an hour, moving removal and safety crew members up to 16,000 tonnes of snow out of the clear tracks and points – sometimes by way. hand.” Point motors on more than 12,000 sets of points at especially Thankfully, numbers like these are critical locations in the network are mostly theoretical, as heavy snow fitted with covers. Nevertheless, removal equipment is usually used “special vehicles, including rotary snow preventively when there is a lot of ploughs, need to be deployed when snow on the ground or heavy snow is snowfall is particularly heavy,” Schu- forecast. The aim is to prevent routes bert says. “Rotary snow ploughs are becoming impassable in the first place. attached to the front of diesel locomo- “Despite everything we do to

HOW A POINT HEATER WORKS

Heating element Measurement station Track for the outside temperature temperature and precipitation Control box sensor

Point lock with rod Guard rail

Servomotor Frog Switch blade

Guard rail

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OTHER COUNTRIES What do railways in other countries do to prepare for winter? A glimpse at our neighbours and beyond.

1 SWITZERLAND

Around 360 winter maintenance employees work for SBB throughout Switzerland. On the main rail network, 60% of points are heated. Pink salt is also used, which works for 24 hours at temperatures down to 21° below zero.

2 AUSTRIA

Up to 5,000 winter maintenance employees work at ÖBB. Around 11,000 of the approximately 15,000 points in the network are heated. Austria has around 165,000 metres of structures that protect against falling rocks and avalanches.

3 CANADA

Canadian National (CN), one of the country’s major railway companies, shortens trains – from 3,048 to 2,134 metres – and lowers speeds at -25°C or lower.

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prepare, it is impossible to be equipped for all weather conditions, even at Deutsche Bahn,” Schubert says. Studies by climate researchers show that extreme weather conditions will continue to increase over the next few years. In order to prepare for this, Deutsche Bahn has set up its own expert team, which also includes Markus Schubert. This is also where experienced DB crews come into play. They monitor and assess local weather conditions as winter’s effects vary greatly by location.

The right place at the right time

Regional weather variations are _ Extra-heavy precisely one of the challenges for machinery is used in heavy snow up Schubert and his colleagues at the to three metres – Frankfurt head office. The right self-driving rotary removal equipment must be in the snow ploughs, right place at the right time – while which are trans- ported to the causing little to no impact on traffic. deployment site at Seven locations in Germany – Berlin, up to 120 km/h. Duisburg, Frankfurt am Main, Hanover, Karlsruhe, Leipzig and Munich – share this responsibility and coordinate the deployment of removal equipment in the regions. “We’re always happy when our preparations pay off and our equipment is able to meet the challenge. We plan far in advance and are already preparing for the coming winters,” says Schubert. •

Markus Schubert, Track Maintenance Specialist, DB Netz AG [email protected]

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WELL EQUIPPED Snow removal crews and special vehicles keep snow and ice off the tracks in winter. Equipment needs to be well maintained and its use well coordinated.

18,000 removal and Removal equipment safety crew members coordination centres

WINTER VOLUNTEERS In addition, 3,000 DB employees volunteer to check during their commute whether additional removal Berlin work is needed. Hanover

Leipzig 70 removal vehicles Duisburg

Frankfurt am Main SWEEPERS For the most part, light- weight sweepers are used to clear platforms and Karlsruhe access ways. Munich

SNOW PLOUGH VEHICLES Lightweight snow plough vehicles are used for larger areas with heavy DB Cargo snowfall. maintenance depots

W E D G E S N O W PLOUGHS Locomotives with a tapered Maschen nose displace snow to the CENTRAL EAST right and left. Seelze Seddin Oberhausen Halle WALKING EXCAVATOR Hagen A 12-tonne walking excavator is used to Cologne-Gremberg maintain vegetation on WEST especially steep slopes. Mz.-Bischofsheim CENTRAL

Saarbrücken Mannheim Nuremberg R O T A R Y S N O W PLOUGHS Powerful class 716 locomo- tives equipped with head- high rotors can throw snow up to 40 metres. Depot Branch

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_ In addition to the cutting-edge Vectron locomotive,­ A total of 2,300 employees work at Nils Polenz also maintains older DB Cargo’s 11 maintenance depots models like the 151 and 155. and 15 branch offices. They help interising a single loco- motive would keep one ensure the vehicles are safe and of the 200 employees at ready for use. Each year, some the Cologne depot busy for about three hours. 9,000 freight wagons are serviced WThis means DB Cargo has to plan per- fectly and make all kinds of prepara- at the Cologne-Gremberg depot tions to ensure its whole fleet of just alone. Through the end of this under 2,700 locomotives is protected before the first frost hits. November, the depot has been While preparing a car for the even busier – just in Cologne, about winter months might be a fairly quick process requiring less than 15 minutes 150 locomotives were winterised for a practised hand, doing the same for a locomotive that is 19 metres long, before the cold weather set in. almost four and a half metres tall and weighs 90 tonnes is quite a feat. This is a job for professionals like Nils

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1 _ Industrial mechanic Sinan Sen Polenz, who is normally out and lubricates current about on one of the travelling mainte- collectors on nance teams, but also lends a hand in locomotives and the depot when the time comes for high-performance buffers on freight winter inspections. The way a locomo- wagons. tive is winterised might be somewhat reminiscent of how things are done in 2 _ All in a day’s the garage at home – checking the work: servicing headlamps, lubricating door seals to and maintaining 2 keep them from freezing shut and around 200 possibly inspecting the battery as well. different types of Meticulous hobby mechanics might freight wagons. also check a car’s oil level and make 3 _ Özcan Sahin sure the heater works, just as Polenz performs a visual does with locomotives. When it comes inspection of to the windscreen washer system, sand”, says Nils Polenz. Locomotives gearboxes and though, the winterisation process for put sand down just ahead of their wheelsets. cars and locomotives starts to diverge. wheels when braking or accelerating to A locomotive’s system holds a whop- gain traction on the rails. The vehicles 4 _ Around 36 ping 18 litres of washer fluid and, of carry up to 300 kilos of sand – enough freight wagons are course, a de-icing additive. for about 20,000 kilometres of travel. repaired and ser- viced every day at “We use a machine to replenish the the Cologne-Grem- On-board gritting service locomotives’ sand stores – or a hand- berg depot. cart if we need to”, says Polenz. “Of The reason it takes three hours rather course, the sanding system must also than 15 minutes to winterise a train be sealed so none of the sand spills out becomes clear when we take a peek accidentally”. above and below the locomotive. While trains have no need for winter Oiling up to beat the ice tyres, the locomotive and the wagons themselves do need some assistance The next step in the process happens when navigating icy rails. That’s four metres off the ground. With a because, although major switches in grease gun and a brush in hand, Polenz the network are heated and therefore stands on the roof of a locomotive and free of ice, there are over 33,000 kilo- inspects its current collectors. To metres of rail network that are not ensure they function properly, the gritted or salted. “To compensate, system’s many moveable components locomotives carry their own traction must be well lubricated, especially in

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the wintertime. Otherwise, systems like the lift drive may not work cor- rectly, or the collector head and its contact strip may become misaligned with the overhead line, which can damage both the collector and the line itself. The amount of time mechanics spend lubricating the current collec- tors varies widely, depending on which type of locomotive they’re winterising. “We winterise Multi-system locomotives like the more than 20 Vectron, which are used to transport goods internationally, carry up to four different locomo- different current collectors. These trains are therefore also equipped to tives here.” handle overhead lines in countries like Italy, the Netherlands and Switzer- NILS POLENZ Industrial mechanic land, and their current collectors will Cologne-Gremberg maintenance depot have been freshly lubricated to handle even the harsh alpine winters. In contrast to a car, locomotives have pneumatic brakes, so they need to be inspected before winter begins. When servicing the brakes, Nils Polenz drains any liquid from the Saving fuel without sitting out the pneumatic system so the brakes don’t winter freeze and will still work properly even when temperatures dip below zero. Nils Polenz winterises more than 20 He also inspects the connectors in the different kinds of freight locomotives, compressed air lines, which are part of including some older diesel models, the brake system and must be kept to prepare them for the coming winter. clean. Connectors that become dirty In order to keep the locomotives run- may come loose, since pressure in the ning through the winter and beyond, lines can rise as high as ten bar. DB Cargo employees at the Cologne- Gremberg depot also perform chip 3 tuning on them, which improves their fuel efficiency. In the wintertime, it is often particularly difficult to comply with policies intended to reduce energy consumption. Additional steps are therefore taken across the board to help stay in compliance, such as shut- ting down traction units when they are parked in the winter months. This practice reduces the amount of time 4 locomotives spend idling, thereby decreasing their fuel consumption during times of inactivity. However, this requires advance planning to avoid long set-up periods when vehicles begin operating again. •

Lutz Krüll Head of the Cologne-Gremberg depot, DB Cargo [email protected]

19 FOCUS 04 / 19 Well planned It should come as no surprise that the men and women at DB Cargo – almost 30,000 in all – work tirelessly year-round in an effort to improve production quality and better meet customers’ needs. Especially in winter, this is a real challenge at Europe’s largest freight operating company, where many cogs must turn as one to keep trains running. Marek Staszek, Board Member for Production, is no stranger to this challenge.

o keep things running we need to make sure we’re prepared, smoothly, the company so we keep an eye on current weather depends heavily on the “We all have to conditions in Germany, but also in 2,300 employees who work Switzerland and eastern Europe.” If a in its maintenance depots work together train is travelling all the way to China, Tservicing some 2,700 locomotives and the challenges only get bigger – and around 68,000 of the company’s own to ensure a not just when it comes to scheduling. freight wagons. The same applies to stable level of Trains face extreme weather condi- the 3,800 train drivers who traverse tions on these routes, which range the network in rain, sleet, wind and quality in the from 10,000 to 12,000 km in length. snow, all the while relying on the work Consider, for instance, travelling of their colleagues in the maintenance wintertime, too.” through the Pamir Mountains in facilities. After all, if an electric loco- Central Asia, where winter tempera- motive’s current collector is poorly MAREK STASZEK tures can be almost 90°C below those lubricated, the pantograph won’t Board Member for Production, DB Cargo recorded in summer – this enormous extend reliably when temperatures dip temperature span has a very real way down. The company’s goal is to impact on transport, including the operate with as few cancellations and types of containers DB Cargo can use. major delays as possible, even when faced with difficult conditions. “We Technical support all have to work together to ensure arise – like black ice – or unforeseen a stable level of quality in the winter- events occur. To ensure it’s prepared, Various teams provide assistance to time,” says Marek Staszek. DB Cargo develops industry-specific meet these challenges, including staff incident management plans and makes in the amspire lab. Using cutting-edge Centralised dispatch optimal use of its resources’ capacity. telematics and smart When an emergency strikes, the sensors, wagons can be easily tracked The European Operations Center company maintains transparency by as they wend their way to their destina- (EOC) is also involved in keeping clearly communicating unavoidable tion, and their load status, temperature services running. The command delays and quickly finding alternative and humidity can also be monitored. centre is only a short distance away routes. As Marek Staszek sees it, “Smart freight wagons help us to from Frankfurt Airport. It’s here that the company faces challenges from modernise rail freight transport and DB Cargo manages more than 3,000 multiple angles on this front. future-proof it at the same time. What’s freight trains in 17 countries – 24 hours “DB Cargo’s customers are spread more, these wagons also help us to a day, seven days a week. Some 200 throughout Europe. To meet their better schedule arrival times in the dispatchers ensure that customers’ needs, we offer end-to-end transport winter months, thereby ensuring a freight reaches its destination in the services with a single point of contact higher level of transport quality,” says largest rail network in Europe, even and uniform quality, even if weather Marek Staszek. • when difficult weather conditions conditions are bad. At the same time,

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dense. Today, we can cover all the receiving sites for NGT from the North Sea to the Alps with our own service”, Well supplied says Erik Koning, Senior Account Manager at DB Cargo BTT. DB Cargo drives over 2,000 tank wagons every A lot of effort goes into getting the year for NGT alone. Dietmar Möllen- tracks, locomotives and the freight hoff, Managing Director of NGT, appreciates the advantages brought by wagons into shape to face the DB Cargo’s single wagonload trans- port: “What makes all the difference winter, while daily operations keep is that our logistics partner is fully chugging along normally (or, at equal to the task of tackling the seasonal fluctuations endemic in our least, almost normally) in locomo- industry. With DB Cargo BTT at our tive cabs and dispatching towers. side, we’ve had a skilled partner for

Customer requests reveal a notice­ _ Over half of the able spike in fuel demand that more than 2,000 tank wagons follows on the heels of the first DB Cargo BTT pulls for NGT are frost. Not only does DB Cargo win- transported during the winter. terproof itself, its reliable trans- ports ensure its customers will be ideally prepared for the winter, too.

ank wagons with liquefied LIQUID PETROLEUM petroleum gas (LPG), for GAS (LPG) example. About 600,000 households throughout Germany harness this Liquid petroleum gas is extracted during Tlow-emission energy source to heat the recovery of natural gas and petroleum their homes. Given that volume, it or obtained when crude oil is refined comes as no surprise that DB Cargo into various petroleum-based products. BTT has spied a shift in its transport At a pressure of 1–8 bars at room temper- volumes: the winter months account ature, the gas liquefies and then takes up 260 times less volume. Four litres for approximately 50% of annual cargo. of liquid gas yield more than 1,000 litres From October to March, deliveries of burnable gas. In 2018, Germany increase to any one of more than 60 alone refined around three million tonnes receiving points for private households of LPG. in Germany. Also, a large share of liquid gas transports are delivered for industrial use the whole year round. For Europe’s largest rail freight com- Flexible service pany, these fluctuations in volume are no sweat. DB Cargo also reliably trans- For Nordsee Gas Terminal (NGT), ports large cargo volumes in single DB Cargo BTT has reliably delivered to wagonload transport. Today, the receiving points throughout Germany, company can serve even more sites. from Bremen to Munich, since 2001. “Our network has become much more

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nearly 20 years with the requisite own) before it is loaded into DB Cargo expertise in transporting sensitive BTT’s tank wagons. That way the gas goods.” will trigger a per­ceptible olfactory NORDSEE GAS The liquefied gas that DB Cargo warning should it ever leak. • TERMINAL BTT distributes throughout Germany in tank wagons is first brought to NGT’s import facility in Brunsbüttel Founded in 1983, today Nordsee Gas on ships. The liquefied gas travels Terminal GmbH & Co. KG transships 200,000 tonnes of liquefied gas every through a two-kilometre pipeline from year. The aboveground tank at the ter­ Elbehafen to the terminal, where an minal in Brunsbüttel holds 7,000 tonnes aboveground tank at an extremely of liquid gas, and each underground low temperature (-42°C) and three pressurised tank holds 1,000 tonnes. additional pressurised underground 16 employees work to ensure that up to tanks are provided for storage. An 40 tank wagons and about 30 lorries are Erik Koning properly filled every day. odorant substance is added to the gas Senior Account Manager, DB Cargo BTT (which actually has no odour of its [email protected]

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_ A lot of moving pieces have to fall into place through- out the Group for traffic to keep flow- ing smoothly in winter.

25 CUSTOMERS & MARKETS 04 / 19 Multimodal, safe and efficient

Cross-docking helps the Daimler RailNet accommodate new, environmentally sustainable transport.

he Kuppenheim plant near which minimises the impact of robot continually shunts the wagons Rastatt in southwest Germany weather on the transshipment process. on the siding. “Cross-docking makes has one of the world’s most In the cross-docking process in it possible to transport goods rapidly modern car body presses. At Waldbronn, pressed parts arrive on and highly efficiently by consolidating the plant, premium auto- load carriers brought by lorries, and cargo volumes on rail”, explains Tmaker Mercedes-Benz manufactures forklifts load the parts directly onto Simon Weickenmeier, who is respon- pressed parts out of various types of DB Cargo’s sliding-wall wagons with sible for the new service at DB Cargo steel and aluminium, which are then no time lost. In order to ensure the Logistics. Seven or eight large-volume used for various purposes, including wagons move as efficiently as possible wagons are filled per day — equivalent the production of compact vehicles. to guarantee high-frequency trans- to 14 to 16 lorries. The logistics processes for these parts shipment, an autonomous shunting need to meet highly stringent quality requirements governing their storage, transshipment and transport. Daimler AG entrusted the automo- tive specialists at DB Cargo Logistics DISPATCHING with the task of transporting these auto body components to the Mercedes-­ Seasoned staff in Benz plant in Kecskemét, Hungary. Kelsterbach keep the The route covers some 1,000 km by entire traffic running smoothly. rail, which lightens motorway traffic

and radically reduces CO2 emissions. KELSTERBACH DB Cargo Logistics serves as lead logistics provider (LLP) in the effort, planning service from the first to the _ The pressed KARLSRUHE last mile while managing more than parts are driven WALDBRONN half a dozen service providers. 25 km by lorry from the press KUPPENHEIM plant in Come rain or shine Kuppenheim to Waldbronn for PASSAU The process begins with the first mile cross-docking. on lorries handled by service provider VIENNA Rhenus Automotive. The pressing plant in Kuppenheim still lacks a private MUNICH siding at present, so the pressed parts are first loaded onto megatrailers AUSTRIA there. Next, lorries take them to the BUDAPEST transshipment hall in Waldbronn, about a 25 km drive away. The trans- HUNGARY KECSKEMÉT shipment facility of logistics provider Dachser in Waldbronn was chosen because its private siding is covered,

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After that, the parts continue The empty containers are also THE SERVICE AT A their journey by rail, with Albtal-­ returned, so all transports are round- GLANCE: Verkehrsgesellschaft (AVG) taking trips, and they are managed by care of local service. Once the goods DB Cargo Logistics. Along the route, are cross-docked, AVG takes the different service providers need to be Route: freight car group to the freight terminal coordinated, and cross-border rail Kuppenheim–Kecskemét (Hungary) in Karlsruhe for DB Cargo Logistics. transport has to be organised. The Cargo: From there, the cargo heads on a various streams of information Pressed parts for car bodies (automotive) long-distance route to central Hungary, converge at the dispatching tower in riding the rails for the remainder of Kelsterbach. DB Cargo’s fleet is Type: Multimodal transport the trip. It doesn’t take long. The GPS-enabled, so the tower can moni- assembled wagons leave Karlsruhe at tor each transport with around-the- Special features: 8:00 pm on the day they are loaded. clock transparency. The customer can Cross-docking in weatherproof facilities, The pressed parts arrive at the plant in reach employees at any time. DB Cargo Logistics serving as lead logistics provider (LLP) Kecskemét on the following evening. “The new multimodal Kuppen- The route first leads to Passau, then heim-Kecskemét transport is yet Frequency: continues on through Vienna to another building block in our complex Every business day Hungary in collaboration with DB’s and ever-growing Daimler RailNet”, Customer: long-standing partner, Rail Cargo says Martin Fildebrandt, Key Account Daimler Group. DB Cargo Hungária, the Manager. Focused on the sites of the plant’s shunting service provider in automobile manufacturer, DB Cargo Kecskemét, has provided reliable Logistics’ multimodal network is both service for many years, transporting constantly expanding and becoming the goods on the last mile between the increasingly flexible thanks to the receiving station in Kecskemét and continuous logistics chain. Among the Mercedes-Benz plant. other things, DB Cargo Logistics

_ During cross-docking in Waldbronn, car body components are loaded from lorries onto DB Cargo slid- ing-wall wagons.

_ DB Cargo KELSTERBACH SHUNTING ROBOTS Hungária­ handles shunting services To ensure quick loading, in Kecskemét. the wagons are continu- KARLSRUHE ally and automatically WALDBRONN shunted on the tracks KUPPENHEIM by shunting robots.

PASSAU

VIENNA

MUNICH

AUSTRIA

BUDAPEST

HUNGARY KECSKEMÉT

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“The cross-­ docking concept enables rapid and highly efficient service with cargo volumes consolidated on the rails.” 1 _ The CLA Shoo- SIMON WEICKENMEIER ting Brake also rolls Account Manager, off the assembly line DB Cargo Logistics one more factor: The receiving plant at the Mercedes- in Hungary has a private siding. Benz plant in Kec- That makes the decision to use rail skemét, Hungary. transport a no-brainer. • 2 _ During can guarantee the three-metre cross-docking in loading height required in the auto­ Waldbronn, the motive sector throughout the entire pressed parts transport chain. are loaded onto It also consolidates cargo volumes on sliding-wall wagons Simon Weickenmeier, using fork-lifts. rail so customers can enjoy high avail- Account Manager, DB Cargo Logistics ability and punctual arrivals. There’s [email protected]

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One origin, many destinations

The new hub in Cervignano allows New hub DB Cargo to significantly improve the rail link between Italy and Germany. This also means that responsibility for controlling the entire transport in Cervignano chain will be concentrated in one place. Thanks to its Europe-wide single wagonload transport network, DB Cargo opened a new hub in Italy in DB Cargo can offer its customers higher capacity and more reliable July 2019. Located in Cervignano, the transports with competitive journey facility is one of the most innovative of times. Customers also benefit from flexible single wagon freight ordering its kind in the freight transport industry. across DB Cargo’s comprehensive German and European networks.

Logistic of the Year 2019 ntil recently, if a company wanted to send freight from Thanks to the new hub in Cervignano, Munich to the east of Italy, DB Cargo’s ambitions now reach far they could only do so via beyond the north of Italy. “The new the hub in Brescia. With hub is a game changer for us because it Uthe new railway hub in Cervignano, allows us to be intentional about DB Cargo’s customers in the Friuli-­ expanding into central and eastern Venezia Giulia region can now benefit European countries like Slovenia.” from shorter transit times and a faster The significance of the new hub was connection to the north and to “The new hub further highlighted in November, DB Cargo’s European network. enables a when it was awarded the “Logistic of The third Alpine crossing between the Year 2019” prize in Milan. The Tarvisio and Salzburg also ensures direct connection prize is awarded by the Italian logistics greater reliability on the route. association Assologistica. • “The new hub enables a direct to our connection to our marshalling yard in Munich for the first time”, says Björn marshalling yard Volz, Head of Single Wagon Offer in Munich for Management. “The customers in our Björn Volz, Head of Single Wagon Offer network will also benefit from greater the first time.” Management, DB Cargo AG reliability on the Alpine crossing, [email protected] which is the third crossing alongside BJÖRN VOLZ the Gotthard and Brenner routes.” Head of Single Wagon Offer Management

Targeting new customers

Since July 2019, DB Cargo’s trains have been travelling to Munich from Cervignano three times per week. most important economic centres, DB railnet Italy “Our aim is to achieve full utilisation giving it strategic significance for with the existing trains and then DB Cargo: “We have already set up increase frequency”, explains Pier­ a link from Cervignano for a new • Fast and reliable connections alberto Vecchi, Head of International customer which produces steel with high frequency and flexibility Sales Italy. “We also want to add more products in Udine. In addition to this new customers in the metropolitan link, there is a second link between • Tightly knit railport network combines the advantages of road and rail transport region surrounding the Italian city Cervignano and the port of Monfal-

of Udine.” cone and another for an existing • Reduced CO2 emissions for environmen- Located close to Cervignano, this customer between Cervignano and tally friendly transport major city is one of northern Italy’s San Giorgio di Nogaro”, says Vecchi.

29 CUSTOMERS & MARKETS 04 / 19 Flexible transport all the way to Porcari Since December 2019, DB Cargo has been working with its partner TRANSWAGGON Italia to offer a flexible service between the Swiss border station in Chiasso and Porcari, located in Italy’s Tuscany region near the city of Lucca.

fter signing the contract with its partner TRANSWAGGON, DB Cargo expanded its Italian single wagon- load networkA in December 2019 through its subsidiary DB Cargo Italia. Until then, DB Cargo provided a weekly service from the Swiss border town of Chiasso to the Italian hub of Pisa. This served two different customers transporting goods in Tuscany: one transporting steel coils

1 _ Thanks to DB Cargo’s cooper- ation with TRANS­ WAGGON, Tuscany is becoming even more accessible to Europe’s major industrial regions.

2 _ Based in Milan, 1 2 Dr Andreas Nolte is responsible for T R A NSWAG G ON Italia’s business.

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from Castellina to Pisa, and the other shipping chemical products from Pisa to San Giovanni Valdarno.

New flexible link with TRANSWAGGON­ Italia

The new link is a full service and is CHIASSO provided in cooperation with DB Cargo’s partner TRANSWAGGON, which also has a commercial and operational presence in the Tuscan San Giovanni Valdarno town of Porcari. Cellulose is the main PISA HUB import to Porcari, and the town also Castellina exports various goods, including paper products. “This change has signifi- cantly increased the frequency of our service,” says Pieralberto Vecchi, Head of International Sales Italy at DB Cargo. “The new link has increased

load network on an ad hoc basis. For KEY Dr Andreas Nolte, Managing Director of TRANSWAGGON Italia, this represents an important milestone: Railway station “The new cooperation model with Receiving point DB Cargo enables us to reduce trans- Hub port times and use our wagons more efficiently as a result. The shorter “We provide a transport times and greater flexibility on north-south routes in both direc- full-service link in tions benefit our customers since we customers, which provides compre- no longer need to rely on putting hensive access. With this option, cooperation with together block trains; instead, we existing and potential new customers can immediately ship wagons with can still ship their goods by rail even our customer DB Cargo as soon as they are ready for if they have insufficient volumes for TRANSWAGGON.” transport.” shuttle transport by block train. After all, there will continue to be industries Pisa upgraded to a major hub PIERALBERTO VECCHI such as steel, chemicals, paper and the Head of International Sales Italy, DB Cargo automotive sector, whose distribution As the single wagonload network structures do not fit the traditional ex­pands, Pisa is being upgraded to a block train model. In these cases, major hub. “The daily traffic on the DB Cargo’s European single wagon- our transport frequency from Chiasso north-south link means that the major load network can partner with to Pisa and on to Porcari from one economic centre of Tuscany is becom- the Italian network to respond to block train three times a week to single ing even more accessible to Germany’s customer requests with flexibility and wagons five times a week in coopera- industrial regions and the rest of efficiency. • tion with our partner.” Europe,” says Vecchi. “For TRANS­ According to Vecchi, customers WAGGON and for us, this is an impor- will see major benefits: “Previously, tant selling point when ap­proaching TRANSWAGGON had to gather potential new customers.” together enough single wagons to form a block train in Chiasso so as to cover From Tuscany to the rest of the world its costs for the link to Porcari.” Things are different now. Since December, All of this is made possible by the Pieralberto Vecchi, TRANSWAGGON has been able to internationally focused single wagon- Managing Director, Head of International Sales Italy use DB Cargo’s flexible single wagon- load network DB Cargo offers its [email protected]

31 INNOVATIONS & SOLUTIONS 04 / 19 “This project is at the top of the stack” DB Cargo’s Assignment and Training Campaign programme (known by its German abbreviation of “ZuQ”) is taking huge strides to resolve a staffing gap. Behind its success lies a finely honed and innovative strategy.

THE ZUQ n mid August 2019, Christian we go through DB Cargo Italia, where PROGRAMME Kühn from Mannheim signed we have set up recruitment channels the one thousandth employ- for train drivers,” explains programme ment contract under the director Jörg Kiesewalter. “We have put The ZuQ programme is designed DB Cargo ZuQ programme. together language courses so that our to remedy the shortage in the IThe 36-year-old is a trained bricklayer, new colleagues can start the function- company’s service-ready opera- making him a true career switcher. specific training in Germany. Another tional workforce as soon as “Freight transport has captivated me recruitment channel can be found in possible — and for good. It also ever since I was a child,” recalls Kühn. the Balkans. We are systematically aims to professionalise training. “Back then, I lived with my parents hiring candidates from Serbia. An inter- For 2019, the programme is increasing “function-specific right next to the tracks and I used to mediate step in Slovenia prepares them training” to ensure 1,211 train- watch the trains go by. As I see it, for Germany.” ings are initiated. Similar levels this opportunity at DB Cargo is a new are envisaged for 2020. challenge to make my childhood “You’ve got to have a penchant for dream come true.” punctuality”

Raising the bar for training and The chief explanation for the brisk THE TRAINING qualification demand among applicants is the quality The ZuQ programme at DB Cargo, Europe’s largest rail company, is DB Cargo’s ZuQ programme bridges a for career movers who have gap in the operational workforce to completed vocational training. clear the path to hitting the planned The programme has been running growth targets. “This project is at the throughout Germany since the top of the stack of measures enacted at beginning of 2019. It has no age DB Cargo to recruit new personnel, and limit. The training for train drivers in the ZuQ lasts for ten months: it takes into account the challenges of roughly three months are devoted the modern working world,” says to theory and seven to practical Stefan Kibbas, head of Training Centre work. West in Duisburg. “This means that we “The quality of are trying to raise the bar and introduce modern methodologies into training training has gen- and qualification.” erated brisk Cross-border recruitment demand.” The ZuQ programme is breaking new ground right from the recruitment JÖRG KIESEWALTER stage: “We also approach candidates at Programme Director of the Assignment our foreign subsidiaries. In Spain, we do and Training Campaign (ZuQ) that through Transfesa, while in Italy

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1 _ DB Cargo is looking to recruit new employees, and career changers in particular.

2 _ On application days, prospective employees can learn about what might be their new workplace. of the training. To name just one example, DB Cargo’s ZuQ programme is tackling the topic of Virtual Reality (VR). “This means we can also cover issues that you just don’t see very often in day-to-day business with freight wagons in the field,” says Stefan Kibbas. “We have provided tablets to all of our operational employees. Our shunting locomotive drivers, foreman shunters and wagon inspectors therefore have 1 digital devices on which they can receive instructions and training.” What trainees should bring to the table is an interest in the rail system and the awareness that they will be working in a profession with a high level of responsibility, says Stefan Kibbas. “Even in training, you’ve got to have a penchant for punctuality. People come to us from all kinds of other careers. For instance, they are craftsmen or even college graduates.”

Benefits at the DB Group 2

Those whose applications are accepted enjoy a suite of benefits. “Starting on the first day, we offer them a permanent contract, pay in line with collective bargaining agreements, shift-based bonuses, regular working hours and, if they work full time, at least 28 days disciplines involved. For instance, a of paid leave,” says Jörg Kiesewalter, brand new form of collaboration has ticking off the advantages. “But been created between the Human the myriad fringe benefits are also Resources and Training units to attractive. They range from paid job smoothly manage recruitment and tickets to free travel, company pension training. “In addition, we’ve succeeded plans and the option to take additional in substantially advancing this issue in holiday.” the broad organisation of our Group For the one thousandth career much faster than we could have done changer Christian Kühn, and many in a line organisation”, says Stefan Jörg Kiesewalter applicants like him, working on the Kibbas not without a note of pride. Programme Director of the Assignment and railway was a childhood dream. But the “The Management Board was also Training Campaign (ZuQ), DB Cargo [email protected] major success of the ZuQ programme is very strongly involved, which made also underpinned by a wealth of expe- for a short chain of command and Stefan Kibbas Head of Training Centre West and rience in HR management and new allowed us to implement our projects Service Procurement Germany CMR West, DB Cargo forms of collaboration among the with corresponding speed.” • [email protected]

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Strong Rail gets a boost

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Strong

In order to make transport more Rail gets sustainable and reduce harmful emissions, Germany and the rest of Europe must use more environmen- tally friendly means to transport freight. As part of its Strong Rail initiative, Deutsche Bahn has set a boost specific targets for the climate.

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1 _ Higher capa­ city on the rails: the networks for pas- senger and freight 1 transport are due to add 350 million kilometres of track.

ermany needs Strong 2 _ Part of the Rail. Sustainable strategy and and efficient trans- recently put to port is now more work: DB Cargo's important than ever. 100th Vectron locomotive. Germany plans to eliminate transport emissions by 2050, but this won’t be Gpossible unless the railway plays a larger role in transport than ever before. The agreed emissions targets present major challenges for politi- cians and business-owners alike. While transport technology and per- formance have improved over the last few years, growth of 63% in freight transport from 1991 to 2015 has long since offset these improvements according to the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt). Com- merce and freight transport will only continue to grow, with the German government forecasting growth of some 40% by 2030 compared to 2010. have negatively impacted the rails, as alternative to lorries, the German Given these figures, Germany can fuel costs have kept the price of lorry government also aims to shift more no longer avoid investing in a strong transport low. Even today, railway transports to the rails. rail freight transport network if it infrastructure is already desperately in Finally, myriad country-specific wants to meet its agreed climate need of repair. The German govern- responsibilities have hindered the targets. This has been the case for ment and Deutsche Bahn therefore construction of a uniform European years, which is why the German plan to invest EUR 86 billion to re­no- rail system. In contrast to their direct government’s coalition agreement vate the rail network by 2030. These competitors – lorry drivers – train provides support for the railways. investments could increase the net- drivers must have sophisticated Developed in 2017, the master plan for work’s capacity, which could signifi- knowledge of specific countries and rail freight transport was also created cantly benefit rail freight transport. systems before they can navigate with the intention of supporting the By investing in combined transport multi-system locomotives on inter­ railways and offsetting the competi- and single-wagon transport as an national routes. tive disadvantages of rail transport. Despite these obstacles, the railway The German climate council (Klima­ offers a strong model. The current kabinett) has now resolved to put a pan-European network of national

price on CO2 emissions. Seen from a BRIEF FACTS companies and local partner railways macroeconomic perspective, this is the means that almost 60% of transport most cost-effective way to achieve services are performed at European climate targets while also supporting With its 530,000 trains, the single-wagon level. Thousands of freight terminals,

investment in more environmentally system alone reduces CO2 emissions by railway stations and multimodal friendly rail freight transport. 1.7 million tonnes every year. DB Cargo is transhipment terminals link up with At the same time, the rail system already handling low or zero-emissions an extensive network that allows the transports on behalf of its customers with still suffers from many disadvantages railway to play an important part in its its DBeco neutral and DBeco plus products. when compared with transport on the The reduced emissions are certified, so customers’ logistics systems. road. The market for freight transport customers can demonstrate the sustaina- The most important point of all is fraught with difficulty and volati­ bility of their supply chains. may be sustainability – DB Cargo

lity. Shifts in the world of commerce offers clear-cut CO2-related benefits

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STRONG RAIL

More trains, more routes and more employees will make rail, already an environmen- tally friendly solution, more punctual, more modern and significantly more competi- tive. Strong Rail is a massive joint effort being undertaken by Deutsche Bahn, the trans- port and logistics industry and the government.

FOR THE CLIMATE:

Reduce annual CO2 emissions by 10.5 million tonnes

with its block trains in combined transport and its complex sin- 2 gle-wagon system. Compared with a lorry, a train emits a mere fifth of the FOR EUROPE: Position railways as essential for CO2 measured per tonne of freight per kilometre travelled. achieving Europe’s climate and growth targets Nevertheless, DB Cargo has not benefited enough from the economic growth experienced in Germany over the past few years. Help is now on its way from the very top. “Germany will only achieve its climate targets if there is a massive shift of transport to the rails”, says Dr Richard Lutz, Chairman FOR THE ECONOMY: of the DB Management Board and Increase DB Cargo’s transport CEO. “Germany needs Strong Rail for by 10.5 million tonnes per year by volume by 70% the climate, the people, the economy shifting transport to the rails and and, last but not least, for Europe. We increase the market share of rail in are committed to honouring our freight transport to 25% from the responsibility to society and, in all of current 18%. our efforts, we will focus on making The target is to increase the volume of Strong Rail a reality.” freight on the rails by 70% by 2030. This is equivalent to 13 million fewer FOR THE PEOPLE: Ambitious plans lorry journeys on German roads, with Reduce traffic in cities and lower emissions as a result. improve quality of life for citizens by increasing the number of DB is therefore pursuing ambitious To achieve its targets, Deutsche Bahn rail transports targets in its Strong Rail strategy. It is taking action for the climate in plans to further reduce CO2 emissions three areas.

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more efficient. An important aspect in this area is digitalisation, which allows for higher rail service frequency and higher speeds. Technologies like 1. digital signal boxes and the European Train Control System (ETCS), which is The first of these is infrastructure, both uniform and digital, will help which will be expanded to increase its achieve this. transport capacity by at least 30%. Huge investments will prepare coun- try-specific routes, hubs and terminals for this increase, including the most important European corridors. Sensible approaches such as extended- length freight trains and reactivated private siding terminals are part of the 2. solution. New technologies will be The second area involves Deutsche introduced in terminals for combined Bahn upgrading its fleet, with transport, railports, classification DB Cargo continuing its push to auto- yards and freight terminals with the mate and digitalise transports. The aim of making processes speedier and company’s entire German fleet of some

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3 4 “Germany needs Strong Rail for the climate, the people, the economy and, last but not least, for Europe.”

DR RICHARD LUTZ Chairman of the DB Management Board and CEO

68,000 wagons will be upgraded by 2020. As of today, more than 38,000 wagons have already undergone a digi- tal refresh. As part of the upgrade, smart sensors allow for better manage- 3 _ The aim is to ment and networking as well as higher increase the volume of rail freight in productivity and improved punctua- Germany by 70%. lity. Digital tools like 3D printing, intelligent diagnostic systems and 4 _ Demographic robotics also assist in maintaining the change: by 2034, fleet. At the same time, DB Cargo is the percentage of the workforce over making another massive investment But the railway cannot meet all of the the age of 67 will in new vehicles: 300 new locomotives, expectations placed upon it alone. increase to between including 100 of the multi-system Railways function in a complex system 30% and 45%. variety, have joined the fleet, meaning whose efficiency depends on many almost one in three trains can be used different factors. Many different _ 5 Standard for international transport. people and entities must work together practice since 1991: at EUR 115 per for the system to be successful. tonne, Sweden currently has the New models

highest CO2 tax in the world. In the business realm, new supply chain models which value reliability rather than just speed could relieve the 3. financial pressure on the railways. The third area relates to the employees Moreover, the system’s overhead costs who maintain, manage and navigate and the investments required to the network and the trains. Demogra- expand infrastructure require political phic changes have made it necessary to support. Berlin is currently providing take urgent action in this area. About a boost in this area, with virtually half of the company’s employees will everyone in the current political arena have departed by 2030. In the years to recognising the fact that more rail come, Deutsche Bahn will hire transport equals greater sustainability. 100,000 employees across all its busi- Having recently passed a bundle of ness units. In 2018 alone, DB Cargo climate-related measures, the German brought more than 1,800 new emplo- government is investing in the railway 5 yees on board. sector. “Political tailwinds have been It is essential to the German and upgraded to gale force”, says Ronald European economies that freight Pofalla, Member of the Management transport on the rails runs smoothly. Board for Infrastructure. •

39 TRANSPORT & SUSTAINABILITY 04 / 19 DB Cargo is greener than ever While rail freight transport is already very environ- mentally friendly, DB Cargo has taken things a step further. With DBeco plus and DBeco neutral, we transport freight by rail without producing any

CO2 emissions whatsoever, while our transports by road are climate neutral.

DBeco plus: DBeco neutral:

The DBeco plus product allows freight CO2 emissions cannot always be

to be transported with zero CO2 emis- eliminated. With DBeco neutral, we

sions on all routes in Germany and offset CO2 emissions which could not Austria. We use the third-party tool be avoided in transport, e.g. the EcoTransIt World to first precisely emissions produced by lorries in determine the energy needs of your pre-carriage and onward carriage. transports and then purchase the DBeco neutral therefore complements corresponding amount of renewable DBeco plus perfectly. To achieve this,

energy, which is derived from renew­ we calculate the total CO2 emissions able sources primarily in these two created by the supply chain, and you countries. The renewable energy we then decide how much of these emis- purchase thereby replaces the amount sions should be offset. Together with of energy which would have been used our partner “atmosfair”, we then invest in the traditional traction power mix. in selected sustainability projects This helps protect the environment. which meet the CDM Gold Standard, What is more, 10% of the revenue we currently the most rigorous standard earn from DBeco plus is invested in for climate protection projects. These plants or facilities which generate or projects foster the growth of renewable store renewable power. The entire pro- energy sources, thereby helping to

cess is subject to audit by TÜV SÜD reduce CO2 emissions. Additionally, (Technical Inspection Association). they support sustainable development We provide a certificate bearing the in the regions where they are taking

amount of CO2 emissions that have place by promoting technology trans- been prevented. This amount can be fer and the creation of local economic offset against the carbon footprint. structures.

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EcoTransIt World:

We use EcoTransIt World, a third-party tool, to calculate the CO2 emissions produced by the transport chain, and then provide a suitable offer. Visit www.ecotransit.org/calculation.en.html to calculate the CO2 emissions that could be prevented by choosing transport by rail instead of by lorry or other modes of transport. atmosfair: atmosfair is a climate protection organisation focused on mobility.

Payments can be made to offset unavoidable CO2 emissions; this money goes toward climate protection projects which meet the CDM Gold Standard. The climate is no longer considered an inexhaustible resource. Avoiding CO2 emissions is even better than offsetting them, however. www.atmosfair.de/en

Gold Standard:

The Gold Standard was created by the WWF and other NGOs in 2003 to better align climate protection projects with environmental protection and sustainable development. The Gold Standard for the Global Goals sets requirements for projects to maximise their positive impact. Project results are then measured and evaluated. A total of 1,400 projects in more than 80 countries support the use of renewable energy and higher energy efficiency in line with the Paris Agreement on climate protection. These projects involve their local communities and are monitored by qualified inspectors. www.goldstandard.org

Meike Hillenbrand Marketing Manager, DB Cargo [email protected]

41 TRANSPORT & SUSTAINABILITY 04 / 19 Audi shows the way With DB Cargo Logistics, the automobile manu- facturer is switching all of its cargo to climate- friendly transport.

_ Even the Audi A3's bodyshells are udi is the pioneer of green electricity. An average of being shifted to climate-friendly logistics 50 trains per week operate under the climate-friendly in Germany. Back in 2010, programme, hauling construction transport. the carmaker collaborated parts, finished engines and vehicles with the Volkswagen from Audi’s site in Győr, Hungary to Group’sA logistics organisation to Ingolstadt. In Belgium and Hungary, switching to green energy, the auto- become Germany’s first company to Audi compensates by using the maker’s carbon emissions have switch to rail transport with green DB eco neutral product. The product dropped by roughly 90,000 tonnes as electricity — initially to transport offsets unavoidable CO2 emissions by compared to road transport. Having finished vehicles, then also to cutting carbon in other ways in the switched its traffic in Austria, Audi transport materials starting in 2017. world. has once more assumed its pioneering DB eco plus was the product that DB Cargo works together on com- mantle and is the first company to made this possible. It guarantees that pensation with atmosfair, the leading achieve zero CO2 emissions even when only electricity from renewable provider of sustainable climate protec- crossing national boundaries. • sources will be used to haul goods. tion certificates. Since September However, DB eco plus is available to 2019, the transportation of all Audi’s only a limited extent outside of components by DB Cargo Logistics has Germany. Instead, customers there been climate neutral. THE TRANSPORTS can use the DB eco neutral product “The result is a comprehensive, IN A NUTSHELL to compensate for the CO2 emitted climate-friendly transport chain across by their transports. four countries,” explains account man- Audi has combined both pro­- ager Felix Drygala, who is responsible ducts. The automaker switched its for Audi’s transports at DB Cargo Customer: Audi materials transports in Austria to the Logistics. “So far this arrangement is Transport: finished vehicles and automo- DB eco plus product available there. unique.” Drygala stresses the strong tive parts Nothing but environmentally friendly collaboration with the Austrian rail Routes: cross-border routes in Germany, electricity is used to operate the trains. company RCA and with ÖBB Infra- Austria, Hungary and Belgium In addition, DB puts 10% of the profit struktur, which was key to enabling Products: DB eco plus and DB eco neutral into building and expanding new and the rapid implementation of the green existing facilities to generate and store logistics chain for Audi. CO2 savings from the transition This year, the transition will (as compared to road transport): 9,000 tonnes per year reduce Audi’s CO2 emissions by more than 8,000 tonnes. In 2020, that figure will be more than 9,000 tonnes, Felix Drygala, Account Manager, DB Cargo Logistics assuming relatively flat growth in the [email protected] cargo volumes transported. Since

42 04 / 19 TRANSPORT & SUSTAINABILITY Flexible operation for Opel DB Cargo Logistics manages rail-based supplier transport from Alsace to Eisenach.

_ Environmen- tally friendly ­logistics: parts for available as a plug-in hybrid. The parts DB Cargo Logistics. “Although this is a the Grandland X. are supplied by around a dozen suppli- major challenge, our colleagues at the ers in France, mostly based in the dispatching tower organise everything Alsace region. “We use lorries to pick with our partner Ewals Cargo Care so up deliveries from the suppliers”, says it runs smoothly.” If deliveries need to ravelling across Germany by Andreas Weiss, a Key Account Man- be transported outside the specified rail – electric, environmen- ager. DB Cargo Logistics serves as the train running times, DB Cargo Logistics tally friendly and just in time. lead logistics provider (LLP) in this can also switch to the road for the This is the solution that car new cross-border service. Together long-distance section of the journey at manufacturer Opel chose for with its partner Ewals Cargo Care, the short notice. “This allows us to Tportions of its supplier transport. company organises and carries out respond very quickly to fluctuating The new route is used to transport both the rail transport and the first volumes, giving the customer the vehicle components for Opel, a sub- and last-mile journeys, where lorries greatest flexibility and reliability for sidiary of the French Groupe PSA, and are used. their production.” its new Grandland X SUV, which is Once loaded, the lorries drive to the intermodal terminal at Ottmarsheim Environmentally friendly on the border between France and THE TRANSPORTS Germany, where the cranable mega-­ The key factors in the tender were trailers are transferred to rail. The cost effectiveness, reliability and IN A NUTSHELL trailers then travel overnight to the flexibility of the transports, as well as Opel plant in Eisenach in central their eco-­friendliness. Deutsche Bahn Germany, a journey of almost 600 km. delivered convincing solutions for all Customer: Audi Customer: Opel The track ends just outside the factory of these elements in its offer. Rail Transport: finished vehicles and automo- Transport: Supplier transport for the doors. DB Cargo Logistics operates a transports on this long-distance route tive parts Opel plant in Eisenach dispatching tower in Kelsterbach near generates as much as 80% less CO2 Routes: cross-border routes in Germany, Routes: Ottmarsheim–Eisenach Frankfurt which is responsible for than the equivalent road transports. Austria, Hungary and Belgium managing collection, delivery, tracking This translates to a total savings of Services: and tracing along the entire transport some 5,200 tonnes of CO per year. Products: DB eco plus and DB eco neutral • Road-based first and last-mile transport 2 chain. The rail transports also take 300 lorries by lorry CO savings from the transition 2 • DB Cargo Logistics acts as LLP The contract is for five block trains off the road every week. • (as compared to road transport): • Five direct trains in each direction per week. In addition to traditional full 9,000 tonnes per year per week container loads, DB Cargo also per- • Cranable mega-trailers forms “milk runs”. “This is where we pick up LTLs from various suppliers Reduction in CO2 emissions compared to Andreas Weiss road transport: 5,200 tonnes per year. one after another”, explains Andrey Key Account Manager, DB Cargo Logistics Ludwigs, Senior Project Manager at [email protected]

43 TRANSPORT & SUSTAINABILITY 04 / 19 Partnership on the rails

The Max Bögl Group has chosen Deutsche Bahn for its complex international transports. DB’s own network has been lending a hand.

Even at this stage, it was clear that or DB Cargo, providing this was a tall order. The task was to sustainable rail transport transport 20,000 tonnes of oversized throughout Europe is the precast concrete parts safely and just 1 daily routine. But the in time from the German plant to Ruda ­railway is also the expert nad Moravou in the Czech Republic. Fchoice for moving unusually large From there, the freight would be trans- items of freight. In summer 2019, shipped onto lorries and brought to the DB Cargo transported precast con- construction site in Olšany roughly crete destined for a new factory from five kilometres away. Germany to the Czech Republic. “What makes me really proud of Rail’s advantage: sustainable this project is that the way we executed transport it was just flawless,” says Otto Fiedler, a DB Cargo customer advisor with Rail boasted several advantages here. 30 years of experience in freight train First, the road to the Czech Republic is operations. Fiedler’s enthusiasm is congested, and organising special still tangible: “The planning and the transports is very challenging. Next, project both took a lot of effort, but we still pulled it off without a hitch.” The customer wanted to transport a special type of cargo: concrete rail is the more sustainable means of construction parts. The supports, BRIEF FACTS transportation, which aligns well with binders, slabs and hollow wall ele- the customer’s strategic considerations. ments that construction firm Max Founded in 1929, the Max Bögl Group now The issue of sustainability was employs 6,500 people at 35 international Bögl needed for a project in Olšany key for the paper manufacturer. Manu- sites. The company specialises in executing in the Czech Republic measured up to processes perfectly through: facturing paper is a highly energy- 27 m long and weighed in at 53 tonnes. intensive process, requiring large Olšany is the site of a new paper amounts of water. However, Delfort machine being commissioned by BIM: Building Information Model- has been able to make its production the Austrian Delfort Group. The paper ling to optimise planning, execu- more environmentally friendly and it produces will be used in fields such tion and management of buildings uses a great deal of energy from renew- as the pharmaceutical industry. Lean Management: Lean and able sources. Environmentally friendly The move is Delfort’s response to the efficient working methods to transportation fits into this strategic current shift facing the packaging ensure an integrated production approach. industry: plastic is out, paper is in. system without any waste Max Bögl likewise favours sustain- Having won the contract to construct Standardised project able transport. It considers sustain­ the new paper facility, the Max Bögl implementation: A detailed plan ability and protecting the environ- Group from Neumarkt in Germany’s shows the complete process, from ment to be core strategic objectives. customer acquisition to the end of Upper Palatinate region asked The company aims to move as much the warranty phase DB Cargo to provide transport of its transportation as possible away services. from lorries and onto sustainable

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trains and ships. For this reason, Max Bögl has repeatedly expanded its own 2 rail sidings.

International cooperation

Once the contract had been awarded, the first trains started at the beginning of March. By the end of July 2019, a total of 20 block trains had brought the material to the Czech Republic. They ran through Cheb to Pilsen, past Prague and then through Zábřeh and Ruda. The team around Otto Fiedler needed to manage a large number of interfaces simultaneously. The trains had to switch locomotives three times as parts of the route were not electri- fied. The loading site in Ruda also proved tricky for planners, as the space available for transshipment was tight. “We were able to overcome many hurdles and challenges in planning and execution thanks to assistance from our Czech colleagues at DB Cargo in Prague. Ondřej Jašek, Head of International Sales Czech Republic at DB Cargo, was instrumental in the smooth implementation on location. “The cooperation was truly pheno­ menal,” says Fiedler. The veteran rail employee still enthuses about the great work done by everyone involved in this successful project. •

1 _ With its new plant in Olšany, Delfort churns out an extra 2,200 km2 of specialised paper a year.

2 _ Max Bögl produces 900,000 tonnes of precast concrete annually.

Otto Fiedler Customer advisor, DB Cargo [email protected]

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Integrated concepts for added logistics value

Rosneft Deutschland is beginning marketing activities in Germany. DB Cargo BTT is support- ing the market launch as a provider of sustain­ PCK Schwedt able logistics. Drushba pipeline Deutschland headquarters BERLIN

he European market for in transporting hazardous goods, mineral oil and its derived DB Cargo BTT organises sustainable products is highly volatile, transport by block train or single demanding a high level of wagonload. It also provides other flexibility from the market value-adding logistics activities and Tplayers. In this difficult environment, customised transport concepts. Rosneft is the latest organisation to “Rosneft wants to grow and we want to BAYERNOIL join the German market. The company help them as they continue down that MIRO Vohburg/ Karlsruhe Neustadt an has been selling its own products path”, explains Sven Bendler, the der Donau since 1 January 2019 and transporting responsible Account Manager at them by pipeline, road, barge and rail. DB Cargo BTT. DB Cargo leverages DB Cargo BTT has won major new the strengths of its Europe-wide German and international transport network and uses its service providers Transalpine contracts from Rosneft. A specialist to meet Rosneft’s requirements. pipeline

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Rosneft in Germany of greenhouse gases per kilometre An interdisciplinary team monitors and tonne of freight, around a fifth of the entire supply chain, from transport Rosneft, Germany’s third-largest the emissions generated by a lorry. order to billing. Reliable and on-time mineral oil processing company, “We had to pour all of our expertise delivery between refineries and tank handles some 12.5 million tonnes of into developing the right solutions to farms is decisive, as both loading and crude oil every year. Its subsidiary meet the customer’s complex, multi- unloading slots are scheduled accor­d­ Rosneft Deutschland supplies crude faceted requirements”, says Janja ingly. In order to ensure hand-offs go oil to the PCK, MiRO and Bayernoil Pejic-Rost, Team Leader for Customer smoothly, everyone involved must refineries, which are some of the most Projects Mineral Oil at DB Cargo BTT. stay in close contact. Above all, Rosneft technologically advanced facilities in It was particularly challenging to values having a dedicated point of western Europe. They produce around create models which were both flexible contact with solid knowledge of its 60 different mineral oil products, and reliable without having any solid industry. For its part, DB Cargo BTT ranging from petrol and diesel to market data or historical values to fall focuses on intelligent communication kerosene, petrochemical products and back on. “As a logistics provider, this is and automation. An IT interface bitumen. Rosneft began selling bitu- a particularly difficult part of working developed specifically to meet Rosneft’s men in Germany and neighbouring for a new customer”, says Pejic-Rost. needs is used to automatically com- countries in 2018 and has been in­de- municate status information which pendently selling its full range of Vital management function Rosneft can use for its own manage- products since 2019. ment purposes. • Rail is a safe and suitable way to “One of the key factors which contri­ transport the high volumes between buted to the successful implementa- the refineries and tank farms. Given tion of the new transports was the the importance of safety and security outstanding collaboration between us in the mineral oil sector, DB Cargo and customer service at DB Cargo in BTT’s deep expertise and proven Duisburg”, explains the team leader. safety track record in this area are Since the start of the year, DB Cargo valuable assets. Rosneft also values Customer Service has taken over Sven Bendler, the sustainability of rail transport. ­day-to-day operations for the Rosneft Account Manager, DB Cargo BTT One freight train produces a mere 20g transports on behalf of DB Cargo BTT. [email protected]

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1 _ DB Cargo BTT 3 _ A highly expe- provides integrated rienced provider, concepts and custo­ DB Cargo BTT mised transport and specialises in trans- logistics solutions. porting hazardous goods and has a 2 _ The company reliable network of 4 provides logistics service providers. services ranging from simple trans- 4 _ DB Cargo port to complete BTT’s employees outsourcing of all are experts in mineral oil logistics the industry. services. TRANSPORT & SUSTAINABILITY 04 / 19

By 2050, the transportation sector’s

share of CO2 emissions is set to fall by half.

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… a driver at the

JUST WHAT IS THE …? JOB Auto Terminal Bremen? OF

even the tiniest defect on wheel rims or wing mirrors. We also use an inspection mirror to check the underside of the vehicle. Another area of responsibility involves placing the cars on the allocated spaces and in the correct position for loading, so that they can then be loaded onto the correct train or lorry. We use mobile data collection devices which display vehicle identification numbers and each vehicle’s allocation. Last but not least is the rail team, which drives the vehicles onto the train. This requires a steady hand and precision down to the millimetre. A particular challenge is presented by the vehicles destined for the United Claudia Oevermann and her Kingdom since their steering colleagues handle and inspect wheels are on the right side. “My husband around 500 new vehicles Every day, we fill between one every day. always says I’m a and two trains with around 200 vehicles each. real diva because e currently have a No one on our team performs I get a new car team of around the same task all the time. We are 60 people at the Auto a multi-talented group in that every five min- Terminal Bremen regard. I like how my job is so (ATB) with around varied and gives me so many utes and walk W30 people working on each shift. options, from picking up vehicles At the start of each shift, the shift at the factory and loading them around with a leader assigns us to a certain area onto the train to working in the mirror all the of responsibility, such as factory yard. I particularly enjoy speaking transport. We then travel by shuttle to colleagues and lorry drivers time.” bus to the Mercedes-Benz factory. who do highly complex jobs out- Once there, we pick up the new doors in the wind and rain – even vehicles and check them immedi- in the wintertime like right now – ately for obvious signs of damage. particularly when it comes to We also make sure that transport inspecting vehicles for damage. mode is active and their batteries It sounds strange, but one tiny have a charge. Then it’s off to Auto defect can cost the company a lot Terminal Bremen. There we hand of money, so we’re glad every time over the vehicles to our colleagues, we find one. • who take a closer look at them in our new check-in hall. This is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Michael Christ, Director Auto Terminal Bremen, Even so, special lighting equip- DB Cargo Logistics ment allows a trained eye to detect [email protected]

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