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Railways 02/2012 THE DB SCHENKER RAIL CUSTOMER MAGAZINE NO. 02 | 12 NORTH RAIL EXPRESS BRENNER GREAT BRITAIN Fisherman’s Up Island Solutions – Friend and under even for the Queen Page 16 Page 20 Page 28 Service & quality DB Schenker Rail is shifting focus – on being closer to its customers, on greater efficiency and greater punctuality Page 08 Heavier, higher, further As the athletes gear up for the Olympics in London, we have already finished our preparations for the summer games, having taken some 4,000 goods wagons to the venues in and around London carrying a total of around three million tonnes of construction materials. That’s why we alter the Olympic motto slightly, changing it to higher, further, heavier – then the sporting creed can apply to us here at DB Schenker Rail, too. We have gone higher, 1,370 metres above sea level to be exact, over the Brenner, the two reasons for which are illustrated by a large infographic in this issue of railways. And we want to take our customers further, by optimising our processes and increasing quality and service throughout the entire line. You can find out more in the Focus section from page 8 onwards. Michael Neuhaus; Kai Hartmann/Deutsche Bahn AG AG Hartmann/Deutsche Bahn Michael Neuhaus; Kai I wish you an exciting read! A passion for steel / Photos: very coil is different, and each one platforms in the shed. In general, four Best regards, has not only a number, but also a freight trains are loaded with the heavy E story,” says Anton Blaj. The 54- semi-finished product each day, which year-old loadmaster at the state-of-the-art ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe supplies to continuous casting and rolling plant oper- the automotive, electronics and construc- ated by ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in tion industries for further processing. Last Duisburg-Bruckhausen has a passion for summer saw the plant, which was opened kombinatrotweiss.de c/o Nils Kasiske Axel Marschall steel, especially for flat steel rolled onto a in 1999, produce its 20 millionth tonne. huge coil. “Our crane here can lift 45 “When production is running at full Member of the Management Board tonnes, but out of consideration for our speed,” Anton Blaj explains with a touch DB Schenker Rail customers’ cranes, our coils weigh of pride, “our daily output here is 6,800 between 22 and a maximum of 36 tonnes.” tonnes.” ok illustration: Cover 26 special goods wagons fit the two loading 02 | Railways Railways | 03 Contents Cover story: Service and quality DB Schenker Rail is shifting focus – on being closer to its customers, on greater efficiency and greater punctuality Company & People Customers & Projects 16 Fisherman’s Friend 31 Vinnolit travels CO2-free In Scandinavia, the contract for the The PVC manufacturer has switched North Rail Express from Oslo to Narvik its transports to the climate-friendly has been extended by a year Eco Plus offer 02 Heavyweight 18 Single wagons seamlessly through France 32 New compound for the Duisburg’s TSTG Schienen Technik automotive industry FISHERMAN’S 06 News is now also using the Euro Cargo Rail In Leipzig, DB Schenker Rail Automotive FRIEND network, created in 2010 has opened another facility for the storage 42 On the Move and finishing of new vehicles 19 New DB Schenker Railport in Paris 43 Save the Date Another rail logistics centre integrates 33 Make way for thick chunks & Imprint the French capital and the Paris metropo- DB Schenker Rail has created a new litan region more closely into DB Schenker supply chain for the Ilsenburger Grobblech Rail’s European network GmbH in the Harz Mountains. 20 Up and under 34 Scrap is worth its weight in gold railways illustrates the future Brenner Three customers, three new concepts: Base Tunnel in a large infographic, DB Schenker Rail optimises scrap logistics providing information on the six-week closure of the mountain line between 36 XXL S-Bahn for Russia Innsbruck and Bolzano this summer The Siemens Desiro RUS train takes an unconventional route from Krefeld UP AND UNDER 26 News from Transfesa to St. Petersburg Container shuttle to Seville – Biofuel for Castile – Intelligent 38 Green light for blue containers bogies with chips and brains Shipping company CMA CGM is extending its cooperation with 27 News from the Netherlands DB Intermodal Services Coal from Amsterdam – Clean engines for Chemelot 39 Mars on the move Mars Incorporated doesn’t just produce 28 Island solutions chocolate bars, it also makes pet food and DB Schenker Rail UK is bringing transports it to France by rail Great Britain ever closer to continental Europe and even gets the Queen moving 40 Saudi special equipment Twelve trolleybuses en route from 30 Riga Hub Landshut to Saudi Arabia The DB Schenker Logistics cargo hub 41 Across the Alps to eastern Europe has made a name for itself as the western DB Schenker Rail links Italy and Poland PR; KircherBurkhardt BBT portal for long-range rail transport on with a direct train for combined transport the Russian broad gauge Photos: 04 | Railways Railways | 05 neWs RotteRDAM/tHe netHeRLAnDs It’s ALL UnDeR one RooF MÄRKIsCH-LInDen/GeRMAnY DB Schenker Rail Nederland’s National Operations Center (NOC) opened in Kijfhoek near Rotterdam in January. It houses the custom- tAIL WInD FoR FReIGHt tRAIns er service centre as well as administration and dispatch all under one DB wants to increase the proportion of renewable energy in its “rail- roof, whereas they had previously been spread across several sites way power mix” from around 22 per cent to at least 35 per cent by throughout the country. At the same time, a team structure has 2020. Since March 2010, 20 wind turbines in Märkisch-Linden in been introduced, which is geared towards customer industries. The Brandenburg have been delivering green electricity exclusively for aim is to improve customer services with, for example, more pro- the Deutsche Bahn, with a further 13 windmills turning in Treuen- active communication, better coordination of the parties involved brietzen (Brandenburg) and, since November 2011, in Elsdorf and shorter reaction times. The foundation of the NOC contributes to (Lower Saxony). Together, these plants can produce around 104 the unification of the structures of the various national DB Schenker gigawatt hours, saving 51,000 tonnes of CO each year. Industrial Rail companies and meets the requirements of the EUROM quality 2 climbers are employed to maintain them, for example checking the offensive (see also page 14). dv exterior of the head for tears and damage. The photo shows two ex- perts with a head for heights working 85 metres up on a DB wind tur- bine in Märkisch-Linden. ok DÜsseLDoRF/GeRMAnY WIne BY tRAIn DB Schenker Rail is extending its commitment to wine logistics. The company has presented transport solu- tions from export countries Spain, Italy and France at the ProWein trade fair in Düsseldorf for the first time – working in partnership with the DB Schenker Logistics Märkisch-Linden Vine & Beverage specialist division. Throughout Eur- ope, customers can make use of individual transport lo- Rotterdam gistics services: for example, bottled wine can be tran- shipped in the southern railports and sent by rail for the long journey to Germany – or even Russia or the UK. This provides the industry with a climate-friendly and reliable alternative. ok Düsseldorf Bonn Poprad Contact: Rolf Straub, Telephone: +49 (0)7731 887 480 [email protected] PoPRAD/sLoVAKIA neW WeIGHtLIFteRs FoR tHe steeL InDUstRY Paul Langrock/Deutsche Bahn AG Bahn Langrock/Deutsche Paul ; This year, DB Schenker Rail is buying 250 new freight Bonn/GeRMAnY wagons for the heaviest loads. The six-axle Samms-type sUPPoRt FoR wagons will primarily be used for the German steel industry PRIVAte PLAtFoRM LInKs to carry steel slabs and rods. Unlike the older wagons of this type, the new additions can carry heavier loads, namely Companies that invest in a new private platform link can apply for public subsidies from the Fed- 105 tonnes instead of just 89 tonnes – at least on lines that eral Railways Bureau. Support is also available for the extension of existing platforms and the re- are suitable for high axle loads of more than 22 tonnes. The commissioning of mothballed platform links. The prerequisite is that with purely private industry investment is part of DB Schenker Rail’s modernisation financing, the platform link would not be economical. The building works must not have started strategy. The new wagons, which have a load length of 15 when the application is submitted and the support contribution must exceed a minimum metres and a load width of 3.09 metres, are built by Tatra- threshold of €15,000. All measures must be associated with anticipated actual and sustainable vagonka in Poprad, Slovakia. ok handling of freight transport by rail, which would not occur without the platform link. The appli- cant must provide evidence of the expected traffic levels. The Federal Railways Bureau (Eisen- bahn-Bundesamt, Vorgebirgstraße 49, 53119 Bonn, Germany) offers free advice to interested Museum Tillmann/DB Düsseldorf/Constanze PR; Messe companies. Further information can be found at www.gleisanschluss.info. Left: A historic adver- tising poster for private platform links from 1960. ok Photos: 06 | Railways Railways | 07 CoVeR stoRY setting the course for the future More satisfied customers, sustainable economics: these are just two of the aims that DB Schenker Rail has set itself for the coming year ail freight transport is and remains a nomy for the long term. Customers will benefit from growth market. Ongoing globalisation this in a number of ways: R with growing transport distances, as well as huge trends such as climate change, sustainabi- • Strict transport plans make it possible to plan lity and the continuing increases in crude oil prices, dispatch, running and reception times better and are raising the competitiveness of the environmen- to make them more reliable.
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