Railways No 1 | June 2007 Informations around the rail logistics
transport logistic 2007: Global Logistics power
Focus Intermodal International New Customer Congress: Creating intermodal Combine harvesters LOG>FORUM 07 networks in China for Turkmenistan Editorial
Dear readers,
You have undoubtedly heard about it in the But what about the practical cooperation with media: DB Logistics, the transport and logistics foreign partner railways that is necessary in sector of the Deutsche Bahn AG, now has a new connection with this overall European orien- management structure. In future, European tation? Our story on cross-border limestone wagon-load transportation will be managed transport for the chemicals company Solvay under the brand of Railion DB Logistics with shows that we translate this cooperation idea sales and operations united under one roof. into action. Here a total of four railways suc- As a sign of this realignment „FreightNews“ cessfully work hand in hand under the direction will now become „Railways“, the new customer of the Railion subsidiary BTT Bahn Tank Trans- newsletter around the rail logistics. port Gesellschaft GmbH, as you can read on page 6. In future, too, we will continue to demonstrate with the help of numerous examples that we In addition to international cooperation, we are convincing when it comes to services in have also made it our goal to establish an even the rail transport logistics field. Our presence better foothold in Europe with our own compa- at the transport logistic Trade Fair in Munich nies. For this reason we have acquired Brunner from 12 to 15 June will underline this ambition. Railway Services GmbH (BRS) in Switzerland, Here, together with the other Deutsche Bahn in order to further optimize transit traffic to Dr Klaus Kremper business segments and subsidiaries, Railion and from Italy. And with our participation in CEO Railion Deutschland will display its entire range of services, inclu- the new EU research project CREAM we wish to ding innovative equipment which will be on play our part in improving rail transportation view on the open-air grounds. More about this between the Benelux countries, Turkey and on our Trade Fair Special on page 16 ff. Greece. Convince yourself of our commitment on page 32. Our international alignment as Europe‘s leading provider in rail freight transport is very much We hope that you enjoy the first edition of the focus of the transport logistic 2007 and of Railways and that we have offered you many this edition. Already today about sixty percent interesting subjects to read about. By the way: of Railion transportation is cross-border – and our editorial team is pleased to receive any the trend is clearly upwards. For our customers suggestions or wishes you may have. organize their activities on a pan-European basis and we want to grow together with them. A visible sign of our commitment is the setting up of the new Railion management division Sincerely, „International and Network Management“ which will be headed by Dr. Christoph Wolff. In the interview on page 15 you can learn more on this subject which is so important to us. Dr Klaus Kremper
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Railways Issue 1/07 Content
02 Editorial 06 Focus Imprint
03 Content
Spectrum 04 Railion extends its activities in Switzerland
05 New direct trains to Spain
DB Logistics and Kühne + Nagel intensify their collaboration
S olvay S.A. is the biggest producer of soda in the world. The limestone that is required for the production of this chemical product is obtained by the German Solvay Group exclusively by rail from Belgium. 06 Focus Railion‘s subsidiary BTT BahnTank Transport GmbH is responsible for the smooth running of the shipments In search of limestone
08 LOG>FORUM 07: New perspectives in Fair special Intermodal single freight car transport 16 Global Logistics power 26 Creating intermodal networks On June 12th the transport in China 12 DB Logistics restructuring logistic fair will be opening its gates again in Munich. 27 Round table conferences 13 Growing beyond borders DB Logistics and its business units Railion, Schenker and Combined Transport on the up Intermodal will be there Point of view together on their stand. 15 „Railion is internationally International in a good position“ 28 Betuwe Line: Railways talked to Dr Chris- Gateway to Europe toph Wolff about the recently created International and 29 Railport Anagni: The Italian alternative Network Management board division of Railion and the 30 A major multimodal project Internationalization Projects department of DB Logistics, 31 Combine harvesters that he is heading in dual role 18 The Construction Materials, for Turkmenistan from May 1st. Industrial and Consumer Goods market unit: A universal 32 Project CREAM: A seamless expert in services to industry connection from West to East
20 The Chemicals/Mineral Oils/Fertilizers market unit Technics & Trends and BTT BahnTank Transport 33 RailService Online: Complete GmbH: order processing via Internet Clever transport solutions 34 XXL Solution for bulk freight 22 Railion Montan: A new unit responsible for mining Virtual loading of freight cars operations 35 EcoTransIT 24 Schenker Automotive RailNet now a UIC instrument GmbH: Specialist for automotive logistics Laaers 560: Space for big Dr Christoph Wolff and small
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Cargo, our most important part-
Foto: BLS ner for services going to Italy, we Railion extends its can put our cooperation on a new footing. It is also conceivable that activities in Switzerland BLS might acquire a holding in Rai- lion Schweiz,“ Kremper continued.
With offices in Zurich and Basel, Railion Schweiz will offer single freight car transport services to customers in the industrial region around Basel. For international operations multisystem locomo- tives will be used, as these can cross the national frontier without a stop. In this way the consistent control of shipments will ensure a high quality of service. ith the acquisition of „With BRS renamed as Railion W Brunner Railway Services Schweiz, we are hoping to give the The opening up of the network in (BRS), Railion has rounded off market a clear signal and to acquire Switzerland is exemplary in com- the range of services it offers in customers in Swiss single freight parison with the rest of Europe. Swiss transport. Thanks to effec- car transport as well,“ said Railion This makes it possible for different tive partners, and its own inter- CEO Dr Klaus Kremper, justifying business models to be realized. national production activities, in the move. Railion‘s successful part- „Our customers will benefit from future all transport services can nership with BLS Cargo AG is also this, and so will rail transport as a be supplied from a single source. to be further extended. „With BLS whole,“ Kremper is convinced. M
responsible for further trans- Any amount of coal portation from the station in Wählitz and unloading in the RAILION‘s coal transports for the Mitteldeutsche Braun- power station. The disposal of kohlengesellschaft mbH, the brown coal company, MIBRAG, the 7 million tonnes of waste are now running at full steam. At the end of May, the material from the power sta- tion that have been produced 50 millionth tonne of brown coal was transported to E.ON‘s since the start of operation in new Schkopau power station. 1996 has also been taken care of. The filter ash, for example, record which, at the start of trains transporting a total of up to is transported to Lochau and A June, all the companies invol- 20,000 tonnes of brown coal tra- FGD-gypsum in special cars to ved in the transportation of coal vel every day between MIBRAG‘s MUEG and different recipients for MIBRAG viewed as an opportu- open-cast mining site in Profen in the building materials in- nity to look back on the tried and and the power station. Up to now dustry, where it is processed. tested cooperation. In addition over 31,000 trains hauling four- The production of energy from to MIBRAG, the partners are the axle, high-capacity, self-unloading brown coal will also in future E.ON Schkopau power station, the hopper wagons of the type Falnqqs be guaranteed with the help of Mitteldeutsche Umwelt-und Entsor- 130 have been deployed. MEG is coal transportation. M gungs GmbH, an environment and waste disposal company, (MUEG), the Mitteldeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH, a railway company, (MEG), and Railion. They have all made it possible to date to successfully carry out all the supply and waste disposal tasks connected with the Schkopau power station run by the E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH.
In order to guarantee a constant supply of power on the part of the 900 megawatt power station, 18 Foto: MIBRAG/Bedeschinski
Railways Issue 1/07 National and international New direct trains single freight car network from and to spain
to Spain SpainShuttle
Carriage by trucks In mid-April Railion and SNCF Fret introduced the Spain in spain Shuttle: a new direct train for freight transport between Germany and the Mediterranean region on the Franco- Spanish border. Saarbrücken n this new scheme the two going south, around 85 percent of I partners are relying on the hub the transports consist of commer- and spoke system which connects cial goods - paper and cellulose for Saarbrücken with the stations example, or other palletized goods. of Perpignan and Le Boulou in But the system is capable, in southern France. Direct train con- practical terms, of carrying goods Perpignan signments coming from Germany of every description. Le Boulou and other European countries run on the single freight car network „The direct train strategy offers to begin with as far as Saarbrü- our customers a whole handful cken, and then proceed directly, of benefits,“ says Rainer Gödde, on three fixed days in the week, to Railion‘s Head of International Rail reception platforms in the south Management, commenting on the of France. After the freight cars new shuttle service to Spain. „In are handed over to local service the first place the quality of trans- transport in the past.“ Just in the The new SpainShuttle providers, the latter are responsib- port services will be significantly first week of operation, the train connects Germany and le for the transshipment of goods improved. This is to be put down has been utilized almost to full ca- the Franco-Spanish border via the hub and and onward carriage by truck, to to the supervision and control of pacity. If there continues to be hea- spoke system Spain in most cases. And the return shipments by both rail companies, vy demand, Railion and SNCF Fret of empty wagons (along with any and also to the turnaround times intend to provide more frequent freight consignments that may have (just 24 hours one way). And se- trains, with transport services on been acquired) is based on a shutt- condly, transit times are reduced in more days of the week. M le train strategy. In consignments comparison with single freight car
DB Logistics and Kühne + Nagel intensify their collaboration
ühne + Nagel and DB Lo- well as Eastern Europe and the CIS that rail is increasingly coming K gistics are aiming to work states, where in the next few years to offer a genuine alternative to even more closely together in a significant growth in the volume road transport.“ future. This has been agreed of goods is expected. at a meeting between leading Ewald Kaiser, Chief Operating representatives of the two „We are delighted that Kühne + Na- Officer for Rail & Road Logistics companies. The principal aim in gel, as one of the biggest suppliers at Kühne + Nagel International view is to encourage the trans- of transport and logistics services AG, is also convinced of the ad- fer of freight shipments from worldwide, is increasingly putting vantages of the new agreement: road to rail, while at the same its faith in rail - and on single car- „In this way we can underpin and time strengthening the Europe- load transport in particular,“ said continue to extend our already an single freight car network. Dr. Norbert Bensel, Chairman of excellent cooperative relation- The main focus of joint activity the Management Board of DB Logi- ship. The objective is to get more will be on transport between stics. „This shows that our strategy freight shifted from road to rail Germany and Scandinavia, as is going in the right direction, and wherever it makes sense.“ M
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In search of limestone
Solvay S.A. is the biggest producer of soda in the world. The limestone that is required for the production of this chemical product is obtained by the German Solvay Group exclusively by rail from Belgium. Railion‘s subsidiary BTT BahnTank Transport GmbH is responsible for the smooth running of the shipments.
our railroads are involved in „At the Belgian quarry of Carri- out rail shipments for Solvay within F the international transport er les Petons we found what we Germany. So it was an obvious operation: the Belgian SNCB, Raili- were looking for,“ explains Bruno solution to ask us to take on their on Nederland, Railion Deutschland Zastrow, Head of Logistics at international transport operations and Niederrheinische Verkehrsbe- Solvay. „Its limestone is of an ex- as well.“ triebe AG (NIAG). Together they ceptionally high grade. To begin carry the massive quantity of with, we only used trucks and Comprehensive modernization 650,000 tons of limestone per year inland waterway vessels to ship to the Solvay works in Rheinberg. it to our Rheinberg works.“ After Solvay invested some 12 million With the other raw materials coal taking over the quarry in 2004, euros in new facilities for the rail and coke, the carbon dioxide that Solvay increased the quantity that shipments. This included moderni- is needed for soda production can was mined to more than a million zation measures at Solvay‘s Rhein- thus be obtained. Soda in its turn tons a year. At the same time, the berg plant, as well as a siding at forms the foundation of numerous first rail shipments were introdu- the Carrier les Petons quarry, ma- chemical processes and products ced. The Environmental Ministry king it possible for the limestone – ranging from detergents and of North Rhine-Westphalia also to be carried by rail from start to cleaning agents to industrial glass accompanied the project, and sup- destination. „The original idea was products. It is also an essential ported the transfer of limestone to unload the stone onto a heap ingredient in the paper industry production to Belgium, as in this using a front wall tipper, but we and in water treatment. For years way contamination of the Rhine replaced this with a modern under- Solvay obtained its limestone ex- could be avoided. ground bunker, equipped with au- clusively from German quarries. tomatic conveyer belts and a dust Some years ago, however, the qua- Klaus Hoppbach, BTT‘s Key Ac- extraction system,“ says Manfred lity of the deposits deteriorated, count Manager for Solvay, has Uhlenbruch, whose responsibilities in view of the content of ancillary been a part of the responsible wor- at Solvay include rail logistics. „In substances like heavy metals. So king group right from the start: „In addition, we have what are known Solvay looked for an alternative early years,“ he explains, „we had as discharging vehicles. These tra- source of supply. already been successful in carrying vel automatically on the conveyor
Railways Issue 1/07 In search of limestone
Klaus Hopbach (l.) and Manfred Uhlenbruch inspecting the modern underground bunker in the Solvay works in Rheinberg
650,000 tons of limestone are carried to the Solvay works in Rheinberg per year
belts, and offload the limestone International coordination technically impeccable can the where they find room. As a result train sets be fitted out in the best the pile can be built up with maxi- One challenge presented by the possible way. The BTT team also mum efficiency.“ project is to harmonize the lime- works out the time frame in consul- stone transports of the various tation with the customer, and pro- When it comes to rail transport, railroads involved. „So that we can vides detailed information about the equipment used is also state of introduce speedy countermeasures the timetable position of the trains the art. The bulk goods bogie cars in case of irregularities, we rely on and estimated arrival times. This is of the Fals-y 182 series that are Tracking & Tracing for the entire then communicated to all the rail- used can take a load in excess of route, and stay in constant touch roads involved, subject to continual 63 tons, and are ideal for Solvay‘s with the Customer Service Centers updating until the trains actually underground bunker. This is becau- of the rail companies in Duisburg, arrive. „In this way we keep both se they unload automatically with Utrecht and Brussels and with Solvay and our partners in the pic- the help of gravity, which shortens NIAG‘s office in Moers,“ Burck- ture at all times,“ says Burckhardt, the time considerably. „With the hardt explains. „As a result we can explaining the advantages of the new cars we can raise capacity in provide substitute equipment ra- system. case of need to 750 tons at short pidly in case of need, so production notice,“ Mr. Hopbach explains. And shortfalls can be avoided.“ SNCB „Our seamless coordination means this is an important requirement, provides most of the locomotives that Solvay‘s production works seeing that Solvay works round the that are used as far as Moers. The- has a secure source of supply at clock and must have a sufficient se are manned, depending on the all times,“ emphasizes Hans-Georg supply of the product available at route section, by Belgian, Dutch or Werner, Managing Director of BTT. all times. „At present we have a German drivers. Railion is now sup- „At the same time we continue block train traveling every day, ex- plying all the carrying equipment, working to optimize every aspect cept Sundays, carrying up to 1800 amounting to some 100 freight of the process, from the traction tons of limestone from Belgium to cars. The last short leg of the units to the qualifications of our Rheinberg. In case of need, two journey, from Moers to the Solvay staff.“ M extra trains a week can be put into plant, is managed by NIAG with its service,“ adds Hubertus Burck- own traction units. hardt, BTT‘s Head of Tank Car Management, who is responsible Besides coordinating transport BTT BahnTank for the coordination of the interna- operations, BTT performs further Transport GmbH tional rail shipments. services for Solvay. These include Klaus Hopbach ongoing monitoring of the vehicle phone: +49 (0)211 3680-2194 pool: only when the cars used are [email protected]
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LOG>FORUM 07: New perspectives in single freight car transport
Under the motto of ‚New perspectives in network management‘, Federal Transport Minister Wolf- gang Tiefensee, Deutsche Bahn CEO Hartmut Mehdorn and Chairman of DB Logistics Dr Norbert Bensel jointly opened the first DB Logistics Customer Congress in Potsdam at the beginning of March. More than 200 guests from the worlds of industry, logistics and politics accepted the invitation and met together to discuss current trends in the transport and logistics market.
OG>FORUM 07, which took In his introductory speech, Mr competitive on the international Lplace in Potsdam‘s restored Tiefensee emphasized Germany‘s level, he added, there is a need for Kaiserbahnhof station, was the outstanding situation as a central further investment. Dr Bensel‘s kickoff for a completely novel se- hub and transit country for rail contribution highlighted the signi- ries of annual events which will freight transport. Mr Mehdorn ficance of single freight car trans- offer a platform for discussion and then pointed to the achievements port: „Every year we carry well networking in relation to centrally of Deutsche Bahn in responding to over 80 million tons of freight on important logistics themes, with a the challenges of the market: „For this network, so making an essen- different thematic emphasis from years, mobility and logistics have tial contribution to the continued year to year. This year the main been engaged in a process of dras- functioning of the economy.“ focus was on network management tic change. We have consistently and Railion‘s single freight car responded to this situation, and Intensive workshops system. Intensive discussion took are now the world‘s second biggest place on the requirements of custo- supplier of logistics services, with An important feature of the mers and the feasibility of meeting a sales revenue of 30 billion euros.“ LOG>FORUM 07 was the three them. But if Deutsche Bahn is to remain informative workshops on the
Railways Issue 1/07 subject of networks, in which parti- freight cars above all. An internal cipants had the opportunity for dis- program, he added, is currently cussion. The first was a workshop running with a view to bringing cer- under the title ‚The DB Logistics tain investments forward. single freight car system fit for the future?‘ To launch this, Railion A further point of discussion was CEO Klaus Kremper, member of the the situation relating to the order Railion board Eckart Fricke and and provision of empty freight Dr Jörg Hilker, Head of Marketing cars. Mr Fricke explained that the Rail at Railion, contributed short new Production System 2ooX can Railion‘s CEO Dr Klaus Kremper introductory speeches describing be expected to make the entire the ‚Production System 2ooX‘ and system more stable, to which Dr Railion‘s single freight car services. Hilker added that in future it may be possible for the weekends as Dr Kremper emphasized Railion‘s well to be more intensively used leading European role in single for special services. Dr Kremper freight car transport. With more stressed that in case of future bot- than 3,100 sidings served, he con- tlenecks more direct trains could cluded, this represents one of the be put into service for the provisi- Material Flow and Logistics, about biggest and most environmentally on of empty freight cars. Progress, possible ways in which logistics friendly transport systems in the he added, is also being made in networks can be optimized. In the world. Dr Hilker added that inten- relation to reloading. In 2005 there light of practical examples, he em- sive workshops had already taken were some 20,000 freight cars, and phasized the connection between place with customers, as part of in 2006 more than twice that num- the successful operation of a net- the planning of new services in ber that were successfully reloaded work and the qualifications of the single freight car transport. New for the return trip. All in all, he employees associated with it. additions to the service include concluded, the perspectives he had the specification of standard indicated should lead to improve- Another speaker was Hans-Jörg Ha- transit times, and proactive infor- ment in the situation. ger, Chairman of the Management mation about any deviation from Board of Schenker Deutschland AG, scheduled times of arrival. As a Possibilities of who gave a talk on the subject of supplement to the scheduling de- network optimization European land transport networks. tails that have been issued in the He spoke about the important past, the new RSO internet portal There followed a workshop on success factors for Schenker, the should offer further information to ‚Planning and control of logis- market leader in this field, among (fltr.): Federal Transport accompany the transport (for more tics networks – how to reconcile which he included the availability Minister Wolfgang Tiefen- about this, see also the article on service with cost targets?‘ This of Schenker‘s own networks and see, Deutsche Bahn CEO page 33). opened with a talk by Professor employees in the various different Hartmut Mehdorn and Uwe Clausen, holder of the Chair countries, equal access to the net- Chairman of DB Logistics Dr Norbert Bensel jointly Lively discussion of Transport and Logistics at the work for the customers and so, ba- opened the first DB University of Dortmund and Direc- sed on these factors, a consistent Logistics Customer The introductory speeches were tor of the Fraunhofer Institute for level of quality. A further success Congress in Potsdam followed by a lively discussion about the strengths of the single freight car system and the points where it needs to be improved. Steel customers, for instance, called for further optimization of transports going in the direction of France. Dr Kremper responded by stating that while the production systems of the two rail companies are very different, joint platforms for cooperation on the production level are nonetheless being set up. With reference to customers‘ frequent complaints about the shortage of freight cars, Dr Bensel explained that far-reaching invest- ments are planned in this area: over the coming five years Deut- sche Bahn plans to invest some 1.7 billion euros in locomotives, and in
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A networking dinner in the track hall of the Kaiserbahnhof concluded this very successful event
factor, in his view, was a clearly the whole day to be summed up. also acknowledged. The Professor‘s defined range of products and ad- Dr Bensel was clearly very pleased chair was given 5,000 euros in ap- herence to prescribed time frames. with the way the event had gone, preciation of his having encouraged and stressed the importance of and supervised Dr Jaquemin‘s work. The third workshop, which took intensive discussion with the custo- Conferring the award, Dr Bensel place in parallel to this, offered mer. Those taking part expressed again stressed the importance of a completely different kind of appreciation of the constructive innovative research approaches for approach. Here the topic was ‚Net- content of discussions, the efficient the sustainable development of the work neurologics – is there a speed organization and attractive setting logistics market. limit to thinking?‘ Neuropsycholo- of the event and the contributions gist Dr Christian Scheier investiga- made by top quality speakers. Exclusive discussions ted the question how the network Much new information, they said, in an exclusive setting of the brain functions, and asked had come their way, and they had whether neurological insights can been given a clear picture of the The place where the event was usefully be transposed to logistics strategy of DB Logistics – and held was a further indication of its networks. above all that of Railion. All parti- importance to DB Logistics. The Dr Norbert Bensel (r.) cipants were agreed that the event, venue chosen for LOG>FORUM 07 hands over the DB Logistics Award to A concluding plenary session gave as an occasion for a close dialog was the Kaiserbahnhof station, Dr. Marc Jaquemin the opportunity for the results of between DB Logistics and its custo- right next to Park Sanssouci, which mers, should be repeated. was restored by Deutsche Bahn in 1999. Designed in the style DB Logistics Award of an English country house, the building was erected in the early Another highlight of the years of the last century for Kaiser LOG>FORUM 07 was the confer- Wilhelm II. Many illustrious pas- ring of the DB Logistics Award. sengers alighted here in their time, The award was won by Dr Marc among them President Theodore Jaquemin of the Johann Wolfgang Roosevelt and Tsar Nicholas II. For Goethe University of Frankfurt am some years the Kaiserbahnhof has Main for his dissertation on ‚Net- been the home of the DB Academy, work management in air transport which provides further training – statistical and dynamic planning for executive staff from the entire models for the design of hub & spo- Deutsche Bahn Group. ke networks‘. The prize, which has a value of 10,000 euros, has been In conclusion of this altogether awarded annually since 1978 by very successful event, a networking the Stinnes Foundation. The contri- dinner took place in the track hall bution of Dr Jaquemin‘s supervisor, of the Kaiserbahnhof. This gave the Professor Heinz Isermann of the participants one more opportunity Seminar for Logistics and Transport to discuss the topics of the day and (part of the Business Science facul- – in keeping with the motto of the ty of the Frankfurt university), was occasion – to form new contacts. M
10 Railways Issue 1/07 ROIKAchemielogistik is the Tname of a new, innovative lo- gistics concept jointly developed by the Railion subsidiary BTT BahnTank Transport GmbH and the Schenker subsidiary Fertrans. It offers safe and reliable Com- bined Transport between Western Europe and Russia.
The word „troika“ is originally Russian and describes a threesome, Chemicals logistics troika three horses or other draught ani- mals that work together alongside the heating or pre-heating of con- and non-hazardous freight as loose each other. A group of three people, tainers that some hazardous goods or packed goods – are in the main for example in politics, is also often require, and depot maintenance. transported from Belgium and called a troika (cf. triumvirate). West Germany to Russia or from With the new logistics concept, The new logistics concept was deve- Germany to Estonia and from the the cooperation partners BTT and loped to take account of the Ukraine to South Germany. In order Fertrans offer their customers constantly growing demand for to at all times guarantee the safety the transport of chemical products chemical products in the main in- of these sensitive chemicals trans- in the Combined Transport system dustrial areas in the Moscow region ports, both cooperation partners to Russia. Similar to Railion‘s and in the chemicals triangle Sama- keep strictly to the regulations: for business-sector products, TROIKA- ra-Kazan-Vladimir, east of Moscow. example the „Regulations Concer- chemielogistik consists of basis Since the beginning of the year, BTT ning the International Carriage of components which can, as required, and Fertrans have been catering for Dangerous Goods by Rail“ (RID) or be pieced together out of the carri- safe and reliable chemicals trans- legislation concerning freight such ers train, truck or ship. The service ports in 20-foot tank or box contai- as the „Uniform Rules Concerning components comprise for example ners from Western Europe to Russia the Contract of International Car- customs clearance, warehousing and back. The chemicals products riage of Goods by Rail“ (CIM). M and running monitoring, but also involved – including both hazardous Nieten Fracht opens branch (fltr.): Artur Brunner, Stellvertretender Generalkonsul, in St. Petersburg Friedrich Limbach and Manfred Eberhardt, CEOs Nieten Fracht Nieten Fracht Logistik GmbH is a company operating throughout Europe that specializes Logistik, Karsten Sachsenröder, Head of the Construction in timber logistics involving carriage by rail. Nieten is a one hundred percent Deutsche Bahn Materials, Industrial and subsidiary. In April the company extended its activities in Eastern Europe by opening a Consumer Goods market, and Vladimir Zmitrovich, Head of branch office in St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg branch office
any visitors from the worlds There are many reasons for Nieten‘s Mof politics, industry and opening a branch office of its own, logistics and from the industrial some of them to be sought in the associations accepted the invi- steadily rising demand for timber tation to the opening ceremony, products of Russian origin. In addi- held on 24 April at the Haus der tion, the expanding port facilities in deutschen Wirtschaft [House of St. Petersburg and at the new port German Industry] in St. Petersburg. complex Ust Luga, 120 kilometers In his opening address Karsten to the west, represent a major chal- Sachsenröder, Head of the Cons- lenge for the rail logistics expert. truction Materials, Industrial and Already today Ust Luga has its own Consumer Goods market unit and rail ferry quay. This, it is hoped, will representing the shareholder of the eventually be given a connection to Nieten company, described this the ferry port of Sassnitz-Mukran geographical expansion as a on the island of Rügen. Moreover, further step in the close partner- there are plans for the construction Nieten Fracht Logistik GmbH ship between Deutsche Bahn AG of sawmills and a major timber Vladimir Zmitrovich and the Russian national railroad terminal close to the port – reason Hesd of St. Petersburg branch office RZD. enough for Nieten to want a perma- phone: +79 (1)12120107 nent office on the spot. M [email protected]
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restructuring
The Transportation and Logistics division of Deutsche Bahn AG has been given a new management structure. The overriding aim of this move is to improve the division‘s market presentation, shorten internal decision paths and facilitate the development of holistic strategies with a view to better customer services.
he new structure is based on members of the various business specific industries as in the past. Ttwo business areas. The Rail units belong. The main focus of Automotive business will still con Freight Transport area incorpo- their work is on the development tinue to be managed by Schenker rates the business units Railion DB of global networks and integrated Automotive RailNet GmbH. In Logistics and Intermodal DB Logi- products. order to emphasize Railion‘s Euro- stics, while Schenker DB Logistics pean orientation and press ahead now unites its business units Land The Railion business unit with the associated extension of Transport, Air and Ocean Freight its international network manage- and Contract Logistics under the As a result of the restructuring, ment, a new department for Inter- banner of Freight Forwarding and the Production and Sales arms of national and Network Management Logistics (see diagram). The new single freight car transport have has been specially created (for structure is designed to enable been combined under the Railion further details, see the interview the individual business units to DB Logistics brand. It is hoped with Dr Christoph Wolff on page stay more closely in touch with the that uniting sales and production 15). This means that Railion is market, operating on their own will lead to improved coordination ideally positioned for continued responsibility, and to provide more between the activities of the two growth, above all in the European effective links between the diffe- sectors and shorten decision paths. rail freight transport market. rent modes of transport. This is reflected, moreover, in the new structure of responsibilities. Intermodal Business Unit One future objective of the new Railion Chairman Dr Klaus Kremper structure is to make it possible for now also takes on the function of The Intermodal DB Logistics brand, the customer to be offered services member of the board with respon- the specialist in combined trans- that exceed the competence of the sibility for sales. With the Mining port (KV) in the DB group has now individual business units, so pro- and Chemicals / Mineral Oil / achieved a greater level of indepen- viding integrated products from a Fertilizers market units, and the dence, a testament to the growing single source. The Transportation new market unit for Construction importance of combined transport and Logistics Division Board is set Materials, Industrial and Consumer across Europe. Forecasts for 2015 over the business units – a body Goods (see article on page 18), the predict significant growth in the to which Dr. Bensel and the board sales sector remains focused on quantities transported on the ma- jor axes.
Structure DB Logistics Intermodal‘s business has been focused along the three European Division Board Transport and Logistics transport axes, central, east-west and north-south, since 2007. Ope- CEO CFO Staff CIO rational and sales specialists now Dr. Bensel Reichel Wurst Schumann work hand in hand on each of these axes to provide the customer with a one-stop customized solution. Land Air-/Sea Contract Rail Freight Intermodal Transport Freight Logistics/SCM To continue to be well positioned, Hager Dr Lieb Dr Trefzger Dr Kremper Dr Jürgens Intermodal is implementing this new organizational structure as CFO Staff CIO CFO Staff well as consistently developing Schenker Schenker Schenker production concepts. In addition Dr Schroter Wurst Schumann Dr Freytag Dr Müller extending its continental range of services in Europe, Intermodal is also focusing on optimizing seaport connections, for example Transport and Logistics Rail freight by creating a hub for the western ports. M
12 Railways Issue 1/07 Growing beyond borders Foto: DB AG/Klee
With about 300 million carried tons Railion is today the biggest rail freight transport provider A Freight train of Rai- lion on the Gotthard- in Europe. Hardly any other European railway is as strongly positioned internationally. With its Nordrampe‘ line section own companies, cooperations and new products, the focussed freight forwarder is driving this near Erstfeld positive development forward in the direction of all four points of the compass.
ulk quantities and long distan- bilateral and multi-lateral forms of third largest rail transport market Bces – these are still the strong cooperation. To the first category in Europe, is in the forefront. For a points of the railways as opposed belong the integration of state long time now the Deutsche Bahn to the truck. And it is not least for railways, as this has already been and the French national railway this reason that Railion sees con- successfully practised with Railion SNCF have been cooperating with siderable opportunities for growth Nederland and Railion Danmark. each other. Back in 2001 the joint above all in the international field. A further pillar is the setting up venture Rail Euro Concept (REC) Already today the company trans- of our own operations companies, was established in order to opti- ports about sixty percent of its such as Railion Italia. This compa- mize freight transport between total transport volume across at ny came into being two years ago both countries. With great success. least one European border. A large out of the private railway company Since then all the freight trains of percentage of the 5,000 freight SFM, in which Railion already had the partner railways travel without trains that are in service every day a 95 percent stake, and it fulfils stopping at the border on the main is cross-border. And over 400 inter- important traction tasks in Italy by axis routes from Mannheim to Co- nationally deployable multi-system serving the Railports. Under the di- logne and on to the Metz region. locomotives are in operation. Given rection of Railion, a system of the- A joint pool of locomotives is used the liberalisation of European rail se multimodal logistics centers has and locomotive drivers who are freight transport at the beginning been set up in Italy, which can pro- technically and from the language of the year, the course is set for vide customers without a private point of view well-trained. The further growth but also for incre- siding with an alternative to the latest success story of the coope- ased competition. More and more classical single-wagon transport. It ration between DB and SNCF is the private railway undertakings (RUs) was only back in April of this year SpainShuttle, a direct train accor- are trying to gain a hold in the mar- that the inauguration of the fourth ding to the single-wagon system for ket. Railion, on the other hand, is Railport in Anagni near Rome was the rapid transport of goods from now well-positioned and is further celebrated (see article on this sub- Germany to the Spanish border in extending its leading international ject on page 29). South France in the Mediterranean role. coastal region (see article on this In the field of bilateral coopera- subject on page 5). Railion‘s strategy consists in the tion, Railion works together with expansion and consolidation of state railways and with private For traffic to and from Scandi- its own structures abroad and in RUs. On the West axis, France, the navia, Railion Danmark and the
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partner Green Cargo – the Swedish A further very promising link The example of the Balkans illus- freight railway service – are in the between Germany and Russia is trates clearly how Railion construc- process of more closely interlo- the railway ferry service from the tively links product development cking their operations systems. In harbour of Sassnitz-Mukran on and customer service, thus provi- addition to those already in use, the island of Rügen. The partners ding customers with convincing further jointly planned and con- Railion, the Russian railway RZD arguments for including the railway trolled multi-system vehicles will and the Danish shipping line DFDS in their delivery concepts for West be deployed, thus making seamless Lisco participate in this forward- and Northern Europe. For this to cross-border transport possible pointing project. Three times a succeed even better, Railion has its and, as a result, guaranteeing a hig- week the ferry „Vilnius“ provides a own representative offices in Ljubl- her quality of service. service that can accommodate up jana and Zagreb. The members of to 49 broad gauge wagons or 108 staff there are highly qualified and Many new developments truck trailers. they support the working out of in the East service offers to customers in the Railion has also been cooperating region. They also concern them- Railion has also been active on its successfully with Poland for years selves with the quality and security Eastern axis for years now, for tra- now. As the second largest market of the transports. (For contacts, in Europe, our easterly neighbour see information box at the end of can point to a high number of in- this article.) ternational rail transports, while at the same time competition is Successful constantly becoming stronger in in the Alpine transit field the context of recent liberalization.
Foto: DB AG/Koch PKP Cargo is here the most impor- At about 18 million tonnes per tant partner. In the middle of last year, the exchange transports with year Railion and the Polish PCC Rail Switzerland and the trans-Alpine SA signed a cooperation agreement. transports to Italy are among the The goal: improving the competi- internationally most significant tiveness of both transport underta- from Railion‘s point of view. In kings in the European market and order to be able to offer the custo- the generation of new traffic. The mer all-round services from a sing- aim is to set up the joint railway un- le source, the company has since dertaking „East West Railways Sp. 2001 been involved in the Swiss z o.o.“. With the help of this joint private railway undertaking BLS venture, chemical goods in particu- Cargo AG. Together, the partners lar are to be transported on both a send well over 160 freight trains A very promising link de is flourishing here, not least sin- national and cross-border basis. a week over the Gotthard Pass. between Germany ce the enlargement of the EU. Ad- At the start of the year Railion and Russia: the mittedly, there are still obstacles Now that states from Eastern and also acquired a Swiss RU: Brunner railway ferry service from the harbour of to be overcome, such as the many South-East Europe have joined the Railway Services GmbH (BRS). It Sassnitz-Mukran on different voltage and signalling sys- EU, a new growth region has come provides the ideal complement to the island of Rügen. tems, national regulations and dif- into being. In the previous year the range of services offered by ferent gauges in Germany and the alone external trade between Ger- BLS (see article on this subject on CIS. However a pilot train that only many and the Balkan states achie- page 4). M needed three days for the 1,800 ved double-figure growth rates in km long stretch between Berlin and many segments. Exploiting this de- Moscow has already proved that velopment by offering tailored logi- the railway can be even faster than stics services is one of the primary the truck. An important product objectives of Railion. One example Deutsche Bahn AG when it comes to wagonload traffic is the linking of the West Balkans General agency for Austria is the Russia Express. Every day region including Slovenia and Cro- and southeast Europe this direct train links Berlin, Ham- atia. A product which has been burg, Munich, Cologne and other successful here for years now is Office Zagreb industrial centers with the great the „LjubljanaLine“. In around just Jure Eremut metropolitan areas in Russia. In ten hours, the shuttle links Munich phone: +385 (0)16313-090 the opposite direction its counter- and the Slovenian capital several [email protected] part, the Europe Express, runs its times a day – an interesting offer service. The quality characteristics for customers who desire collective Büro Ljubljana here are short transit times, fixed and feeder connections to the big Peter Rutar time frameworks and cross-border European economic centers and in phone: +386 (1)588-5724 monitoring. the direction of the Balkans. [email protected]
14 Railways Issue 1/07 Point of view
Since 1 May Dr Christoph Wolff (aged 46) has been head of the recently created International and Network Management board division of Railion Deutschland AG, while also (in dual role) heading the Internationalization Projects department of DB Logistics. His appointment shows DB Logistics trying to do more to meet customer demands for new services in cross-border rail freight transport, as well as combining numerous projects in this sector. Railways spoke to Dr Wolff about his expectations and goals in relation to his new position.
Dr Wolff, already today about position at McKinsey, and in recent 60 percent of Railion‘s transport years I have also worked intensive- operations are international. ly on similar projects in Asia. Is this where the future of rail freight transport lies? What do you think will be your main tasks in future? International rail freight transport is the most rapidly growing sector Over the next five to seven years, of the rail market. This is true not considerable developments are just of Railion but of other Europe- to be expected in European rail an rail companies as well. As com- freight transport. Railion is in an pared with road transport, rail of- excellent position to take advan- fers competitive advantages when tage of these market develop- long distances have to be covered. ments. My most important task will But it has not always been possible be to contribute to raising the po- to exploit these advantages hither- tential of international rail freight to. Up to the present time, interna- transport, and to continue to build Dr Christoph Wolff tional rail freight transport has had on Railion‘s already established a lower share of the market than position as Europe‘s leading freight addition to this, there are some transport over similar distances railroad. markets in which the different busi- on the national level. One reason ness units of DB Logistics have to for this is the different technical Why have the International and cooperate particularly closely, and standards in the various countries. Network Management depart- which therefore fall in the sphere This above all is an area with great ments been combined in a single of responsibility of the Trans- growth potential for the future. board division, and what benefits portation and Logistics division, do you think this offers to the at a higher level in organizational You studied Mechanical Engi- customer? terms. These include what are ter- neering and Business Science; med internationalization projects, most recently you directed the With the increasing internationali- principally relating to Russia, China Railroads / Local Transport / zation of rail freight transport, and India. Shipping / Ports business unit of new things are expected of ma- the corporate consultancy firm nagement. European concepts Since the start of this year, the McKinsey. What experience from like corridor management, sector- European rail freight transport the past do you bring to your new specific railroads and production market has been opened up to all post? systems will in future be linked to railroads. What are the implica- one another and optimized in the tions of this for Railion? Since 1994 I have been working interests of customers. The further closely with various railroads. My development of the planning and The opening up of the national rail enthusiasm about rail freight trans- control processes for this is a chal- freight transport markets constitu- port resulted initially from projects lenge to all the railroads, one that tes the basis for a European market in Austria and involving the rail we are also trying to meet with our without frontiers. This should companies of other neighboring International and Network Manage- give more impetus to the compe- countries. I have been familiar ment division. titiveness of rail freight transport. with Deutsche Bahn since 2000, The individual railroads will have on the basis of a great many pro- At DB Logistics you now head to face the question how they are jects. For example, I was heavily two departments with the same going to cooperate with one ano- involved in working on the RailPlus thematic emphasis. What are ther and how they should define program as well as on international the differences between them, their market position. At all events working groups for matters relating and where do you find points of there are new possibilities offered, to purchasing of services and inter- contact? especially for Railion – which as national freight car management. Europe‘s number one freight rail- I am acquainted, besides, with First of all, an important focus of road is in a good position to make almost all the European rail com- my tasks will be on international a decisive contribution to the deve- panies as a result of my managerial rail freight transport at Railion. In lopment of this market. M
Railways Ausgabe 1/07 15 Fair special Foto: Messe München
Global logistics power
The eleventh transport logistic trade fair will be taking place at the Munich Trade Fair Center from 12 to 15 June. Under the heading of ‚The Global Logistics Powerhouse‘, DB Logistics, with its brands Railion, Intermodal and Schenker, will be presenting its far-reaching portfolio of services.
his year once again this event 40,000 coming from 100 countries. air and ocean freight and contract T – the leading trade fair in the On the 86,000 square meters of logistics, European Combined world for logistics, telematics and the exhibition area, which includes Transport and European land trans- transport – will be a meeting point an open-air exhibition ground, a port, while also incorporating the for the complete who‘s who of the comprehensive accompanying pro- rail resources of the biggest freight industry. The entire range of the gram has also been arranged, com- railroad in Europe. transport and logistics sector will prising workshops, functions and be on view, together with many numerous information services. Numerous subsidiaries, affiliated new trends, ranging from telema- companies and other companies of tics to intra-plant transport opera- DB Logistics has put the theme the Group are arrayed around the tions and materials management, of globalization at the center of DB Logistics stand, providing and extending as far as logistics its publicity. At its stand – which a further demonstration of the and freight transport. This year‘s measures more than 800 square wide range of logistics services on big event for the logistics industry meters and is located in hall B 6 offer. These include ATG Autotrans- shows the increasing effect of (stand numbers 209/310) – the portlogistic GmbH, Hangartner AG, globalization: even two years ago, logistics specialist is not just pre- BTS Kombiwaggon Service GmbH, more than 40 percent of the exhi- senting its entire range of services, Railog GmbH, Metrans a.s., TFG bitors came from abroad, and the it is also highlighting its unique Transfracht International, Polzug numbers continue to grow. Record position on the global logistics GmbH, TRANSA Spedition GmbH, attendance is anticipated this time, market. This is based on the fact BLS Lötschbergbahn AG, Kombi- with something like 1,400 exhibi- that DB Logistics, with its brands verkehr GmbH & CO KG, Fertrans tors from more than 50 different Railion, Intermodal and Schenker, DB Systems, DB Telematik and countries, and visitors in excess of enjoys top positions in worldwide DVA.
16 Railways Issue 1/07 Competence centers sliding wall car used in the auto- countries and different continents for comprehensive information motive industry (freight car class will be available to talk to visitors Hiirrs-tt, series 324), with a load on the spot, and explain to them Theme corners, or ‚competence capacity of around 200 square me- how DB Logistics works on the centers‘, are dotted about the ters, a six-axle special freight car level of daily business. Bahn-TV, stand – here experts from Raili- of the Samms class (series 489) Deutsche Bahn‘s own television on, Intermodal and Schenker are for the shipment of exceptionally channel, will also feature at the available to talk to visitors about heavy freight and the Rnoos 644. trade fair, with daily reports from the wide range of services offered This last is a new freight car for the stand. The main emphasis will by the various business units. Rai- the shipment of round and cut be on the discussion of logistics lion alone is represented by eight timber, which is provided with an themes, with moderator Monika areas of competence in the field of innovative stanchion closure sys- Jones reporting on the issues of the rail freight transport, where infor- tem. A multi-system locomotive day. Top-ranking representatives mation is offered about its varied of series 185 will also be shown of DB Logistics, Schenker, Railion and far-ranging sector-specific on the open-air exhibition ground. and Intermodal will also be giving transport and logistics services This versatile engine can be used short interviews in which the Glo- throughout Europe: for international services. Outside bal Logistics Powerhouse will be the Federal Republic, it is currently presented. • Network Rail authorized for transport operations • International Rail in France, Austria and Switzerland. The theme days moreover add up • Logistics Rail Denmark and Sweden should soon to a colorful accompanying pro- • Customer Service Rail be added to the list. gram at the DB Logistics stand. • Chemicals + Mineral Oil Along with catering appropriate • Construction Materials, International theme days to the region, this will also include Industrial + Consumer Goods various show acts. First in line is • Automotive Internationalization is not just a the ‚America Day‘ on 12 June. This Further information • Steel + Coal. buzz word for DB Logistics and will be followed by ‚Asia Day‘, at about the activities its business units. Their global which Asian martial art stars will of DB Logistics As a supplement to the specialist orientation and international com- show their astonishing skills, with a at the transport consultancy offered at these com- petence will also be illustrated ‚Europe Day‘ to conclude the series logistic trade fair petence centers, Railion has arran- in a series of ‚theme days‘. Fully on the Thursday and Friday. M may be found at ged an interesting and informative informed sales staff from many www.dblogistics.de trade fair program. Details may be found at www.railion.com as part Schenker of the run-up to the event.
Intermodal is represented with a competence center of its own – ‚Combined Transport in Europe‘. Not only will the entire range of services of the business unit be dis- Schenker Railion played here – a number of forums 1 for open discussion have also been scheduled. Three more competence centers give the Schenker business Bar unit a platform for displaying its comprehensive services in the field of logistics. Schenker Railion 2 Lounge Innovative equipment on the open-air exhibition ground
At this year‘s transport logistic event, yet again numerous innova- tions from the Railion, Intermodal Intermodal Info 4 3 and Schenker fleets can be admired Railion Railion on the open-air exhibition ground. Among the freight cars exhibited is the double pocket car of the Sggrrs Competence centers 734 series. In view of its loading 1 „Customer Service Rail“ 2 „Steel and Coal“ 3 „Construction Materials, „International Rail“ length, it is ideally suited to the and and Industrial and Consumer Goods“ 4 and transport of maritime containers. „Logistics Rail“ „Automotive“ and „Network Rail“ „Chemicals and Mineral Oil“ Also on view are the large-volume
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The Construction Materials, Industrial and Consumer Goods market unit: A universal expert in services to industry
At the start of this year the Agricultural Products / Forestry / Consumer Goods and Construction Materials / Disposal market units were combined to form a new market unit for Construction Materials, Industrial and Consumer Goods. The most important features of this restructuring are the wide range of industries and goods covered, and the highly qualified specialist teams.
he new market unit is in an structural focus on the customer‘s The Industrial and Consumer T ideal position to meet the requirements is also reflected in Goods department includes the market‘s need for specific trans- the organization of the teams: following teams: port and logistics services, both nationally and internationally. • Construction Materials • Industrial and Consumer Goods Customers are given consistent • Lime / Gypsum / Slurry • Pulp & Paper (Continental / support in all their affairs by speci- • Railroad Construction Seaport to Hinterland) alist sector-specific teams in Sales • Disposal. • Agricultural Products. and Product Management, with all services provided from a single At present the department is The specialist and first point of source. When projects of excepti- engaged in a large number of tun- contact for all timber logistics ope- onal complexity are involved, the nel projects and other municipal rations will continue to be the DB Project and Logistics Management planning activities. One example subsidiary Nieten Fracht Logistik office makes certain that the know- is the transport services provided GmbH. ledge of experienced logistics con- in connection with the extension sultants is available as early as in of the capital‘s future airport, Logistics for biofuels – the planning phase. Berlin Brandenburg International a growing market (BBI). For the construction of the The new orientation of Sales in terminal and the take-off and The various sector-specific teams terms of industrial sector is based landing runways, the market unit work out transport and logistics on the Construction Materials and will be coordinating the delivery solutions on an individual basis Industrial and Consumer Goods of approximately 2.5 million tons to meet the needs of their cus- organizational units. In the Cons- of gravel and sand over the next tomers. One example of this is truction Materials department, the five years. the market associated with bio-
18 Railways Issue 1/07 When it is a matter of the safe, rapid and environmentally friendly transport of waste, the new market unit is the obvious Foto: DB AG/Rosenthal choice genous fuels. With its innovative range of logistics services. Special XXL (for further details, see article solutions, backed up by the most freight cars are provided both for on page 34). suitable transport facilities, the the transport of the preliminary Construction Materials, Industrial products used in the production Disposal logistics made easy and Consumer Goods market unit of biofuels, like cereals or oilseed is meeting the challenges of a new rape, and for the shipment of the When it is a matter of the safe, and growing area of business, and final products biodiesel and bioe- rapid and environmentally friendly so at the same time making a dou- thanol, making this a complete all- transport of waste so that it can be ble contribution to environmental round service. disposed of or exploited in the best conservation. possible way, Railion is the obvious Another new area of business in choice. Economy, efficiency and The production of environmentally this sector is the transport of wood environmental protection – here friendly fuels, like bioethanol or pellets, seeing that there is an ever- again the Construction Materials, biodiesel, results in large flows of increasing demand for environmen- Industrial and Consumer Goods transport. To enable the logistics tally friendly low-emission pellet market unit is the first port of call. services involved in the transport heating systems. Together with the This applies both on the national of such massive quantities to run timber transport specialist Nieten- level and to cross-border disposal smoothly, the environmentally Fracht-Logistik, Railion has acted transport operations, in which the friendly carrier rail is the ideal to meet the needs of the market, rail logistics specialist has many partner. Railion supports the ma- procuring innovative equipment for years of experience behind it.. M nufacturers of biofuels all the way the shipment of pellets and other along the process chain with a wide substitute fuels – the WoodTainer
Contact persons in the Construction Materials, Industrial and Consumer Goods market unit
Name Head of sector-specific team Telephone e-mail
Hans-Joachim Habermeyer Lime / gypsum / slurry +49 (0)951 4078-121 [email protected]
Gina Schmidt Railroad construction +49 (0)6131 15-61223 [email protected]
Marko Tosch Construction materials +49 (0)6131 15-61203 [email protected]
Moritz Berger Disposal +49 (0)6131 15-61220 [email protected]
Rolf Straub Industrial and Consumer Goods +49 (0)7731 887-480 [email protected]
Rainer Wunderlich Pulp & Paper – Continental +49 (0)6131 15-61210 [email protected]
Rolf Hadeler Pulp & Paper – +49 (0)421 221-2350 [email protected] Seaport to Hinterland
Michaela Heidke Agricultural Products +49 (0)6131 15-61653 [email protected]
Manfred Eberhardt Nieten Fracht Logistik GmbH +49 (0)8654 6014-59 [email protected]
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The Chemicals / Mineral Oils / Fertilizers market unit and BTT BahnTank Transport GmbH: Clever transport solutions
Anyone needing the services of a specialist for the carriage of liquid, gaseous or free-flowing goods could do worse than turn to the Chemicals / Mineral Oils / Fertilizers market unit and Railion‘s subsidiary BTT BahnTank Transport GmbH. Their special area of expertise is the safe and speedy transport of goods to destinations anywhere in Europe.
ogether the two experts in this BTT‘s professional staff are also operation are documented by a Tindustrial sector have a wide- prepared to take responsibility for quality management system. All ranging knowledge of the market the all-round management of the operations observe the statutory and the products that are involved, customer‘s rail tank cars – inclu- regulations for the carriage of ha- and offer their customers con- ding the selection, hire and tech- zardous goods and have DIN ISO sultancy services on an individual nical maintenance of equipment, 9001:2000 and SQAS certification. basis for all matters connected the centralized management and To ensure that everything runs sa- with the transport of hazardous scheduling of operations and the fely and smoothly, BTT moreover goods. BTT provides system so- monitoring of shipments. continues investing all the time in lutions that are ideally tailored new equipment and in the training to the requirements of the given Above all when it is a matter of the and professional qualifications of situation, ensuring high safety transport of chemical products and its staff. standards and flexibility throug- mineral oils, safety is an absolute hout the shipment. As a freight top priority. These are tempera- Extended services forwarding specialist, the company ture-sensitive and highly volatile organizes pre-carriage and onward shipments, some of them explo- BTT‘s Combined Transport and carriage by road, both in Combined sive. Consequently the highest single freight car transport sales Transport and on the single freight possible quality of service must be sectors have been reorganized car network, as well as dealing with guaranteed right along the logistics since October 2005, and now make transshipment at the terminal and chain: all shipments are supervised up two separate specialist divisi- the main leg of the journey by rail. throughout, and the steps of the ons. This move was in response to
20 Railways Issue 1/07 Railion‘s subsidiary BTT continues investing all the time in new equipment Foto: DB AG/Seyferth the increasing rapidity of changes dard package includes the handling mineral oil shipments. It combines on the market and the growing of customs clearance procedures, the advantages of Plantrain and competition. In the course of the warehousing and shipment monito- Flextrain, so ensuring maximum restructuring the company has also ring. The logistics services offered flexibility and high standards of extended its range, with a view to also extend to temperature control service, coupled with an adaptable aligning its logistics services even of the containers and depot ma- pricing strategy. more closely to the needs of the nagement. (For more about this, customer. see page XX.) Companies in the fertilizer industry will also find that BTT has develo- Combined Transport Carload transport ped individual transport solutions for their benefit. In many cases The Combined Transport section Above all when it comes to the special freight cars are used for the is now divided between two busi- carriage of large quantities of ha- carriage of fertilizers. BTT has a ness units: BTTRailConcept and zardous goods or sensitive products fleet of special freight cars numbe- BTTSupplyChainConcept. These over long distances, rail is the ideal ring around five thousand, and all are designed to handle both na- solution. As an agency of Railion are provided with a special inner tional and international flows Deutschland AG, BTT is an all-round lining, to guarantee the purity of of goods, offering customers a provider of block train or single the product – yet another indica- comprehensive range of services. freight car services for the convey- tion showing how BTT has the right Transshipment of a BTTRailConcept has been specially ance of chemicals and mineral oils, solution for practically any kind of container at the terminal developed for container shipments as well as for shipment involving transport requirement. M München-Riem where there is a connection to groups of freight cars. Moreover, a siding, and supports both in- BTT offers the complete range of dividual and complex logistics logistics services – loading, unloa- solutions for single freight car ding, shunting and the shipment and block train operations. Goods itself. For the latter you can choose can also be transferred to other between three block train products carriers. Services offered by the – Plantrain, Variotrain and Flex- BTTSupplyChainConcept business train – as well as the options of- unit comprise intelligent logistics fered by Railion‘s single freight car solutions for container shipments, network. In this way BTT can provi- with all carriers being involved. de a transport solution that meets This includes customer-specific and the customer‘s every need. complex intermodal transport ope- rations, as well as defined product In addition BTT offers special sec- and sector-specific solutions with tor-specific products for particular the aim of influencing the modal transport requirements. RAILION split in favor of rail. chem-solution, for example, con- sists of a cross-border network Since the beginning of this year of dispatch and delivery points, there has been a new logistics linking the most important chemi- strategy in place for Combined cal industry sites in Germany in a Transport operations between Wes- single network. Optimized transit tern Europe and Russia. This is the times, and shipment monitoring TROIKAChemielogistik project. It from departure to destination, are Railion DB Logistics has been developed and implemen- just two examples of the wide range The Chemicals / Mineral Oils / ted with the help of the Schenker of services on offer. Fertilizers market unit and subsidiary Fertrans, and offers BTT BahnTank Transport GmbH customers container transport ser- RAILIONoil-solution is a block Hans-Georg Werner vices for chemical products, by rail, train product that is specially custo- phone: +40 (0)6131 15-61300 truck or ship as required. The stan- mized to meet the requirements of [email protected]
Railways Issue 1/07 21 Fair special Foto: DB AG/Reiche
Railion Montan: A new unit responsible for mining operations
To carry steel blocks at Massive transport consignments and fluctuating quantities mean that mining logistics a temperature of 800 degrees, pivoted bogie is faced with new challenges on a daily basis. To meet this situation, Railion has com- cars are specially fitted bined all its sector-specific expertise in a new organizational unit. out with thermal hoods, which protect the cast blocks during the ship- ailion Montan is the name of er services. These include shunting from the comprehensive knowledge ment effectively against cooling Rthe independent unit in the Rai- and unloading at a siding, as well of logistics and familiarity with lion network that offers the mining as taking responsibility for plant the industry that is required, this industry every kind of service all shunting services or the planning of would not be possible without the along the logistics chain, both na- pre-carriage and onward carriage. right equipment. For the profes- tionally and internationally. A new The amalgamation of the skills of sional management of their ship- feature is that the required produc- Sales and Production under a single ments, customers have a choice tion resources, like locomotives and umbrella will benefit the customer, from about 40,000 special freight freight cars, are now directly alloca- above all because of the enhanced cars – whether for the shipment of ted to the organizational unit. This transparency of the process – and steel coils, cast components, brown facilitates direct access throughout in view of the fact that Railion coal, ore or lime. Railion Montan the department, and also results in Montan can now respond more is capable of working flexibly, and flexible planning and scheduling. As rapidly and flexibly to customer handles shipments of every size, well as qualified consultancy and requirements, when these involve from consignments with just one the customized planning of trans- varying quantities or additional freight car to exceptionally large port services, Railion Montan is also flows of goods. volumes of freight. In the latter responsible from now on for the case, Fal freight cars may be used execution of transport operations. All the right equipment – these are special large-scale Supervision of the trains during for outstanding services hopper cars with a reinforced draw transport is provided by the Custo- hook, capable of managing up to mer Service Center in Duisburg Every year Railion Montan carries 44 loaded freight cars per train in and the Cargo Head Office. something like 125 million tons of a double train combination. Even steel, coal, ore, scrap metal and 800 steel blocks at a temperature In addition to this, Railion Montan non-ferrous metals to destinations of 800 degrees do not present also provides numerous cross-carri- throughout Europe. Quite apart Railion Montan with a problem.
22 Railways Issue 1/07 In Hagen, at the heart of the main sales area of the mining industry, Railion Montan also operates a Mining Logistics Center Foto: DB AG/Klee
Coal shipments are the second pillar of Railion Montan‘s operations
To carry these, pivoted bogie can benefit from Railion‘s Railport Foto: DB AG/Klee cars are specially fitted out with system. With its multimodal lo- thermal hoods, which protect the gistics strategy that goes by the cast blocks during the shipment name of ‚Railport Italia‘, Railion effectively against cooling. This offers consignors and recipients saves energy and cost, as the steel without a siding of their own a can then be immediately subjected reliable alternative to the Italian to further processing at the desti- single freight car transport system nation. (see also the article on page 28). After the Railports in Turin, Desio A powerful presence at and Castelguelfo, just recently one transport nodes more have been set up in Anagni in the vicinity of Rome. Logistics in the mining industry is typically characterized by the regu- When it is a question of the trans- lar transport of large volumes, and port of bulk goods, coal shipments generally concentrates on a limited are the second pillar of Railion number of routes. In the important Montan‘s operations. Every year heavily populated areas of Berlin, the unit carries something like 40 Hanover, Duisburg, Saarbrücken million tons of coal. Its staff work Railion Deutschland AG and Gladbeck, Railion Montan is with customers to develop suitable Dr. Christian Kuhn currently setting up special regio- programs for handling shipments Head of Railion Montan nal offices, where employees can of every quantity. So that power phone: +49 (0)6131 15-61100 respond on site at short notice to stations and steel manufacturing [email protected] customer requests. In Hagen, at companies can reduce their stock the heart of the main sales area of in hand, Railion Montan offers Werner Lettau the mining industry, Railion Mon- just-in-time solutions that provide Distribution Stahl, Erze, Schrott, tan also operates a Mining Logis- a secure source of supply. Here NE-Metalle, NE-Erze tics Center. This is ideally equipped again, thanks to its new market phone: +49 (0)6131 15-6113 for the warehousing, handling and positioning and status in the Rai- [email protected] transshipment, cross-docking and lion organization, Railion Montan distribution of mining goods. The is able to react more rapidly and Boris Dobberstein Center has an area of 8,500 square flexibly to customer requirements, Distribution Kohle, meters and a storage capacity such as volume fluctuations or ad- Vertrieb Spedition/Ausland of up to 460,000 tons, and with ditional shipments. One example phone: +49 (0)6131 15-61138 its convenient location is ideally of successful partnership is to be [email protected] placed to provide just-in-time sup- seen in the transport services pro- ply operations for the local mining vided for MIBRAG: just recently Werner Zimmermann industry. the 50 millionth ton of brown coal Mining logistics center was carried to Eon’s power station Niedernhofstraße 1 Italy also plays an important part in Schkopau (for further details, 58099 Hagen in the steel industry. Italian recipi- see article on page 5). M phone: +49 (0)203 3017-3137 ents without a siding of their own [email protected]
Railways Issue 1/07 23 Fair special Foto: Porsche AG/Warter
Schenker Automotive RailNet GmbH: Specialist for automotive logistics
More than almost any other sector of industry, the automobile industry requires precise and reliable logistics for its materials and vehicle transportation. Schenker Automotive RailNet is the leading rail-related provider for automotive manufacturers and systems suppliers.
hat many people do not know dustry an exclusive network: the integrate these countries in the Wis that in every second new Automotive RailNet. It links the rail system, creative solutions are car produced in Germany, logistics production and the logistics loca- required. By establishing Railports services provided Deutsche Bahn tions of the automobile manufac- – multi-modal logistics centres – are involved. This makes it clear turers, the original equipment ma- for the automotive business sector, just what contribution the railway nufacturers (OEMs) and countless Schenker Automotive RailNet is in makes to the overall success of the suppliers by providing an average the process of working out and im- automotive sector. With the globa- of 120 trains a day. The direct train plementing a concept that will en- lization of markets, requirements links require transportation times able the regional concentration of are increasing. The automobile of six hours – given a transport dis- the flow of materials and vehicles. industry is continually striving to tance of about 150 kilometres – up manufacture its products faster, to a maximum of 72 hours when for RailNetDesigner: more flexibly and more efficiently example several state borders have The permanent expansion of net- in world-wide production systems to be crossed and great distances works, also at an international that are becoming more and more covered. level, and the increasing trend to- closely networked. Schenker Auto- wards extreme reductions in reac- motive RailNet’s goal is to meet this Extending the network in tion time, reflecting alterations in challenge. the direction of Eastern Europe, operations and the flow of materi- Russia and Turkey als, make the designing of networks Automotive RailNet: a highly complex process – particu- Transport time is an essential factor The pan-European involvement larly where rail freight transporta- for the automotive business sector of Automotive RailNet has today tion networks are concerned, since when it comes to being successful become a matter-of-course. At pre- they involve precise planning and in international competition. For sent, connections with Turkey, Ro- coordination. With the aid of the this reason Schenker Automotive mania and Russia are at the focus simulation tool RailNetDesigner, RailNet offers the automotive in- of attention. In order to effectively Schenker Automotive RailNet can,
24 Railways Issue 1/07 together with the customer, look into the future and calculate the ef- fects on the network of fluctuations in production volume or changed structures and then deduce the measures and steps to be taken in terms of quality assurance and utili- zation management.
RAILIONautomotive-solution: Integrating automotive trains, be they block trains or single freight cars, on a just-in-time basis to suit the customer’s production and distribution processes calls for standardized, customized solutions Foto: DB AG/Warter and services which far exceed the transportation field alone. For The main factory of Volkswagen in Wolfsburg Schenker AutomotiveRailNet this means keeping an eye on the overall tive as an Internet-based applica- Innovative and cost-saving process and that involves advising tion. In this timetable, which is as special equipment the customers and the planning, convenient to use as the timetable implementation and constant im- information in the passenger trans- The transport equipment that Schen- provement of logistics concepts. port field, the departure and arrival ker Automotive RailNet and Railion With RAILIONautomotive-solution, times of automotive trains can be provide for the automobile sector Schenker Automotive RailNet and obtained. Volkswagen Logistics was is impressive: around 1,400 special Railion have together developed a the first user to successfully test wagons, 300 carrier wagons with a solution which combines the fields this service. lowered loading area and 750 special of competence of both partners swap bodies for materials transport in respect of the management of LINC@AutomotiveRail: on the part of Volkswagen Logistics, procurement and distribution logi- LINC@AutomotiveRail stands for General Motors Europe, DaimlerChrys- stics for the automobile industry. the information platform “Logistics ler, BMW and other manufacturers are The product includes the service Information Concept”. It supports available. In coordination with these packages transportation, tracking & the management of logistics chains. customers further substantial invest- IT, and Equipment and Consulting. Particularly in the field of interna- ments are planned here. In the portfolio the special require- tional transportation, customers ments of both supply transportation demand reliable supply chain Schenker Automotive RailNet will and vehicle transportation are management which offers quality, present the entire range of rail-related taken into account. The customers transparency and flexibility for logistics solutions for the automotive can select the service components both customer and provider. LINC industry at the transport logistic 2007 from the modular range of services translates all these requirements Trade Fair in Munich at the DB Logis- they desire, for the most part on an into action, for it is individually tics stand in the rail freight transport individual basis. The service packa- configurable, open for multiple in- stand area. M ge Tracking & IT in particular has, terfaces, such as for example EDI, thanks to two additional new online multilingual, and it also possesses Schenker Automotive applications, further interesting ad- an intermodal control hierarchy. RailNet GmbH vantages for the customer. The software is at present being Jens Nöldner used by General Motors Europe. phone: +49 (0)6107-509-800 Sector-specific timetable [email protected] Automotive: Special equipment of For the dispatcher in the automo- Schenker Automotive bile industry only one thing counts: RailNet and Railion in the parts or the vehicle must reach use at Adam Opel AG in Rüsselsheim their destination as agreed. The precondition for the choice of a logistics partner is the trust that requirements will be fulfilled abso- lutely reliably. In order to increase reliability in the field of dispatching – especially where urgently awaited parts are concerned – Schenker Au- tomotive RailNet and Raillion have developed and made available the sector-specific timetable Automo- Foto: DB AG/Mann
Railways Issue 1/07 25 Intermodal
Creating intermodal networks in China
The economic juggernaut China expects to see a drastic increase in container transport in the near future. To prepare for this, the Chinese Railroad Ministry has joined with seven interna- tional investors, one of them being Deutsche Bahn, to found a new logistics company – China United International Rails Containers (CUIRC).
he aim of CUIRC is to create his argument, Michel points to Ministry and the Russian national T a competitive intermodal rail the Chinese government‘s current railroad RZD was signed at the end transport network, based on new five-year plan. In his view there is of 2006. For long-distance trans- and efficient terminals. The head a particular need for modern trans- port, rail offers crucial competitive office of the company, which was shipment terminals in the interior advantages. The route across the founded in March, is in Beijing. of the country. CUIRC therefore Eurasian continent is not only Other shareholders in CUIRC, be- plans to build 18 new terminals shorter than the passage by sea, sides Deutsche Bahn, are CRCTC in the coming two years. As well it is also much quicker. Whereas a (a company owned by the Chine- as smooth-running transshipment freight train needs something like se Railroad Ministry), the Hong operations, these will also provide twelve days to get from China to Kong financial investor Proimsky, important additional logistics ser- Duisburg, a ship going to the same the Shenzhen company CIMC (a vices on request. The first CUIRC destination will take forty days at world market leader for container terminal, in Kunming in southwes- least. M equipment), the Chinese financial tern China, commenced operations investor New World Hong Kong, the in January. CMA and CGM shipping companies ear for year Intermodal from France and ZIM from Israel. By rail to China Y DB Logistics together with The Intermodal business unit of DB its affiliated companies and Logistics is involved in the project With Deutsche Bahn having a partners transports millions as the expert in Combined Trans- participating interest in CUIRC, of load units all over Europe. port. Intermodal is getting ready for The many additional new increasing flows of goods to and transports demonstrate that Manfred Michel, COO (Chief Ope- from China. One aspect of this is Combined Transport (CT) is ration Officer) and Member of the the project to create a rail con- continuing to grow. Board of Directors of CUIRC, who nection between Europe and Asia, is also CEO of Deutsche Umschlag- over a distance of 10,000 kilome- The operator Kombiverkehr, gesellschaft Schiene – Strasse ters. „Our objective is to transpose in which Intermodal has a 50 (DUSS) mbH [German Road-Rail the successful European model for percent share, has for example Transshipment Company], thinks hinterland transport operations to substantially improved its offers China is in urgent need of mo- China,“ says Dr Sebastian Jürgens, of services in Slovenia. In 2004, dern intermodal terminals and Head of Intermodal. This however together with Adria Kombi, it equipment: „In the next five years will depend on close collaboration introduced the product “Adria- we can expect to see a fivefold between the German, Russian and Express”. With its help, load increase in the annual volume of Chinese rail networks. An agree- units can, since mid-April, be transport, taking it to a total of ment to this effect between Deut- transported from Munich via ten million TEUs.“ In support of sche Bahn AG, the Chinese Railroad
26 Railways Issue 1/07 Round table conferences
In seaport to hinterland transport operations, capacity solution can be developed and im- plemented. Players involved in trans- bottlenecks frequently lead to delays. Intermodal has joined port operations at the western ports with the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) to initiate are currently working on a similar port conferences which, it is hoped, will alleviate the situation strategy. by getting all the parties involved in the transport chain to sit Besides improving the flow of data, down at a single table. the port conferences also plan to develop an industrial planning mo- he port conferences, which so In order to combat these difficul- del with a view to harmonizing the T far have been set up for the ties a working group was created mid-term forecasts of the various northern and western ports, were under the auspices of the Northern players. „In the complex field of launched in mid-2006. Besides logi- Ports Conference, with a view to seaport to hinterland transport, stics companies, those taking part improving the flow of information. where feedback is often a factor, it include shipping companies, freight The group has the patronage of is particularly difficult to form valid forwarders, quayside operating Hamburger Hafen- und Lagerhaus- forecasts of the flows of transport companies and rail operators as well gesellschaft (HHLA) Member of the to be expected. The planning models as end customers in industry. Their Board Dr Stefan Behn. In mid-April of the various parties involved are common objective is to overcome a pilot project was launched at the also very different,“ explains Roman bottlenecks in seaport to hinterland Port of Hamburg, with a number Grig of TU Berlin, which has taken operations. A major problem is the of companies taking part: HHLA, on responsibility for the project. The inadequate or tardy exchange of Hapag Lloyd, Polzug, Transfracht, basis of the industrial planning mo- information between the players Schenker, Kühne + Nagel and Hein- del is a neutral base of planning data on the sea and land sides. „It often rich Deichmann Schuhe [Heinrich for the period up to 2015, which is happens that the rail operators are Deichmann Shoes]. Among the being compiled with the help of in- not told in time when the containers improvements that have been formation from all the players on the coming in from the sea are ready to tried out are a loading schedule expected development of the flows be loaded for transport to the hin- that is coordinated between the of transport and their determining terland. And the handling companies various players, the punctual com- factors. As a neutral authority, TU as well are frequently not informed munication of transport orders to Berlin guarantees that the data will in advance about which carrier is the rail operators before the ship be treated as confidential, while also responsible for the further shipment docks and prompt notification of consolidating the information and and where it is going to,“ says Cars- all parties further down the chain checking its plausibility. With the ten Tillack, project officer at Inter- by the quayside operating compa- help of the new model, all parties modal, explaining the problem. The nies in case of changes of schedule involved should be in a position to result is that seaport to hinterland or quantity. Based on the results coordinate the expansion of their transports get held up. of the pilot project, it is further facilities precisely in keeping with hoped that a comprehensive IT changing future requirements. M
Combined Transport on the up
Ljubljana to the Adriatic port of gerhausgesellschaft (HHLA) and per direction will travel on the Koper in just 24 hours. At the same Intermodal – expanded its pro- line in the new 4-a-day system. time the product provides ideal duction concept on the existing METRANS will thus increase its transport possibilities for forwar- Hamburg–Prague route. In future a capacity along this route by 33 ders and transporters in import total of 28 CT trains per week and percent. M and export with North Africa and the Near and Far East. Via Munich, the “Adria-Express” is connected with the entire quality network of Kombiverkehr. As an important traffic hub, Ljubljana also provides combined solutions to the South- East European markets.
Likewise in mid-April, METRANS a.s. – an affiliated company of the Hamburger Hafen- und La- Foto: Kombiverkehr
Railways Issue 1/07 27 International
Gateway to Europe Foto: Beernink
At the start of January, the Betuwe Line, one of the greatest infrastructure projects ever in the Netherlands, was completed. This highly-modern, double-track railway route is intended exclusively for freight transportation and connects Rotterdam Port with its hinterland – a unique transport concept in Europe. This summer already the first freight trains will roll along the new route.
he Netherlands have invested and its European hinterland will operation during the initial period. Ta good five thousand million be decisively improved. Around From the German-Dutch border the euros in the construction of the Be- eight percent of the goods handled freight will then be transported into tuwe Line. Named after the Dutch in Europe’s largest port at present the Rhine-Ruhr area and on to Swit- region of Betuwe in the province of reach their destinations by rail. zerland and other Central European Gelderland, which it transverses, Thanks to this optimized rail link, countries, including the Czech Re- the route, with a total length of coal, ore and oil and chemical pro- public, Slovakia, Hungary and Italy. 160 kilometres, extends to close to ducts, but also cars and containers the German border. It is made up can in future be transported from Modern and safe of an already existing section and a Rotterdam to the Ruhr District up newly constructed section: the 48- to one hour faster. In addition, the The Betuwe Line numbers among kilometre-long so-called Port Line Betuwe Line can also provide subs- the most modern freight train rou- from the Rotterdam outer port of tantially more capacity than the old tes in the world – and not without Maasvlakte to the marshalling yard rail link and it is even more reliable reason. Equipped with ETCS – the of Kijfhoek and then the ensuing owing to the fact that the route European Train Control System – it 112 kilometres of the new route is reserved exclusively for freight has efficient electronic signalling to the border crossing between transport. The route will, in future, and speed control. As a new EU Zevenaar and Emmerich. In order be open for transport on a round- standard, this system will be dep- to ensure that the Betuwe Line the-clock basis. Railion Nederland loyed for the first time on this new passes as few nature reserves as will also profit from this new freight link and is intended to replace the possible, it runs parallel to the A15 train route and intends, within the different national control systems motorway over 80% of its route. 18 next two to three years, to handle in European rail traffic. At present, kilometres of tunnels and 155 kilo- about 60 percent of its total traffic Railion is equipping 48 locomo- metres of noise protection barriers to Germany by this means. tives with ETCS and the German also contribute towards making the inductive control system Indusi, route tolerable both from the point When all the work is completed, a including 26 type 189 multi-system or view of the environment and for train travelling at a maximum speed locomotives for cross-border traffic residents. of 120 km/h will be able to travel deployment. along this highly efficient route eve- Transport round the clock ry six minutes – this corresponds to The power supply is also guaranteed a capacity of more than 400 trains via a uniform standard: the Europe- With the help of the Betuwe Line, a day. In actual practice, about 50 an 25kV/50 Hz system. This system the rail link between Rotterdam to 100 goods trains a day will be in affords many advantages compared
28 Railways Issue 1/07 to the 1,500 direct current system Sales Manager Harm Winkeler: “We Sea. It is also significant that the otherwise used in the Netherlands. notice that Rotterdam is developing German Minister of Transport, With its help, heavier and longer more and more into a ‘railway port‘. Wolfgang Tiefensee and his Dutch trains can be propelled and trains The growing importance of China counterpart Karla Peijs have also can accelerate more easily. and increasing bio-mass and coal agreed on the further development imports make good rail connections of the section of the route between Although the Betuwe Line is not necessary.” Of great interest is the Emmerich and Oberhausen to three yet in operation for normal freight extension of the line to Maasvlakte tracks. The beginning of construc- trains, many supporters are already II, the westwards extension of the tion here is planned for the year demanding that it be extended. Port of Rotterdam into the North 2010. M
The Italian alternative
Mid-April saw the start of operations at Anagni Railport, located in the vicinity of Rome. This adds a new site to the multimodal logistics strategy of ‚Railport Italia‘. Railion now offers consignors and recipients without a siding of their own a reliable alternative to Italian single freight car transport.
astelguelfo, Desio, Turin and reliable – an important factor for the recipients by truck. Alternative- Cnow Anagni – this is already our customers in Italy, as also is ly, products can also be put into the fourth Railport set up by the possibility of using the return intermediate storage and delivered Railion in Italy. Each Railport is journey for shipments going north,“ subsequently in response to a stock a versatile and effective logistics explains Sandra Puchert, the mem- issue request. The Railport‘s catch- center, facilitating the direct trans- ber of Railion‘s Logistics Services ment area is comparatively wide: shipment of goods between road team responsible for the Railport onward carriage by road may take and rail and offering numerous Italia transport strategy, who is goods as far as Naples, a distance additional services, such as inter- thoroughly familiar with the local of 170 kilometers. mediate storage and the handling conditions. of customs clearance procedures. „Already in May we successfully The Railport solution is designed The single freight car shipments launched a further logistics plat- to deal with the transshipment of destined for Anagni are currently form in Lonato on Lake Garda,“ many different kinds of freight – assembled into a train-set at Weil says Frank Schuhholz, Head of anything from pallets to goods that am Rhein. The present schedule Logistics Services. „This shows must be lifted by crane, as well as involves three shuttle departures that the Railport idea is proving bulk goods and containers. The a week going to Italy. Railion pro- popular with our Italian customers Anagni Railport alone has 280,000 vides the traction in Germany. In as well.“ M square meters of storage space Switzerland BLS takes over the available, 100,000 being under shuttle trains, and in Italy the pri- Railion Deutschland AG cover, plus four train-length tracks vate rail company Nord Cargo (NC) Team Logistik Service each measuring 400 meters. handles the transport of the ship- Sandra Puchert ments to Anagni. There the goods phone: +49 (0)6131 15-67801 It is above all for single freight car are transshipped and delivered to [email protected] shipments to and from Italy that the Railport concept offers crucial A shuttle train at the Railport Anagni benefits, in view of the short tran- sit and turnaround times. Single freight cars and wagon groups can be combined into block trains at predefined points on the German rail network, and will then be sent on the main leg of the journey as shuttle trains, traveling directly to the various Railports in Italy without any need of further shun- ting. „Another feature is the inter- national monitoring of shipments by the Customer Service Center. And the services are extremely
Railways Issue 1/07 29 International Foto: RAILOG
Transshipment of the parts of an a industrial furnace complex to broad gauge freight cars at the harbour of Sassnitz-Mukran A major multimodal project
Over the last five months, Railog GmbH and Schenker Deutschland AG have been transporting the parts of an industrial furnace complex for the supplier of systems and industrial machinery SMS Demag on a regular basis. The parts are carried on the Sassnitz/Mukran–Klaipeda rail and ferry link to Novotroisk in Russia. The combined use of road, sea and rail makes this a unique transport solution.
bove all the integrated combi- lities are available for the Russian would be observed. In addition, con- Anation of ship and rail, by way broad gauge. siderable savings both of time and of the Baltic link between Germany of cost could be achieved. This was and Lithuania, seemed ideally sui- Something like 60 truckloads, with because the two logistics specialists ted to this complex and demanding a total weight in excess of 850 tons, took on responsibility for all the rail project. First of all the parts of were then carried across the sea paperwork and border formalities, the furnace system were conveyed by the ferry ‚Vilnius‘ on a crossing as well as tracking the progress of by truck from SMS Demag‘s many lasting around 18 hours, to reach the cars from start to finish. European factories to the seaport Klaipeda in Lithuania. Once arrived of Sassnitz-Mukran on the Baltic there, Railog and Railion Russija Railog and Schenker showed them- island of Rügen, where they were (foreign representation of Deutsche selves to be visibly satisfied at the transshipped to broad gauge freight Bahn AG in Russia) coordinated the successful accomplishment of this cars – this in view of the fact that next stage of the parts‘ journey to massive multimodal project. Aloys Sassnitz-Mukran, as well as being their Russian destination – Novo- Winn, Member of the Management the biggest combined rail terminal troisk in the southern Urals, where Board of Schenker Deutschland AG
The fairy ‚Vilnius’ at the and ferry port in Germany, is also the industrial furnace system is and responsible for Land Transport, harbour of the only location in Western Europe to be used in the steel processing stressed the benefits of working Sassnitz-Mukran where rail and transshipment faci- industry. For the transit from Ger- with Railog: „As contractor for the many to Russia, a distance of some project as a whole, we have been 3,700 kilometers, the shipments lucky to have in Railog an acknow- – which were carried out in the ledged and effective partner for rail period from November to March of logistics – even out of the ordinary this year – took an average of just transport services are something eleven days. it handles on a daily basis.“ Railog Managing Director Günther J. Ferk Safety benefits adds: „Our expert knowledge of block train systems and carload The cooperation of Railog and transports going to Eastern and Schenker offered SMS Demag a Southeastern Europe means that we number of advantages at once: are in much demand as a partner for example, direct transshipment for exceptional projects, as well as to the freight cars at the port of for scheduled shipments involving Sassnitz-Mukran was a guarantee complex delivery chains from door Foto: RAILOG that the highest standards of safety to door.“ M
30 Railways Issue 1/07 Combine harvesters for Turkmenistan
In order to deliver 50 John Deere combine harvesters by rail to Central Asia, Railion Deutsch- land, Railog GmbH and Railion Russija Services worked hand in hand. The destination was Ashbagat in Turkmenistan, a good 5,600 kilometres and six borders away.
wo block trains each with Taround 20 wagons were re- quired to bring the 50 combine harvesters on the tracks. They were put together in Mannheim Rh- einau. The run from the John Deere factory in Zweibrücken to the tran- shipment terminal in Mannheim was carried out by truck. With the help of a gantry crane, the large machines were then reloaded onto special four-axle flat cars made available by the Hamburg special wagons provider TRANSWAGGON. With a loading length of approxi- mately 27 metres and a loading width of around three metres they provided sufficient space for up to two combine harvesters.
“The preparations for loading had to be completed in the space of a few weeks and we had only three weeks left to get the 50 combine harvesters to Turkmenistan,” re- calls Rudolf Lang-Himmelsbach, regional sales coordinator with Railion in Mannheim. He was responsible for the project coordi- nation of operations between all those involved on the forwarding the exact location of the trains and Deere combine harvester and we Transshipment of side in Mannheim. Robert Block, whether we were keeping to our then had to transfer the load from Combine harvesters in Mannheim-Rheinau responsible for the planning and timetable,” Block explains. From one TRANSWAGGON wagon onto execution of the entire transport, Germany the train first headed two Russian flat cars that were describes the great challenge: “In off to Malaszewicze on the Po- only half as long.” addition to the tight timeframe lish-White-Russian border, where involved, we had to take into ac- the load had to be re-registered From Brest the journey went on to count quite a number of different according to the terms of Eastern Smolensk and Samara in Russia and aspects. For example exceeding the European freight regulations. Just a from there to Kazakhstan, Uzbeki- loading gauge, special measures few metres further on in the border stan and finally to Ashgabat, where required to secure the load, and town of Brest on the White-Russian the final delivery run to the end the specific national features of the side the combine harvesters were customer by truck was organized railways concerned.” then loaded onto Russian broad by the firm of John Deere itself. gauge wagons. “Not a particularly “In the course of this challenging Transports as border crossers easy undertaking,” Jörg Siedenbie- project everything worked out ac- del, the general manager of Railion cording to plan, thanks to the good A total of six state borders had to Russija Services recalls, the man cooperation on the part of all tho- be passed by the block trains. This responsible for the organization of se involved,” Block is glad to say. called for the complete monitoring the transport from Brest on. “For “Both trains deployed managed to of the transport over the entire di- our staff in Brest had first of all to clearly undercut the set timeframe stance. “This way we always knew acquaint themselves with the John of three weeks.” M
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The CREAM team during the officiall kick A seamless connection off in mid-January at the Railion headquarters in Mainz from West to East
The CREAM project officially kicked off in mid-January at the Railion headquarters in Mainz. The transnational EU research project to improve and increase rail traffic between the Benelux countries, Turkey and Greece. Along with Railion Deutschland, the project partners include 25 European logistics service providers and research institutes from a total of 11 countries.
REAM stands for “Customer- employed, border stops are to be Combined expertise Cdriven Rail-freight services on curtailed and alternative connec- a European mega-corridor based tions, including sea routes, are At the first meeting of railways and on Advanced business and opera- to be taken into consideration. research institutes participating ting Models”. In addition to the Furthermore, a modern transnati- in the quality management sub- investments made by its individual onal train surveillance system and project in Skopje, Macedonia at project partners, the EU has also the use of modern technologies in the end of March, partners held provided over 12 million euros in transporting sensitive goods are lively discussions on various ways funding for the project. The main also included in the nine working of implementing quality assurance. focus is a pan-European corridor areas as defined by CREAM. Railion collated the most important stretching from the Netherlands results, which will then be inte- towards the Bosporus via Germany, “We are involved in practically grated as defined standards in a a route promising one of the high- every process”, stresses Ferhat transnational quality manual which est growth potentials in European Haciimamoglu, responsible for is to be completed by the end of freight traffic. CREAM endeavors the CREAM project at Railion. this year. “This book will enable us to make rail freight traffic more Railion chairs the sub-project on to move on to the second stage of attractive along this pivotal route developing transnational quality training all of our CREAM partners’ using competitive connections management, which aims to har- relevant specialists”, says Haciima- across borders. The initial duration monize and thus optimize opera- moglu of the plans on the horizon. of this practice-oriented project is ting procedures in the individual “Implementation will then follow in three years. countries. Haciimamoglu is con- the third and fourth stages of the vinced that “we can only provide project. The project partners aim to shift consistently good performance for a total of 200 million ton kilome- our customers and attract further The CREAM project intensifies ters of freight from road to rail. companies to the railways if we the close cooperation between To reach this goal, multi-system are able to assure quality beyond DB Logistics and 14 central and locomotives are to be increasingly our borders.” southeastern European railways
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which began with the ZEUS project. the CREAM project at Railion. In to address your thoughts and ideas “The difference to ZEUS is that by addition to integrating universities to the CREAM team directly. For adding partners from the techno- and consultants, the project also Weppner it is precisely these com- logy sector, such as universities involves the forwarders involved mon interests that form an impor- and external consultants, we are along the way. Customers can also tant aspect of the project: “That now able to develop and imple- get involved, be it through direct lets us optimize the combined ex- ment new, innovative technologies, talks with project employees or pertise of all of our partners.” M for example telematics systems,” online. For example, the forum at enthuses Frank Weppner, head of www.cream-project.eu allows you
Complete order processing via Internet
With the Internet portal RailService Online (RSO), Railion intends to offer the complete pro- cessing of an order via Internet to its customers. The new portal will in future combine all the former online services of Railion under one roof and keep customers up to date at all times.
he Customer Service Center is is important for him, information being tested by a big steel compa- Tthe central contact point for all generated in the customer service ny. Subsequently more companies A seamless connection Railion customers in Germany and center itself,” explains Elter. “This and undertakings will be succes- processes around 200,000 trans- will include new functions such as sively linked up with the new sys- from West to East port orders per month. With the for example real-time tracking of tem. “RSO cannot of course replace help of the new Internet portal, the the transport or the transmission personal consultation and personal processes involved are to be made of invoice data in PDF format.” contact,” Elter emphasizes. “We more simple both for the customer see in the application rather a and for Railion. “With RSO the Online service made easy meaningful complement of genuine entire process chain from the first benefit for the customer.” transport inquiry to the ordering of The new Internet portal will have a empty wagons, order placement, sta- convenient, user-friendly interface The Internet portal can be found tus information, and the settling of and will substantially decrease the under www.myrailion.com M accounts can be processed,” is how overall amount of work involved. Rainer Elter, head of order manage- The user is only required to log in ment and communication processes to the system once and after that and systems in the Customer Service all the services provided are at Center, describes the advantages. his disposal on a round-the-clock Railion Deutschland AG basis. Routine processes are also KundenServiceZentrum The previous customer service, made easier, for once data has Team RSO above all, will be one of the existing been entered into the computer for Masurenallee 33 applications that will, in future, be the first time it can then be reused 47055 Duisburg integrated into the system. It was as the basis for further orders. phone: 0180 2 000046* via this channel that to date the The customer and transport data [email protected] transport orders and the ordering do not then have to be registered *0,14 € / full minute (rounded up) of empty wagons, amongst other anew on the occasion of every or- things, had taken place. However, der placement or order of empty both applications have one decisive wagons. The new application will disadvantage when compared with also take into account important the new service portal: they are security aspects and data protec- one-way streets; in other words the tion considerations. “Since around customer can only send data to the 50 percent of the transports which customer service center; he has no the Customer Service Center pro- access to the applications there. It cesses are sent abroad, we are also is intended to change this with the developing the system for foreign help of RSO. customers on a multi-lingual basis,” Elter adds. “In addition to order placement, the customer will in future be able At present the block train portal to have access to information that – a partial application of RSO – is
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XXL Solution for bulk freight Efficient and flexible – these are the two most important attri- butes of the WoodTainer XXL, an innovative transport system for bulk freight that is not sensitive to moisture.
Three containers fit onto a 60-foot they have a special coating against standard container wagon of the frost. In addition, the construction type Sgns; this corresponds to a of the containers makes it possible net load of 60 tonnes or 138 cubic for them to be stacked in a space- metres per wagon. As its name saving fashion both when empty suggests, the WoodTainer XXL is, and when full. Their approval for thanks to its considerable volume use internationally and the fact that of 46 cubic metres and its high they can be deployed both for rail net load, ideal for the transport of and road is also of advantage. This Foto: innofreight wood chips, sawdust, scrap wood way the WoodTainers can be flexibly and other bulky freight not sensi- employed in Combined Transport in tive to moisture such as recycling the whole of Europe. M paper, bio-mass material or granu- he volume-optimized 20-foot late materials. TWoodTainer XXL container was Technical Data WoodTainer XXL developed by innofreight and has In addition to their large volumet- been on the market for approxi- ric capacity, the containers also • max. container volume: 46 m³ mately two years now. A total of have other advantages: they can • max. total weight of container: 23 t 1,000 of their innovative transport be easily loaded with the help of • tare: 2.95 t containers are at present in use in wheel loaders and unloading can be • height: 2900 mm (CT-profile C45) Europe. The DB subsidiary Nieten carried out with the help of a fork- • length: 20 ft Fracht Logistik GmbH has rented lift with an endless rotating device • width: 2900 mm 60 of them. The containers are at which turns and tips over the load • max. vehicle load capacity 20 t, present deployed on different rou- at the rear end within the space in CT 13 t tes in Germany and Switzerland, in of around 40 seconds. In order to • max. speed: 120 km/h order to further optimize the trans- ensure that the containers can be • unloading performance of approx. port of wood chips. smoothly emptied in winter as well, 600 m³/h fork-lift with rotating device
Virtual loading of freight cars
ithin the framework of the know-how of the advisers, the of deciding whether a package W“Research Initiative‚ Rail” program is not just in a position to can be stacked or tilted over. And project Railion has together optimize the utilization of storage once the system has worked the with other rail carrier partners space, the whole range of safety optimum load, it independently developed an online application guidelines and loading restrictions produces a graphic loading plan program to optimize the loading are also taken into account. “For with the help of which loading of freight cars. The software example Cube IQ automatically can be optimally carried out in goes under the name of “Cube checks to see if the prescribed axle practice. IQ” and will be presented at the weight is exceeded and positions transport logistic fair in Munich partition walls in the relevant cars By deploying this new software, for the first time. to secure the load,” Schoer exp- Railion hopes to achieve nu- lains. merous synergy effects. “We are Cube IQ was developed in coope- thinking here, in addition to the ration with the Swiss Institute for All the Bahn’s freight cars are at optimal capacity utilization of the Applied Optimization (IfaO) and the virtual disposal of customers freight cars, of the avoidance of Railion’s loading advisers. “The thanks to the new software. Ano- transport damage, a reduction in expert input on the part of the ther advantage of Cube IQ: the transport costs and, of course, of loading advisers in particular was customer can individually edit and the possibility of further increa- an important component in the modify his packages for loading, sing the quality of our service,” development of the software,” says since the program is able to cal- Schroer sums up. Cube IQ will be project head Christian Schroer. He culate not just square forms but available online under the “Portal is the Railion man responsible for other forms as well, such as cylin- C” project promoted by the Fe- overseeing the technical side of ders for rolls of paper. In addition, deral Ministry of Economics and the project. Owing to the practical the user also has the possibility Technology (www.portal-c.info). M
34 Railways Issue 1/07 EcoTransIT now a UIC instrument A good three years have passed now since EcoTransIT (Ecological Transport Information Tool) was piloted. The Internet tool calculates the environmental effects of transports and was jointly developed by Railion, Green Cargo, SBB Cargo, Trenitalia and SNCF Fret. Since March, it has been an official instrument of the International Union of Railways, UIC.
ith the growing importance ports can be calculated. This freely Now EcoTransIT has been officially Wof climate protection, the available Internet application can integrated as a UIC „Environment“ question of the environmental work out the environmental effects instrument, a department which compatibility of transports is one of transports from 17 different devotes itself to environmental that is increasing constantly in im- European countries – on a cross- protection. At a meeting in Paris portance. A quarter of all the CO2 carrier basis as well if necessary. the subject of extending the range emissions in the EU does after all The energy consumption and of the tool was jointly discussed. originate from the field of trans- pollutant emission figures for rail, And so, from October on, Great port. In the light of the increase truck, ship, airplane and Combined Britain and the Iberian peninsula in freight traffic, environmentally Transport are all compared, where- will also join the ranks of those sound transport is becoming a by different standards, such as the countries which are already cover- central issue for many companies. methods of power generation in ed by EcoTransIT. The two railways EcoTransIT shows just how the en- the various countries, are also ta- RENFE and EWS would for this vironmental effects of such trans- ken into account. purpose like to join the EcoTransIT community. M
Grafik Space for big and small
TG Autotransportlogistic the progress. “This way we can And in order to ensure that limou- AGmbH will, from the autumn achieve a much better utilization sines with low chassis clearance on, extend its fleet of wagons by ratio in this category.” can also be loaded, the new dou- 400 double-deck wagons of the ble-deck wagon has been equipped type Laaers 560, thus responding The new double-deck wagon is with gently slanting drive-on ramps to the increasing demand of the also an improvement on its pre- and new-style wheel stoppers. automobile industry for all-pur- decessor in terms of width. The “Thanks to its universality we pose wagons. approximately 500 millimetres can now deploy it in the automo- wider loading track decreases the bile works in much more flexible The new ATG-wagon impresses likelihood of damage to the rims fashion. Time-consuming mano- above all through its flexibility for of broader vehicles. In addition, euvring while loading different it is suited both for the transport the type 560 wagon is the first automobile models is no longer ne- of limousines and for that of sport series wagon of ATG with a spindle cessary,” explains Heiner Gersten- utility vehicles (SUVs) - vehicles for adjusting the upper loading berg, head of Wagon Dispatching such as the VW Touareg or the level. The advantage: in contrast at ATG. “And so we have gained a Porsche Cayenne. “Thanks to the to the previously standard winch lot of precious time for our custo- loading length of over 30 metres technology where only pre-defi- mers.” M and the load limit of 34 tonnes, ned heights could be selected, a the new double-deck wagon can much finer height setting of the accommodate ten instead of for- loading levels is now possible. This ATG Autotransportlogistic GmbH merly eight SUVs,” Wolfgang Dir- enables the simultaneous loading Klaus Schink lam, head of technical and quality of a wagon on both levels with phone: +49 (0)6196 925-26 management at ATG, elucidates SUVs and limousines. [email protected]
Railways Issue 1/07 35 Railion Deutschland AG Marketing Rail Rheinstraße 2 55116 Mainz Internet: www.railion.com E-Mail: [email protected] Service-number number for new customers: phone: 0180 5 331050*
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