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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 1 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 3. 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 007 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 Imprint Published by: Railion Deutschland AG Responsible for content: Dr. Jörg Hilker, Leiter Marketing Rail, Annette Struth Editorial work: Railion Deutschland AG, Marketing Rail, Jana Siedenhans Rheinstraße , 55116 Mainz, phone: 06131 15-60137, fax: 06131 15-6085 email: [email protected], internet: www.railion.com Editorial and technical realisation: Trimedia Communications Deutschland GmbH, Hanauer Landstraße 175–179, 60314 Frankfurt am Main Copyright: © by Railion Deutschland AG Railways Issue 1/07 Content 0 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 6 Creating intermodal networks On June 1th the transport in China 1 DB Logistics restructuring logistic fair will be opening its gates again in Munich. 7 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“ 8 Betuwe Line: Railways talked to Dr Chris- Gateway to Europe toph Wolff about the recently created International and 9 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 3 Project CREAM: A seamless expert in services to industry connection from West to East 0 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 Railion Montan: A new unit responsible for mining Virtual loading of freight cars operations 35 EcoTransIT 4 Schenker Automotive RailNet now a UIC instrument GmbH: Specialist for automotive logistics Laaers 560: Space for big Dr Christoph Wolff and small Railways Issue 1/07 3 Spectrum 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 4 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.