Oranges for the UK DB Schenker Rail Runs a Weekly Service to Supply the UK with Fresh Fruit and Vegetables from Spain

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Oranges for the UK DB Schenker Rail runs a weekly service to supply the UK with fresh fruit and vegetables from Spain. Page 08

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PULP TRANSPORTS BRITISH RAIL FREIGHT OPERATOR INTERMODAL TRANSPORT TERMINAL Fripa paper mill DB Schenker Rail (UK) in- Development of Duisburg commits to rail. tends to strengthen position. terminal complete Page 24 Page 26 Page 31 Focus

Fresh in the shops: Spanish oranges reach England within 50 hours thanks to DB Schenker Rail.

02 | RAILWAYS „Think Europe“ – Think Networking

estern Europe has a close-meshed logistics network that is unparalleled any- where in the world. Nevertheless, many people fail to realise the important W role played by rail when it comes to supplying everyday goods. The fruit and veg counters of English supermarkets, for example, would remain empty if the weekly train bringing fresh produce from Spain failed to arrive. DB Schenker Rail (UK) and the British forwarding company Stobart have equipped this train with cutting-edge technology to ensure that oranges and lettuce reach their destination in perfect condition after the long journey.

However, it is not only the technical aspects which are crucial for the success of this transport, but also the organisation. Oﬀ ering a through train from Spain to England via France handled by one single operator is only possible because of the Europe-wide network that has been established over the past few years.

DB Schenker Rail (UK) is meanwhile market leader in the United Kingdom, one of the largest rail freight markets in Europe. The innovative products and strong customer focus of our British subsidiary enable it to operate successfully and win new customers time and again in a ﬁ ercely competitive environment.

Our customers come from almost all sectors of industry and many of them wish to serve the entire European market. No matter whether automotive components, entire industrial plants or oranges: DB Schenker Rail accompanies their products across all national boundaries.

Sincerely,

Karsten Sachsenröder Member of the Management Board DB Schenker Rail Nick White/Getty Schenker Images,DB Photos:

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08 Fresh food transports

Europe’s longest rail connection operated by a single carrier stretches from Valencia to London. The refrigerated train supplies Britain with fresh fruit and vegetables from Spain every week.

Customers & Projects Markets & Innovation

16 Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Plant 26 United Kingdom Transport of an autoclave to the northeast DB Schenker Rail (UK) intends to of Greece strengthen its position on the island

18 Waste Logistics 28 Combined Transport Waste transports for the Joint Waste Mana- The intermodal division of DB Schenker gement Authority of Southeastern Bavaria Rail beneﬁ ts from upturn in transport [Zweckverband Abfallverwertung Südostbayern] sector

20 Gypsum Transports 29 European Alliance 150,000 tons a year of FGD gypsum for Xrail introduces new quality standards for BBG Stadtoldendorf single wagon transport

22 Steel Girders for Transrapid An assembly component weighing 142 tons Company & People travels from Bavaria to Emsland 30 Porsche Supplier Award 23 Slip Ring Award for intermodal logistics services DB SCHENKERrailog carries heavy equipment to Thessaloniki for Speno 31 Intermodal Transport Terminal Second development phase of Duisburg 23 Car Parts to Poland container terminal completed International transport contract awarded by Opel 32 Container Train The “Moscovite” links Duisburg with 24 Cellulose Transports Moscow Fripa paper mill commits to rail

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34 Save the Date, Impressum Neuhaus DB AG/Michael Joe Cornish/Arcaid/laif, Friedrichs, Horst

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United Kingdom 26 Intermodal Transport Terminal 31 News

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE/UNITED KINGDOM Awards for employee qualiﬁ cation

DB Schenker Rail (UK) has won two prizes for its vocational training programmes at the Employer Engagement Awards presented by West Nottinghamshire College. On March 2010, the company won the coveted Employer of the Year Award for its commitment to staff qualifi cation and in-house basic and advanced vocational training. Moreover, Sean Levell, Production Manager at DB Schenker Rail (UK), also received the Lifelong Learning Award. As a consultant for the British vocational training programme NVQ, he played a part in making the DB Schenker rail depot in Leicester the fi rst depot to be staff ed exclusively with train drivers who have NVQ qualifi cations.

BERLIN/GERMANY DB Schenker Rail and Papierfabrik Palm Win Prestigious 2010 Cooperation Award

The “2010 Award for Cooperation in Transport and Linguistics” advertised annually by the Federal Association for Economics, Transport and Logistics [Bundesverband Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Logistik BWVL] and the Deutsche Logistik-Zeitung DVZ was presented this year to DB Schenker Rail and Papierfabrik Palm. The jury was won over by the joint logistics concept put forward by both companies for supplying Palm’s power plant at the paper mill located in Wörth, Rhineland-Palatinate. Stephan Strauss, Head of the Marketing Division for Construction Materials, Industrial and Consumer Goods at DB Schenker Rail, and Hartmut Kassuhn, Director of Logistics at the Palm Group, accepted the award in Berlin on 20 April. The criteria for the award were the increase in eﬃ ciency and quality, close integration of organisation and information technology, practice-oriented implementation of innovative technologies, conservation of resources and a reduction of transfer times, administrative expenditure, defect levels and logistics costs.

GERMANY Nation-wide Logistics Day

On 15 April 2010, DB Schenker took part yet again in the nationwide Logistics Day instiga- ted by the Federal Association for Logistics [Bundesvereinigung Logistik BVL] by issuing an open invitation to 14 of its sites. Over 600 pupils and students had the chance to gain an insight into the complexity of logistics opera- tions and to learn about the entry opportuni- ties and day-to-day work carried out by a global P. Widmann/mauritius images, Pablo Castagnola, Castagnola, Pablo images, Widmann/mauritius P. provider of transport and logistics service. Photos: Trampenau Christian DB AG,

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ST. PETERSBURG/RUSSIA Logistics Skills Centre Opened

The Skills Centre for Logistics at the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg State University founded last autumn by Deutsche Bahn AG and Russian Railways (RZD) was opened on 17 March 2010. The logistics centre is dedicated above all to application-oriented research in the ﬁ eld of logistics and supply chain management and to the academic Nottinghamshire training of students within the scope of bachelor and masters programmes. Berlin The intention is to train 180 students each year at Russia’s ﬁ rst establishment of this type. Deutsche Bahn and RZD will endow one senior and one junior professor. There are also plans for the professional development of employees of both railways at the St. Petersburg institution.

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PIRDOP/BULGARIA Formation of DB Schenker Rail Bulgaria

27 May 2010 saw the launch of DB Schenker Rail Bulgaria EOOD in the Bulgarian city of Pirdop at a ceremony attended by representatives Pirdop from the worlds of politics, business and the media. The previous Bulgarian branch offi ce of the Romanian DB Schenker Rail subsidiary, Logistic Services Danubius SRL, is consequently now an independent company, off ering not only marshalling services for business enterpri- ses, but also transports using its own traction stock. DB Schenker Rail Bulgaria EOOD has a workforce of 150 and a fl eet of more than 23 locomotives and approx. 100 freight wagons. The company will be managed by Dr. Hetzer (CEO), Liubomir Garchev and Eduard Iancu. The fi rst transports will commence before the end of June.

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Tuesday, 9:00h, Fruit plantation in north-west Spain: Stobart trucks pick the fruit from the producer.

08 | RAILWAYS Photos: Nick White/Getty Images, Stobart Group/DB Schenker Europe tobehandledbyone singleoperator. refrigerated train isthelongest rail connectionin Valencia between weekly service andLondon. The vegetables from Railrunsa Spain,DBSchenker To fresh keep fruitand theBritishsupplied with for theUK Oranges RAILWAYS |

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alencia, Tuesday, 12 minutes to midnight: the train with No risk of insuffi cient capacity utilisation 30 refrigerated container gets on its way. Over the next Then, in October 2009, DB Schenker Rail launched the fi rst V 50 hours, it will travel more than 1800 kilometres nor- through train for fresh produce from Spain to the UK, a service thwards, crossing the Pyrenees, up to the north of France and which off ers the customer maximum fl exibility. Stobart picks through the Channel Tunnel before fi nally reaching its destination up the goods by truck from the producers‘ collection depots in London, where the white containers bearing the logos of DB and attends to loading at the container terminal. „Customers Schenker and Stobart forwarders are eagerly awaited. The con- can book larger or smaller capacities for the transport and do tainers are carrying fruit and vegetables for Tesco, the largest not have to bear any risk of insufficient capacity utilisation supermarket chain in the UK. If the train from Spain failed to themselves“, says David Kerr. „Carrying the goods by rail en- arrive, there would be no fresh produce in the Tesco branches on sures that they arrive punctually two days later.“ Friday. The train from Valencia to London is the longest connection Spain is an important producer country for the north of Euro- in Europe to be handled by one single operator. This is a great pe, supplying the region with vegetables and subtropical fruit advantage for the customers, as it minimises delays resulting after the season is over in the north. „For a long time, the seasonal from transfers and formalities between diff erent transport com- factor hindered the development of effi cient transport solutions panies. The service only became possible following the esta- between the Spanish producers and the British consumer mar- blishment of DB Schenker Rail‘s pan-European rail network. ket,“ explains David Kerr, Commercial Director for DB Schenker The entire traction services in Spain and France are provided Rail (UK) Ltd. „It was not profi table for either producers or im- by the DB Schenker Rail subsidiary Euro Cargo Rail (ECR), porters to maintain their own transport capacities for just a few whilst DB Schenker Rail (UK) is responsible for the transport months of the year. As a result, they were dependent on short- in England. term and expensive contracts with forwarders.“ Remote controlled refrigeration plant The train stops briefl y at Portbou, the border station between Spain and France. Spanish trains run on a broad gauge network which is 233 millimetres wider than the standard Western Euro- pean gauge. Colossal reach stackers are therefore available at the border to shift the containers onto other wagons. This procedure takes four hours, and the trains then set off towards the English Channel. Out of the control room the cooling units can be remote telecommanded.

Valencia: Stobart collects the goods by truck from the producers. At the freight terminal, they are loaded in refrigerated containers onto DB Schenker Rail trains.

Start Tuesday, 23:48h

Murcia: There are plans to link up the route with the fruit-growing region around Murcia.

10 | RAILWAYS Chart: Illuteam 43 supply offruitandveg from Spain. warders provides areliable Englishsupermarkets with oﬀ The service from SpaintotheUK Transport offreshproduce ered RailandStobartfor- byDBSchenker in thesurrounding area bytruck. distributes thegoodstosupermarkets unloaded attheterminalandStobart Barking/London: route tothenorth-west ofEngland. Widnes: There are planstoextend the gauge tostandard gauge wagons. the containerschangeover from broad Portbou: The containersare At theFranco-Spanish border, Warrington Warrington: train movement inEngland. responsible for monitoringthe The control centre isalso plant canberemote controlled. from where therefrigeration ted containerare transmit-vidual The temperatures ofeachindi- by satellite Paris: Stobartcontrol centre. ECR control centre. toWarrington, 01:34h Friday, Arrival RAILWAYS |

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Border station Portbou: the containers are being reloaded from spanish broad Tuesday, gauge to normal gauge. 23:05h, Stobart handles the truck transport from the producers to the container terminal and the transhipment in Valencia.

Thursday, 16:38h, Crossing through France: train movement and the temperature in the containers are continuously monitored

12 | RAILWAYS Photos: Stobart Group/DB Schenker permarkets onFridays. would lackinbritishsu- Spain, freshproduce Without thetrain from Phone: +44(0)870140-5097|[email protected] Contact growing region around Murcia inthesouth-east ofSpain,and is planning to southwards extend theservice to linkup the fruit- medicines. Inorder to enlarge thesupply area, DBSchenker Rail back to Spain:theyare usedto palletisedgoods transport and in thisservice.“ „In themeantime, otherimporters have alsoexpressed interest to England foroursupermarket customer pertrain,“says Kerr. November, wewere already carrying amillionSpanish oranges control centre inDoncaster. England, thisbecomestheresponsibility oftheDBSchenker the task oftheECRcontrol centre inParis. Onceithasreached initiated. While thetrainisinSpainandFrance, monitoring is are any lineclosures orotherdisruptions, suitable measures are geration plant onboard thetrain. north-west ofEngland, which hasremote control over therefri- ted bysatellite to control theStobart centre inWarrington inthe involve any extrawork forthetraincrew, asthedata istransmit- nitored continuously andadjusted ifnecessary. Thisdoesnot the casethroughout theentire journey, thetemperatures are mo- under idealclimatic conditions. Andto ensure that thisremains dually: whether oranges orspinach, everysingle product iscarried The temperature insideeachcontainer canbecontrolled indivi- that theperishable goods stay perfectly fresh during thejourney. begins. the supermarkets before theyopen–andtheweekend rush tely transhipped onto truckssothat Stobart theproduce reaches Thecontainers ofLondon. minal inthenorth-east are immedia- northwards to Widnes inthenorth-west ofEngland. Nor dothehigh-tech containers remain empty ontheirway hasmetwithanexcellentThe weekly service response. „By The trainmovement isalsomonitored continuously. Ifthere DB Schenker Railusesstate-of-the-art technology to ensure Friday, 01:34a.m.:thetrainarrives at Barking container ter- | David Kerr| David RAILWAYS |

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INTERVIEW A science in itself David Kerr, Commercial Director of DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd, explains the special requirements of fresh Friday, food logistics and importers prefer to Who is the target group for the purchase short-term capacities 02:18h, refrigerated transports from – but that is an expensive opti- at the Barking container terminal contai- Spain to the UK? on. Our refrigerated train off ers ners are being reloaded to trucks. The service is intended for Spa- customers maximum fl exibility: nish producers and British im- they can book larger or smaller porters. Britain imports 90% of capacities at short notice or on a its fruit and 60% of its vegetable regular basis – and moreover at requirements. The major super- prices that at least match those market chains in Britain therefo- of road haulage. re need to import thousands of tonnes of fruit and vegetables What about the transport from Spain, for instance oran- quality? ges, lemons, lettuce and spi- A truck can take up to 60 hours nach. Without these deliveries to get from Valencia to London, from Spain, the fruit and veg and there is a very high risk of counters in Britain would look delay. Our trains arrive in Lon- relatively bare and some pro- don after 50 hours and we can ducts would not be available at guarantee punctuality and relia- all at certain times. bility, thanks to DB Schenker Friday, Rail‘s European network which 05:30h, What role does the seasonal fac- enables us to handle the trans- tor play in fresh food logistics? port through Spain, France and in a London supermarket: in time before the The seasonal factor is one of the Britain, without having to rely shops open, the good are delivered. central problems. Demand for on other rail freight providers. produce from Spain is especially high in winter, when no fresh And fi nally, a word about fresh- leafy vegetables are available in ness: how do you ensure that the Northern Europe. Although produce arrives in the best possi- oranges are imported from the ble condition? Iberian peninsula all year round, That is a science in itself, becau- demand simply explodes in the se every single product requires run-up to Christmas; in Novem- an exact storage temperature. ber alone, we transported over a For oranges, lettuces and spi- million oranges from Spain to nach, the optimum is around the UK every single week. two degrees. Each individual It only makes sense for expor- container can have a diff erent ters and importers to set up temperature depending on the their own transport capacities if product being carried and each the volumes remain compara- has its own refrigeration plant. tively constant. When the quan- During the journey, the tempe- tities fl uctuate strongly from ratures are monitored by a con- season to season, the risk of in- trol centre in Warrington, which suffi cient capacity utilisation is can also adjust them by satellite too high; accordingly, exporters control as necessary.

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Block Train across the Balkans

DB Schenker Rail transports autoclaved aerated concrete plants to northeast Greece.

A construction material with a future: aac provides international consultancy for the construction and modernisation of autoclaved aerated concrete plants.

16 | RAILWAYS Germany LINGEN SOPRON

Austria Hungary

Serbia ORESTIADA

Macedonia

Greece

3,000 Kilometres Southeastwards The aac transports travel from Lingen in Emsland to Greece via Austria, Hungary, Serbia and Macedonia. The wagons reach the Austria-Hungary border in single wagon load traﬃ c and from there they travel to their destination in the northeast of Greece in block trains.

utoclaved aerated concrete is a special construction ma- tally compatible railway. What’s more, DB Schenker Rail could terial because, despite its high strength, it consists guarantee us better transport times for our transports to Greece A mainly of air. It is not just its low weight that has made than we could get by using trucks.” autoclaved aerated concrete increasingly popular in recent years. DB Schenker Rail recently transported an autoclave from Lin- Its favourable thermal insulation properties and excellent eco- gen in Emsland to aac’s customer Porobeton in Orestiada in the balance in production make it a construction material with a real far northeast of Greece - a distance of over 3,000 kilometres. The future. autoclave which will make the production of autoclaved aerated Autoclaved aerated concrete is produced from a mixture of concrete more effi cient consists of a large number of individual quartz sand, limestone, water and some aluminium powder which parts including plates and tubes. Annette Wilms-Langer from foams and swells up in a mould due to a chemical reaction. Regional Sales South at DB Schenker Rail explains, “It was a chal- The blocks are cut into their fi nal shape while still soft and are lenge to dismantle and load the plant so that the space available then steam hardened in an autoclave where heat and pressure are in the wagons could be used to the best advantage.” applied. Anton Felber, Managing Director of aac-concept GmbH, Earlier deliveries for aac meant transporting moulds and hard- says, “Although autoclaved aerated concrete has been around ening bases, and there was also a complete crushing plant which since the 1920s, we are constantly developing improvements to is used to crush the waste materials occurring during production the production technology. We are talking here not just about the so that they can be returned to the production process. Ms Wilms- properties of the construction material itself but also about cost Langer says, “This means that we are dealing with very diff erent effi ciency and environmental compatibility during its production.” types of cargo which provide our loading consultants with fresh

: Illuteam 43 aac-concept is a consultant with a global reputation in the con- challenges each time.” struction and modernisation of autoclaved aerated concrete The aac wagons initially reach Sopron on the Austro-Hungar- Chart plants. In addition to providing consultancy, planning and project ian border as single wagon load traffi c. There they are formed management, the engineers from Schrobenhausen in Upper Ba- into block trains for their journey through the Balkans into varia also put their customers in touch with plant manufacturers Greece. Wilms-Langer says, “Our Power Railer product off ers and take care of the purchasing and supply of part and complete fi xed connections in Southeast Europe several times a week, mak- plants. ing it possible for the aac deliveries to arrive in northeast Greece in just one week.” Ecology Becoming Increasingly Important

Bundesverband Porenbeton; Porenbeton; Bundesverband According to Felber, “Ecology is playing an increasingly important part in the operation of autoclaved aerated concrete plants Contact | Annette Wilms-Langer

Photo: – so it was obvious to switch our transports to the environmen- Phone: +49 (0)911 219-5562 | [email protected]

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The Burgkirchen waste-to-energy plant incinerates over 220,000 tons of residual waste each year. Below: Unloading a special container at the waste-to-energy plant.

18 | RAILWAYS Clean Waste Transports

Every year 160,00 tons of waste he Joint Waste Management Authority of South-eastern is delivered to the Burgkirchen Bavaria [Zweckverband Abfallverwertung Südostbayern T ZAS] has been using DB Schenker Rail for its waste logis- waste-to-energy plant by train. tics for over 15 years. Now the working relationship has been extended yet again following an EU-wide tendering process. The ZAS is responsible for the thermal treatment of domestic, bulky and commercial waste produced in seven administrative districts. The region is home to approximately one million inhab- itants in an area that exceeds 7,000 square kilometres and accounts for some 10% of Bavaria’s total land area. The Burgkirchen waste-to-energy plant (WtE plant) incinerates an annual volume of more than 220,000 tons of residual waste. Whilst waste from the Altötting district is delivered directly to Waste disposal within the WtE plant using refuse collection vehicles, the ZAS has set up the region covered by the waste transhipment stations in the other six districts. Here the waste is compressed to a quarter of its original volume and tipped Joint Waste Management into special large containers. These containers are placed on rail- Authority ZAS: way wagons and transported to Burgkirchen each day. The empty containers are then returned to the waste tranship- 80 percent of the residual waste occurring in an area with a population of a million is transport- ment stations. DB Schenker Rail is responsible for delivery and ed to the Burgkirchen waste-to-energy plant by pick-up of the containers on workdays, guarantees the recircula- train every working day. tion of 70 wagons with special equipment belonging to the ZAS and ensures production handling of two trains (north train and south train) each day. Optimum Price-Performance Ratio DB Schenker Rail has been responsible for handling the transports since 1994 when the Burgkirchen WtE plant went into service. The contract for the retendered transport runs until the end of 2012 with the option of extending the term by a further year each year until 2019. Alfred Lossbrand, customer adviser in the responsible Marketing Division for Construction Materials, Industrial and Consumer Goods at DB Schenker Rail, said, “We are very glad that we have again been able to persuade the ZAS of our eﬃ ciency and performance. We have made special eﬀ orts to leverage synergies and achieve additional operational optimisa- tions within the scope of the new contract for transport services.” Robert Moser, commercial plant manager at ZAS added, “We need a partner for our waste logistics that meets our demanding

Illuteam 43 technical, production-based and specialist requirements and one that can guarantee the necessary resources in terms of staff and Chart: machinery. We are very happy that, even after an EU-wide tendering process, DB Schenker Rail will continue to work for the Joint Waste Management Authority with its usual high quality and optimum price-performance ratio.” Marc van der Las, head of the industry team for waste disposal/project business, considers the positive environmental eff ects as an additional argument in DB Schenker Rail’s favour, “It’s possible to save around 8,000 truck journeys a year by delivering over 70 percent of the waste to the WtE plant by rail. This saves on carbon emissions and avoids nuisance to residents from additional delivery traffi c.” Zweckverband Abfallverwertung Südostbayern; Südostbayern; Abfallverwertung Zweckverband Contact | Alfred Lossbrand

Photos: Phone: +49 (0)7541 3921-30 | [email protected]

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Continuation of a Success Story BBG Stadtoldendorf extends and expands its existing transport contract with DB Schenker Rail.

Schenker Rail transports up to 150,000 tons of gyp- The gypsum that arrives weekly in Stadtoldendorf in two to sum every year from Böhlen (Saxony) to Stadtol- three trains each carrying 1,300 tons, is FGD gypsum which is a DB dendorf in Lower Saxony - a success story that by-product arising during the conversion of coal to electricity in started in 2002. This was when the former DB Cargo and BBG power plants. Thomas Bremer, Managing Director of BBG Stad- Stadtoldendorf - a joint venture of six gypsum-processing com- toldendorf, says, “Our security of supply has improved signifi - panies - signed a transport frame agreement. cantly due to the cooperation with DB Schenker Rail and at the The construction of a state-of-the-art gypsum unloading faci- same time the FGD gypsum transports have become more effi ci- lity with dedicated rail link and investments in innovative freight ent.” The environment gains a dual benefi t from these transports: wagons formed part of the agreement. The plant enables up to on the one hand, the use of FGD gypsum conserves nature be- eleven wagons to be unloaded at the same time with the result cause there is less need to mine natural gypsum and, on the other, that a block train is unloaded with just one shunting operation. transport by rail makes a substantial contribution towards air “By equipping the goods wagons with new radio technology, the pollution control and noticeably relieves traffi c on the roads. entire procedure for the 21 wagons takes only 30 minutes where- These are convincing reasons as to why the company has now as this work previously took up two days and required considerab- extended its contract by a further three years. In addition to the ly more staff ,” remembers Hans-Joachim Habermeyer, responsible rail transports, for the next three years BBG Stadtoldendorf has Key Account Manager in the Marketing Division for Construction entrusted DB Schenker Rail with handling supplementary rail Materials, Industrial and Consumer Goods at DB Schenker Rail. transport logistics services that were organised jointly by BBG,

20 | RAILWAYS Photos: BBG Phone: +49(0)951407-8121|[email protected] Contact tinuation ofthissuccess story. factor inthesmooth operation ofthetransports andinthecon- well-rehearsed over partners theyears which isanimportant proactive customer information. Thoseinvolved have become cess including theorganisation oftransportrecirculation and centreservice takes care oftheentire management transport pro- Construction Materials Team at DBSchenker Rail’s customer ney to thegypsumprocessing plants inthesurrounding area. The goods wagons to andthensetsoﬀ trucks sion. After unloading, theFGDgypsum is transferred from the the Marketing Division andRailProjects Divi- andtheRailports | Hans-Joachim Habermeyer onthelast legofitsjour- to state-of-the-art technology. time. The whole process takes only30minutesthanks Up toeleven wagons canbeunloadedatthesame has 21wagons andbrings1,300tonsofFGD gypsum. andloadinginStadtoldendorf:Delivery Every train RAILWAYS |

21 Customers & Projects Girders for the Transrapid Special transport for Max Bögl: 142-ton component travels by rail.

he Emsland Transrapid test facility is situated near Lathen tions so that a transport such as this goes oﬀ without a hitch. This in Lower Saxony. The maglev train can reach speeds of up is why we started the preparations for transport, transhipment T to 450 kilometres/hour on the straight section of the track and follow-up jointly with the Railports and Rail Projects Division that is just over 30 kilometres long. The requirements on the at the end of last year.” components of the track section, which are produced by building Especially detailed plans had to be drawn up and Max Bögl contractor Max Bögl, among others, are correspondingly high. had to develop special loading skids for loading and securing the In March, DB Schenker Rail carried a particularly heavy load load because the girder exceeded the “German loading gauge”. to the Transrapid line. The transport started on 19 March on the Franz Koschella, Commercial Manager for Transport and Max Bögl rail link in the Bavarian town of Neumarkt where the Equipment at Max Bögl, was relieved when the transport reached 25-metre long guideway girder weighing 142 tons was loaded its destination on time, “We would probably have had to wait onto two ﬂ at cars with pivot bogies and an intermediate car. At several weeks for a new permit if the girder had not arrived on 10 am next day the special train arrived on schedule at Dörpen time.” transhipment station in Emsland where two cranes and a special truck were already waiting to handle the transhipment operation. Walter Obermeyer, customer adviser in the Marketing Divi- sion for Construction Materials, Industrial and Consumer Goods Contact | Walter Obermeyer at DB Schenker Rail, said, “We have to make meticulous prepara- Phone: +49 (0)89 1308-3644 | [email protected]

Transrapid girder: arrival of the special train in Emsland

22 | RAILWAYS Photos: http://bahnbilder.warumdenn.net, DB Schenker, Matthias Jung/laif R control ofthetrainthroughout thetransport. railog alsotook care ofobtaining therelevant licences and transport safety Greece using locomotives that comply withthesignalling and it’s going to beused underitsownpower. Thisiswhy wehaul itto as thiscan’t simply drive through fi Key Account Manager at DBSCHENKERrailog,said,“A trainsuch fewer than16axles, three living cars andamaterials car. Schäfer, Gert ster consisted ofalocomotive, theactualgrinding trainwithno a grinding trainfrom Munich to Thessaloniki inGreece. Themon- (DB SCHENKERrailog)ofSchenker DeutschlandAG to transport needed theassistance andForwarding oftheRailLogistics Division to customer. At thebeginning oftheyear, forexample,when Speno ogy; butfrequently theSwiss switch from provider being service surface defectsontracks. machines andcomplete grinding trainsthat are usedto eliminate andmaintenanceof struction tenance. itout AndSpenoalsohelpsto carry onallquestionshas itsheadquartersrelating inGeneva to railmain- rail networks from Egyptto Venezuela consultthecompany that consumption.” Uneven tracks alsomeanmore noisegeneration andhigher energy to damage to thewhole superstructure, locomotives andrailcars. Phone: Contact we trust in the expertise ofDBSCHENKERrailog.” intheexpertise we trust arriving at itsdestination ontimeandundamaged andthat’s why nasty surprises onassignments suchasthese.We rely onthetrain plete. According to RudolfK to Thessaloniki where itarrived fi AustriaFischamend inLower viaHungary, andMacedonia Serbia On 9February 2010, thegrinding trainsetoff Deutsche Bahnalsomakes useofSpeno’s andtechnol- expertise by developing, producing andsupplying machinesforthecon- isaglobal specialistSpeno forrailmaintenance. 196 operators of It beganthereturn journeyon3May when itsmission wascom- Munich toThessaloniki. trainA Spenogrinding travels from for Greece Smooth Rails systems

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|[email protected] oller, “We can’t aff track ve days later. days ve ve diff systems erent countries to where - including grinding - includinggrinding on its journey from onitsjourneyfrom ord to have any D quality quality Better service Schenker Automotive RailNet. Onecentral dispat Jürgen Wernstedt, theresponsible Key Account Manager at prove quality forOpelonvariouscounts,“ theservice explained that satisfi were heldwiththecustomer to develop atransport concept that Opelhasinourcompany.“ Rail Polska, proudly. „This contract underlines theconfi Paweł Pucek,Head ofProduct Management at DBSchenker ponents transportbetween BochumandGliwice-Łabędy,“ says tion plant. „This meansweare responsible fortheentire com- where Opel‘s parent company, Motors, General hasaproduc- fi and thedispatchers at DBSchenker RailPolska, which simpli- the DBSchenker RailCustomer Centre Service inDuisburg forthecustomer.and support Thewaybills are drawn up by ample, isnowavailable onthespot to provide information transport contract from Opel. international DB SchenkerRailwins Züge nachSchlesien. iter imBochumer Opel-Werk: Von hierfahren sechsMalwöchentliche Phone: +48(0)22622-0543|[email protected] Contact es matters forOpel even more. Before thecontract couldbesigned,numerous meetings six timesaweek. travel from here toSilesia plant inBochum: trains Employees attheOpel from theOpelplant inBochumto Gliwice inSilesia, Since 1April, ithasoperated sixpairs oftrainsperweek B Schenker Railnowcarriesgoods to Poland forOpel. | Paweł Kornatowski edOpel‘s special requirements. „We were able to im- cher, forex- RAILWAYS dence dence |

23 Customers & Projects

Intelligent Transport Chain Even without its own link to the rail network, Papierfabrik Fripa has been able to switch two thirds of its pulp transports over to rail.

Sanitary papers by Fripa: Environmental protection and sustainability are very important to the manufacturer.

24 | RAILWAYS Photos: Fripa S

Phone: +49(0)421221-2350|[email protected] Contact oped atransportconceptthat ledto theresumption ofpulptrans- Construction Materials, devel- Industrial andConsumerGoods and pulp, Fripa andDBSchenker Rail’s Marketing Division for logisticser’s company Sohn that specialises intransporting paper meant having to fi pletely lost sight ofthepossibility ofdeliveries bytrainandthis link to therailway network waslost. However, we never com- had to beshut forinfrastructure reasons andasaresult ourplant’s Franconia.Lower At thebeginning of2001therailconnection toagain fortransportfrom ourmainplant theports inMiltenberg, ronmental reasons to placegreater emphasisonusing therailway ing Manager at Fripa, says, “Five years ago wedecidedforenvi- and isdelivered bysea-going vessels. CarmenSamorski, Purchas- forest management. (pulp) exclusively from suppliers who practiceenvironmental mental label. Fripa covers itsannualrequirement fi forprimary papers. Fripa’s recycled productsthe“Blue carry Angel” environ- its toilet tissue, paper handkerchiefs andothertissue andcrepe pany uses ahigh ofwaste proportion paper intheproduction of role at Fripa bothinproduction andlogistics. As aresult, thecom- ticularly wellknownforitsfl international market paper products, forsanitary Fripa ispar- successful ideaallround!” solutionusing thetransport ported DBSchenker Rail,soitwas a able to convince oursuppliers oftheadvantages andtheysup- benefi approximately 1,700 ayear; transports truck theenvironment ways andregional roads intheMainValley are relieved of mental factors played ahuge role inourdecision-making. Motor- new jobsat Fripa.” pulp to thewarehouse orproduction. We have alsocreated two fl route. CarmenSamorski solutiongives explains, “The usmore now covers around two thirds ofitspulprequirements bythis using product theindustry DBSCHENKERpaper-solution. Fripa the railtransportandensures that themillissupplied reliably and allocation at theloading siding; DBSchenker Railcarriesout chain from arrival at to theseaport planning oftherolling stock quired. Fr. Meyer’s dealswithorganisation Sohn ofthetransport Grossheubach ordirectly processing to themillforfurther asre- pulp canbetaken eitherto thewarehouse inneighbouring equipment andstaff every day andare transhipped byFripa onto trucksusing itsown four high-capacity wagons loadedwithpulparrive inMiltenberg Fripa wasalsoabletouse by atimberdealer. As thesiding’s capacity wasnotexhausted, station hasaprivate loading siding that hasonly beenusedsofar port-hinterland) intheMarketing Division explained,“Miltenberg transported over thelast fi bytrainandto agradualincreaseports inthevolumes exibility interms oftimewhen unloading anddistributing the The majority ofthispulpcomesfrom European production Environmental protection andsustainability play animportant Andreas Noack, Managing Director at Fripa, adds, “Environ- Rolf Hadeler, Team responsible Leader forPulp&Paper (sea- tsbecause there are fewer harmful emissions. We were even produced byFripa Papierfabrik Friedrich Albert KG. Inthe cleaning clothsandkitchen towels are oftherange just part oft paper handkerchiefs, delicate toilet tissue andstrong |Rolf Hadeler ndanewsolution.”Together withtheFr. Mey- . Transhipment hastheadvantage that the the syst ve years. exibility, reliability andinnovation. em as a sub lessee.” Since then em asasublessee.”Sincethen RAILWAYS bres bres |

25 Markets & Innovation

Transport volume: 20.6 billion tonne-kilometres Challenge us! DB Schenker Rail (UK) is the largest rail 316,684 freight train journeys freight operator in the UK. The company intends to strengthen its position as market leader in Britain by focusing on service and innovation.

he United Kingdom is the motherland of modern railway. network. They provided a transport capacity of 20.6 billion The fi rst steam engine, the fi rst public railway line and tonne-kilometres. Rail’s share of total freight traffic in 2007 T today‘s standard 1435-millimetre gauge are just some of (more recent fi gures not yet available) was 8.3 percent. The pre- the many innovations that originated in the British Isles. Right sent railway landscape in the UK is the result of the British from the start, freight transport was the driving force behind the government‘s decision to privatise British Rail, the state railway technical and economic development of the railway, and in terms company which operated the country‘s rail infrastructure as well of transport volume, the UK is still one of the largest rail freight as all passenger and freight trains. In February 1996, the bulk markets in Europe. According to the Offi ce of Rail Regulation goods business was sold to North and South Railways, which la- (ORR), in fi scal year 2007/2009 over 300,000 freight trains tra- ter became English Welsh & Scottish Railways (EWS), whilst a velled the approx. 16,000 km length and breadth of Britain’s rail management consortium entitled „Freightliner“ took over the intermodal business. Deutsche Bahn took over EWS in 2007 and renamed the company DB Schenker Rail (UK) two years later. Market leader The British member of the DB Schenker Rail European net- Rail’s share of total freight traffi c: 8.3 percent work is now the leading freight operator in the country, but is faced with fi erce competition from other market players. Service and innovation are the key factors which have earned DB Schenker Rail (UK) a market share of meanwhile approx. 60 per cent. Over the past few months, DB Schenker Rail (UK) has succee- ded in winning important new transports that were previously handled by its competitors. These include contracts with the Royal Mail, the oil corporation Murco Petroleum and Network Rail, the British rail infrastructure manager. “In an environment as competitive as the British rail freight market, customers vote with their feet,” explains Alain Thauvette, Chief Executive of DB Schenker Rail (UK). “Our business model allows us to off er

26 | RAILWAYS Photo: Ken Marshall/Fotolia New markets our customers.” up tailor-madeoff specifi tors oftheirowncustomers,” st freight issues, inthediff butare alsoexperts agentsmer support are notonly thoroughly familiarwithallrail organisationand logistics services. “This ensures that ourcusto- tion andinfrastructure sectors, provides and“Logistics” terminals industry, “Construction” works forcompaniesfrom theconstruc- ness segment looks after customers from theenergy sector and one ofthekeys to thecompany‘s success. The“Industrial” busi- repeatedly successful inwinning contracts.” newandimportant a high standard at lowprices, ofservice which iswhy weare companies to state theconditionsunderwhich theywouldbe drop insalesresulting from theeconomicdownturn. decline indemand. ker Rail hastaken appropriate steps and adjusted capacities to the in thefi the global recession willobviously have reductions ledto further vious year. Thefi fell by2.6 percent infi tion (ORR), thetransportvolume intheBritish railfreight market According to theannualstatistics oftheOffi The corporate structure isgeared specifi One ofthesewasthe“Challenge Us!” campaign.“We asked It hasalso launched several programmes to compensate forthe c requirements ofourclients andcanconsequently draw gures forsomeareas, especially forsteel andcoal.DBSchen- gures for2009/2010 are notyet available, but ers that meetthelong-term requirements of scal year 2008/2009 compared to thepre- Railway 15,814kilometres network: ates Thauvette. cally to thecustomers, erent industrial sec- ceforRailRegula- “We knowthe Phone: +44(0)870140-7071|[email protected] Contact sely networked withtheotherEur expensive services. transport table producers andBritish importers independent ofshort-term inthisissue), which(see article hasmade Spanish andvege- fruit stomers isthetransportoffresh produce from Spainto England 2/2010). Anotherinnovative product which willattract newcu- us to enter into acompletely newmarket segment.” (seeRailways the fi ple: “Lastautumn, ourengineers converted acoalwagon to create and promoting innovation. Thauvette provides acurrent exam- it willbenefi 2020. DBSchenker Rail(UK)ismaking everyeff aims to doublethevolume ofrailfreight transportbytheyear new contracts, especially intheintermodal sector.” campaignhasbeenatotal success“The andwehave wonseveral prepared tos te. “We are European network ofDBSchenker Rail.” range andto strengthen ofservices andexpandourpositioninthe “The United“The Kingdom isamajorrailfreight market andisclo- Despite thepresent economicslump, theBritish government rst multi-userwagon forbiomass intheUK.Thiswillallow | Alain Thauvette determined tomake continuous tfrom that trend. Thismeant developing newmarkets witch road transports witch roadtransports opean markets,” sa over torail,”says improv ort to ensure ort that ements to our ements toour ys Thauvet- Thauvette. Thauvette. RAILWAYS |

27 Markets & Innovation

Combined Transport set for growth After a painful year in 2009, the economy is beginning to recover. Rail freight is also noticing an upturn in business, especially in the Combined Transport sector.

ast year was a hard one – for the European national econo- and increase transport frequencies,“ says Andreas Schulz, CT mies, for the transport industry and for the rail freight Sales Manager at DB Schenker Rail. L business. The Combined Transport (CT) segment of DB The company operates transports from Neuss to Vienna for Schenker Rail also suff ered, losing roughly a fi fth of its customer Kombiverkehr. Five times a week, it han- its business during that time. dles transports from Rotterdam and Antwerp Meanwhile, however, not only the op- to Verona on behalf of Hupac; three round timists see the first signs of a turna- trips a week go from Rotterdam to round: the figures for the first Prague for the Metrans company. quarter of 2010 have improved DB Schenker Rail also bagged the substantially for those indus- contract for an important deal tries which are rail freight‘s in the Netherlands: on behalf major customers, such as of Rail Terminal Tilburg/ crude steel production and Distri-Rail, it transports automobile manufactur- containers with consuming. The recovery of the er goods and electronics global economy there- products. These goods fore appears to have from overseas are car- reached the transport ried from Rotterdam to industry and there is a Eindhoven and Tilburg noticeable increase in fi ve times a week. demand. However, no „The trend for trans- one dares hazard a fore- ports from the German cast for 2010 as a whole seaports to destinations – the stability of the up- inside the country is simi- swing is still too uncertain. lar,“ says Schulz. Almost The seaports are impor- all customers have increased tant benchmarks for judging their weekly departure fre- the economic recovery: freight quencies on existing routes. throughput at German ports Despite the higher capacities, the slumped by a good 17 per cent last utilisation factor is still good. year, down to the level of 2002/2003. Forecasts by the International Union In the meantime, additional transports and of Railways UIC confi rm the positive trend increases in volume of around fi ve per cent have and predict further increases in volumes for CT been reported for maritime traffi c to and from the ports. over the coming years. „There is growing demand for This is a welcome development which is only slightly dampened intelligent concepts which link rail with other transport modes. by the prediction of the Central Association of National Seaports Accordingly, Combined Transport can look ahead to a promising (ZDS) that it will be 2013/2014 until the industry again reaches future,“ claims Karsten Sachsenröder, responsible for CT and the record levels of 2008. Member of the Management Board of DB Schenker Rail. New international transports DB Schenker Rail benefi ts from that trend, particularly in the Combined Transport segment. „During the fi rst four months of Contact | Andreas Schulz the year, we managed to win a whole number of new transports Phone: +49 (0)6131 15-67210 | [email protected]

28 | RAILWAYS Photo: Corbis; Chart: Illuteam43 make iteven easierto accurately. planandscheduletransports aim inmind. on aninternationalca of quality uniformly. are Thepartners currently working all-out on specifi movement oftransports. this willimp that covers international timetables from originto destination; target. For thefi W garding wagon tomer ontime.”Coordination railways between thepartner re- of shipments ininternational wagonload traffi have setourselves ambitioustargets. We want at least 90percent says, “Reliability isthefocusofXrail’s work andthisiswhere we in fullswing aheadofthecompany formation. in February. Butcollaboration between wasalready thepartners June after theallianceagreement hadbeensignedearlier thisyear shorten theoff ability oftransports, to make carriage more transparent andto a three-way benefi more closely andavoid duplicating resources. Thisshould have (Switzerland) (Belgium)wish andSNCB Logistics to cooperate Norway), RailCargo Austria (Austria, Hungary), SBBCargo er Rail(Germany, Netherlands, Denmark), Green Cargo (Sweden, Cargo (CzechRepublic), CFLCargo (Luxembourg), DBSchenk- Union ofRailways UIC.Theaim:thefounding members CD the Xrailalliancein2007 ontheinitiative oftheInternational this reason that seven railfreight operators joinedforces to form ever, thispotential hasbynomeansbeenfully utilised.It wasfor is considerable potential growth. Inrecent forfurther years, how- The booking ofresources viaacentral platform should then Xrail canalready guarantee theprescribed punctuality targets Sven Budde,Project Manager forXrailat DBSchenker Rail, The Xrailcompany wasformally established on24 inBrussels Ambitious Targets on more andmore routes. gradually standards introducing for thenew quality wagonload traffi Xrail, theEuropean rail freight operators alliance, starts itsroll-out c routes. Thenextstep isto guarantee high standards freight transports byrailandstudies show that there rail freight traffi agonload traffi rove ering process. rst timeever, Xrailisalsointroducing information transfer willbeimp the customer’s tforcustomers. Theaim pacity managemen cisenormously inEuropean important c. It accounts foraround halfofall ability tos roved t syst chedule and track the chedule andtrackthe in ordertomeetthis is to c to reach thecus- em with this very em withthisvery improve thereli- International Transport Schedule Phone: +49 (0)6131 15-62076 |[email protected] 15-62076 Phone: +49(0)6131 Contact more transportsfrom road to rail.” use Xrailto boost wagonload traffi proving. Theenvironment willalsobenefi transport quality, transparency andoff also to acquire newtraffi the additionofexisting freight traffi ards ofquality. farthenetwork So isgrowing exclusively dueto routes onwhich customers willbeable to enjoythesehigh stand- towards roll-out. There willbeagradualintroduction offurther are promising. very Now itistimeto begintheseamless transition already being handledinlinewithXrail standards. Theresults more thanthree days.” In future weintend to respond to standard enquirieswithinno where ithastaken fartoo long forthecustomer to obtainaquote. the coordination processes railways. between thepartner international transports. Thismeansimproving andsimplifying tinual imp up key performanceindicators that asthebasisforcon- willserve mation andthenewestimated timeofarrival. of delays to thecustomer itwillsendalerts withreal-time infor- planned/actual comparisonsduring andintheevent thetransport addition to thefeatures mentioned, itwillalsobepossible to make be basedonanIT about thetransportincluding itsestimated arrival time.Thiswill and destination, customers willbeable to obtaininformation individual partners. Thenbyentering thetime,point ofdispatch schedule that consolidatesport schedulesofallthe thetransport For thefi Budde sumsup, “Xrailisanasset to ourcustomers because Xrail iscurrently inthepilotphaseandfi According to have Budde,“There beenmany casespreviously There are alsomoves afootto speed up theoff railwaysThe partner willalsobea | Sven Budde rovement. rst timeever, there willalsobeaninternational trans- system w c forXrailassoonpossible. hich iscurrentl c c withtheaimofswitching c although theintention is ble tousethe ering processes are allim- tbecause weintend to y in the test phase. In y inthetestphase.In rst customers are ering process for system RAILWAYS to call to call |

29 Company & People

Porsche Supplier Award for Top Performances

The sports car maker awards the intermodal transport concept of Deutsch Bahn’s subsidiary ATG.

he Automotive Market Unit of DB Schenker Rail was one of the ten top suppliers and service providers to be presen- T ted with the “Porsche Supplier Award 2010” by car maker Porsche at its Leipzig plant on 25 March. The award went to Deutsche Bahn’s subsidiary Autotransport Logistic GmbH (ATG) which provides intermodal rail and road logistics services for Porsche. The best suppliers of the year are chosen by Porsche on the basis of the following criteria - quality, performance, fl exibility and customer service. ATG developed a special transportation concept for the sports car manufacturer, in which the technical and organisational criteria required for the transportation of new Porsche cars by rail were implemented throughout the entire process in compliance with the specifi ed quality standards. The project was given top priority and ATG subsequently provided the required transportation capacity in the closed car transporter segment quickly and fl exibly. The required processing of rail shipments was organized with DB Schenker Rail. Axel Marschall, Head of Automotive Rail at DB Schenker Rail, said, “The award shows that we meet the requirements in terms of performance and modern management methods to the complete satisfaction of a demanding customer - our most important guiding principle.” Porsche AG has placed its trust in the rail services of Deutsche Bahn and its subsidiary ATG since 2000. DB Schenker Rail is responsible for delivering bodyshells from Bratislava in Slovakia to Leipzig, for example, while components for the new Panamera are being shipped by rail from the VW plant in Hanover to the plant in Saxony. Over half of the completely assembled vehicles earmarked for shipment across the Atlantic are taken to the North Sea ports on special trains. In 2009, the Automotive Market Unit of DB Schenker Rail generated revenues of more than half a billion Euros with shipments and logistics solutions for the automotive industry. Its customers include the major car makers in Germany and the rest of Europe. Around 200 trains transport cars or components throughout Europe on a daily basis. Over three million completely assembled vehicles were shipped by DB in 2009.

30 | RAILWAYS Photos: DB AG , DB AG/Michael Neuhaus High-Performance Hub High-Performance Hub D complete. Its importancefor continentalandmaritimetraffi The secondconstruction phaseoftheintermodaltransport terminalinDuisburg is April 2010 after thenumberoftracks had beenincreased from phaseon22 nounced thecompletionof secondconstruction increase transhipment capacity andeffi Important Milestone an increase to approximately 190,000 units.“ European networks offreight operators. Thisyear weanticipate due to thehuge ofthePKV importance site intransit,forthe ver, wellbelowtheoverall drop inCombined Transport. Thisis Pieper, Managing Director ofPKV, 6percent “The drop is, howe- signments dueto theglobal economic crisis. According to Hans loading unitsayear. In2009 thevolume dropped to 175,000 consignments inDuisburg hasincreased continuously to 185,000 Between itsopening in1992 and2008, thetranshipment ofcon- continental connectionsalsolinkup here. point formany national andinternational trains. Maritimeand Combined Transport. Theterminal isthestarting andfi forconnectionswithinEurope forcustomersopportunities of in thePKV terminal, opening up ahuge numberofadditional Containers, swap bodiesandcraneable trailers are transhipped kehr AG. DB Schenker RailDeutschlandAG andtheoperator Kombiver- tant intermodal transportterminals. It isownedequally by PKV] operates thePKV terminal, oneofGermany’s most impor- PKV hasalready begun thesecondexpansionphaseto further Company [Planungsgesellschaft Kombinierter Verkehr It ishereport. that theCombinedTransport Planning uisburg hubinEuropean isanimportant combinedtrans- ciency. Thecompany an- nishing cepts witheven greater focusonthecustomer.“ segments. Theexpansionwillhelpusto designourtraffi and at thesametimeisavitalnodeforourmaritimebusiness. burg hubforourcontinental isanimportant transportservices of DBSchenker Rail’s Intermodal Division. says, Schulz “Duis- Duisburg building isanimportant blockintheEuropean network turnaroundon thetruck times.” rations. speeds up “This transhipment andhasapositive eff thout theneedforcomplexandtime-consuming shunting ope- to tranship trains that are longer thantheusual600 metres wi- for thedevelopment ofseaport-hinterland services.” transport newlength oftrackaton, “The thissite isenormously important Armin Riedl,Managing Director ofCombinedTransport, goes Combined Transport using customer-oriented traffi terminal milestone isanimportant insafeguarding thefuture of Schenker RailDeutschlandAG, explains, “ExpansionofthePKV city to 220,000 loading units. of 780 metres thusincreasing theterminal’s transhipment capa- six to ninein2007. Inthiscasetrack9wasextended to alength Phone: +49 (0)6131 15-67210 |[email protected] 15-67210 Phone: +49(0)6131 Contact What’s more, wehave here theopportunity to combineboth Due to itsexcellent geographical location, thePKV Terminal Thanks to thenewtrackitisnowpossible inthePKV terminal ManagerAndreas Sales Intermodal Schulz, Division ofDB | Andreas Schulz PKV andArminRiedl,ManagingDirector ofCombined Transport of DB SchenkerRail,HansPieper,Division ManagingDirector of From SalesManagerIntermodal lefttoright:Andreas Schulz, c continuestogrow. c concepts.” RAILWAYS c con- ect |

31 Company & People

Russia Express In June, Deutsche Bahn and RZD rolled out the “Moscovite”, a regular direct service from Duisburg to Moscow. The container train oﬀ ers a fast, inexpensive and environmentally friendly alternative to truck transport.

other Areas in Russia Saint Petersburg Moscow

Chemicals Industry

Brest to Kazakhstan and Mongolia Duisburg er/Laif,Roberto Koch/Laif er/Laif,Roberto

Duisburg–Brest–Moscow (from left to right) service: direct access to Russia and Asia. Getty Images, Bertrand Rieg Getty Bertrand Images,

TransContainer,

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Illuteam Chart: urope and Asia are growing ever closer – not least thanks to Trans Eurasia Logistics GmbH (TEL), a joint venture E between Deutsche Bahn and the Russian state railway RZD. As from 12 June, the container train “Moscovite” will provide a regular connection between Duisburg and Moscow. From there, TEL‘s partner company TransContainer off ers a further range of direct connections, for example to Saint Petersburg, to the chemical plants of southern Russia, to Siberia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. A growing number of companies are now looking for reliable and inexpensive alternatives to road haulage for their transport requirements to Russia and Asia. In addition to the technical criteria and price, they increasingly consider the ecological impact of their transport logistics – and this is where rail comes in: CO2 emissions by freight trains amount to just 24 grams per tonne- kilometre – less than a third of the greenhouse gases emitted when the goods are carried by road Full-service package Container trains are suitable for the transport of almost all kinds of freight, especially extremely valuable or very heavy products. On request, TEL can also provide the containers for the customer. The train departs from Duisburg at 5 a.m. on Saturdays and runs via Malaszewicze to Brest on the western border of Bela- rus, where the containers are transferred to Russian wide-gauge wagons. From there, they continue non-stop to Kunzevo II terminal in Moscow, where the Moscovite arrives at 3 p.m. on Fri- days. The containers can be delivered to the customer‘s depot the very next day. “Our direct train allows us to guarantee our customers a transport time of just seven days. We also off er them a combined CIM- SGMS waybill, which means faster customs clearance,” explains Sabine Bund, Managing Director of TEL. “These additional op- tional services enable us to off er a full-service package at an at- tractive price.” The standard package includes train control across the entire route through Germany, Poland, Belarus and Russia, including the provision of a daily status report. TEL also attends to container handling at the departure and arrival terminal as well as the border crossing in Brest, and also deals with the transport docu- ments and customs clearance procedures. One central contact and a 24-hour hotline are available throughout the transport. TEL can optionally provide containers or organise the pre- and post-rail legs of the journey. The company also off ers a whole range of special services such as warehousing, arranging transport insurance or the installation of the customer‘s GPS equipment in the containers. One of the fi rst companies to use the Moscovite was DB Schen- ker BTT, the tank container specialists. “This product provides competitive advantages for customers who produce goods at international locations, as it helps them raise production stability,” explains Dr. Jörg Hilker, Managing Director of DB Schenker BTT GmbH. „The Moscovite has many advantages to off er in terms of speed, punctuality, ecology, prices and extra services,“ sums up Sabine Bund. “It is therefore likely to become the means of transport of choice for many consignments.”

Contact | Sabine Bund Phone: +49 (0)30 297-54800 | [email protected]

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34 | RAILWAYS On the Move

Charlie Maddocks is Head of Disposals and Retroﬁ t at DB Schenker Rail (UK) in Toton, Nottinghamshire.

Five servings at once Charlie Maddocks explains the linguistic and cultural diﬀ erences that face Brits in Germany.

The most noticeable diff erence between Germany and train until there was only me left. So I fi nally also got off the UK is the amount of German people you meet that – just in time before the train was towed off to the repair speak really great English whether it be in a shop, train shop. But that would never happen now!! station or on the telephone! But if a German person Nor should the diff erences in etiquette be underesti- hears a UK accent, then many immediately switch to En- mated by Brits working in Germany. Whereas it is com- glish, which, whilst being helpful, does not give us much mon in the UK for colleagues to call each other by their chance to practise our ever growing vocabulary. fi rst names , in Germany it is usual to address colleagues A lack of practice in using the language can lead to as „Herr X“ and „Frau Y“ – but we are getting used to some amusing misunderstandings. Once I ordered a this now. The Germans are also much more formal when beer for myself and my colleagues in German at a pub it comes to meetings: in Germany, you draw up an agen- in Mainz; the waitress obviously understood something da and invite people to a meeting, whereas in the UK we completely diff erent from what I was trying to say, as tend to be more informal in our approach where a quick she brought twice as many beers as I had actually wan- conversation on the phone or a brief hastily arranged ted. The situation was similarly diffi cult for an English chat around the desk may suffi ce in some cases. colleague who ordered a dish in a restaurant in his still Whilst Germans may be a little more formal at work, somewhat basic German. Imagine his surprise when the the opposite is true at public celebrations. Last year, I waiter appeared with fi ve servings. was in Mainz for the start of the carnival season on 11 I now have German lessons once a week and I am November, and the streets were full of people wearing slowing improving although my accent does give my fancy dress and drinking – it reminded me of some of the German colleagues some amusement at times! But this carnivals in the UK, especially Nottinghill with it’s lively, is an improvement on my fi rst trip to Germany when I fun atmosphere. hardly knew any of the language at all! I found myself But apart from these two diverse situations of work worrying that I might board the wrong train at Frankfurt and carnival, Germany has many things in common with Airport, imagine my relief when the train did actually the UK: the people are friendly, the scenery is magnifi - stop at Römisches Theater station in Mainz. However, cent and there is a rich cultural life. I am determined to once I was sitting in a compartment on a train when a work hard at my German language so that I can become

Tobias Thomassetti/Stock4B, DB Schenker Thomassetti/Stock4B, Tobias lengthy announcement that I did not understand came even more involved in that life and gain a greater under- over the PA. Gradually, all the other passengers left the standing of the culture. Photos:

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