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Polzug head forecasts
Schenker links with Envirotainer
trucking consolidation
As part of an expanded offering in the of valuable and temperature sensitive Envirotainer for many years in numer-
area of temperature controlled trans- products. ous countries. The new agreement will
port logistics, Schenker AG has signed “This new form of cooperation will allow the company to further expand
Polzug Intermodal, the German/Polish Polzug’s container volumes this year will
a global master lease agreement with leverage our performance for our its capability and logistics offering for
intermodal rail operator, believes that the remain on a par with 2008, with the sec-
Sweden-based Envirotainer AB under healthcare customers in secure and tem- temperature-sensitive products
current global economic downswing will ond half of 2009 slowly making up for
which Schenker will make use of perature controlled supply chains,” said “It is exciting to see how the local
put pressure not only on shipping rates losses in the first half compared to 2008.
Envirotainer’s specialised equipment, Dr Thomas C Lieb, chairman of the partnership that Schenker and
but also on hinterland transport rates “If we look at the European container
knowledge and expertise to provide Management Board of Schenker AG. Envirotainer had in place in different
throughout Europe. market in long-term perspective the
temperature controlled air cargo solu- “With our air, ocean, land and rail trans- regions of the world has grown into a
“I expect that especially in the truck- growth trend seems intact.”
tions. port services, we already offer customers global partnership between our com-
ing sector, a considerable number of Noting that in 2006 and 2007 growth
The deal is designed to meet the a single source for high-quality inte- panies. This already existing solid foun-
smaller players will not survive, especially rates were well above the long-term
specific requirements of customers in grated cold chain solutions, connecting dation will now become the platform
given that road toll charges will further growth line, Schulze-Freyberg is confi-
the healthcare and pharmaceutical in- the markets in Europe, the Americas, and to launch the next big steps in the part-
increase and truckers will have difficul- dent that after 2009 the long-term
dustry, and other industries that have in Asia-Pacific.” nership,” said Envirotainer Group CEO
ties passing on these additional costs to growth trend will continue as
special requirements for the transport Schenker has been working with Thomas Persson.
their customers,” wrote Polzug’s manag- globalisation resumes.
ing director Walter Schulze-Freyberg in
the Annual Review and Outlook of the
Journal of Commerce.
“The railway market will further profit
from the continuing discussion on sus-
tainable and ecological transport chains,”
he continued. “In addition, the ongoing
liberalisation of the European railway sec-
tor creates a favourable environment for
competition and more efficient transport
organisation.
“However, in order to promote
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and modernise more intermodal termi-
nals in the hinterland of the seaports, es-
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pecially in Central and Eastern Europe.”
Polzug itself plans to invest several
million Euros for new terminal facilities
in Poland after opening a new facility in
Wroclaw last June to handle market de-
mands through Poland.
Schulze-Freyberg anticipates that
Halle extends
box capacity
The German inland port of Halle has
ROLL HIGHER
extended its container operations area.
The facility can now store up to 650 TEU
and 30 plugs have been installed for reefer
WORKING STRONGER.
containers. In addition, 400 m
2
have been
MOVING STEADIER.
provided for IMO cargoes and the new
facilities allow for future handling of swap
SERVING LONGER.
bodies and trailers as well as containers.
In total, Hafen Halle GmbH is invest-
Higher Stability
ing around €31M in infrastructure for
road, rail and inland navigation mode and
in equipment. The port’s combi-termi-
Others
nal is served directly by block trains to
the ports of Hamburg and Bremen/
VCHS
Bremerhaven.
Hafen Halle has also just taken deliv- Longer Life
ery of a new CVS Ferrari F479.6 reach
stacker that can stack up to 6 x 9ft 6in high
in the first row and has a maximum SWL Others
of 45t. The machine is equipped with in- VCHS
tegral support pads for second rail handling
of heavy containers. A “first generation”
F198 H reach stacker from CVS Ferrari
Superior container handling comes down
has, meanwhile, been sold on by the port.
to no big secrets—just big Bridgestone
VCHS steel radials. With extra-firm
Sydney rail
sidewalls to enhance stability. Special
work starts
treads with more rubber for less lug
movement and longer, consistent wear.
Construction work began early this
Puncture-resistant casing for greater
month on the 36 km Southern Sydney
Freight Line (SSFL), a project that will
durability under heavy pressure. After
help clear the single largest bottleneck on
all, to handle the toughest tasks, you
Australia’s east coast rail network.
The A$309M project is being built and need the toughest tires.
funded by the Commonwealth Govern-
ment-owned Australian Rail Track Cor-
Why take a gamble on anything less? Roll
poration (ARTC) and is scheduled to be
on high with Bridgestone.
completed by early 2010.
Currently, freight trains face frustrating
delays on the Sydney network because of
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the priority given to passenger trains and
PATT Size Type Star rating
because of limited track capacity. The dedi-
12.00R20 T/T *3
cated freight line from Macarthur to
Chullora will provide access for up to five
14.00R24 T/T *3
VCHS
freight trains per hour and 24-hour access
18.00R25 T/L *3
to Port Botany through southern Sydney.
18.00R33 T/L *3
Federal Transport and Infrastructure
Minister Anthony Albanese has also an-
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nounced that work will start in March/
April on a A$27.2M upgrade to the Port
Botany rail line, including track rearrange-
ment and circuiting and signalling work,
http://otr.bridgestone.co.jp
which will enable an increase in the av-
erage train load to the port from 40 to 60
containers.
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