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MARKETS & INNOVATION
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Eifeltor from the air
– the nine dispatching
tracks and the
powerful gantry
cranes can easily be
made out.
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of its fleet, which currently comprises 12,300 wagons.
This is based on the prediction of Head of Intermodal
Andreas Schulz for steady growth of five to six per
cent annually in the years ahead (for more details see
the interview on page 28).
At the same time, Intermodal is stepping up discussions
with its customers and partners. Following
the already well-established port conferences for se-
In million
tonnes
250
200
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT IN EUROPE 2005–2018
Source: UIC
* estimated; ** forecast
150
100
50
125
+36% +3%
-20% +5%
206
260
2005
2007 2008 2009 2010* 2015**
2018**
DB transhipment stations in Germany – blue sites operated
by DUSS, red sites operated by DB Intermodal Service.
DUSS (Deutsche Umschlaggesellschaft
Schiene-Strasse mbH) transhipment stations
DB Intermodal Services GmbH transhipment stations
Loaded and empty depots belonging to Intermodal
Services GmbH
Empty depots / Service centre belonging to
Intermodal Services GmbH
aport hinterland traffic, the combined transport specialist
organised the first conference devoted to
continental intermodal transport at the end of 2010
in Mainz, Germany, which is now expected to become
an annual event. “As the strong backbone of combined
transport, the continental market sector is very important
for us,” noted Karsten Sachsenröder, Member
of the Management Board (Sales) at DB Schenker Rail.
“Through our new continental conference we want
to engage with our customers and partners in a debate
on innovations, because it is only through joint efforts
that we can further develop this complex business.”
This includes the example of green logistics:
Hermes is the first customer of Eco Plus – CO2-free
freight transport by rail – and they presented their
motivation and initial experiences at the conference.
Intermodal predicts that the great response this topic
received will, in the near future, motivate further
interested parties who are keen to significantly improve
their carbon footprint with Eco Plus.
Another example is the industrialisation of intermodal
transport: in order to meet the demand for high
quality coupled with low costs, market leader Intermodal
is striving for increased service frequency.
Customers will benefit from greater flexibility and
enhanced operating reliability, whilst Intermodal will
be able to make use of limited resource capacity more
efficiently.