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forest, the logistics subsidiary of SCA. “But in order
to be able to meet the exacting requirements of our
Italian customers we need a transport service which
is also fast, cost-effective and very flexible.
DB Schenker has demonstrated that it can perform
this task.”
Schenker AB with its division Rail Logistics and
Forwarding (RLF) is responsible for the paper shipment
operation from Sweden to Italy. The Swedish
subsidiary is the direct interface with SCA and organises
the whole transport handling procedure: from
wagon ordering to collection of the paper reels in
Sundsvall and shipment supervision in Sweden, as
well as purchasing of the logistics services in Italy, up
to and including the invoicing of SCA’s all-inclusive
package. In Sundsvall on Sweden’s east coast, just 400
kilometres north of Stockholm, SCA operates sawmills,
paper and pulp mills. Also located there is SCA
Transforest’s rail and seaport terminal, a chief transhipment
centre for the group’s products.
The loading operation in Sundsvall is organised
in such a way that the customer benefits from maximum
cost efficiency. The four-axle wagons used are
fitted so that they can carry paper reels with a total
weight of 60 tonnes. “That means the best capacity
utilisation,” explains Maarten de Ridder, Managing
Director of Schenker AB. “And thus at the same time
we are making sure that upon final distribution in
Italy the complete wagonload is delivered by truck
as efficiently as possible.”
To ensure that the deliveries reach the final customer
within only five to six days, RLF organises and
supervises the transport operation via the Öresund
Bridge to Denmark, through Germany and Switzerland
to the DB Schenker Railport in the Lombard
town of Desio. From there Schenker Italiana takes on
the task of onward distribution by truck to the consignees.
SCA is informed of the progress of the transport
operation several times a day. “We can guarantee this
level of quality only because we combine the strength
of a Europe-wide rail freight operator with our for-
2,700 KILOMETRES: DB Schenker AB takes charge of
the SCA paper reels in Sundsvall, which are to be transported
by rail over five days to northern Italy, where they
will be processed into newspapers and magazines. PHotos: SCA PR (6)