Increase of the loco-fleet: The leasing company Railpool will receive 17 new traction vehicles of type Traxx AC3. Bombadier’s delivery started this week with modell 187 300. The Munich based leasing company for locomotives is owned by Oaktree Capital Management, a global asset management firm.
Logistics in the chemical industry: the new 45ft-tank container is going to replace the tank waggon. The company BASF plans to put 500 of these containers in operation until 2017. This solution is not only planned for internal use, but also as a service for interested parties.
New competitor in the market of combined transports: In 2017 the US-company RailRunner is going to enter the European market. The CEO of RailRunner Europe, the former CEO of TFG Transfracht Gerhard Oswald, offers a innovative solution for combined transports by using terminals without cranes.
The waggon rental company European Rail Rent Vermietungs GmbH came to an arrangement with it’s creditors. In September 2014 a clearance was initiated, after the company had finacial problems because of interest rate swaps.
The German Chemical Industry Association (Verband der Chemischen Industrie – VCI), gave awards to three companies for outstanding projects on transport safety. The competition’s winner is the WASCOSA safe tank car® design for the safest tank car on the market.
The number of VPI - members (association of freight wagon keepers) is constantly increasing. According to the associations chairman, Malte Lawrenz, the VPI has now 191 members while three years ago there were only 143. Most of the new members (25 of 48) are maintenance companies.
The waggon rental company European Rail Rent increases it’s fleet by 70 waggons of the type “Rilnss”. The waggons can be loaded up to 65 tons. Further there are possibilities to equip the waggons with 24 stakes or loading frames. The waggons are equipped with a new tarpaulin cover, that can be ...
The private railway company HSL plans to increase it’s turnover by 50% in 2015. In 2014 the company transported 6 million tons with now 110 employees and had a turnover of 40 million euro. To achieve its aims HSL acquired a large transportation volume from BLG AutoRail earlier this year.
According to an EU Requirement, repair companies of wagons have to check the quality of their suppliers on a regular basis. This is a costly undertaking, with often way too limited benefit. Cargo Rail Service Center e.V. comes with a system that supports its members in this task.
