- Over 55,000 more consignments shifted in international transport in 2015
- National transport affected by train driver strikes and low diesel price
- 1.1 million tonnes of CO2 saved
(Frankfurt/Main, 17 February 2016) Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr KG, the European market leader in intermodal transport, ended the 2015 financial year with a 5.8% increase in consignments. Expressed in figures, this means that 978,095 truck consignments (1.96 million TEU) have been shifted from road to rail thanks to Kombiverkehr. "We responded to rising demand from our customers right at the start of 2015 by offering more products and services, including new trains, higher tonnages and more frequent departures. We have beaten our own targets for the previous financial year and thus achieved the biggest increase in consignments for five years. We are confident of exceeding the one-million figure for consignments transported by Kombiverkehr once again in 2016," said Robert Breuhahn, managing director of the Frankfurt-based company. A number of partnerships also contributed to the expansion of Europe's biggest intermodal network.
The strike action taken by the GDL train drivers' union, which dragged on from early last year until May 2015, and the low price of diesel had serious implications for transport within Germany, where 201,703 truckloads (400,000 TEU) were transported - 1,972 fewer consignments (-1.0%) than in 2014. "If it were not for these negative external factors, national Combined Transport could certainly have shared in Germany's solid and steady economic growth," said Breuhahn. The trend in international transport, including the German Baltic Sea ports, was far more positive. In total, 776,392 containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers (1.56 million TEU) were shifted onto the railway. With 55,373 more consignments (+7.7%) than 2014, Kombiverkehr thus continued the upward trend of recent years.
In 2015, Kombiverkehr safely transported 978,095 truck consignments within Europe's biggest intermodal network by environmentally friendly means.
About Kombiverkehr:
Founded in 1969, as Europe’s number 1 operator in intermodal transport Kombiverkehr Deutsche Gesellschaft für kombinierten Güterverkehr mbH & Co KG develops, organises and markets an international rail network that offers forwarders and transport companies an intelligent combination of the advantages of road, rail and ship. Kombiverkehr provides over 170 train departures with more than 15,000 connections for the cost-effective, secure and environmentally friendly transport of freight across Europe every night. The limited partnership is owned by some 230 national and international forwarders and transport companies as well as DB Mobility Logistics AG. Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, the company shifted a total of 978,095 million truck consignments (1.96 million TEU) from road to rail in 2015, saving the environment 1.1 million tonnes of harmful carbon dioxide emissions. In 2014 the 142 full-time equivalent staff achieved sales of 434 million euros.
Contact for more information and picture material:
Kombiverkehr, Head of Corporate Communications & Sales Support, Jan Weiser Phone +49 69/7 95 05-1 42, Fax +49 69/7 95 05-1 49 email jweiser@kombiverkehr.de
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