HHLA AND POLZUG INTERMODAL INAUGURATE HIGH-PERFORMANCE HINTERLAND TERMINAL IN POLAND
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July 2, 2010
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Port of Hamburg und Logistik AG (HHLA)
and POLZUG have opened a new hinterland terminal near
Katowice. The state-of-the-art facility brings the Southern
Polish economic region of Silesia closer to the Port of
Hamburg. This cargo handling terminal meets stringent European
standards for terminals in intermodal traffic of the kind that
HHLA has successfully implemented at its Hamburg base, for
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color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(July 1, 2010</SPAN>)-- In taking
into service the new hinterland terminal in Dąbrowa Górnicza
near Katowice, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and
POLZUG are responding to the rising demand for container
transport in one of Poland's most important economic regions.
The full-service facility meets the stringent European
requirements for cargo-handling terminals for intermodal
traffic and eliminates bottlenecks in handling growing
quantities of cargo. Moreover, planning measures for
additional terminal projects in Poland are proceeding
rapidly.<BR> <BR>HHLA Intermodal Polska, a HHLA
subsidiary, has invested around 10 million euros in building
the new terminal. For HHLA Intermodal, the investment in the
terminal in the Silesia region represents a logical step in
the systematic expansion of its high-performance hinterland
network in Central, Eastern and SE Europe. The tenant and
operator at the terminal is rail operator POLZUG, a company
jointly owned by PKP Cargo S.A. (Polish State Railways), DB
Mobility Logistics AG and HHLA (each with 33.33 percent).
<BR> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dr. Sebastian
Jürgens, HHLA Executive Board member for the Intermodal and
Logistics segments: </SPAN><BR>"Our new hinterland terminal
near Katowice brings Hamburg and Silesia closer together. Very
soon we shall be installing a neutral hub in Poznan and doing
even more for Poland. Our major target will then to be build
up high-frequency shuttle train connections between Poland and
the Port of Hamburg."<BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Walter Schulze-Freyberg, Managing
Director of POLZUG Intermodal: </SPAN><BR>"We bring HHLA's
high standards for its terminals to Silesia. An efficient
terminal infrastructure in Poland is the key to the POLZUG
success story. Only this will enable us to run the transport
chain from all the ports of Northern Europe to the final
destination and cater for constantly growing customer
requirements. Our new facility at Katowice is also optimally
networked with other terminals in Poland."<BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Professor Juliusz Engelhardt, Deputy
Minister for Infrastructure in Poland: </SPAN><BR>"The
terminal opened today in Dąbrowa Gornicza is a systematic step
on the way towards the dynamic development of intermodal
transport in Poland and can serve as an example for future
investments of this kind."<BR> <BR>The new terminal for
intermodal traffic near Katowice offers all the services for
which there is demand today from shipping companies and
forwarders - extensive storage spaces for empty and loaded
containers, for instance, as well as professional container
delivery in door-to-door mode. One great advantage of the
terminal consists of three rail sidings sufficiently long at
625 metres for complete block trains - meaning that container
trains can be handled without having to be split up. That
speeds up handling, reduces the effort required and hence
costs. <BR> <BR>The facility possesses extensive reserves
of capacity, permitting annual throughput of up to 100,000
standard containers (TEU). Daily rail connections with the
Northern European seaports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven and
Rotterdam ensure an optimal link with overseas and short-sea
services. The hinterland terminal has its own tractorsand
chassis for onward road transport of containers to the
customer. "This facility represents a quantum leap in terms of
technology, quality and service," said POLZUG Managing
Director Schulze-Freyberg. <BR> <BR>The terminal was
opened on 30 June 2010 in the presence of numerous guests from
the transport industry, shipping and logistics, as well as
guests of honour including Professor Juliusz Engelhardt,
Poland's Deputy Minister for Infrastructure in Poland, HHLA
Executive Board members Dr. Sebastian Jürgens (Intermodal) and
Dr. Roland Lappin (Finance), along with Wojciech Balczun,
Chairman of the Executive Board of PKP Cargo, and Daniel
Ryczek, PKP Cargo Executive Board member (Strategy and
Intermodal Traffic).<BR> <BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About POLZUG</SPAN><BR>POLZUG
Intermodal has operated its own container trains between the
Northern European container ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven,
Rotterdam and the ports' hinterland in Poland and Eastern
Europe since 1991. Each with a 33.3% stake, it is owned by
HHLA Intermodal GmbH, (Hamburg), DB Mobility Logistics AG
(Berlin) and die PKP Cargo S.A. (Warsaw).<BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About HHLA Intermodal</SPAN><BR>HHLA
intermodal companies offer a comprehensive rail and road
transport network that links German seaports with their
hinterland in Europe. Most shipments are to/from Central and
Eastern Europe. The HHLA network transported 1.5 million
standard containers in 2009. The rail companies TFG
Transfracht (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Metrans (Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Hungary) and Polzug (Poland, the CIS
states) have successfully specialized in their regional
markets, each being the market leaders for container transport
by rail. By road, Container-Transport-Dienst (CTD)
delivers/collects containers through its branches in Hamburg,
Bremen, Berlin and Kornwestheim as well as on long-haul
routes. HHLA will be systematically further expanding its
network in the years to come.<BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About HHLA </SPAN><BR>Hamburger
Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is one of the leading port
logistics groups in the European North Range. With its
Container, Intermodal and Logistics segments, HHLA is
positioned vertically along the transport chain. Efficient
container terminals, high-capacity transport systems and a
full range of logistics services form a complete network
between the overseas port and its European hinterland.
<BR> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About PKP
Cargo</SPAN><BR>Focussed on supplying complete logistics
services, PKP is among the largest rail transport companies in
Europe.<BR> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About DB
Mobility Logistics AG</SPAN><BR>The sub-group DB Mobility
Logistics AG was set up in 2008. This covers all the mobility
and logistics activities of the DB Group. DB Mobility
Logistics AG is a 100-percent subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn
AG.<BR> <BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Overview of
Terminal:</SPAN><BR>-
Construction period: 10
months<BR>- Total area
225,000 sq.m., of which half for the handling of intermodal
traffic and container storage, with the other half foreseen as
space for rental to companies potentially locating
here<BR>- 2 reach stackers
each of 45 tons capacity can handle all container sizes, as
well as articulated trailers and swop bodies. A further reach
stacker and an empty container
stacker.<BR>- The entire
terminal is fully-fenced and monitored on CCTV. Additional
guards ensure continuous security.
<BR>- The storage capacity
for full and empty containers is currently 1,200 TEU and can
be adjusted for fast-growing
demand.<BR>-
The annual handling capacity can be increased up to 100,000
TEU.<BR> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">POLZUG's
full range of services at the new terminal is rounded off by:
</SPAN><BR>-
Customs services (Customs clearance with own Customs
agency)<BR>-
Trucking services currently with 42 own container
chassis<BR>-
EDI
reporting<BR>-
Storage of full and empty
containers<BR>-
Transport-related storage of dangerous goods
containers<BR>-
Making containers
seaworthy<BR>-
Container
cleaning<BR>-
Emergency container
repairs<BR>-
Power supply for reefer containers including
monitoring<BR>-
Labelling of dangerous goods containers
<BR>-
Container sealing with high security seals
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and POLZUG have opened a new hinterland terminal near
Katowice. The state-of-the-art facility brings the Southern
Polish economic region of Silesia closer to the Port of
Hamburg. This cargo handling terminal meets stringent European
standards for terminals in intermodal traffic of the kind that
HHLA has successfully implemented at its Hamburg base, for
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(July 1, 2010</SPAN>)-- In taking
into service the new hinterland terminal in Dąbrowa Górnicza
near Katowice, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and
POLZUG are responding to the rising demand for container
transport in one of Poland's most important economic regions.
The full-service facility meets the stringent European
requirements for cargo-handling terminals for intermodal
traffic and eliminates bottlenecks in handling growing
quantities of cargo. Moreover, planning measures for
additional terminal projects in Poland are proceeding
rapidly.<BR> <BR>HHLA Intermodal Polska, a HHLA
subsidiary, has invested around 10 million euros in building
the new terminal. For HHLA Intermodal, the investment in the
terminal in the Silesia region represents a logical step in
the systematic expansion of its high-performance hinterland
network in Central, Eastern and SE Europe. The tenant and
operator at the terminal is rail operator POLZUG, a company
jointly owned by PKP Cargo S.A. (Polish State Railways), DB
Mobility Logistics AG and HHLA (each with 33.33 percent).
<BR> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dr. Sebastian
Jürgens, HHLA Executive Board member for the Intermodal and
Logistics segments: </SPAN><BR>"Our new hinterland terminal
near Katowice brings Hamburg and Silesia closer together. Very
soon we shall be installing a neutral hub in Poznan and doing
even more for Poland. Our major target will then to be build
up high-frequency shuttle train connections between Poland and
the Port of Hamburg."<BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Walter Schulze-Freyberg, Managing
Director of POLZUG Intermodal: </SPAN><BR>"We bring HHLA's
high standards for its terminals to Silesia. An efficient
terminal infrastructure in Poland is the key to the POLZUG
success story. Only this will enable us to run the transport
chain from all the ports of Northern Europe to the final
destination and cater for constantly growing customer
requirements. Our new facility at Katowice is also optimally
networked with other terminals in Poland."<BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Professor Juliusz Engelhardt, Deputy
Minister for Infrastructure in Poland: </SPAN><BR>"The
terminal opened today in Dąbrowa Gornicza is a systematic step
on the way towards the dynamic development of intermodal
transport in Poland and can serve as an example for future
investments of this kind."<BR> <BR>The new terminal for
intermodal traffic near Katowice offers all the services for
which there is demand today from shipping companies and
forwarders - extensive storage spaces for empty and loaded
containers, for instance, as well as professional container
delivery in door-to-door mode. One great advantage of the
terminal consists of three rail sidings sufficiently long at
625 metres for complete block trains - meaning that container
trains can be handled without having to be split up. That
speeds up handling, reduces the effort required and hence
costs. <BR> <BR>The facility possesses extensive reserves
of capacity, permitting annual throughput of up to 100,000
standard containers (TEU). Daily rail connections with the
Northern European seaports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven and
Rotterdam ensure an optimal link with overseas and short-sea
services. The hinterland terminal has its own tractorsand
chassis for onward road transport of containers to the
customer. "This facility represents a quantum leap in terms of
technology, quality and service," said POLZUG Managing
Director Schulze-Freyberg. <BR> <BR>The terminal was
opened on 30 June 2010 in the presence of numerous guests from
the transport industry, shipping and logistics, as well as
guests of honour including Professor Juliusz Engelhardt,
Poland's Deputy Minister for Infrastructure in Poland, HHLA
Executive Board members Dr. Sebastian Jürgens (Intermodal) and
Dr. Roland Lappin (Finance), along with Wojciech Balczun,
Chairman of the Executive Board of PKP Cargo, and Daniel
Ryczek, PKP Cargo Executive Board member (Strategy and
Intermodal Traffic).<BR> <BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About POLZUG</SPAN><BR>POLZUG
Intermodal has operated its own container trains between the
Northern European container ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven,
Rotterdam and the ports' hinterland in Poland and Eastern
Europe since 1991. Each with a 33.3% stake, it is owned by
HHLA Intermodal GmbH, (Hamburg), DB Mobility Logistics AG
(Berlin) and die PKP Cargo S.A. (Warsaw).<BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About HHLA Intermodal</SPAN><BR>HHLA
intermodal companies offer a comprehensive rail and road
transport network that links German seaports with their
hinterland in Europe. Most shipments are to/from Central and
Eastern Europe. The HHLA network transported 1.5 million
standard containers in 2009. The rail companies TFG
Transfracht (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Metrans (Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Hungary) and Polzug (Poland, the CIS
states) have successfully specialized in their regional
markets, each being the market leaders for container transport
by rail. By road, Container-Transport-Dienst (CTD)
delivers/collects containers through its branches in Hamburg,
Bremen, Berlin and Kornwestheim as well as on long-haul
routes. HHLA will be systematically further expanding its
network in the years to come.<BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About HHLA </SPAN><BR>Hamburger
Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is one of the leading port
logistics groups in the European North Range. With its
Container, Intermodal and Logistics segments, HHLA is
positioned vertically along the transport chain. Efficient
container terminals, high-capacity transport systems and a
full range of logistics services form a complete network
between the overseas port and its European hinterland.
<BR> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About PKP
Cargo</SPAN><BR>Focussed on supplying complete logistics
services, PKP is among the largest rail transport companies in
Europe.<BR> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About DB
Mobility Logistics AG</SPAN><BR>The sub-group DB Mobility
Logistics AG was set up in 2008. This covers all the mobility
and logistics activities of the DB Group. DB Mobility
Logistics AG is a 100-percent subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn
AG.<BR> <BR> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Overview of
Terminal:</SPAN><BR>-
Construction period: 10
months<BR>- Total area
225,000 sq.m., of which half for the handling of intermodal
traffic and container storage, with the other half foreseen as
space for rental to companies potentially locating
here<BR>- 2 reach stackers
each of 45 tons capacity can handle all container sizes, as
well as articulated trailers and swop bodies. A further reach
stacker and an empty container
stacker.<BR>- The entire
terminal is fully-fenced and monitored on CCTV. Additional
guards ensure continuous security.
<BR>- The storage capacity
for full and empty containers is currently 1,200 TEU and can
be adjusted for fast-growing
demand.<BR>-
The annual handling capacity can be increased up to 100,000
TEU.<BR> <BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">POLZUG's
full range of services at the new terminal is rounded off by:
</SPAN><BR>-
Customs services (Customs clearance with own Customs
agency)<BR>-
Trucking services currently with 42 own container
chassis<BR>-
EDI
reporting<BR>-
Storage of full and empty
containers<BR>-
Transport-related storage of dangerous goods
containers<BR>-
Making containers
seaworthy<BR>-
Container
cleaning<BR>-
Emergency container
repairs<BR>-
Power supply for reefer containers including
monitoring<BR>-
Labelling of dangerous goods containers
<BR>-
Container sealing with high security seals
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