DHL Freight, one of Europe's leading providers of road freightservices, is introducing a new, sustainable intermodal rail freightsolution between Germany and Denmark. The freight trains willdepart from the Ziel Terminal GmbH in Duisburg every Monday,Wednesday, and Friday. In Denmark, departures from Padborg willoccur every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday from the combinedtransport terminal. The rail transport takes about 12 hours and isavailable to customers with full-truckload shipments. Of course,DHL Freight also offers an end-to-end solution including pick-upand delivery. Operator of the rail connection is the rail logisticscompany TX Logistik, which maintains an efficient European networkwith connections in eleven countries. As part of MercitaliaLogistics, TX Logistik is responsible for the development of thegroup's international activities. Being able to strengthen thenetwork with a renowned customer like DHL is therefore an importantstep for the company on this path.
"We are introducing this new train connection exclusively forour customers. In line with our sustainability strategy of net-zeroemission logistics by 2050 and the growing demand from ourcustomers for green transport solutions, a modal shift from road torail on certain relations is a powerful lever to saveCO2 emission. We expect this new rail service alone to save upto 11,500t CO2 emissions per year. A perfect complement to ourrecently introduced GoGreen Plus service," states Uwe Brinks, CEODHL Freight.
This solution is another milestone in shifting DHL Freight'sroad business to the rails and benefits the route from Denmark toBeNeLux countries and Germany, offering smoother logistics, loweremissions, and increased freight reliability. As part of itssustainability roadmap and in line with Deutsche Post DHL Group’ssustainability goals DHL Freight plans to further increase the useof rail connections and intermodal solutions. Today, DHL Freightalready transports freight on more than 3,900 trains on varioustrade lanes in Europe in cooperation with different rail carriers.In Germany alone, DHL Freight moves more than 970 trailers per weekby rail in heavy-load transport.