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Rail agreement Cargo Group - TransContainer in order to develop the containerized railway traffic China-Europe
Previewed the realization of ten services to the week within 2020
February 22, 2018
The railway society Rail goods Cargo Group (RCG) of Austrian group ÖBB and the intermodal society Russian TransContainer has undersigned a memorandum of understanding based on which they will estimate the possibility to constitute joint venture with center in Austria that will have the task to promote services door-to-door and to intensify the transports in container on the railway route between China and Europe being carried out also activity of commercial character.
One of the objectives of the cooperation is the realization of regular intermodal traffic between China and Europe. Currently RCG in collaboration with TransContainer work two spins weeklies magazine on this route, frequency that is previewed to elevate to ten services to the week within 2020.
"This initiative - it has evidenced Thomas Kargl, member of the board of directors of RCG - puts two experts of railway logistics together and therefore it offers to the Chinese customers an alternative of real transport, and above all of quality, respect to other routes and other modalities of transport".
"The transports between China and Europe - the managing director of TransContainer has commented, Petr Baskakov - are the segment of the market of the container in more fast increase. We consider that the combination between the competences and the technologies of the PJSC TransContainer in the area of the gauge of 1.520 millimeters with the possibilities offered from Rail Austria Cargo on the European railway lines, in particular of central and Southeastern Europe, will give an impulse to the development of the railway traffic on the China-Europe-China route and will offer to our customers solution of a reliable and competitive transport".
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The railway society Rail goods Cargo Group (RCG) of Austrian group ÖBB and the intermodal society Russian TransContainer has undersigned a memorandum of understanding based on which they will estimate the possibility to constitute joint venture with center in Austria that will have the task to promote services door-to-door and to intensify the transports in container on the railway route between China and Europe being carried out also activity of commercial character.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
