ERS Railways CUSTOMER DRIVEN RAIL SOLUTIONS 0031 10 4285800
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ERS Railways B.V. • Established in 1994 • Biggest privately owned railway company in Western Europe • Strong financial base (100% owned by A.P. Moller – Maersk Group) • Deep sea, short sea and continental rail solutions • Cross – border traction services • AEO certified
A strong player in European combined rail transport
ERS Railways B.V. • Active in several European countries • 200 trains per week • 47% share in boxXpress (providing domestic German rail transport solutions) • Providing cross border traction services • Intermodal operator on main European corridors • Transport of 20 ft, 40 ft, tank containers, (mega) trailers, swap bodies
Extensive geographical coverage
Assets • 16 e-locomotives, 11 in Rotterdam, 5 in Duisburg • Inter – operable between NL – DE/AT as well as other countries • Shunting activities in the Rotterdam port area, provided by shunting diesel locomotives • 24 own loco drivers based in Rotterdam • Wagon fleet containing 60’, 80’, 90’ as well as double pocket wagons (totaling 450 wagons) • Additional equipment available in case required • All of our drivers are also certified wagon inspectors
Modern fleet of locomotives / wagons
Our focus • Our current and future customers in Europe • Customer driven rail products based on: • Tailor made offers • Developing together with our customers their European Supply Chains based on reliable intermodal connections • Becoming an even stronger European railway operator by proactively seeking market opportunities
Fostering existing corridors while developing new markets
Key drivers • Innovation and process excellence • EDI and Track & Trace • Promotion of railway transport by the European Commission • Profitability and efficiency • Current licenses: The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany • Next focus: license in Austria
"We want to be the architect of a strong European intermodal network supporting our customers’ needs." Frank Schuhholz, Managing Director
Safety • Safety is a top priority within ERS Railways • No SPAD’s since 2010 • Comprehensive training programs for employees • Safety drills in close cooperation with Infrastructure Managers • Annual medical checks for our locomotive drivers • Our wagon sets are 24/7 traceable via GPS • Hiring security staff wherever necessary • All our wagons are running under the required regime of suppliers being Entities in Charge of Maintenance
When safety meets reliability
Strong presence in the market • Excellent coverage of traffics on the North – South axis between Rotterdam and Italy, based on partnerships with strong local players • Excellent coverage of traffics on the West – East axis between Rotterdam and Poland , by providing a unique direct rail service; transit time of 22 hours, possibility to transport (mega) trailers, tailor made Track & Trace solutions • Number of roundtrips ex and to Rotterdam can easily be scaled up due to the existing operational set – up • Transports to and from Italy can be provided via Switzerland and/or Austria • Lead time for new corridors/start – ups is normally 6 – 8 weeks, depending on scale and requirements
Customer driven rail solutions
Sustainability • 100% of our long haul fleet are electric locomotives • Use of efficient, modern and environmentally friendly assets • Member of EcoTransIT allowing us to establish annual reports about the CO2 savings achieved on behalf of our customers
Long haul fleet 100% environmental friendly
General corridor overview
The Netherlands
Trains per week Rotterdam – Padova (v.v.) Rotterdam – Melzo (v.v.) Rotterdam – Basel (v.v.) Rotterdam – Poznan (v.v)
3x 9x 7x 3x
Germany
Trains per week Rostock – Brno (v.v.) 4x Bremerhaven – Vienna (v.v.) 4x Hamburg – Vienna (v.v.) 12x Duisburg – Vienna – Budapest (v.v.) 9x
Germany domestic
Trains per week Bremerhaven – München (v.v.) Bremerhaven – Ulm (v.v.)
6x 4x
Hamburg – Kornwestheim (v.v.) Hamburg – München (v.v.) Hamburg – Nürnberg (v.v.) Hamburg – Ulm (v.v.)
5x 5x 5x 6x
Duisburg – Schwarzheide (v.v.)
5x
Italy
Trains per week Melzo – Rotterdam (v.v.) 9x Padova – Rotterdam (v.v.) 3x
Italy domestic
Trains per week Melzo – Genova Voltri (v.v.) Melzo – Genova Sech (v.v.) Melzo – La Spezia (v.v.) Melzo – Jesi/Pescara (v.v.)
6x 3x 5x 2x
Padova – La Spezia (v.v.)
5x
On forwarding service from and to Rotterdam for deep sea cargo
Italy domestic
Trains per week Melzo – Rivalta Scrivia (v.v.) Melzo – Ravenna (v.v.) Melzo – Venezia (v.v.)
1x 3x 1x
On forwarding service from and to Rotterdam for continental cargo
Italy domestic
Trains per week Melzo – Frosinone (v.v.) Melzo – Pomezia (v.v.) Melzo – Nola Melzo – Bari
3x 5x 5x 4x
On forwarding service from and to Rotterdam for continental cargo
Poland
Trains per week Poznan – Rotterdam (v.v.) 3x
Czech Republic
Trains per week Brno – Rostock (v.v.) 4x
Austria
Trains per week Vienna – Bremerhaven (v.v.) 4x Vienna – Hamburg (v.v.) 12x Vienna – Duisburg (v.v.) 9x
Switzerland
Trains per week Basel – Rotterdam (v.v.) 7x
ERS Railways and EDI ERS Railways is offering an interactive EDI message exchange containing amongst others: • Pre – notification of an order • Order • Order confirmation • Load confirmation • Departure notification • Arrival notification Formats actively used by ERS Railways are e.g. IFTMIN, EDIFACT, XLS, CVS. In general all formats can be worked with and programmed within short lead times.
Our EDI implementation follows actual customer needs based on thoroughly worked through project plans
ERS Railways and Track & Trace • ERS Railways is able to provide the customer with cargo tracking information on all corridors based on GPS units, which are mounted on wagon sets • Updates of the actual train runs are automatically send to customers’ operations desk based on, by the customer, chosen measuring points • With Track & Trace, we as ERS Railways would like to offer our customers a reliable insight of the actual vs. planned train runs creating a better visibility in the hinterland transport
Track & Trace in practice ERS Railways is able to send notifications at following ‘checkpoints’, e.g. on our Rotterdam – Poznan corridor:
Thank you for your attention And we are looking forward to be a reliable partner for you!
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