Project for a more efficient rail handling in the Port of Hamburg

Hinterland transportation: HPA, HHLA and  EUROGATE/EUROKOMBI want to improve coordination by „Rail Operations Management“

More than 200 daily cargo trains with 5,000 railcars make Hamburg Europe’s biggest rail port. In hinterland transport more than 40 per cent of all handled goods are carried on the railway. In order to better coordinate the rail development of container traffic and contribute to a longterm securing of economy, success and competitiveness of the Port of Hamburg, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), HHLA Container Terminals and Eurogate/Eurokombi have singed an agreement on the Rail Operations Management project.

A working group of participants from the railway stations of the terminals and the HPA with the aim of optimising all existing rail processes, has been meeting for a long time and has suggested that a neutral position will be very beneficial. The Rail Operations Management should therefore assume the coordination in collaboration with DB Netz, optimise shunting and thus help to shorten the lead time in the Port of Hamburg.

The project is also part of the action plan accepted in the summer of 2014, to increase the efficiency of quayside handling in the port. HPA took over the project coordination for the implementation of this plan. Its introduction shall permit a transparent allocation of infrastructure resources as well as the transparent exchange of data. An IT-based global information platform will help to assign slots in a coordinated manner.

„The port of Hamburg is Europe’s largest railway port and connects Hamburg with the hinterland. Through the port on rails – this is the key success factor for our port. By transporting as many goods as possible by rail, we keep the port flowing and increase its sustainability. This competitive position needs to be strengthened by optimising the processes and continuously increase the quality and efficiency of the port as an important part of the supply chain. The neutral Rail Operations Management is an important step in this context,“ said Jens Meier, CEO HPA.

Klaus-Dieter Peters, CEO of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA): „In view of further increases in container volumes in the Port of Hamburg, efficient use of existing infrastructure is becoming increasingly important. Railway is of particular importance for HHLA. After we have created the feeder logistics center and the nautical terminal coordination – two common tools for a more effective management of the ship calls – and the first steps of our Fuhre 2.0-program are implemented with the truck handling, together with HPA and Eurogate we now tackle the coordination of the rail traffic in the Port of Hamburg.“

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