Hungarian branch of Ekol is fully committed to rail transport
The Hungarian logistics company Ekol Kft is fully committed to environmentally friendly rail transport, and therefore relies on Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH), for its logistics. At the beginning of June 2018, the transport of semi-trailers with 4 round trips per week began. The trailers are transported from the Hungarian capital Budapest to Neuss, Germany; 10 semi-trailers are transported per train. Traction is provided by RCH’s own locomotives. This ensures a consistent, high-quality, international operation.
On 3rd July, László Mosóczi, the Hungarian State Secretary for Transport from the Ministry of Innovation and Technology approved the 3,000 semi-trailer in the presence of Rail Cargo Group Board Member Imre Kovács. By doing so, he emphasized the importance of rail freight transport for a healthy climate.
At the Rail Cargo Terminal BILK in Budapest, the trailers are lifted onto the wagons via a crane, before they begin their 1,200 kilometre-long journey by rail. Tractors await the trailers at the Neuss terminal and transport the goods to their final destination.
With this solution, Ekol Kft. was the first logistics provider to implement scheduled transports combining road and rail in Hungary. Ákos Kovács, Managing Direcotr, reports that “more and more large industrial producers recognise the advantages of combined road and rail transpor”.
To meet the demand, the logistics provider has acquired 150 craneable trailers and built up capacity in Germany. About 75 per cent of the volume are transported towards the Ruhr area, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. Since the start of this year, Ekol has been implementing the majority of the intermodal transports from the Rail Cargo Terminal – BILK to Turkey.