Hupac faces losses in traffic via Austria

Falling diesel price and the new euro/Swiss frank parity burden the business model of Hupac; Start of the Company Shuttle business unit

In the past year Hupac, Swiss operator of combined transport, carried a total of 660,109 road shipments by rail. This is an increase of 0.5 per cent compared with the previous year. The weak economic environment particularly in Italy, the main recipient of Hupac traffic, continued to affect market demand.

In its core business of transalpine transport through Switzerland Hupac was able to maintain traffic volume. There was a reduction in traffic via Austria (down 8.0 per cent to 48,091 road shipments), while new connections made it possible to achieve an increase of 5.7 per cent in non-transalpine traffic.

Hupac expects demand for transport to remain stable in the current year. Elements of uncertainty include the falling diesel price that benefits road haulage, as well as the new parity between the euro and Swiss franc, which impairs the competitiveness of Swiss transport services. “We are concentrating on optimising our Shuttle Net,” said Bernhard Kunz. The market segment of semi-trailers with a corner height of 4 meters will be further expanded this year.

At the beginning of the year, the new “Company Shuttle” business unit began its work under the leadership of Renzo Capanni, offering customised modular solutions to customers with a large shipment volume. Hupac aims to develop this new business model to serve the company train market segment.

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