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DB Schenker Rail heads to grow in Europe
In the first trimester the revenues of the German company are increased of 11%
May 11, 2011
The German group Deutsche Bahn (DB) has announced today that in the first trimester of this year DB Schenker Rail, that goods of the group is the division of rail shipment, it has recorded an increment of 9% of the volumes transported regarding the correspondent period of 2010. To such increase an increase of 11% of the revenues is corresponded.
About 60% of the transports operated from DB Schenker Rail they are international. The company has emphasized that in 2010 own market share in European the rail shipment goods is gone up to 26% and the objective is to carry it to 30% graces to annual investments pairs to about 400 million euros. "Our opportunities - the managing director of DB Schenker Rail has confirmed, Alexander Hedderich - are in Europe and from these we will draw the maximum advantage. We intend to be the first choice of the customers for the rail shipment of the goods in Europe. In the 2011 we will ulteriorly develop to our lines between Germany and France, that from and for Poland, the United Kingdom and between France and Spain. In order to make this we will update our productive system to German and European level and will increase its flexibility continuously. In this process - it has specified Hedderich - the transport to single wagon constitutes the spine of the railway traffic goods in Europe. We will strengthen ulteriorly this segment in order to satisfy still more the question of our international customers".
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