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September 23, 2011
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- Inaugurated the new headquarters of SBB CFF FFS Cargo International in Olten
- In the first six months of this year the company has made over 15,000 freight trains traveling
 Yesterday in the town of Olten Confederation was inaugurated its new headquarters SBB CFF FFS Cargo International, the 75:25 joint venture between the Swiss railway SBB CFF FFS group and the operator Hupac intermodal rail traffic that is dedicated to the Alps between Germany and Italy (  of 5 July 2010).
- Freight trains of SBB CFF FFS Cargo International are active from the beginning of 2011, "operational activities are started well - said the CEO of the joint venture, Mikhail Stahlhut, during the inauguration - even if they still fight with the normal difficulties related to the initial phase. " In the first six months of this year SBB CFF FFS Cargo International has over 15,000 trains traveling using a fleet of 100 locomotives, half of which policorrente and therefore suitable for international traffic.
- "The performance of transport - Stahlhut said - showed a positive trend, what worries us, though, is the strong franc." Revenues obtained by the international carriage of goods, in fact, are mostly in euros, while costs for transport across Switzerland are mostly in Swiss francs. "The situation in foreign exchange rates - he explained - weighs heavily on financial development. Therefore we can not avoid even higher prices. It is reasonable to assume that the transit traffic through Switzerland by rail will experience a rise in general. "
- SBB CFF FFS Cargo International initially worked in Basel, headquarters of SBB CFF FFS Cargo, the freight division of the Swiss rail. Transfer Olten was divided into two phases: May 9 last the first 45 employees have moved into new premises in the complex Sälihof hosted at the train station and July were joined by about 40 employees who manage the central coordinating every week centrally over 550 international trains and plan the necessary resources. In Germany and Italy SBB CFF FFS Cargo International also owns his own production companies.Overall the company employs about 600 employees, in addition to these drivers in Switzerland, which for now continue to be employed by SBB CFF FFS Cargo.
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