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May 10, 2022
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- DFDS buys German railway company primeRail
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- New Rail division established
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 The Danish shipowning and logistics group DFDS today signed a
agreement to buy the German railway company primeRail
which was established in 2019 and with which in 2020 the
Danish group had set up Intermodal Transport in Cologne
competence Center with the aim of offering intermodal solutions to
own customers. Peter Gellert Pedersen, Executive Vice President and
Head of DFDS' Ferry Division, pointed out that
the acquisition represents an important step in the development of the
presence of the Danish group in the intermodal sector by combining the
rail and sea transport-
- With the acquisition DFDS establishes the new Rail division in
to which primeRail activities and activities converge
intermodal so far operated by the Danish group. The new area of
business will be part of the Mediterranean division of
DFDS and will be led by Patrick Zilles, current
CEO of primeRail.
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- "Since mid-2018, since we acquired the
our Turkish route network - explained the head of the
Mediterranean business unit, Lars Hoffman, referring
the acquisition of the Turkish U.N. Ro-Ro
(
of 7
June 2018) - we have learned how much value the solutions of
Rail transport can add to our model of
business and our network. We have expanded our network and, with
the centralization of attention on green solutions, the further
Development of train-based solutions is a step away
natural. Since 2018 we have doubled our number of trains
weekly and it is therefore natural to take the next step.
We have seen a growth in transport demand
Rail combined with our ferry and logistics services.
Partnering with primeRail allows us to offer additional solutions
intermodal. Customers can deliver units at the
our terminals in Turkey and pick them up in Europe very close to the
final destinations'.-
- Samer & Co. Shipping, general agent of DFDS,
pointed out that, in this context, the role of
of the motorway of the sea managed by DFDS in the port of Trieste
through its subsidiary Samer Seaports & Terminals, given that
the acquisition of primeRail will make more and more
central the Julian port as access of goods to the market
European. Already today the goods arrived in Trieste from Turkey
through the motorway of the sea reach by train numerous
destinations in northern and central Europe for a total of
ninety trips a week.
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