DB Schenker's most modern terminal for land transport is now connected to the road and rail network. The EUR26 million (US$36.17 million) logistics centre opened in Salzburg, Austria in April to serve as a hub for goods in Europe.
The 80,000 square metre site is home to a 10,000 square metre transshipment hall, a 4,250 square metre logistics hall and a 5,000 square metre office building.
    Rail transportation has been integrated into the company's logistics solution through the terminal's siding that connects the terminal to the rail network. The dedicated track is 414 metres long and links the terminal in the Bergheim district to the existing route in the Aupoint industrial area.
    "Now that the siding is connected, our terminal is a fully fledged intermodal hub. We offer customers all rail services whenever rail is appropriate for the customer's consignments," said Karl Nutzinger, member of the management board of Schenker AG responsible for Land Transport.
    "Rail is an ecological and economical alternative for forwarding certain types of goods over long distances. We link rail directly to pre-carriage and onwards carriage by truck and our warehouse concepts without intermediate transport," said Elmar Wieland, chairman of the management board of Schenker & Co AG, Vienna, responsible for Southeast Europe. All variants are possible in Salzburg, from single car transports and combined transports to block trains, a company statement said.
    The terminal also has the technology to load paper rolls. Salzburg serves as a competence centre for pulp and paper for DB Schenker in Austria and has decades of experience in product area. Freight with a unit weight of up to 7.5 tons can be transshipped to rail in other product areas as well.

Source: Shipping Gazette