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The gate as a value-adding asset
Efficiency and competitiveness in rail operations

Competitive advantage is gained through meticulous market analysis, proper planning and clear business processes.

The logistics industry is as com­petitive as it has ever been and recent booms in cargo trans­portation coupled with rising fuel costs have presented many opportunities for developing regions and multiple forms of transport. Intermodal facilities and rail operations use many metrics to measure performance. These metrics are often related to cost per transaction and cargo units or TEUs per year. There are many technologies on the market today, including the Port Access Control System (PACS) and Gate Operat­ing System (GOS), which can contribute to a facility’s competitive advantage by creat­ing more customer value and increasing fa­cility efficiency. [read more]

Wroclaw Intermodal
Polzug's new terminal in Poland

A new rail terminal has been launched in Wroclaw by Polzug In­termodal GmbH, one of the leading intermodal operators, partic­ularly active in railway services of containerised cargo in Central and Eastern Europe.

The place selected by Polzug is not incidental. Located in south-western Poland, near the border with Germany and the Czech Republic, Wroclaw is the fifth largest Polish city and for several years also a major centre for consum­er electronics, household appliances and au­tomotive industry. Some of the global com­panies with their plants in Wroclaw include LG Philips, Toshiba, Electrolux, Whirlpool and Toyota. [read more]