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emission reporting, IGS continually monitors the environmental impact of its trains.
AVOIDING EMPTY ENGINE RUNS
For the Hamburg group, the environmental impact over the first and last mile plays an important role. Marshalling services to and from the quayside ter- minals in the Port of Hamburg are carried out for IGS by HBC – Hanseatisches Bahn Contor. They al- so cooperate with other marshalling service pro- viders in the Port of Hamburg. It is their joint aim to prevent empty engine runs. On the one hand, this means that engines on the spot and infrastruc- ture resources can be used more efficiently. On the other, this concept provides a high level of reli- ability, since in the event of engine failure you can fall back at short notice on a partner, who can al- ways ensure the delivery of the railcars.
For pre and on-carriage trucking, the IGS group puts its faith in modern vehicles, which for the most part conform to the EURO VI standard. The development of innovative engine technologies, for example, based on CNG, LNG, fuel cells and electric propulsion, are being attentively moni- tored by the IGS technology specialists. Apart from planned vehicle deployment on short or long
distances, shuttle or internal tours, decisive is their suitability for daily use, long lifetime and the concentration of necessary petrol station infra- structure.
With its focus on balancing ecology and commercial needs of each, and every, link in the transport chain, IGS is making a significant contribution to environ- mentally compatible hinterland logistics, seamlessly connected to the ‘green port’ concept. ■
EN ROUTE FROM NUREMBURG TO THE PORT OF HAMBURG – FLAT CONTAINER RAILCARS FROM THE IGS NETWORK TRAINS
HINTERLAND ■
Trusting in ecological and commercial solutions; Harald Rotter (l.) and Bernd Treppe, Joint CEO’s of IGS Intermodal Container Logistics
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