Transfracht with New Connections Between Osnabrück and Hamburg

TFG Transfracht and the Container Terminal Osnabrück (CTOS) are offering CO2-free rail transport between Hamburg and Osnabrück starting in the new year. Six direct connections in both directions each week save up to 5,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually. The service will commence on January 10, 2022.

(Osnabrück, January 6, 2022) Good news for the new year: TFG Transfracht and the terminal operator Container Terminal Osnabrück (CTOS) will offer six weekly direct connections between the Osnabrück economic region and Hamburg by rail starting January 10. By utilizing TFGeco train, the rail transports are 100 percent CO₂-free, powered entirely by green electricity. The operations at the Osnabrück terminal are also powered by 100 percent green electricity. The partners aim to provide customers with environmentally friendly transport solutions to encourage the shift from road to rail.

“We are very pleased to expand our offering of short-sea feeders with the connection to Osnabrück and to meet the growing demand for climate-friendly transport solutions. With the expansion of rail transport, we are providing a real alternative to road transport. This way, we are shifting an additional 30,000 TEU from road to rail in the region, achieving a reduction of up to 5,000 tons of CO₂ emissions annually for our climate,” explains Frank Gedat, Head of Regional Division North East at TFG Transfracht.

An Important Building Block for Environmentally Friendly Connections

“With the six new connections from TFG, we are gaining another important building block for attractive and environmentally friendly intermodal connections in the region,” emphasizes Björn Tiemann, Managing Director of Container Terminal Osnabrück. The new hub for combined transport has been established since spring 2020 on a 9.5-hectare former barracks site at the Osnabrück port area and has a parking capacity of 2,000 TEU. For handling, there are four tracks each 730 meters long and two tracks each 300 meters long, as well as two portal cranes, each 40 meters high.

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