Since the beginning of May, PKP CARGO has been transporting coke for the JSW Group from southern Poland to a customer in North Rhine-Westphalia. Every month, several thousand tons of this energy raw material reach the western German state. The largest Polish carrier carries out deliveries independently along the entire route, using a so-called shuttle system. This is an efficient way of carrying out transport – the shipment arrives at the destination station, after which the empty wagons return in a block train to the country. PKP CARGO has provided four shuttles for the execution of this contract.
– By carrying out transport from Poland to Western Europe independently, we are utilizing our great potential. PKP CARGO is an experienced carrier and partner for the largest industrial groups in Europe – says Grzegorz Fingas, member of the PKP CARGO Management Board for Commercial Affairs. – We want to constantly increase our presence and activity outside of Poland, in accordance with the assumptions of the strategy for 2016-2020.
PKP CARGO carries out coke transport for the JSW Group in specialized freight wagons adapted to handle this specific contract. Organizing transport in a shuttle system allows for efficient and effective delivery, rationalizing operating costs. Handling the new contract requires PKP CARGO to launch three to four trains per week. The highest quality of contract execution is ensured by covering these connections with monitoring – the transport is tracked from the moment the train departs until it arrives at the destination station. The transport is characterized by high requirements, and PKP CARGO carries it out with the utmost care. This applies primarily to the timeliness of deliveries and the provision of rolling stock with the highest quality and operational parameters.
PKP CARGO transports exported coal and coke to Polish seaports and over a dozen European countries, with the largest volumes going to customers in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine. To handle these transports, PKP CARGO most often uses standard freight wagons, so-called coal wagons. Some export shipments are carried out in containers. In 2015, coke transport in the intermodal system accounted for over 5 percent of the total transport of this raw material carried out by PKP CARGO. PKP CARGO carries out some of the export of solid fuels in cooperation with other carriers, including AWT – a Czech operator that is part of the PKP CARGO Group. The JSW Group is a leading exporter of hard coal and coke in Europe. Most of the transport is carried out by the PKP CARGO Group.