RheinCargo electric locomotive with a container train at Oberhausen West
RheinCargo 187 077 leads a container train through Oberhausen West. Illustrative image; it does not depict the Shell facilities or the contract event. Photo: Rob Dammers / CC BY 2.0.

RheinCargo has extended its Shell rail logistics contract for the Ludwigshafen and Flörsheim tank farms by three years, with an option that could keep the agreement running for two additional years.

 

Contract keeps two-site services in place

The renewed agreement⁠ continues a partnership that began in April 2020 and covers railway shunting, loading and other operational services at the two German facilities.

RheinCargo’s responsibilities have expanded since the original contract began. Alongside shunting and filling work, the company now supports on-site processes, monitors ship loading and unloading, and performs access and control duties.

An official account of the 2020 service launch⁠ said RheinCargo initially handled tank-wagon filling, loading equipment and hose monitoring during ship transfers. At that time, operations ran around the clock from Monday to Saturday and created 22 jobs at the two sites.

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Factory Transport operates at eight German sites

The contract is managed by RheinCargo’s Factory Transport division, which employs approximately 115 people and serves industrial companies and customers with private railway sidings at eight locations across Germany.

Its wider industrial rail service⁠ includes shunting, filling and monitoring, railway infrastructure maintenance and operational support connected with on-site rail movements.

The extension secures the existing services for three more years. If the additional option is exercised, RheinCargo and Shell could continue the agreement for a total of five further years. The companies did not disclose the contract value.

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