January has been a month of service upgrades for TX Logistik. The intermodal operator has increased the frequency of two services between northern Germany and Northern Italy using Lübeck as the central hub. The first one is the Lübeck-Segrate Milan service, which now runs with six weekly roundtrips instead of four. The second and more recent is the Lübeck-Quadrante Europa Verona service, which upgraded to two weekly roundtrips instead of one.

Both services are available for a variety of loading units, including trailers, containers, tank containers and NiKRASA-compatible semitrailers. The Lübeck-Verona service is also available for conventional semitrailers. According to TX Logistik, this service will also run as an ‘open train system,’ with the main customer being forwarding company Bode, also based in Lübeck.

Following a good year

TX Logistik proceeded with these two upgrades following a relatively solid performance in 2023, at least expansion-wise. Two of last year’s highlights included commencing the joint operation of the combined transport terminal Logport III in Duisburg (Ziel Terminal) alongside duisport and Samskip. The company holds a 25.1 per cent share in the joint venture established for the terminal’s operation, with duisport also holding 25.1 per cent and Samskip maintaining the lion’s share of 49.8 per cent.

The second highlight was the acquisition of Exploris Deutschland Holding, which includes companies like the HSL Logistik group, Delta Rail, and Via Cargo. This development will play an important role in streamlining the company’s network expansion, especially on the east-west axis, with more services between Germany and Poland and Czechia and Slovakia. More importantly, the acquisition helped the company increase its market share in Germany even more since it became the country’s second-largest operator.