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Our customers benefit from the power of a strong network.

 

Smart

We are the smart way of doing intermodal, with a wide range of services at a fair price.

 

Safe

Safety is our top priority: today and tomorrow.

 

Service

We run the extra-mile for our customers.

 

Quality

We fight for upgrading the performance of the rail system.

 

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Together we make the green revolution happen.

Moving together 

 

The strategy of Hupac is based on strengths that have been built up over many years. The core elements are the demand-oriented development of a network for combined transport, independence from the railways and investments in own resources such as rail wagons, terminals and information technology.


Hupac’s target for the strategy period 2022-2026 is an annual volume increase of 7%. With a forecast economic growth of 2%, this will achieve a real shift of freight traffic from road to rail.


By 2026, Hupac aims to reach a traffic volume of 1.6 million road consignments, which corresponds to an increase of 40% compared to 2021. To achieve this goal, the Board of Directors has approved an investment programme of CHF 300 million.

Strategy 2026 in figures

 

Modal shift

1.6 million trucks transported by rail

 

Investment

CHF 300 million with focus on terminals, digitalisation, rail cars

 

Terminal capacity

1.3 million loading units in 7 new significant plants or expansions

 

Quality

90% punctuality by 2026

 

 

 

Modal shift: target 2026
Road consignments in the Hupac Group network

Competitive solutions for modal shift 

 

Stabilise the core business and exploit growth potentials – these are the guidelines of the Strategy 2026. The background is the upcoming expiry of operating subsidies for combined transport in Alpine transit through Switzerland. With the commissioning of AlpTransit, productivity advantages can be gradually exploited, such as more payload per locomotive, longer trains, shorter journey times. The core task for the 2022-2026 strategy period is to consistently integrate these factors into existing transport concepts.

 

In addition, the growth potentials arising in other areas of Europe should continue to be exploited. These include the axes of south-east, south-west and north-east Europe as well as new market segments such as maritime hinterland transport.

 

The optimisation of processes and the intelligent use of resources such as rail wagons and terminals are further fields of action. The central challenge is the efficient management of the network and the achievement of a quality level in line with requirements in a market that is characterised by capacity bottlenecks in certain phases as demand increases. Flexibility, digital intelligence and close cooperation with partners are the basic prerequisites for performance and customer satisfaction.

Strategic priorities

  • Quality leadership in European intermodal markets
  • Investments in market expansion and partnerships for modal shift
  • Digital transformation of our offerings and driving of sector standards
  • Attract talents and develop diversity for growth
  • Political advocacy to improve modal shift conditions and grow capacity.
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2020: Hupac keeps traffic volume of 1 million road consignments

Traffic development 2020

Chiasso, 3.2.2021    With around 1 million road consignments moved, the Hupac Group was able to keep the traffic volume just at the previous year's level. Due to the coronavirus crisis, however development fell short of expectations.


During the past year, the Hupac Group transported 1,014,686 road consignments or 1,913,000 TEUs, representing a slight decrease of 0.9% compared to the previous year. The main influencing factors were the slump in maritime traffic from overseas and the economic lockdown in Europe as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of the year. Traffic demand recovered in the second half of the year, so that, by the end of the year, the 2019 level was reached.

 

The consequences of the coronavirus crisis were particularly felt in transalpine traffic through Switzerland (-2.3%). In the April-June period, demand dropped significantly; nevertheless, Hupac maintained its network and thus made an important contribution to securing the logistics of vital goods. In the second half of the year, volumes returned to the previous year's level.

 

In non-transalpine traffic, the transport volume remained stable at 434,033 road consignments (+0.5%). While traffic to eastern and south-eastern Europe developed positively, other segments such as maritime inland traffic from the North Sea ports were more heavily impacted by the COVID effect.

 

"Given the extraordinary circumstances, we are satisfied with the traffic volume achieved," says Michail Stahlhut, CEO of the Hupac Group. "However, we had set significantly more ambitious goals." Public financial aid to overcome the coronavirus crisis is moderate. Hupac is therefore relying on additional measures to control costs and increase productivity. "We are aiming for the maximum possible train length – operationally and in terms of planning. Expanding the network to a standard train length of 740 m is our top priority – the sooner the better."

 

Hupac is off to a good start in 2021. For the first time, Hupac's entire transalpine network will be able to transport the large-volume 4-metre semitrailers. "We expect strong demand in this segment. With our transport offer, we are making a concrete contribution to Switzerland's modal shift policy and to the implementation of the European Green Deal strategy," says Stahlhut.

 

Traffic development
Number of road consignments

2020

2019

in %

Transalpine via Switzerland

538,104

551,042

-2.3

Transalpine via Austria and France

 42,549

 41,027

3.7

Non-transalpine

434,033

432,021

0.5

Total

1,014,686

1,024,090

-0.9