Environment and climate

Freight transport reduces emissions and saves energy thanks to our intermodal network.

 

CO2 savings

1.3

million tonnes

 
Energy savings

13.1

billion megajoules

 
Silent freight wagons

100%

low-noise wagon fleet

10%

with disc brakes

 

CO2e and energy savings

In 2024, the traffic operated by Hupac Intermodal generated 129,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions. According to the Ecotransit system, this represents a saving of 89% or 1.1 million tonnes of CO2e compared to pure road transport. The estimated value for the total transport of the Hupac Group is 1.3 million tonnes of CO2e emissions.

 

Energy consumption is also an important and not insignificant figure for measuring the climate impact of combined transport. Compared to road transport, the Hupac Intermodal network saved 11.2 billion megajoules in 2024. This is a reduction of 74% compared to road transport.

 

CO2e certification for customers

The certification of CO2e savings is available online for customers of Hupac Intermodal. Click here for the CO2e certification.

 

Silent freight wagons

Hupac's wagon fleet is noise-reduced. All wagons are fitted with brakes made of a low-noise synthetic resin composite. New wagons are preferably procured with disc brakes, a braking system that further reduces noise emissions.

Contact

CRRC and Hupac together for the future of intermodal transport

Cooperation agreement between the Chinese CRRC and the Swiss Hupac

 

On 8 November 2017, CRRC International Corporation Ltd. and Hupac SA signed a contract in Chiasso, Switzerland. In the next two years, CRRC will produce flat wagons for Hupac, including the acquisition of EU certification and the wagon registration at the Swiss Federal office of transport. The design, manufacture and certification of this batch of railway wagons will be undertaken by CRRC Shandong Limited, a subsidiary of CRRC Corporation Ltd.

 

After the signing ceremony, the two companies held talks on cooperation and shaping the future of intermodal transport in the fields of maintenance, leasing of rolling stock and close cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiatives.

 

This is yet another achievement made by CRRC in its response to and implementation of the Belt and Road Initiatives as well as another entrance to a developed European country after its successful export to France, Poland, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Hupac has been active on the Chinese rail transportation market for nearly a decade, with an own subsidy in Shanghai since 2015. One of the last projects was the launch of the "Xin Ou Di" (Xinjiang China to Europe to Mediterranean) international freight train for a Chinese chemical producer, which links the European railway network with the mainland in China.

 

Profile of CRRC

CRRC Corporation Limited (CRRC) has 46 wholly-owned & majority-owned subsidiaries and over 180,000 employees and is located in Beijing.

 

CRRC is the world's largest supplier of rail transit equipment with the most complete product lines and leading technologies. Its main businesses cover the R&D, design, manufacture, repair, sale, lease and technical services for rolling stock, urban rail transit vehicles, engineering machinery, all types of electrical equipment, electronic equipment and parts, electric products and environmental protection equipment, consulting services, industrial investment and management, asset management, import and export.

 

Profile of Hupac

Hupac is Europe's leading intermodal network operator. Its network offers connections between the main European economic areas and to destinations as distant as Russia and the Far East, with around 110 trains per day. Hupac was founded in 1967 in Chiasso/Switzerland. The Hupac Group comprises 17 companies with locations in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Russia and China. The company has around 450 employees, 5,500 rail platforms and operates efficient terminals at key locations in Europe.

 

Media contact            

 

Mr Sun Shaoqian, CRRC International Corporation Ltd, Beijing
Tel. 0086 10 51897295, sunshaoqian@crrcgc.cc


Ms Irmtraut Tonndorf, Hupac Intermodal, Chiasso,

Tel. 0041 58 8558020, itonndorf@hupac.com

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