STINNESrailport - Innovation for

Tomorrow's Rail Freight Transport

Customer information on STINNESrailport Italia

Mainz, September 2006

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STINNESrailport Italia - a reliable alternative to
Italian single wagonload traffic

Schematic representation of the STINNESrailport transport chain

Transhipment &
Single wagon Transport in trainset road transport
network

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Consignor Offenburg / Basel Domodossola / STINNESrailport Consignee
Mannheim Chiasso

Concept of STINNESrailport Effects of STINNESrailport

„ Grouping of single wagons into trainsets; „ Increase in reliability

main run by Railion and private railways to „ Reduction of transport times
a multifunctional transhipment point
(STINNESrailport) „ Reduction of wagon turnaround times

„ Transhipment and additional logistics „ Improvement of the customers' logistics

chain (Railport as buffer/store)
services in the Railport
„ Customers without private sidings obtain
„ Service to/from the consignee by truck
access to the rail network

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Many different types of goods can be
transhipped and stored in the STINNESrailport

Types of goods suitable for the Railport

„ The Railport concept is designed to enable the transhipment of as many

different types of goods as possible
„ Italian Railports can generally handle the following types of goods:

CT units Cranable goods Goods in covd. wg Bulk goods

„ Containers „ Wire coils „ Used paper „ Broken glass
„ Swapbodies „ Track construction „ Car parts/engines „ Bulk fertilizers
„ Trailers material „ Brown/white goods „ Grain and beet
„ Bulky machinery and „ Packed chemicals „ Wood chips
machine parts „ Fresh food „ Coal
„ Metal pipes/sections „ Wood products „ Bulk mineral building
„ Natural stone „ Packed food materials
„ Raw timber „ Furniture „ Scrap metal
„ Sawn timber „ Paper/cardboard „ Clay
„ Steel coils „ Tobacco products „ Cellulose/wood pulp
„ Other palleted goods

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STINNESrailport - multifunctional transhipment points for
rail-based logistics solutions

STINNESrailport - schematic Requirements for Railports

„ Good link to long-distance rail
area
Transhipment /
storage containers „ Full-train-length tracks, sufficient
Transhipment /
storage bulk goods making-up space for wagons
„ Surfaced loading lane suitable
Transhipment / for CT transhipment equipment
storage heavy goods
„ Open spaces for transhipment
and storage of bulk goods and
Transhipment /
containers
storage bulky goods
Storage hall „ Hall spaces or spaces for setting
with ramps Transhipment / storage
palleted goods in hall up hall(s)
„ Transhipment equipment avail-
able on site (possibly partner(s))
„ Approval for transhipment /
© Stinnes AG storage of dangerous goods
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The STINNESrailport Torino opened up the north-west of Italy for
single wagonload traffic

Active Railports in Italy Objectives STINNESrailport Italia

„ Establishment of a wide-area
Railport network in northern
Italy
STINNESrailport
Desio „ STINNESrailport Castelguelfo
STINNESrailport
and Desio are successful first
Torino steps towards a comprehensive
system

„ The Railport system will be

STINNESrailport
Castelguelfo extended consistently by
integrating further economic
regions
100 km
75 km
50 km „ STINNESrailport Torino was
entered into service on
12.12.2005
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STINNESrailport Castelguelfo
Catchment area

Catchment area STINNESrailport Castelguelfo Catchment area Castelguelfo

Bressana
Bottarone „ The entire Parma region can
Casalpusterlengo Cremona be reached from
Piacenza Mantova Castelguelfo
Casalmaggiore
Fiorenzuola
STINNESrailport Suzzara Revere
Castelguelfo Luzzara
Genova 25 km 50 km 75 km 100 km
[165km]
Parma Ravenna
[180km]

Reggio Modena
d´Emilia

Sassuolo
Bologna

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STINNESrailport Castelguelfo
Departure schedule

Schedule: STINNESrailport Castelguelfo

valid as from 28.05.2006

South-bound trains North-bound trains

Routing code: 8091 – 6 dep. Tu-Fr Day Time
dep. Mo-Th Day Time dep. Fr Day Time Castelguelfo A 11:03
Offenburg A 18:59 Offenburg A 12:00 Mannheim B 06:44
Castelguelfo B 07:52 Castelguelfo B 07:52 dep. Sa Day Time
dep. We Day Time dep. Sa Day Time Castelguelfo A 10:34
Offenburg A 10:39 Offenburg A 09:46 Mannheim B 06:44
Castelguelfo B 00:34 Castelguelfo A 23:15
dep. Su Day Time
dep. Su Day Time Castelguelfo A 01:10
Offenburg A 23:28 Mannheim C 06:44
Castelguelfo B 18:18

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STINNESrailport Castelguelfo
Overview of infrastructure and equipment

STINNESrailport Castelguelfo

„ The Castelguelfo Railport consists of several specialised

terminals, e.g. for steel coils for palleted goods
„ Total storage capacity: > 75,000 m²
„ > 400 m under-roof tracks
„ > 1,600 m track infrastructure
„ Forklift trucks
„ Mobile and ceiling cranes
„ Special equipment for product-protecting steel transhipment

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The pre-condition for the smooth transition to the Railport Shuttle
is that some basic principles be observed

! Please take special note! !

„ For the proper allocation of the customer
orders for the shuttle to Castelguelfo, it is
SA number
essential that the new SA numbers, the
order codes and the new routing code
8091-6 be used!

„ Please enter "from Offenburg with

"from Offenburg with BLS/FNC"
BLS/FNC" in box 13 on the consignment
note.

„ Please contact your customer adviser /

Key-Account Manager as early as
possible in order to ensure the successful Routing code
transport of your wagons in the new
shuttle.

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STINNESrailport Desio
Catchment area

Catchment area STINNESrailport Desio Catchment area Desio

Como Lecco „ The entire Lombardei region

can be reached from
Varese Castelguelfo
Brescia
STINNESrailport
Bergamo
Desio
Torino Galarate 25 km 50 km 75 km 100 km
[140km]
Novara Monza Verona
[160km]
Vercelli Ghedi

Crema
Pavia

Piacenza Cremona

Parma
[130km]

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STINNESrailport Desio
Departure schedule

Schedule: STINNESrailport Desio

valid as from 04.09.2006

South-bound trains North-bound trains

Routing code: 8091- 2

Dep. Mo-Fr Day Time Dep. Mo, Wed, Fr Day Time

Mannheim A 22:43 Desio A 15:55
Desio B 12:53 Mannheim B 07:00

Dep. Tue-Sa Day Time

Dep. Tue, Th Day Time
Desio A 08:46
Mannheim A 16:00
Mannheim A 22:39
Desio B 06:30

Dep. Su Day Time

Mannheim A 23:53
Desio B 12:53

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STINNESrailport Desio
Overview of infrastructure and equipment

STINNESrailport Desio

„ Total storage area: 55,000 m²

„ 400 m in-hall tracks
„ Approx. 1,100 m asphalted tracks
„ Paper clamp forklift trucks for paper rolls up to 4.5 tonnes
„ Forklift trucks for palleted goods
„ Mobile and fixed cranes
„ In-plant shunting locomotives
„ Truck contractor with special trucks for steel transports of up
to 82 tonnes' load

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The pre-condition for the smooth transition to the Railport Shuttle
is that some basic principles be observed

! Please take special note! !

„ For the proper allocation of the customer
orders for the shuttle to Desio, it is
SA number
essential that the new SA numbers, the
order codes and the new routing code
8091-2 be used!

„ The destination of the consignments is

Desio, Magazzini Desio Brianza (MDB). „ab Mannheim
"from mit BLS/R"
Mannheim with BLS/RI“

„ Please enter "from Mannheim with

BLS/RI" in box 13 on the consignment
note.

„ Please contact your customer adviser / Routing code

KAM as early as possible in order to

ensure the successful transport of your
wagons in the new shuttle.
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STINNESrailport Torino
Catchment area

Catchment area STINNESrailport Torino Catchment area Torino

„ The entire Piemont province

Santhià can be reached from Torino
Novara

Chivasso Vercelli
Avigliana STINNESrailport
Torino
Sangone 25 km 50 km 75 km 100 km
Frankreich Airasca
[80km] Milano
Moncalieri [140km]

Asti
Carmagnola
Racconigi Alessandria
Bra Alba

Verzuolo Novi Ligure

Fossano

Cuneo

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STINNESrailport Torino
Departure schedule

Schedule of shuttle to STINNESrailport Torino

valid as from 12.12.2005

Mannheim-Alessandria
Departure Arrival
Train number Operating days Mannheim Alessandria
45633 3,4,5 11:51 04:35

45637 1,2,3,4,5,7 22:30 15:51

45631 3,4,5 04:37 23:16

45639 7 09:00 22:00

Alessandria-Torino
Departure Arrival Torino
Operating days Alessandria Orbassano
1,2,4,6 10:00 12:40

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STINNESrailport Torino
Overview of infrastructure and equipment

STINNESrailport Torino

„ 11,600 m² hall area, divided over 2 warehouses

„ 1,000 m in-hall tracks
„ Forklift trucks for palleted goods
„ Paper clamp forklift truck for paper rolls up to 4.5 tonnes
„ Gantry cranes up to 35 tonnes with equipment for coil
transhipment
„ Steel transhipment 100,000 tonnes p.a.
„ Good motorway connection

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The pre-condition for the smooth transition to the Railport Shuttle
is that some basic principles be observed

! Please take special note! !

„ For the proper allocation of the customer
orders for the shuttle to Torino, it is
SA number
essential that the new SA numbers, the
order codes and the new routing code
8091-8 be used!

„ Please enter "Switzerland with BLS, Italy

„Schweiz mitwith
"Switzerland BLS/Italien mitRI"
BLS, Italy with RI“
with RI" in box 13 on the consignment
note.

„ Please contact your customer adviser /

KAM as early as possible in order to
ensure the successful transport of your Routing code
wagons in the new shuttle.

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Please contact us for any questions you may have.

Transport und Logistik

Sandra Puchert
Team Logistik Service

Stinnes AG
Geschäftsfeld Freight Logistics
Rheinstraße 2
55116 Mainz
Telefon +49 6131 15 - 67801
Fax +49 6131 15 - 65990
sandra.puchert@stinnes.de

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