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Green Cargo and St1 focus on quality and punctuality
Green Cargo and St1 have had a close partnership for 20 years. They are now extending the agreement that enters into force on January 1, 2018, for a further three years with a two-year option to extend. Transportation is via Green Cargo’s single-commodity trains, which provide a moving logistics warehouse between the refinery and the depot.
“Our close partnership with Green Cargo over many years has been excellent. We are an energy-aware company, and environmental initiatives are our top priority. That is why it is extremely important for us to be able to transport our products in the most environmentally friendly way. Green Cargo can do that. And then, it’s a comfort to have a designated contact person who has an eye on our transportation — which runs as hazardous goods — around the clock, and we have that,” says Leif Söderberg, Manager of Depot Operations at St1.
St1 is a leading producer and seller of CO2-aware energy. Its goal is to develop and offer new, renewable fuels and modern solutions that reduce climate impact. Green Cargo helps many companies reach their environmental goals by offering low energy and electricity use from renewable sources that yield large-scale fossil-free transportation.
“This agreement concerns single-commodity trains with petroleum products, such as gasoline, oil, and ethanol. We put together block trains on-site at St1’s refinery at Skarvikshamnen in Gothenburg, then drive them to St1’s oil depots in Karlstad and Jönköping. It’s a matter of ten block trains a week of 10–16 wagons to the respective locations,” says Lennart Andersson, Sales Executive at Green Cargo.
Green Cargo will continue to be St1’s single-commodity train operator, providing a high level of quality and punctuality.
St1’s business covers the entire chain from refining crude oil to retailing to the end customer. St1 produces fuel for private customers through its network of stations, for industrial and marine customers through direct sales, and for other oil companies. There are nearly 500 stations in St1’s network in Sweden. Since 2015, it has been manufacturing locally-produced ethanol made from waste products from the food industry. St1’s annual sales total SEK 38.7 billion, and it employs 2,000 people, 340 of whom work in Sweden.
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Green Cargo runs 400 freight trains each day, which is equivalent to the capacity of approximately 10,000 truck transports. We serve 270 locations in Sweden and the major cities in Norway. In cooperation with other operators, we reach thousands of locations in Europe. Green Cargo is the only nation-wide freight transport company that meets the standards set by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation for freight transports (Bra Miljöval). Green Cargo is owned by the Swedish state. The Group has approximately 2,000 employees and annual revenue of SEK 4,2 billion (2016). www.greencargo.com
