Jan Kilström to leave Green Cargo for a CEO post in another industry
After five years as the CEO of Green Cargo, Jan Kilström has decided to leave the company to take up a new CEO assignment in the autumn.
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Domsjö Fiber chooses rail transportation through new agreement with Green Cargo
The greatest reduction in the climate impact of transportation stems from moving cargo to rail. In a collaboration agreement, Domsjö Fiber and Green Cargo have moved over 5,000 tonnes of pulpwood a week from road to rail freight for safer, more efficient and greener transportation. The first rail consignment, loaded with lnps-model timber wagons, ran in mid-February.
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Future secure for Granudden through new agreement between Green Cargo and Yilport
Green Cargo and Yilport have signed a three-year agreement covering rail shuttles between Granudden and Fredriksskans, where Yilport – Gävle’s container terminal – is located. The service began in mid-February and runs seven trains a week.
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Green Cargo and Lineas respond to market demand for international rail shuttles
There is considerable market demand for international rail shuttle services. Green Cargo and the Belgium firm, Lineas, have increased the number of train departures on the popular direct route, Belgium Direct, between Sweden and Belgium for existing and new customers. On January 12, the fourth shuttle started between the countries and volumes on the trains is increasing.
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Green Cargo maximizes volume capacity for Söderenergi with new XXXL containers
It has been eight years since Green Cargo transported the first delivery of wood chips to Söderenergi’s new fuel terminal in Nykvarn. We are now gearing up the partnership with Söderenergi by changing to larger XXXL containers. We are decreasing the number of trains without reducing volumes.
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Green Cargo’s rail solution reduces Norsk Gjenvinning’s and Tekniska verken’s carbon emissions by 105,000 kg
In 2016, Green Cargo began its collaboration with Norsk Gjenvinning for rail transportation of recovered wood from Norsk Gjenvinning’s Groruddalen Miljöpark facility in Norway to Tekniska verken’s heating and power plant in Katrineholm, Sweden. This collaboration was further expanded in early November, 2017.
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Eskilstuna’s new marshalling yard opened
CEO Jan Kilström rode on a locomotive when Eskilstuna’s new marshalling yard opened on Monday. The yard represents a clear investment in line with the company’s growth strategy.
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Green Cargo delivers renewable energy to the world’s largest urban biomass-fired CHP plant
Green Cargo has a long-standing partnership with Stora Enso Bioenergi and Trätåg for transporting biofuel from several locations to combined heat and power (CHP) plants in Sweden. In 2018, Green Cargo will operate from Sveg and from a new loading site in Hällefors to Fortum Värme’s CHP plant in Värtan, the world’s largest such plant in an urban environment.
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Quality decisive for Real Rail’s continued partnership with Green Cargo
From 2016, Green Cargo and Real Rail Sweden AB have worked in partnership with the transportation of perishable goods and industrial freight on three different routes, between southern and northern Sweden. “We are continuing our partnership with Green Cargo who maintain high quality standards and have structured quality efforts in place,” says Hans Backman, CEO of Real Rail Sweden AB.
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Lättklinkerbetong AB uses Green Cargo’s eco-friendly freight services
Shipping with Green Cargo means that your shipment is being delivered with minimal climate impact, high levels of safety and in a long-term economically sustainable manner. Lättklinkerbetong AB is one of many companies that has chosen Green Cargo as their freight carrier - the only freight carrier with nationwide coverage that is certified as a Good Environmental Choice for freight transportation.
