The service represents ENNA Transport’s entry into the Hungarian rail freight market and extends the group’s cross-border operations in Central Europe.
The agreements increase the number of active operators on the South African rail network from one to 12 and are expected to add 24 million tonnes of annual freight capacity.
The partnership will be implemented through the Office of the Commissioner of the Atlantic Corridor and involves cooperation with railway undertakings, logistics operators and freight customers.
Captrain has added rail capacity for coal and coke as low water levels on the Rhine disrupt inland shipping. Additional trains are supporting industrial supply chains between German ports, the Ruhr and France.