Rail Cargo Group and Transfera, a major Serbian freight forwarding company, have signed an agreement to create a joint venture, with RCG holding 51% of the shares and Transfera the remaining 49%. The new company, based in Belgrade, will initially focus on developing intermodal logistics solutions. This move follows the success of the first freight train that departed last November from the new intermodal terminal in Kruševac, establishing a crucial rail route between Kruševac and Western Europe. In the future, the focus will also extend to conventional transport, further expanding RCG's service offerings in the Serbian market.
The Serbian market is gaining increasing importance, offering numerous opportunities for rail freight transport. In recent years, significant progress has been made in rebuilding railways and modernizing rail infrastructure. Additionally, RCG is consolidating a rail bridge through Serbia to connect Turkey and Greece to the south and the ports of Hamburg and Rotterdam to the north.
Rail Cargo Group has shifted the TransFer connection, previously operating between Budapest and Neuss, to Duisburg, aiming to improve logistics flows between Hungary and Germany. In the Hungarian capital, the company uses the Bilk terminal, which is a gateway to Eurasia, while Duisburg is one of the main multimodal hubs for Central and Western Europe. On this route, TransFer offers five weekly rotations.
