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Press Release · November 18, 2024

Dr. Martin Neese becomes VTG-Groups Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Dr. Martin Neese will assume the role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) effective November 18, 2024. As CCO, he will oversee all commercial operations…

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Press Release · August 22, 2024

Changes in the Executive Board of VTG GmbH

After more than 30 years in senior leadership positions at the AAE and VTG groups, Mark Stevenson will step down from his position as Chief Financial…

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Press Release · February 29, 2024

VTG advances Intermodal Transport in Spain/Portugal: New T4000 Pocket Wagons for Iberian Gauge

VTG GmbH announces the imminent arrival of the first T4000 pocket wagons designed for the Iberian gauge. The phased deployment of 200 wagons in Spain…

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2024—2023

Press Release · January 23, 2024

Søren Skou is new Chairman of the Advisory Board of VTG GmbH

The Advisory Board of VTG GmbH has been strengthened in the form of a new Chairman.

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Press Release · November 30, 2023

Kerstin Kamphaus to be Chief People & Culture Officer at VTG GmbH

With effect from January 1, 2024, Kerstin Kamphaus will fill the newly created role of Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO) at VTG GmbH. People and…

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Press Release · November 17, 2023

Management changes at VTG GmbH

After more than 20 years of successful service at VTG, Sven Wellbrock (Chief Operating Officer Europe & Chief Safety Officer) has decided to leave the…

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2023

Press Release · November 2, 2023

VTG subsidiary Retrack Germany significantly strengthens its sales forc

Tobias Behncke, Managing Director of Retrack Germany GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hamburg-based VTG GmbH, has added two new managerial staff…

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Press Release · October 20, 2023

Efficient rail freight transport: VTG relies on automation of brake testing with PJM

VTG, Europe's leading private operator of freight wagons, will offer the automatic brake testing system from PJ Monitoring GmbH (PJM) as a…

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Press Release · September 28, 2023

Staff changes at the VTG Group

In his position as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), Thomas Jäger will take charge of the VTG Group’s operating business with effect from January…

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2023

Press Release · August 29, 2023

Alberto Nobis becomes the new CEO at VTG GmbH

Alberto Nobis will take over as the new Chief Executive Officer of VTG GmbH on October 1, 2023. In this new role, he will oversee the management and…

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Press Release · August 21, 2023

VTG publishes Sustainability Report 2022

VTG GmbH this week published its second Sustainability Report. The document combines hard numbers with selected examples of implemented measures to…

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Press Release · June 29, 2023

VTG builds first carbon-neutral maintenance workshop for its freight wagon fleet in Grossräschen

In the rural town of Grossräschen in the German state of Brandenburg, VTG is investing tens of millions of euros to build a sustainable workshop for…

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2023

Press Release · June 12, 2023

VTG appoints more Managing Directors for VTG Rail Europe and VTG Rail Logistics GmbH

With effect from July 1, 2023, VTG is reorganizing the management of its subsidiaries VTG Rail Europe GmbH and VTG Rail Logistics, appointing new…

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Press Release · June 5, 2023

VTG expands FastTrack: Ad-hoc service now also available in France and with new wagon types

VTG is expanding its popular FastTrack service. As of June, the company will also be offering wagons for last-minute and short-term capacity…

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Press Release · May 3, 2023

Holger Schmidt to take over as Head of Technical Innovations at VTG

Effective May 1, 2023, Dr. Holger Schmidt will take over as Head of Technical Innovations at VTG. In this role, he will oversee the continuation and…

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2023

Press Release · April 19, 2023

Efficient and sustainable solutions for modern rail freight: VTG at transport logistic

How can rail-based freight transport become more efficient and more attractive? How can this mode of transport slot seamlessly into modern supply…

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Press Release · April 17, 2023

New European sales chief for VTG: Klaus Wessing to take over as Head of Sales and Operations

Effective July 1, 2023, Klaus Wessing will take over as the new Head of Sales and Operations at VTG GmbH. He will report directly to Sven Wellbrock,…

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Press Release · April 12, 2023

VTG recruits new Managing Director: Tobias Behncke is the new Head of Retrack Germany

Tobias Behncke took charge of Retrack Germany GmbH on April 1, 2023. His new role at VTG gives him responsibility for Retrack Germany’s pan-European…

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2023

Press Release · March 29, 2023

Oksana Janssen steps down as Chief Operating Officer Eurasia & Far East at VTG GmbH

Oksana Janssen, Chief Operating Officer Eurasia & Far East, has stepped down from office and is leaving VTG GmbH of her own accord on May 31, 2023.

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Press Release · February 13, 2023

VTG to discontinue its tank container logistics activities

VTG is terminating its tank container transport and logistics business and will discontinue the relevant activities by the end of the second quarter…

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2023—2022

Press Release · January 16, 2023

omprehensive VTG portfolio now in the Baltics: VTG launches Rail Logistics in Lithuania

VTG Rail Logistics has stepped up its presence in the Baltics. With effect from January 01, 2023, what used to be VTG Project Logistics has shifted…

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Press Release · December 12, 2022

VTG changes legal form from AG to GmbH

VTG, the leading asset and logistics company in Europe’s rail freight space, is continuing its business activities as a limited liability company…

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Press Release · November 25, 2022

KIBA artificial intelligence project underway: AI to optimize loading in combined transport

A new digitalization project in the combined transport space aims to speed up the allocation of intermodal transport units to rail freight wagons.…

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2022

Press Release · November 22, 2022

Making transports more flexible: FastTrack now has flat wagons at Senftenberg and Hagen, too

Ad-hoc rail freight transport orders can now also make use of flat wagons. Starting now, VTG’s FastTrack service – already established at other…

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Press Release · November 1, 2022

VTG AG divests its Russian business

In the context of the war of aggression against Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia in response, VTG AG has decided to discontinue its Russian…

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Press Release · October 18, 2022

VTG boosts its already excellent rating in the GRESB global sustainability ranking

In just its second year participating in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), VTG has earned 99 out of 100 possible points (2021:…

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2022

Press Release · September 5, 2022

The ultimate in flexible transportation: FastTrack now available at DUSS terminal Munich-Riem

Already well established at ports such as Rotterdam and Gothenburg, FastTrack is now also going off the blocks at another key European freight node.…

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Press Release · July 7, 2022

VTG GmbH closes maintenance workshop in Großräschen at the end of 2026

Großräschen/Hamburg, June 29, 2026. VTG will discontinue operations at the workshop for intermodal rail freight wagons in Großräschen as of December…

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Press Release · June 29, 2022

MSIP and Joachim Herz Stiftung to sell majority stake in VTG AG to GIP and ADIA

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) and Joachim Herz Stiftung (JHS) announce that Deodoro Holding B.V., which is part of MSIP, and JHS have…

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2022

Press Release · May 12, 2022

Railways as bridge-builders: 150 years of private-sector wagon leasing in Europe

Today, VTG AG celebrated 150 years of private-sector wagon leasing in Europe in the Vienna City Hall. At the ceremony under the joint patronage of the…

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Press Release · May 4, 2022

VTG publishes its first Sustainability Report

VTG Aktiengesellschaft has published its first sustainability report this week. In it, the company sets out its medium- and long-term vision,…

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Press Release · April 7, 2022

TG wins "German Transport Transition Prize": driving modal shift with r2L technology

Building the future of rail freight: The Pro Rail Alliance has presented its “German Transport Transition Prize” to VTG. The prize comes as part of…

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2022—2021

Press Release · February 1, 2022

Dr. Alexander Granderath is the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VTG Aktiengesellschaft

The Supervisory Board of VTG Aktiengesellschaft, a leading wagon hire and rail logistics company in Europe, has elected Dr. Alexander Granderath as…

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Press Release · December 15, 2021

RM RAIL signed a new contract with VTG Rail Russia for supply of container platforms

VTG Rail Russia (OOO “VTG”), provider of rental services of own freight wagons on the Russian market and subsidiary of VTG AG, a leader in the…

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Press Release · December 13, 2021

VTG earns top marks in GRESB sustainability ranking

Even though it was its very first time participating in the GRESB, VTG has earned top marks in the global sustainability ranking. With 96 out of a…

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2021

Press Release · November 17, 2021

Three in one! VTG wins awards for its digital customer platform traigo

Just how digital is wagon leasing and rail logistics company VTG? The answer? More digital than you would think! A closer look at the digital customer…

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Press Release · November 10, 2021

Successful partnership continued: New contract between AO Transmash and VTG Rail Russia

VTG Rail Russia (OOO “VTG”), a Russian subsidiary of the leading wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft, has signed a new…

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Press Release · November 8, 2021

Larger footprint in Eastern Europe: VTG launches new company in Bulgaria

VTG Rail Logistics has stepped up its presence in the Balkans: With effect from November 1, 2021, the new company’s operating business was entrusted…

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2021

Press Release · November 4, 2021

Suttons Group grows int'l division, acquires VTG Tanktainer's overseas activities

Suttons International Limited and VTG Tanktainer GmbH, a subsidiary of VTG Aktiengesellschaft (VTG), announce today that they have signed an Asset

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Press Release · October 13, 2021

Off to a flying career start: Waggonbau Graaff opens new training center

Practical work, insights into the factory routine, familiarization with operating processes: Since October 13, all this and more has been accessible…

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Press Release · September 23, 2021

Squeeze-out resolution passed - minority shareholders to receive EUR 88.11 per share

On September 22, 2021, the extraordinary general meeting of VTG Aktiengesellschaft resolved with 99.75 % of the votes cast on the motion of the…

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2021

Press Release · September 13, 2021

Pipeline to go: LIQVIS and VTG test rail-based LNG transport with Brunsbüttel Ports

On behalf of LIQVIS GmbH, a subsidiary of Uniper SE, VTG AG has successfully completed initial tests involving the transportation by rail of…

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Press Release · September 8, 2021

Flexible underframes, flexible superstructures, flexible services: VTG goes modular

VTG’s new wagon architecture makes rail freight more flexible than ever. The separation of superstructures from underframes and the use of the…

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