European rail logistics company Innofreight has selected Zurich-based Nexxiot to complete the digitalisation of its entire railcar fleet.

Innofreight has just moved into new headquarters in Bruck an der Mur in Austria. It works closely with its customers and the wider industry to develop containers, railcars and unloading systems to optimise rail freight transports.

Innofreight, which has already fitted Nexxiot’s asset intelligence technology on more than 1000 of its railcars, will now move forward with a further deployment so the entire fleet is digitalised.

“The company operates in over 20 countries and handles over two million container unloadings every year,” said Innofreight CEO Isabella Legat. “With a railcar fleet of 2700 and 23,000 containers in use, the adoption of the newest digital strategies is invaluable to our clients and partners, especially where safety is concerned. Here there can be no compromise.”

New railcars will be produced by TŽV Gredelj, Croatia, part of the Tatravagónka family – a factory with more than 125 years of tradition and experience in the design, production, reconstruction, modernisation and maintenance of all types of railway vehicles. These, together with the existing fleet, will all be fitted with Nexxiot’s Globehopper connectivity gateway.

Innofreight runs 230 block trains every day throughout Europe and seeks to develop logistics that shift road traffic to rail to reduce CO₂ and develop modular offerings to increase capacity, efficiency and flexibility.

“We endorse Innofreight’s stance on innovation and fully support the impressive vision for a more efficient and ecological transport network,” said Nexxiot CEO Stefan Kalmund.

Legat added: “The Innofreight culture is to push for constant improvement. The data we gather through Nexxiot’s technology create transparency, increased efficiency and productivity through the smart use of data. We always seek to find the best strategic and cultural fit to maximise benefits to our clients. We first entered the partnership with Nexxiot around this time last year. Since then, through our learnings we understood that we can create a new benchmark in safety, maintenance efficiency and client services for our customers all over Europe. Nexxiot will be deployed to expand our business as well as our services in line with our quality and security standard as we continue to optimise rail freight transports.”

Founded in 2002, the rail logistics company is based in Austria and handles two million container shipments per year. The company’s more than 130 international employees handle 23,000 containers, 2700 InnoWaggons and 230 block trains for their customers.

Headquartered in Zurich, Nexxiot operates throughout Europe and the USA, with a team of employees from 30 countries.