Safety - our number one priority

Safety is one of Hupac’s major priorities. The company aims at carrying out a safe and reliable transportation system, ensuring maximum safety in all its fields of activity.

 

Safety objectives

Our main safety objectives relate to the prevention of accidents in terminals and on the railway lines, the integrity of load units and smooth operation of the wagon fleet.

 

Compliance with legislation

Hupac conforms to the statutory safety provisions; if necessary, the company voluntarily implements additional measures.

 

Active management

Hupac makes available the instruments, resources and processes needed to guarantee an adequate system for safety management.

 

Focus on prevention

Hupac supports every initiative aimed at preventing safety-relevant disruptions or accidents.

 

Adequate training

Hupac's employees are adequately trained allowing them to perform their functions conscientiously and responsibly.

 

Dangerous goods

Hupac has put in place a centralised service specifically dedicated to this kind of transport, headed by a Dangerous Goods compliance advisor, appointed and trained according to the provisions of Directive 96/35/CE. 

 

Monitoring and improvement

Hupac regularly verifies the safety level in the company to identify any shortcomings and intervening in critical situations. Monitoring and controlling provide the basis for the continuous improvement process.

 

Teamwork

Safety is the result of teamwork involving collaborators, partners, customers and supervisory authorities. Hupac promotes an open, constructive dialog and supports awareness and motivation of all individuals, with the objective of creating an effective safety culture.

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Hupac acquires a stake in the WienCont container terminal

Vienna, 19.8.2021    Hupac, as the leading network operator in intermodal transport in Europe, and WienCont, as the trimodal terminal with the highest throughput in Austria, have been working together for years and have developed an international hub for continental transport in Vienna over the past three years, which will now be further consolidated by Hupac's participation.

 

With a 4.16% stake in the WienCont container terminal, a subsidiary of the Port of Vienna, Hupac underlines the importance of Vienna as a focal point for the European intermodal network with the aim of continuously expanding transports and strengthening the land bridge to south-east Europe and Turkey.

 

The owners of WienCont Container-Terminal GmbH are now Hafen Wien GmbH with 91.68%, CN Logistics and Service Group GmbH with 4.16% and Hupac Ltd with 4.16%.

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