IMS again increases the transport volume
Vienna, 8. March 2013 - In 2012, IMS was able to increase the volume of transport
With more than 147,000 handled TEUs and a consolidated turnover of EUR 46.3 million, the fiscal year 2012 ended for IMS.
"We were able, in spite of the difficult environment in the 2nd half of the year, once again to increase our volume compared to 2011. " says Wolfgang Tomassovich, CEO of IMS. "The turnover increased by the same percentage, which illustrates the general problem of our industry: With rising costs for energy, track and diesel the revenues stagnate"
"But 2012 was a good year economically, because on the one hand we were able to reduce our management costs while new traffic (eg Koper - Vienna, Rotterdam - Weil) were installed, which have performed well."
2013 will certainly, from the perspective of combined transport, again a difficult year. Based on the ongoing euro crisis and the associated restraint in consumption we can not assumed that there will be significant increases in volumes in 2013.
"As in recent years, specifically in Austria, the shift of market shares hold on. On the revenue side, continued the trend of recent years, cost increases in transportation could not be passed, or only in part, to the customers. But we have some new products in the portfolio, which are at the start in 2013, IMS is therefore also well positioned for 2013. " is Tomassovich positive tempered.