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Every two years, the city of Munich, Germany, hosts a specialized trade fair that brings together companies from the transport and logistics sectors under one roof. ZSSK CARGO could not miss this opportunity.
The Transport Logistic 2025 exhibition in Munich broke all previous records. It took place from June 2 to June 5, 2025, and was officially opened by the new German Federal Minister of Transport, Patrick Schnieder.
The event welcomed 2,722 exhibitors from 73 countries and attracted more than 77,000 visitors from 130 countries and regions. The exhibition space expanded to 150,000 m², reinforcing its position as the world’s largest trade fair of its kind. The share of international exhibitors reached 65 %, further highlighting the event’s global importance.
The key topics of this year’s exhibition included digitalization, sustainability, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and alternative propulsion systems.
The fair once again proved to be a crucial platform for business meetings and confirmed its role in connecting rail, road, air, and sea transport within global supply chains.
ZSSK CARGO at transport logistic 2025
Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia (ZSSK CARGO) was among the key participants at Europe’s largest transport and logistics trade fair. The ZSSK CARGO stand served as a venue for meetings with companies from across Europe. This is essential for the development of rail freight, as operating solely on a national level is no longer feasible in today’s railway freight sector. The majority of shipments are cross-border, and as Europe and its markets continue to integrate, national railway networks are also becoming increasingly interconnected.
ZSSK CARGO operates in this market through partnerships, and trade fairs like Transport Logistic enable intensive negotiations within just four days, which can then lead to concrete business cases and shipments in the following years.
Who did ZSSK CARGO meet at the fair? One example is a meeting with representatives from the Port of Trieste in Italy, which has strong potential for growth in freight flows towards Central Europe. Meetings were also held with long-standing partners such as Rail Cargo Hungaria and the French company Hexafret.
Rolling stock highlights from transport logistic 2025
One of the most exciting parts of the exhibition takes place outdoors, where manufacturers and operators showcase their rolling stock. The locomotives and wagons presented today will soon be running on the tracks of tomorrow, making it well worth paying close attention to these innovations.
Siemens Mobility: Vectron AC with battery module and Smart Asset Suite
Siemens Mobility introduced the Vectron AC equipped with an integrated battery module, which enables operation over short non-electrified sections. This is particularly suitable for shunting and last-mile operations. Similar solutions have been available previously, but they were powered by auxiliary diesel engines rather than batteries.
Siemens representatives also confirmed that a dual-mode Vectron with fully equivalent electric and diesel traction will soon be unveiled. It will be compatible with 25 kV 50 Hz systems, making it suitable for use in the southern regions of Slovakia.
Additionally, Siemens launched the Smart Asset Suite, a digital platform based on Railigent X. It offers tools for monitoring and optimizing locomotive performance and availability, supporting predictive maintenance and more efficient fleet management. Features include the ability to remotely start, heat, or cool a locomotive via a mobile app.
Stadler: EURO DuFour
Stadler unveiled the EURO DuFour, the company’s most powerful four-axle electric locomotive, in a world premiere. It delivers a power output of 7 MW and is available in pure electric, diesel-hybrid, and battery-hybrid versions. With a starting weight of 80 tons, the locomotive is compatible with the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) system and the new FRMCS communication standard.
Ermewa: Automated freight wagon
Ermewa presented a fully automated freight wagon designed for palletized goods. The wagon features an automated sliding tarp system that simplifies loading and unloading, reducing dwell times and increasing efficiency. Digital integration extends to a mobile interface that provides real-time information on wagon availability for loading or unloading and allows remote tarp operation via smartphone.
Other innovations: Greenbrier, Rail Release
Greenbrier introduced a new open freight wagon, 11 meters in length, optimized for transporting bulk materials to improve the utilization of existing railway infrastructure. Rail Release and Raillogix showcased an intermodal system for refrigerated transport, where the cooling units are powered by a generator driven by the wagon’s axle rotation, eliminating the need for separate diesel gensets.
New cargo types: Battery cells in rail freight wagons
As car manufacturers shift their production portfolios, the demand for rail freight services is also changing. Swiss wagon lessor Transwaggon presented a modified Habbiins wagon adapted for transporting battery cells—both new and used ones intended for recycling. This is a particularly interesting commodity due to its high weight, where rail transport enables significantly larger volumes per wagon compared to road transport.
Tatravagónka: Intermodal innovations
Tatravagónka showcased a solution that enables loading of semi-trailers using reachstackers into pocket wagons of the Sdggmrss type. A key feature is the integrated loading platform that drivers can easily access with any type of semi-trailer, allowing the trailer to be quickly transferred onto the rail wagon.
However, Tatravagónka’s most significant innovation at Transport Logistic 2025 was the introduction of a new twin-unit intermodal wagon of the Sggrrs type with the Scapbox superstructure, specifically designed for transporting scrap metal. This solution supports the growing trend of metal recycling across Europe, as many steel mills are shifting from raw material processing to recycling in their decarbonization strategies.
The new wagon offers a capacity of up to 146 m³ (73 m³ per section). A major advantage is the ability to remove the superstructure using portal cranes or reachstackers and replace it with another type of body, such as the Grainbox presented at InnoTrans 2024 for grain transport. This modularity maximizes wagon utilization throughout the year, eliminating idle seasonal rolling stock.
The innovations showcased at Transport Logistic 2025 underscore the rail sector’s commitment to sustainability, digitalization, and operational efficiency. It remains to be seen how quickly these solutions will be adopted in practice and how they will contribute to the future transformation of logistics in Europe.
