ACTS Nederland BV
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| Industry | Rail freight transportation, Intermodal logistics |
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| Founded | 1989 ACTS 1998 Husa Transportation group |
| Headquarters |
ATCS : 's-Hertogenbosch Husa : Oisterwijk, Netherlands |
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Key people
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CEO of ACTS, (1989-2004) : Ir John Hoekwater CEO of Husa Group, (2004-) : Rob van Gansewinkel |
| Divisions | Husa Railway Services Husa Logistic Services Husa Rolling Stock Services |
| Subsidiaries | ACTS Nederland BV IMS-Veendam (formerly De Vries transport group) Rent-a-rail GmbH RailMotion AG The Rail Factory BV |
| Website | www.husatransportation.com/ |
Husa Transportation Group (formerly Husa Capital) is a group of railfreight, logistics and rail services companies founded in 1998, the group's main business arm on foundation was ACTS Nederland BV (ACTS), founded 1989, an open access freight operator in the Netherlands.
In 2014 the company announced it would exit the rail freight operating business, and dispose of the assets of its 'Husa Transportation Rail Services' (HTRS) subsidiaries.
ACTS Nederland BV was founded in 1989, and developed systems for transloading of containerised waste from road to rail without the use of cranes. In 1997 the ACTS container service were discontinued by NS Cargo. Subsequently ACTS gained a license to operate as a railway company, and on 16 March 1998 began to operate waste container trains between Groningen and VAM in Wijster, becoming the first private Dutch rail company. In 1999 the company began transporting ISO Containers for Vos Logistics.
In 2004 Husa Capital BV obtained a majority of shares in ACTS, Ir John Hoekwater, ACTS's founding director was replaced by Rob van Gansewinkel. By 2004 ACTS had acquired a 7% market share of rail freight in the Netherlands.
In the summer of 2006 ACTS in association with the Dutch railway infrastructure authority ProRail operated test trains on the Betuweroute. In January 2007 ACTS obtained certification to operate on the German rail system.
By January 2008 Husa Capital's stake in ACTS had risen above 90%, and at the beginning of the same year ACTS was reorganised into independent operating companies with rolling stock leasing being taken over by RailMotion AG (Basel, Switzerland); the company inherited over 300 intermodal wagons. On the same date rolling stock maintenance was split into the company The Rail Factory BV based at Apeldoorn and Amersfoort, and specialising in the maintenance of locomotives. A business sub-unit Portfeeders was also formed, to concentrate on 'feeder operations' (shunting) in the Port of Rotterdam.
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