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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. ==History== ACTS Nederland BV was founded in 1989, and developed systems for transloading of containerised waste from road to rail without the use of cranes.〔The system was named the ''Afzet Container Transport Systeem'', giving rise to the acronym ACTS. (see also ACTS (containersysteem) ''Dutch language'' or Abrollcontainer-Transportsystem ''German language'')〕 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〔Vuil Afvoer Maatschappij (VAM) was a waste disposal company. (See also VAM ''Dutch language'')〕 in Wijster, becoming the first private Dutch rail company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.railcargo.nl/index.cfm/menuid/6/hoofdcat/68/Product/394 )〕 In 1999 the company began transporting ISO Containers for ''Vos Logistics''.〔 In 2004 Husa Capital BV obtained a majority of shares in ACTS,〔"Sleeper or open track?", Beaufort Business Partners BV, quote ''"Since 2004 the majority of the company shares have been held by Husa Capital BV"''〕 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.〔"Sleeper or open track?", Beaufort Business Partners, fig. 2〕 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 Capitals 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The RailFactory : kernactiviteiten )〕 A business sub-unit Portfeeders was also formed, to concentrate on 'feeder operations' (shunting) in the Port of Rotterdam.〔Rolandrail: ACTS/Portfeeders/Railmotion, ''section'' : "Beknopte geschiedenis"〕 On 23 January 2008 ACTS obtained certification to operate on the Belgian railway network from the national railway network company Infrabel. In January 2009 ''Husa Capital BV'' renamed itself Husa Transportation Group.〔RailFormation, Spring 2009, p.3〕 Husa Transportation Deutschland was formed by the acquisition of ''Rent-a-rail GmbH'' (railway construction locomotive leasing) and ''SRS RailService'' (rolling stock broker) in May 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Husa Transportation Group takes over RaR and SRS RailService )〕 ''De Vries Transport Services'', based in Veendam was acquired in September 2009〔 after bankruptcy,〔RailFormation, Summer 2010, p.1, col.2, "Intermodal Expert"〕 and renamed InterModal Solutions Veendam (IMS-Veendam). The company undertakes road transport, and operates terminals in Veendam and Leeuwarden.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IMS Veendam )〕 Bulk cargo handling (powders and granules) is carried out at Veendam, and warehousing at the ''Groningen Railport'' intermodal terminal in Veendam.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Groningen Railport (Veendam) )〕 In Jan. 2014 the company announced it was to exit the rail freight transportation business, citing uncompetitive infrastructure access costs. The subsidiaies HRTS Nederlands and HRTS Süd were to be offered for sale, whilst rolling stock leasing company Rail Motion, and container shuttle business Shuttlewise were to remain in business. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Husa Transportation Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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