DPD Germany wants to transport parcels between its depots in Duisburg and Hamburg by rail. For this purpose, it launched a pilot project in collaboration with Kombiverkehr with daily trains running between the two destinations since 30 May. “Our first interim goal is for around 5 per cent of DPD’s domestic freight transport to be shipped by rail as early as next year”, said Anke Förster, chief network planning and optimisation officer at DPD Germany.