METRANS Group expands Dutch operations with support from local IT experts

From Rotterdam into Europe, the METRANS Group operates weekly many intermodal rail connections throughout the continent. Originally founded in the Czech Republic, METRANS has been steadily building an impressive intermodal rail network since the 1990s. Its mission: to connect the ports of Europe with the European hinterland. With a fleet of approximately 140 locomotives and over 4,000 wagons, METRANS has become one of the market leaders in intermodal transport.

Recently METRANS took another step and founded METRANS Netherlands B.V. , which started its activities in October 2024 in Rotterdam. The METRANS Rail Netherlands office is strategically located next to the Waalhaven shunting yard in Rotterdam, where the team plays a key role in managing train movements in and out of the port.

Gerben Kooman, Managing Director, is one of the people leading the Dutch company. Backed by a strong organization at the Czech headquarters, he and his team are focused on the Dutch part of the rail activities within METRANS. The team has daily contact with the colleagues work closely together in the head office in Czech Republic, despite the distance. This requires a trustworthy connection, as the processes require a quick follow-up, without delays, to keep the trains running.

"Our IT support is based in the Czech Republic, which means that almost all support was done remotely. We noticed that this was not optimal and needed local support for various IT processes. Agerion IT turned out to be the right partner and has already supported us in tuning our software, preparing workstations or installing hardware, updating the network in our office, as well as providing us with ad hoc support for various other IT issues. The cooperation started not so long ago, which means that we are still finding our way in what is the best line of cooperation and communication, but we can already say that the cooperation is going well and that Agerion will also be involved in future developments within our company."

For example, Agerion IT was asked to participate in the developments within METRANS in the area of the NIS2 legislation. This European legislation, intended to strengthen the digital resilience of organizations in vital sectors, obliges organizations to take appropriate security measures and introduces a duty to report serious cyber incidents. All necessary steps to continue working on a secure future within METRANS and METRANS Rail Netherlands.

"We continue to work on the development of intermodal rail freight transport and in doing so we want to ensure a 
green future. Dag in dag uit zetten we ons in om zeehavens te verbinden met het achterland door een uitstekende all-in service. Bij het bieden van een betrouwbare supply chain oplossing dient ook onze IT op niveau te zijn. Om onze treinen te laten rijden, moet onze IT betrouwbaar zijn en onze IT-tools gereed zijn, zodat onze collega’s zich volledig op hun werk kunnen focussen. “