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Timber is a flexible raw material with demand across international markets. As an experienced partner in timber logistics, we provide reliable timber transport solutions, ensuring that your wooden products reach their destination safely through our global logistics network.
The Rhenus Group offers comprehensive logistics services covering the full spectrum of raw material wood. Our activities range from complete timber transport and storage solutions to the trading of sawmill byproducts such as wood shavings and wood chips. In addition, we handle energy wood, roundwood sourced directly from forests and recycled timber from industrial operations. Customers in the paper, wood‑based materials, energy and soil sectors rely on us for the supply of sawmill byproducts, recycled and industrial wood, as well as biomass for thermal applications.
A particular focus of our work is the trading and transport of logs to support the sawmill industry. Timber trading is another core component of our portfolio. We purchase standing timber directly from public forestry organizations and forest owners and market it for further processing. This approach allows us to provide larger volumes on a reliable basis, ensuring a consistent supply for our customers while relieving sawmills of the effort required to market their byproducts.
We have the specialist equipment and operational expertise required to manage the full spectrum of forest logistics. Whether transporting wood chips or complete logs directly from the forest, our services ensure safe and reliable delivery to their destinations. Our transport portfolio includes materials such as wood chips, sawdust, bark and cross‑cut timber. In addition to sawmill byproducts, we also handle the transport of biomass products, including materials from landscape maintenance such as green waste wood chips, forest chips and screening residues.
Across our various sites, we handle large volumes of forest products while maintaining consistently high quality standards.
We adapt to your specific requirements throughout all areas of forest logistics. Our trained teams ensure that your goods are always stored and handled in the most suitable manner.
Our group‑wide Rhenus network allows timber to be temporarily stored across transport modes – by water, road or rail – or directly near your production facilities.
As a certified specialist disposal company, we are authorized to transport, store, treat and trade in timber and wood products at our locations.
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Thanks to an accreditation process that meets international standards, this quality seal offers complete and binding proof of responsible forest management.
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Timber from the conversion of natural forests into plantations or from forests with genetically modified trees is excluded from trade.
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Our experienced team delivers customized timber transport solutions that are flexible, dependable and punctual.
Our customer base includes pulp and paper producers, manufacturers of wood‑based materials, combined heat and power plants, pellet producers and private households. On the supply side, we source roundwood primarily from forest owners and public forestry organizations, while sawmills and recycling companies provide sawmill byproducts and recycled materials.
Yes, we provide comprehensive services across the entire supply chain. Our portfolio includes trading, processing, forestry transport and the storage or interim storage of products in our own facilities. With our group‑wide Rhenus location network, we can respond flexibly to your requirements and develop customized solutions for your products.
Our timber logistics fleet consists of a wide range of company‑owned vehicles, including articulated trucks, walking‑floor vehicles, roll‑off tippers and crane trucks. In addition, we collaborate with numerous qualified partner companies to ensure capacity and flexibility.
The chosen mode of transport depends on the product type, its intended use and the transport distance. Timber is most commonly transported by specialized trucks equipped with dedicated bodies and loading systems for logs or sawn timber. For particularly long or heavy logs, logging trucks are used. Larger volumes are frequently transported over long distances by rail freight. In international trade, timber is often shipped on cargo vessels, especially from regions with intensive forestry activity.
