Rhenus group 2018 Crossrail Benelux (VKM: XRAIL) is a Belgian rail freight company, and a subsidiary of BLS Cargo, which operates in Belgium.
In October 2001, Hupac entered the capital of DLC before the first train was effectively hauled In April 2002, the first container train was hauled for MSC from Port of Antwerp to Aachen West station by a Class 66 locomotive (leased from Porterbrook), and further to Schwandorf station with another Hupac-hired electric locomotive, breaking the monopoly of state owned NMBS/SNCB (although Belgian freight rail transport was officially opened to private operators only in March 2003, DLC operates based on European directives from 1991 and a security license for the Belgian rail network).
Trains to and from the Zeelandic Flanders (a part of Netherlands which is not directly connected to the remainder of the Dutch rail network) became recurring traffic, with the Terneuzen based Bertschi container terminal as client.
[5] As traffic grew, Le Jeune quickly faced liquidity problems and searched partners to refund the company:[6] The first candidate was no newcomer.
[7] As of February 2012, two customers of the company — Austria based LKW Walter and Général Transport Service (GTS) from Italy — acquired respectively 25% and 10% of the shares, with Le Jeune group reducing to 40%.