Topic: Paris

this time along with passengers Amazon gives high-speed rail freight another try (with a twist)

Amazon is giving another go at incorporating high-speed rail into its logistics operations. This time, the initiative entails daily 2,000 parcels loaded onto the TGV…
against project blockage French carrier will not give up on combined transport terminal construction

French tanker specialist Transports Delisle wants to build a combined rail-road freight terminal at La Ferté-Gaucher, in the southern suburbs of Paris. However, the project…
haropa port French cooking oils turned into biofuel go to Switzerland by rail

A new rail freight service connecting the Limay-Porcheville multimodal platform, near Paris, with Switzerland has been recently launched by Haropa Port. The initiative entails the…
shift to rail Portmann Transports signs up for new DB Cargo France shuttle

Alsace-based road haulier and 3PL, Portmann Transports, which is owned by Switzerland’s state post office, will ship 26 multi-modal containers using DB Cargo France’s Paris-Nancy-Metz-Nancy-Paris…
rail-barge connectivity Medlog (MSC) to start construction of rail-barge terminal in Paris

Medlog, the logistics arm of shipping giant MSC, recently started building a new multimodal hub north of Paris for rail freight and barge services. The…
train des primeurs Nobody wants to restart the train serving the Rungis International Market

The rail freight service connecting Perpignan and the Rungis International Market in Paris, known as train des primeurs, was halted in June. Operators intending to…
Rungis International Market VIIA to operate rail freight terminal serving Paris’ biggest wholesale market

VIIA, a subsidiary of the French railway holding SNCF, won the concession for the future rail freight terminal which will serve the Rungis International Market…
New rail freight service for the Rungis International Market

The European Commission has allocated 12,06 million euros to Rail4Logistics, a subsidiary of SNCF Fret, which will be in charge of the project. The money…
SNCF Réseau modernises signalling in Paris-Lyon line

French railway manager SNCF Réseau is carrying out signalling modernisation work on the Paris-Lyon line between Fain-lès-Montbard and Nuits-sous-Ravières. The works, which started at the…
With this terminal French fruits and vegetables make massive modal shift

The Paris-Rungis wholesale market is eyeing significant growth in train-borne fresh fruit and vegetable shipments with the development of a 25 million euros intermodal terminal.…
Eastbound train service from Paris to Xi’an is in operation

The New Silk Road welcomed the first eastbound train from Paris to Xi’an, carrying high-end French furniture, linen products, cosmetics and wine. On November 25,…
Fruits and vegetables from the south come to Paris

France is getting another intermodal railway line. VIIA is launching a service between Le Boulou in the south of France and Genevillier, north of Paris.…