Topic: Rail Logistics Europe

PARTIAL PRIVATISATION SNCF and CMA CGM CEOs meet to discuss Rail Logistics Europe sale

Rail Logistics Europe (RLE), which groups the rail freight subsidiaries of the SNCF Group, will be (partly) privatised. After days of rumours, interest from CMA…
(PARTIAL) PRIVATISATION Process begins for sale of Rail Logistics Europe stake

The sale of up to 49% of the capital of Rail Logistics Europe (RLE), the structure grouping SNCF’s rail freight subsidiaries, has taken a step…
2025 FIGURES Rail Logistics Europe (SNCF) demonstrated ‘notable resilience’

France’s SNCF Group recorded a fifth consecutive year in the black in 2025 with logistics major Geodis and Rail Logistics Europe (RLE), grouping its rail…
SOLIDARITY LANES France coordinates aid operation to transport 400 buses to Ukraine by train

Rail Logistics Europe (RLE), the structure grouping SNCF’s rail freight interests, is organising a humanitarian aid initiative to Ukraine which makes provision for the rail…
INTERVIEW How smart wagons could redefine the next generation of rail freight

Rail freight operations in Europe still rely on manual, time-consuming safety checks — but a new digital monitoring system could transform the industry by introducing…
Marginal improvement Groupe SNCF reports ‘resilient’ performance in rail freight

Groupe SNCF reported a “resilient” performance in rail freight in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, despite the downturn…
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…
hexafret and technis France’s new rail freight era ‘starts smoothly’

French rail freight began a new chapter in 2025 with the replacement of Fret SNCF with Hexafret and Technis. The new companies’ activities seem to…
rail freight resilience SNCF in the black for fourth consecutive year, profitability from rail freight rises

The SNCF Group has recorded a fourth consecutive year in the black, due mainly to a strong performance once again from its high-speed (TGV) passenger…
post-fret sncf SNCF’s head of rail freight maintains optimistic outlook for Hexafret

Frédéric Delorme, the President of Rail Logistics Europe (RLE), the structure which groups all of SNCF rail freight subsidiaries, showed some optimism when it comes…
new fleet on the way Naviland Cargo invests 100 million euros in wagon renewal

Naviland Cargo, part of Rail Logistics Europe (the structure grouping SNCF’s rail subsidiaries) is investing 100 million euros in the renewal of its entire wagon…
half-year report French railways posts rail freight growth despite Fret SNCF discontinuity

France’s state-owned SNCF Group posted solid growth from rail freight in the first half of 2024 despite the discontinuity measures imposed on Fret SNCF, its…