CargoBeamer halts Perpignan-Neuss service: ‘France is a difficult market’
CargoBeamer suspended its service from Perpignan to Neuss in mid-September due to operational difficulties linked to various disruptions in France, including strikes and high energy prices. “It is not always an easy country to work...Read more
SNCF modernises railway tracks in Calais to increase rail freight capacity
A short but important section of the railway in Calais will undergo modernisation starting in July. The 4,4 kilometres long track between the port of Calais and the Calais-Ville railway station will be upgraded as...Read more
Eurotunnel’s new shuttle service reduces transit time and increases volumes
Eurotunnel is launching FIRST, a new subscription service to give priority to trucks that want to hop on the rail freight shuttle to cross the Channel Tunnel between France and the UK. Companies applying for...Read more
CargoBeamer puts non-craneable trailers on rail in Marseille
CargoBeamer has operated the first test train between Marseille and Calais transporting craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers. The service connects the Port of Marseille Fos with the CargoBeamer terminal in Calais. On the inaugural journey, 28...Read more
DFDS to launch Sète-Calais rail link to support Turkey-UK freight flows
Danish ro-ro shipping and logistics group DFDS will launch a rail freight connection between Sète and Calais later this month. With this service, it aims to offer customers transit times of seven days for freight...Read more
Migrant dies on top of freight wagon after electric spark
An Eritrean migrant was electrocuted and killed after jumping on a freight wagon at the train station of Valenciennes in France on Friday. The freight wagon got an electric spark, which resulted in a fire....Read more
VIIA to operate new multi-modal terminal at French port of Sète
SNCF Logistics’ rail freight subsidiary VIIA has won a tender to operate a new multi-modal terminal in the French Mediterranean port of Sète, scheduled to enter service at the beginning of 2023. The company also...Read more
CargoBeamer keeps connecting the dots in its network
The logistics provider CargoBeamer has another rail freight connection in the pipeline. This time, it will connect its German hub in Kaldenkirchen with Perpignan, an important junction on the French-Spanish border. The new service will...Read more
This December: all trailer types on the Calais-Domodossola train
A little later than planned, but on 13 December Cargobeamer will start operating its Calais-Domodossola line. “For the start, we plan to operate four weekly trains in each direction, with a frequency-upgrade to six rotations...Read more
Cargobeamer connects French intermodal line to UK
Cargobeamer and Eurotunnel have joined hands to provide a new intermodal service between Ashford in the UK and Perpignan in the south of France. The shuttle runs through the Channel Tunnel and via the new...Read more
Calais-Domodossola line becomes part of CargoBeamer’s network
CargoBeamer will add the Calais-Domodossola line to its intermodal network this October. The first trains will depart on 4 October, and the service will offer four weekly roundtrips. However, from December on, the weekly departures...Read more
Official opening of Calais-Perpignan route by CargoBeamer
The Calais-Perpignan intermodal route in France officially started its operations. The new service is available since 10 July with four roundtrips per week and the potential to add more in the future. On 16 July,...Read moreNew intermodal terminal opens in Calais next week
Cargobeamer is opening its first terminal in Calais next week, on Wednesday 16 June. The terminal will enable the loading of uncranable semi-trailers on the train. The first train will depart in the direction of...Read moreNew intermodal route in France: from Calais to Perpignan
Cargobeamer is launching a new intermodal route in France, between the coastal hub of Calais and Perpignan. The French lane will be offered from 14 June, starting off with two roundtrips per week. By 5...Read more