A NEW rail shuttle connecting the French
container ports of Marseilles Fos and Le Havre with Lausanne
has commenced operations as part of a joint initiative with intermodal operator
Naviland
Cargo. Each train will offer capacity of up to 42 TEU.
The France Helvetia Express
service that makes three round trips per week will operate between Dijon
Gevrey in mid-France - where rail shuttles serving each port will
connect - and the Chavornay combined transport terminal near Lausanne, in
Switzerland's French-speaking region, reported the American Journal of
Transportation.
Only a fraction of the estimated potential Swiss
containerised rail freight traffic of 350,000 to 400,000 TEU per year is currently handled by the French ports. Reduced
transit times are expected to play a major role in winning greater market
share, particularly for Mediterranean-routed trades via Marseille Fos and
North/South America traffic through Le Havre.
The initiative is in line with the
French government's policy to extend the port hinterlands into the heart of
Europe through the development of eco-friendly combined transport services.
The France Helvetia shuttle will provide annual capacity equivalent to 12,000
trucks.
Marseille Fos already offers 200
container shuttle options per week throughout France and also in northern
Europe, notably through "fresh food corridors"
with Zeebrugge,
Rotterdam, Hamburg and Lubeck.
Source : HKSG.
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