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CMA CGM strengthens Lyon-Marseille rail connection

Marco Raimondi
May 26, 2025
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French shipping giant CMA CGM will increase its weekly rail services between Marseille and Lyon, in southeast France, to five departures in each direction. The…

Amazon gives high-speed rail freight another try (with a twist)

Marco Raimondi
May 14, 2025
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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…

Inauguration of major extension to combined road-rail terminal east of Lyon

Marco Raimondi
January 23, 2025
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This week has seen the inauguration of a major extension to the Vénissieux-Saint Priest combined road-rail terminal east of Lyon. The facility is located in…

CMA CGM to invest 40 million € for rail and river connectivity at Lyon port

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December 17, 2024
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Shipping giant CMA CGM is leading a consortium which plans to invest approximately 40 million euros in developing container traffic at the Lyon river port,…

The Most Notable New Airline Routes This Week

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September 3, 2024
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Routes make the world go round.

Close cooperation with ports crucial to French rail freight growth

Marco Raimondi
July 12, 2024
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Ports and railways in France need to increase their cooperative efforts to increase the share of rail freight, according to Matthieu Chabanel, the head of…

Vos Logistics starts R2L route in France: “A novelty, there are few solutions for silo trailers”

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April 12, 2024
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Vos Logistics is expanding its presence on the French market via a new Dourges-Vénissieux freight route with the help of VEGA’s R2L system. The system allows for the transfer of non-cranable silo-trailers from road to rail and vice versa. Vos Logistics is pragmatic, and a new route is already in the making. On 11 April,…