Both Captrain and CargoBeamer are expanding their rail freight services. The French and German markets are the beneficiaries.
CargoBeamer announced that it is expanding its existing Calais-Perpignan connection. “We are excited to increase the frequency of our intermodal route between Calais and Perpignan to 5 weekly roundtrips”, the company wrote on LinkedIn.
The expansion will be implemented in early April. It will help to grow the capacity of the company’s French connection between the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea. CargoBeamer will start offering daily departures in both directions.
With a transit time of 26 hours, the Calais-Perpignan route is open for all semi-trailers, including non-craneable ones. In the northbound direction, the connection provides access to North Sea ports. In the opposite direction, freight can reach southern France and northern Spain.
Also in Germany
At the same time, Captrain has announced the introduction of a new service in Germany in cooperation with LIT Speditions. As part of their SmartRail Logistics joint venture, daily train service has been introduced between the Roland Terminal in Bremen and the Port of Stuttgart. This new connection enhances the existing intermodal network, specifically targeting industrial and commercial enterprises along the key north-south corridor.
Rail transport, handled by Captrain, includes connections to the abovementioned main terminals as well as Bremen-Sebaldsbrück and Sindelfingen. LIT coordinates the pre- and post-carriage by truck.
“With the new connection, we can reliably, quickly, and flexibly cover diverse logistics needs on this important corridor”, commented Jérôme Méline, Managing Director of Captrain Germany and SmartRail Logistics. “Whether large or small shipments, conventional or intermodal freight, with or without rail sidings: Together with SmartRail, we enable suitable logistics solutions for a wide range of companies, products, and logistics requirements.”