{"id":152964,"date":"2024-11-29T17:52:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=58228"},"modified":"2024-11-29T17:52:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:52:53","slug":"portmann-transports-signs-up-for-new-db-cargo-france-shuttle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=152964","title":{"rendered":"Portmann Transports signs up for new DB Cargo France shuttle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alsace-based road haulier and 3PL, Portmann Transports, which is owned by Switzerland\u2019s state post office, will ship 26 multi-modal containers using DB Cargo France\u2019s Paris-Nancy-Metz-Nancy-Paris shuttle service which will begin early-January 2025. The company has invested 4 to 5 million euros in acquiring the necessary equipment ahead of the launch.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>\u201cIn January 2025, we will be taking a major step forward with the development of a new short-line service between Paris and Metz which, on paper, is a distance of 330 to 340 kilometres, and not really suited to combined road-rail transport, modal shift being really only viable beyond a minimum distance of 500 km\u201d, CEO Jean-Michel Bauer said in a French media interview.<\/p>\n

The service will carry goods five days a week on behalf of one of Portmann\u2019s long-standing customers, a major retailer who is committed to greener transport, he explained. \u201cWe had more than a year of discussions \u2013 entailing both feasibility and technical studies \u2013 with DB Cargo who accepted the challenge of developing a multimodal service over a relatively short distance as long as we also committed to significant volumes of freight. As this is a week-daily return trip, the shuttle will cover 660 to 680 km per day.\u201d<\/p>\n