CargoBeamer has successfully completed Marseille – Calais train test with unaccompanied transport of craneable and non-craneable semi-trailers. Travelling from the Port of Marseille Fos to the CargoBeamer Terminal in Calais, the service enabled 28 units to be transported on sustainable rail instead of the road.
“I am pleased to see the successful completion of our first test train between Marseille and Calais. Considering the fast growth of both the ports’ volumes and intermodal business in France, we are looking forward to exploring options of opening another CargoBeamer lane in this area,” Tim Krasowka, Managing Director of CargoBeamer intermodal operations said.
The train consisted of both CargoBeamer – railcars and twin pocket wagons and the traction has been provided by DB Cargo France. In Marseille, the train was handled inside the Marseille Manutention Ro-Ro Terminal, owned by CMA Terminals, a 100% branch of CMA-CGM Group. By transporting semi-trailers from Marseille to Calais on rail instead of the road, each loading unit reduced its CO2-footprint by around 90%. The Marseille – Calais train can reduce the carbon emissions by around 30.8 tonnes of carbon emissions compared to road transport.
The Port of Marseille Fos serves as the leading port in France and one of the largest ports in Europe and with 90 direct shipping lines it is connecting southern France to locations in Northern Africa and the Mediterranean, while also offering routes around the globe.
In 2021, the port recorded an annual volume of 1.5 million TEU.
“This kind of new project initiated by CargoBeamer helps the port to position itself as one of the main RoRo hubs in the Mediterrean Sea area. This road to rail solution is contributing to reduce efficiently the the CO2 emissions, which is, indeed, a strong axis of the port strategy,” Hervé Martel, President of the Port of Marseille Fos, said.
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