Who are we ? Transport Services Transport Merchandise carriage Container carriage Lorry Transport Dangerous goods Oversize loads Parcel service European trains Wagons Complementary Services Client Services General info Contacts	Home > Transport Services > Transport > Container carriage Container carriage Fret SNCF carries containers throughout Europe in association with combined transport specialists, CNC and Novatrans. Combined transport uses railways for the longest part of the itinerary and lorries for local terminal services at either end. This system makes the most of all the advantages of rail freight and the flexibiliity of road transport.   combined-transport chain Contacts   France   Europe Combined transport accounts for 25% of Fret SNCF’s traffic. In 2002, it amounted to a total of 12 billion tonne-kilometres, totalling 900,000 wagons transferred by nearly 1500 trains per week, the equivalent of 1.3 million lorries per year.   Services Fret SNCF has created an organization specifically designed for combined transport, based on trunk route trains, hubs, and transbordement. Trunk route trains These trains directly link 2 combined transport yards, when volumes pass a certain threshold. These general "night trains" are rapid, non-stop trains running at 120, 140 and even 160 kph. Hubs The connecting hubs are located at strategic points where traffic flow is concentrated. They are designed to facilitate the grouping of trains coming from different starting points, and to marshal trains transferred to final destination yards. Networks of lines serving most French regions radiate from these hubs. 3 existing hubs: -  The Ile-de-France hub (PNIF, Paris region), installed for CNC at Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, serves 40 yards in France and abroad, via 185,000 wagons per year. -  The European Hub (PNEU), (PNEU), installed for Intercontainer in Metz-Sablon, handles 150,000 wagons per year. -  Cortax, installed for Union Internationale Rail Route (UIRR), links the Benelux countries to Italy and Spain, via France. Trans-shipment yards These specialized yards are designed for the transfer of Intermodal Transport Units (containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers) from one mode of transport to another. Service quality Resources: - 120 locomotives dedicated to 160 national, combined trains - a specific production entity - individual tracking of combined trains Results: - 90 to 95% on-time rate for trains from the Paris hub - faster reaction time - faster, more fluid client response   Partners NAVILAND CARGO ph: 33 1 43 98 40 00 fax: 33 1 43 98 40 96 http://www.cnc-transports.com NOVATRANS: yard-to-yard service for the transfer of swap bodies or semi-trailers. Novatrans is a member of Union Internationale Rail-Route, an association of road-rail companies in Europe, and is a shareholder in Combined Transport Limited for cross-channel traffic. ph: 33 1 53 42 54 54 fax: 33 1 45 22 45 25 http://www.novatrans.fr INTERCONTAINER-INTERFRIGO: trans-network door-to-door service in Europe. ph: 41 61 278 25 25 (Basel, Switzerland) fax: 41 61 278 24 45 http://www.icfonline.com TRANSFESA: complete door-to-door service between France and Spain. ph: 33 1 41 11 57 01 fax: 33 1 41 11 57 00 http://www.transfesa.com FROIDCOMBI: yard-to-yard carriage for perishable goods in refrigerated swap bodies. tél. : 33 4 90 27 82 93 fax : 33 4 90 27 82 99

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