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Gefco has rationalized the realized railway flows in Europe from the logistic group
the transports of the cars towards France and other European destinations are entrusted three private railway operators
April 24, 2012
Gefco has announced to have rationalized the realized railway flows in Europe from the group, that he is European leader in the logistics automotive and provider of reference in the industrial field. The company has explained that, assigning 25% of own automotive shipments to the rail shipment regarding an average European of 17%, it has decided to manage in autonomy own outline of transport on iron.
From the end last year, in fact, the logistic group has entrusted the transports of the automobiles towards France and other European destinations to three private railway operators. To July 2010 Gefco has indetto a contest of contract for each of the interest drafts selecting the railway operators on the base of economic criteria and regional cover, so as to carry out the groupings for each geographic area. Central France and oriental are assigned to Euro Cargo Rail, controlling of DB Schenker Rail, southern France to Europorte France, controlling of Eurotunnel, and the regions northern and western to Colas Rail, leave of the Bouygues group. The collaboration with the three operators is tightened in agreement with the Réseau Ferré de France (RFF), the gestrice French society of the railway infrastructure.
Philippe Robert, operating director of the division Transports and Logistics Automobiles of Gefco, have explained that one of the secrets of success for the rationalization of the railway flows is the management of the reservations in the ports of call of shunting of Gevrey (than RFF has proposed to Gefco to re-use after in 2009 it was abandoned), near Digione, and of Achères, near Paris. The first advantage of this solution is operating and is represented by the respect of the times of delivery.
All the trains, that is 150 to the week, are assigned to Gefco and allow the transport of the 500,000 vehicles that exit from the plant every year. The objective of the French logistic group is to arrive to 250 trains for week.
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Gefco has announced to have rationalized the realized railway flows in Europe from the group, that he is European leader in the logistics automotive and provider of reference in the industrial field. The company has explained that, assigning 25% of own automotive shipments to the rail shipment regarding an average European of 17%, it has decided to manage in autonomy own outline of transport on iron.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
