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Rail Logistics Europe: our strategy

All of SNCF Group’s rail freight operations are now united under the Rail Logistics Europe banner. Our strategy calls for developing synergies among our 6 subsidiaries to offer customers decarbonized, efficient solutions.

A European leader

Bringing together the SNCF Group's rail transport and logistics activities, Rail Logistics Europe aims to be the European leader in the sector by drawing on :

  • a strong culture of safety and operational excellence, 
  • complementary companies covering all market needs, 
  • European coverage across all business lines.
     

Our skills and expertise

The strength and originality of Rail Logistics Europe is based on the combination and complementarity of 6 leading brands in the fields of rail traction, maintenance, freight forwarding and combined maritime and continental transport:

  • Hexafret
  • Captrain
  • Technis
  • Forwardis
  • Naviland Cargo
  • VIIA
  • No. 1

    rail logistics network in France

  • No. 2

    rail logistics network in Europe

  • 9,500

    employees in over 10 European countries

A key player in modal shift in Europe

Thanks to its agile, customer-focused approach, Rail Logistics Europe is able to offer turnkey, low-carbon solutions throughout Europe to facilitate the management of rail-based logistics chains for industry and shippers.

A European ambition

With 9,500 employees and a unique range of assets - locomotives, terminals, maintenance workshops - located close to the major European corridors, RLE has defined 3 main priorities:

  • Promote and accelerate modal shift in all European regions by relying on a powerful French platform,
  • To meet all the needs of shippers across the entire rail logistics value chain by relying on 6 recognised complementary brands and a strong common safety culture,
  • To be the benchmark in terms of service quality and delivering on the customer promise.