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Shrinks carbon footprint of your freight
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Increases transportation capacity
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Secures transport operations
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Offers a diverse range of services
Shrinks carbon footprint of your freight
- Move more goods, while expending less energy, vis à vis freight transported by just one mode over similar distances
- Reduce GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions, as compared to "only road" or "by air" freight
- Decrease noise and air pollution, and traffic-jams
Up to
75
%
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, as compared to an equivalent road transport option
Increases transportation capacity
- Optimise utilisation of transport assets
- Harness reliable scheduled capacity and routes
1
train
can transport at least 40 swap-bodies
Secures transport operations
- Guarantee freight carrying capacity thanks to our wide range of in-house and outsourced transport assets
- Completely secure your multimodal flows with our road and sea solutions
Offers a diverse range of services
- Opt for the best-suited rail freight solutions: combined rail/road transport, rolling road, console train, or block-train
- Choose between (or combine) several modes of transport: rail-road, short sea shipping, barge, rail, and sea-air
22547
tonnes
of CO2e avoided, in 2023, by using multimodal transport for our European overland transport activities
Services
Frequently asked questions
When at least two different carriers, such as trucks, trains, ships, and planes, are used to move freight, it is called multimodal transport. This reduces greenhouse gas emissions and optimizes transport costs. It's useful to transport goods within a country or a continent, and for intercontinental shipments. To manage this transport flow, we suggest working with an expert logistics partner.
With multimodal transportation you need skilled logistics personnel, to manage the workflows, who are difficult to locate. Same with technologies to orchestrate the transport flows. Threadbare transport networks are also a concern that can lead to an inefficient supply chain.
Luckily, with one single point of reference, everything from technology to labour and network can be outsourced.
To optimise multimodal transport, you need to battle changes in fuel costs, container availability, general shipping rates, and sustainability concerns. Consolidating loads and compressing delivery routes are just some of the solutions. If that sounds like a lot to manage, know that it is. That is why logistics experts like GEODIS can optimise the transport operations for you.
If you are looking to optimize transport costs and reduced cargo insurance pricing, multimodal freight is right for you. It is also ideal for businesses that seek sustainable transport operations.
What usually drives customer’s choice for multimodal solutions is its service reliability and ability to reduce carbon footprint.