Sernam and Rhenus to cooperate in Europe
Sernam Group adds a service for standard pallets to and from 30 countries to its portfolio. In implementing this project the French transport logistics group counts on an international partnership agreement with Rhenus Freight Logistics. The two enterprises officially announced their agreement upon on the collaboration on March 9. The new partner provides Sernam access to a global network consisting of 230 locations, focussing on Germany, Benelux, Spain and Eastern Europe. Rhenus Freight Logistics in turn profits from the company’s dense and diversified distribution network in France. “We decided to collaborate with Rhenus Freight Logistics in order to develop new markets and to be capable of providing a new European standard service“, said Philippe Chevalier, CEO of Sernam, after having signed the agreement. Sernam acts as a private provider of multimodal transportations in France and offers a vast range of services for express and general cargo consignments. With 2,100 employees the company achieved a turnover of EUR 371 million in 2008. The national network comprises 55 locations. Every night cargo express trains are operating between four multimodal hubs, thus replacing about 15,000 road transports per year. Quelle: Österreichische Verkehrszeitung |