Intermodal Solutions
Integrated and sustainable door-to-door intermodal freight transport solutions
Several modes of transport are often needed to carry your products from their place of origin to their final destination. The challenge for your business is finding effective and interconnected intermodal freight transport solutions. We provide help with high quality and environmentally friendly transportation solutions. As a world market leader in shipping and logistics, we have developed a dedicated door-to-door service: CMA CGM Intermodal combining train, barge and truck, following on from our shipping services.
Door-to-door with complete peace of mind with our intermodal freight transport solutions
We draw on the full strength of our land-based infrastructure to offer you the best intermodal freight transport services. The coverage of our land-based infrastructures all over the world and the density of our regional connections means that your goods can reliably be delivered to local markets.
- 160 countries
- 438 inland terminals
- 755 agencies worldwide
- 7.2m TEU transported by intermodal services in 2020
- 70% of volumes carried by environmentally friendly modes of transport.
Secure and reliable intermodal freight transport anywhere in the world, including to and from landlocked countries
- Africa
- Asia
- Latin America
- Europe
- India
- Middle East
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
Intermodal freight transport services dedicated to serving your operational excellence
All over the world, CMA CGM Intermodal’s teams work with you to come up with the best solution for your business and help you to achieve operational excellence.
- A single point of contact, with Intermodal expert teams all over the world,
- Bespoke solutions to meet all your needs,
- Facilities available on all continents,
- Door-to-door or inland depot service, depending on your needs,
- Priority treatment of your cargos.
Sustainable intermodal freight transport solutions that reduce your carbon footprint
Combating climate change is a major strategic concern and implementing intermodal freight transport solutions helps to control your carbon footprint. In addition to our clean shipping solutions, our intermodal freight transport services put you at a real advantage in order to achieve your goals in terms of reducing your carbon footprint in relation to freight transportation.
- Dedicated trains and barges to reduce your carbon footprint,
- Optimized itineraries to limit fuel consumption,
- Priority given to the most environmentally friendly modes of transport.
Visibility, saving time and lower costs: 3 advantages of CMA CGM’s door-to-door service
Make savings with our intermodal freight transport solutions and access additional services in order to go even further in optimizing your logistics chain.
- Through bill of lading: just one travel document covering transportation by both land and sea,
- Preferential detention and demurrage charges,
- Customs clearance service available on request,
- Simplified booking and tracking using My CMA CGM,
- Protect the value of your goods with the SERENITY cargo value guarantee,
- TRAXENS tracking including for land transportation.
Intermodal services combine different modes of transport for the shipment of goods. Indeed, it often happens that there is a need for two or three modes of transport so that the cargo arrives at the desired destination (example: ship + train).
CMA CGM offers sustainable solutions to reduce your carbon footprint through a variety of means : dedicated train blocks and barges, route optimization and prioritization of environmentally friendly modes of transport.
In its intermodal services offer, CMA CGM offers different means of transport so that you can find the delivery chain that best suits your project. In addition to ships, you will find trains, barges and trucks as intermodal solutions.
Door-to-Door Solutions Europe
Sustainable multimodal freight transport solutions across Europe
To move your cargo from origin to destination, various modes of transport are commonly needed. We provide help by offering a complete one stop shop end-to-end multimodal service based on the most sustainable means of transport.
No matter the shape or size, we find a solution.
Our dedicated door-to-door service is supported by:
- The largest fleet of LNG vessels in Europe
- A comprehensive rail network with block trains
- Our own fleet of trucks
- A dedicated pool of 45‘ High Cube Pallet Wide equipment
Make the switch – all the space of a truck, with the flexibility of a container
A container that can carry the magical number of 33 Euro pallets AND be shipped by road, rail or sea? That’ll be the 45-foot container. There is a common misconception that only trucks have the capacity for 33 Euro pallets but our huge range of 45-foot containers prove that this is just a myth. With equal capacity to a standard truck trailer and the ability to be shipped intermodally on rail and sea too, these containers are the ultimate solution to your shipping needs, allowing your cargo to take the most efficient, environmentally friendly route from door to door. So why not book on one of our vessels and make the switch!
Maximum capacity and intermodal ability
Available in both 40-foot and 45-foot versions, our High Cube Pallet Wide containers are the ultimate solution for shipping by pallet. They are specifically designed to work with 1.2m Euro pallets and can fit two of these end to end down the full length of the container thanks to their 2.45m internal width. This ensures the optimal amount of space so that no space goes to waste.
Main Benefits
- 33 Euro pallet capacity, equal to a standard truck trailer
- Capable of being shipped by road, rail, and sea
- Reduced environmental impact when used intermodally
The Sustainable Choice
Reducing the carbon footprint of your cargo has never been easier because by choosing to use 45-foot containers instead of trucks, and by including both rail and sea legs into your route, you can reduce CO2 emissions by more than 50%. There’s no compromise when you choose a 45-foot High Cube Pallet Wide container to move your cargo, so the only thing left is to try it for yourself.
Better ways of green transportation to reduce your carbon footprint
Our door-to-door offering ensures that we move cargo across Europe in the most environmentally friendly way possible. Extensive use of LNG and biofuel across our fleet helps to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of our customers’ activities. In addition to our clean shipping solutions, we offer a range of services enabling shipment of cargo net carbon neutral.
Moving cargo via the motorways of the sea brings numerous benefits compared to using trucks alone. Customers increasingly expect better sustainability in the lifecycle of their goods, our roads are increasingly congested with vehicles, and harsh winters can have a halting effect on road transportation. By shipping your cargo with our door-to-door services, you can ease all these concerns.
In-depth information provided by our comprehensive network throughout Europe
Our customers are served by dedicated teams with a profound understanding of the product and detailed knowledge about the local markets.
Equipped with extensive experience and located in strategic European hubs, we ensure efficient and functional supply chain management.
We provide the full suite of logistics products for your business, including transport on road, rail, and sea, warehousing, and products to ensure your cargo is protected throughout the end-to-end journey.
Door-to-Door is a shipping arrangement where goods are being picked up at the door of the sender and delivered to the recipient’s door. The shipment is collected from the sender and taken directly to the recipient.
Both intermodal and multimodal transportation involve moving cargo from origin to destination using more than one method of transport. This can be truck, rail, barge, ship, or any combination of those.
In multimodal transportation, one contract covers the entire journey.
In intermodal transportation, there is a separate contract for each individual leg of the journey.
This means that there is more than one responsible entity for the successful delivery of the cargo.
CMA CGM offers sustainable solutions to reduce your carbon footprint through a variety of means – dedicated train blocks, route optimization and prioritization of environmentally friendly modes of transport.
Logistics Solutions
Logistics services that create value at each stage of your supply chain
Logistics play an essential role in your business. They are a strategic priority for your company and a major way of enhancing performance. With our subsidiary CEVA Logistics, CMA CGM offers logistics services that address all your supply chain concerns.
– The right logistics solution for each business sector
Our skills extend to the main sectors: automotive, retail, energy, healthcare, technology, industry and aerospace.
– A dedicated team of logistics experts for each sector
Our specialists provide their expertise to come up with the most appropriate solution with minimum fuss, regardless of the size of your company or your business sector.
– Logistics services spanning the globe
Our team of dedicated experts ensure quick and reliable solutions whatever the circumstances in 160 countries at 1,000 sites.
Our staff members design and implement cargo and contract logistics solutions meeting the highest market standards. With operations in 160 countries at over 1,000 sites, they work with companies of all sizes in the main business sectors: automotive, retail, e-commerce, energy, health, technology, industry and aerospace, and events logistics. They offer a broad range of logistics services to meet all your needs.
Partial load logistics services
Are you looking for a logistics solution to send your finished products to a client or transport your goods between your different production plants? Find out about our weekly door-to-door logistics services for LCL (Less than Container Load) partial loads. These reliable and secure services mean you can send your goods with optimum flexibility, regardless of size or destination. Our 289 carriers serve more than 10,000 port connections all over the world.
Air cargo logistics service
All over the world, our air cargo experts offer quick and reliable logistics solutions. On a worldwide and local level, they address all your business concerns via four ranges of high value-added logistics services. They are committed to supporting you whatever the circumstances, protecting the integrity of your supply chain by chartering flights to meet your urgent needs.
Land cargo logistics service
Secure your supply chain by using quick, reliable and competitive logistics services, with our road and rail freight services available worldwide. On the road, we rely on our network of partners and our control towers. Our cutting-edge technologies guarantee the most efficient itinerary and real-time tracking of your goods. Our aim is to cut your direct and indirect costs by making the process simpler. Our rail logistics services also provide effective and sustainable alternatives to air cargo and shipping. From China to Duisburg and all over western Europe, our services are available year round, with frequent departures and seamless connections.
Contract logistics
With more than 750 warehouses worldwide, we offer a comprehensive range of integrated contract logistics services and solutions. No matter what your company’s geographical reach or the complexity of your business and organization, we design, execute and monitor your supply chain strategy. Our aim is to do everything to enable you to keep your promises to your clients.
Logistics services par excellence with CEVA Lead Logistics
With CEVA Lead Logistics, we transform your entire supply chain, with our sights set on excellence. Our experts work closely with you to obtain in-depth understanding of your business strategy and define bespoke solutions. We make available our cutting-edge technological infrastructures, data management expertise and passion for innovation, in order to provide you with real added value.
Customs brokerage
Benefit from our logistics services brokers’ expertise in tariff and customs legislation and regulations for both imports and exports. They take care of import and export documents and manage the calculation and payment of duties, taxes and other charges, all over the world.
Yes, there are different guidelines for packing and shipping because during the trip your cargo will be subjected to constraints that can create problems if proper care is not taken. It is important to properly pack your goods so that they do not deteriorate.
Both intermodal and multimodal transportation involve moving cargo from origin to destination using more than one method of transport. This can be truck, rail, barge, ship, or any combination of those.
In multimodal transportation, one contract covers the entire journey.
In intermodal transportation, there is a separate contract for each individual leg of the journey.
This means that there is more than one responsible entity for the successful delivery of the cargo.
Packaging and shipping guidelines apply to both parties, both the shipper who must ensure administrative and cargo compliance and the shipper who must ensure compliance with the guidelines on these goods.