One year after the launch of an umpteenth plan of last resort, SNCF says its rail freight division is on the road to forgiveness. "In view of the first results, I confirm our goal to return to balance in 2013," explained Pierre Blayau yesterday. Before Guillaume Pepy, present at this press conference - sign of the importance of this dossier in the mandate of the President of the public group-, the pattern of the freight transport industry defended major sites launched for loss of cargo SNCF (-500 million approximately in 2009), including that of the restructuring of the "isolated car."
The drastic reduction in the offer of this service of car at the request raised during the summer of virulent criticism on the part of sectors of the industry federations, who threatened to prefer the road to rail ("Les Echos" from July 5). The subject is closed, according to Pierre Blayau, who said that "80 of clients have agreed with our new policy", including ArcelorMittal that represents 17 of the total traffic. Among all these customers, increases in prices (from 5 to 20) concern that 10 of the companies.
"We will do as much of isolated cars (approximately 300,000) in 2010 than in 2009", recalled the Director General of SNCF Geodis, who conceded that a "mechanical" its reform application would lead to a reduction of one third of this number. "But I am betting that, thanks to economic recovery and the improvement of the service, ourselves this threshold from the 300,000 tons in the coming years," he added.
Now privileged to develop rail freight, the offer of massive train - used by a single client - answers for the moment the expectations of leaders. "The dynamics is initiated, since we should carry 40 billion tonne kilometres in 2011, is the same volume in 2007.". "We handed over the counters to zero three years after the crisis", j. Pierre Blayau. This growth is permitted by the international, which should represent 25 of the flow year next, against 5 in 2007. On the other hand, SNCF has an agreement recently signed with RFF on the quality of the grooves and the launch of the first rail proximity operators (OFP) to continue the transformation of its cargo division.
Railway highways
On the front of the "future projects" - which must be of 1 billion euros of investments-, the SNCF expects an "acceleration" in the coming months. After the recent takeover of Lorry Rail - which operates on the route between Perpignan and Luxembourg-, the public group will be candidate for the operation of the railway highways Alpine and Atlantic. In combined transport, the approximation committed between Novatrans and Naviland must relaunch the offer.
The latest iconic project - TGV cargo sedges, which is of major European airports by rail - seems, however, stalled. This site "launched prior to the crisis" and which requires "heavy investment" continues, however says the leader. "But the SNCF is not in the centre of the game." "Is that the promoters of this initiative and chargers are providing", commented Pierre Blayau.
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