Company type | joint stock |
---|---|
Industry | Logistics |
Founded | 12 October 2010 [1] |
Headquarters | La Rochelle , France |
Key people | Philippe Guillard (President) |
Owner | Euro Cargo Rail, Grand Port Maritime de La Rochelle |
OFP La Rochelle is a rail freight company; a joint venture between Euro Cargo Rail and the port of La Rochelle. The company's first operations began in October 2010. [2] [3]
In December 2009 the NaviRail Atlantique was formed as an Opérateur Ferroviaire de Proximité - a type of short line railway company - and port railway operator for the port of La Rochelle; [4] the company was to be a joint venture between SNCF (49%) and the port (51%), however due to SNCF's doubts about the profitability of the enterprise formation the company was not finalised. Due to this the port authority sought an agreement with Euro Cargo Rail. [5]
In 2010 OFP La Rochelle was formed as a joint stock company; [note 1] with Grand Port Maritime de La Rochelle contributing 75.1% of the share capital and Euro Cargo Rail 24.9%. It is responsible for short-haul freight operations around the port of La Rochelle. The first train, in October 2010, carried petroleum products to the Creuse. [6] [7]
At start up the company had a fleet of two Vossloh G1000 and four Class 77 locomotives. [8] Potential traffic included cereal, forest and paper products, and petroleum; the company hoped to increase the modal share of traffic from the port from 7 to 10% by 2011. [9]
After one year of operation the company had transported 100 kilotonnes of freight. [10]
Company type | joint stock |
---|---|
Industry | Logistics |
Founded | 12 October 2010 [1] |
Headquarters | La Rochelle , France |
Key people | Philippe Guillard (President) |
Owner | Euro Cargo Rail, Grand Port Maritime de La Rochelle |
OFP La Rochelle is a rail freight company; a joint venture between Euro Cargo Rail and the port of La Rochelle. The company's first operations began in October 2010. [2] [3]
In December 2009 the NaviRail Atlantique was formed as an Opérateur Ferroviaire de Proximité - a type of short line railway company - and port railway operator for the port of La Rochelle; [4] the company was to be a joint venture between SNCF (49%) and the port (51%), however due to SNCF's doubts about the profitability of the enterprise formation the company was not finalised. Due to this the port authority sought an agreement with Euro Cargo Rail. [5]
In 2010 OFP La Rochelle was formed as a joint stock company; [note 1] with Grand Port Maritime de La Rochelle contributing 75.1% of the share capital and Euro Cargo Rail 24.9%. It is responsible for short-haul freight operations around the port of La Rochelle. The first train, in October 2010, carried petroleum products to the Creuse. [6] [7]
At start up the company had a fleet of two Vossloh G1000 and four Class 77 locomotives. [8] Potential traffic included cereal, forest and paper products, and petroleum; the company hoped to increase the modal share of traffic from the port from 7 to 10% by 2011. [9]
After one year of operation the company had transported 100 kilotonnes of freight. [10]