Be Modal and HAROPA Port eye launch of Rennes-Le Havre rail freight service

Combined road-rail freight transport operator Be Modal, a subsidiary of Brittany-based Lahaye Global Logistics, could launch a service for maritime containers between Rennes, in Brittany and France’s biggest box port, Le Havre, next year.

The project was unveiled at a recent webinar organised by Brittany Supply Chain, an association of regional shippers and logistics companies.

Speaking at the webinar, Bastien Thirion, Lahaye’s director of rail freight, said that at the request of HAROPA Port, Be Modal has drawn up plans to establish a rail link between Rennes and the Port of Le Havre’s intermodal road-rail terminal. The route chosen would pass through the Greater Paris region, which offers more reliable rail infr…