GERMANY: FRET SNCF CHOOSES FRANKFURT

Article Abstract:

As part of its strategy for doubling its freight traffic by 2010, the SNCF has set up a German subsidiary, Fret Deutschland. Located at Frankfurt, Fret Deutschland is expected to increase its goods traffic with Germany. Although Germany is France's principal commercial partner, goods transport by rail represents only 7mn tonnes, about a 7% market share. Clients still prefer road transport which is reliable and inexpensive, and which delivers the goods to their final destination. Setting up this German subsidiary is expected to enable the SNCF to be closer to the loaders and thus become closer to the end user. This is also part of the SNCF's desire to become a real multimodal operator in Europe.

Fret Deutschland. Located, Fret SNCF

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BOTSWANA: BOTSWANA RAILWAYS' FREIGHT OBJECTIVES

Article Abstract:

Botswana Railways has set an objective of transporting 3mn tonnes of goods per year, compared with 2.5mn at present. The company plans to cut staff from 1,100 to 1,000 or 8000 people, to control its costs, to offer transport at interesting prices, and to improve its service quality. Botswana's railroad network has 640 km of lines but no direct links with Namibia and Zambia. Botswana Railways improved its productivity by 216% between 1994 and 1998, and its traffic has increased but its workforce has been cut by 43%.

Strategy & planning, Botswana

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FRANCE/GERMANY: IMPROVING RAIL COOPERATION

Article Abstract:

At the Innotrans trade fair in Berlin, Joachim Korber, the head of the German railroad industry syndicate, said that France must open its railroad freight market and its cooperation with Germany should improve. Railroad transport between the two countries represents only 4% of the total cross-border transport, compared with 96% for road transport.

France, International economic relations, Brief Article

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