Rail operations for new vehicles have resumed at the Port of Calais, marking a significant milestone for multimodal logistics at the French gateway.

Eleven years after the last train carrying new cars arrived, the first service operated by Groupe Charles André (GCA), with support from rail operator VIIA, reached the port’s intermodal terminal yesterday afternoon.

The relaunch signals the start of a regular service, strengthening the port’s role in automotive logistics chains.

Key operational details:

• 3 to 4 trains per week planned until the end of the year
• More than 36,000 new vehicles to be handled annually
• Over 50% of volumes destined for the Port of Sheerness on the River Thames

The traffic will primarily consist of vehicles from Stellantis, underlining the growing importance of rail–sea intermodal solutions for finished vehicle logistics.