Akiem
| Industry | Transport and logistics |
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| Predecessor | SNCF Geodis |
| Founded | SNCF Geodis : April 2008 Geodis : 1995 Calberson: 1904 |
| Headquarters | Levallois-Perret, France |
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Area served
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France, Alaska, Europe , world |
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Key people
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Chief Executive Officer of SNCF Geodis, Chairman of Geodis : Alain Picard (June 2013) Fret SNCF : Sylvie Charles |
| Owner | France (state-owned) |
| Parent | SNCF |
| Divisions | Fret SNCF, VFLI, Captrain, GEODIS, Naviland Cargo, GEODIS USA |
| Website | www |
SNCF Logistics (formerly known as SNCF Geodis) is the division of the SNCF group responsible for freight transportation and logistics. The CEO of SNCF Logistics is Alain Picard (June 2015)
The division includes the activities of: Geodis (and subsidiaries), general land transport and logistics; Fret SNCF the national rail freight operator as well as VFLI (short haul freight), Captrain, (international rail freight), combining the former Fret SNCF International and operations acquired from Veolia Cargo; rail vehicle leasing operations such as Ermewa, France Wagons, Akiem and Transengrais; and the automobile transportation company STVA.
SNCF Geodis is a state-owned enterprise, classified as an Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC). SNCF's subsidiaries and participations which are led by SNCF Geodis, are grouped in the holding company Transport et Logistique Partenaires, which is a subsidiary of SNCF Participations.
1904 – Creation of Transports Rapides Calberson in Le Havre, renamed Société des Transports Routiers Calberson in 1920.
In 1961, SCETA took over Société des Transports Routiers Calberson.
In 1995, the GEODIS group was created with the merger of Compagnie Générale Calberson, Bourgey Montreuil, SCETA Transport and SCETA International.
In 1996, the group was privatized by the decree of August 20, 1996 and restructured into four Lines of Business: Groupage, Overseas, Logistics and Road.
In 2002, GEODIS formed a partnership with the German company Rohde & Liesenfeld to strengthen its international sales and transport network. The company confirmed a return to profit.
In 2003, GEODIS expanded its Asian network with new business locations in its own name in Indonesia and Korea.
In 2004, GEODIS Calberson celebrated its centennial. The group confirmed its return to profitable growth.
In 2005, GEODIS was floated on Compartment B of the Eurolist market of Euronext in Paris. The Group launches its European groupage service, Eurofirst.
In 2006, the group acquired TNT’s Freight Forwarding division, ranking it among the leading freight management operators in Europe.
In 2007, GEODIS launched a share capital increase that proves an outstanding success. The Group acquired Rohde & Liesenfeld and introduces a new organization structure based on four Lines of Business: Groupage, Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics and Road.
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