Ciments Calcia delivers by boat

French cement producer Ciments Calcia has leased a new boat, Baptised Sandre, to make cement deliveries from its factory in Gargenville in the Paris region. Constructed by Compagnie Fluviale de Transport (CFT), the boat has a capacity of 980tonnes compared to the capacity of 300-500tonnes that traditional barges have. Since 2002, Ciments Calcia has implemented an eco-freight policy and has made major deliveries by river and rail as well as using roads.

March 28, 2012 Read time: 1 min

French cement producer 1607 Ciments Calcia has leased a new boat, Baptised Sandre, to make cement deliveries from its factory in Gargenville in the Paris region.

Constructed by 4532 Compagnie Fluviale de Transport (CFT), the boat has a capacity of 980tonnes compared to the capacity of 300-500tonnes that traditional barges have.

Since 2002, Ciments Calcia has implemented an eco-freight policy and has made major deliveries by river and rail as well as using roads.

In 2008, the company showed that this had led to energy gains of 60,950 MW/hour compared to the traditional road transport method.

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