Traxens’ IoT solution will be used to track smart wagons delivering
cargo in Europe and China

MARSEILLE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Traxens, a company providing high-value data and services for the supply
chain industry, announces today that its patented cargo tracking IoT
system will be used on CFL multimodal’s connected freight wagons
throughout the European corridor and the New Silk Road to China.

Traxens and CFL multimodal (CFL) started their co-operation with a pilot
project at the end of 2018, when CFL fitted Traxens Box devices on flat
wagons travelling between European destinations. As this initial trial
was successful, it was extended earlier this year to over 20 wagons
delivering cargo to more distant European destinations. In April 2019
Traxens’ rail freight telematics technology was then tested on wagons
travelling to China.

As part of it digitalization strategy, CFL aims to streamline train
preparation operations through automation, including digital brake
testing. Traxens’ Digital Freight Train® solutions can consolidate,
secure and accelerate brake safety testing. This testing system can
bring a number of benefits:

• Thirty minutes saved on standard reallocation processes to improve
  robustness or optimize loading
• Continuous monitoring of the brake system after departure, with
  real-time alerts for the train driver to prevent a flat wheel
• Improved safety and working conditions for shunting and ground
  operators who perform brake tests
• Can be used solely by the train driver instead of two agents —
  reducing operating costs and improving agility and quality of the
  whole system
• In the longer term, it will allow the interconnection of operators
  systems to improve interoperability and international trade, leading
  to better global efficiency of rail freight

Traxens’ solution provides comprehensive, precise and timely data about
cargo by tracking wagons in transit anywhere in the world. Traxens’
technology brings improved efficiency and security, greater transparency
and enhanced asset utilization thanks to improved wagons and goods
tracking, geolocalisation and mileage monitoring.

The Traxens Box is straightforward to install within a few minutes
whether on the customers’ sites, at railway terminals or workshops; it
can be adapted to any type of wagon.

“As an outcome of our joint pilot project, we are delighted that CFL
multimodal decided to extend its use of our bespoke IoT technology in
its rail freight operations to China,” said Florence Delalande, rail
business unit director at Traxens. “This shows the potential of our
technology for all rail and intermodal freight businesses, as the
shipping industry shifts towards a digital future.”

“Traxens’ rail freight solution helps our operations by enabling the
monitoring of assets and their surroundings, which significantly
improves operational efficiency,” said Marc Valette, innovation director
at CFL multimodal. “The technology used by Traxens, enabling the local
interconnection of different devices without wiring, opens up new
opportunities in train condition and composition monitoring. This is a
huge opportunity to improve operations and service effectiveness in
rail. It will allow the connection of different elements of the train
ecosystem in the future, providing transparent and accurate information,
improving the quality of service and information delivered to clients.”

This agreement with CFL Multimodal is the latest development for Traxens
in the rail sector. Traxens has already started cooperations with other
key players in the industry, such as SNCF (the French national railway
company). In cooperation with SNCF Logistics, Traxens developed the
Digital Freight Train and its high value-added services for the benefit
of the entire railway system, by turning conventional wagons into
intelligent wagons in record time. It features geolocation, arrival
notifications, consignment transport conditions and status monitoring,
digital assistance for wagon management, predictive maintenance and
more. Traxens offers a whole range of services for a safer, more modern,
eco-friendly and more efficient freight railway system.

This year Traxens has already won several innovation awards for its
Digital Freight Train project.

About CFL Multimodal
CFL multimodal is a logistics service
provider, covering the entire logistics chain. With 12 companies in six
European countries, CFL multimodal and its sister company CFL cargo
offer a broad and customised service portfolio: combined and
conventional rail freight, wagon maintenance and repairs, customs
clearance, as well as forwarding and logistics services. In Luxembourg,
the activities of CFL multimodal are organised around the intermodal
terminal of Bettembourg-Dudelange on the Eurohub South Logistics Park.
Located on the Rail Freight Corridor 2 (North Sea-Mediterranean) and at
the crossroads of major transport routes, the terminal is ideally
positioned as an international hub for the consolidation of multimodal
transport flows across Europe and beyond. With a total yearly capacity
of 600,000 units and equipped with the latest technology in terms of
security and surveillance, the intermodal terminal is connected by
combined train shuttles to the main ports and industrial regions.
www.cfl-mm.lu

ABOUT TRAXENS
Traxens generates, collects, consolidates,
enriches and transforms logistics asset data into actionable insight for
its clients in the maritime, rail and supply chain industries.
The
company’s breakthrough Internet-of-Big-Things technology provides
comprehensive, real-time information for managing logistics assets
anywhere in the world. Traxens’ solutions digitally transform
multi-modal supply chains, enabling customers to reduce costs, optimize
investments, comply with environmental regulations and deliver premium
services to their customers. Traxens’ IoT solution received the Frost &
Sullivan’s Technology Leadership Award in 2019.
www.traxens.com

Contacts

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