LDCT - Transportez Responsable !

Name

LDCT - Transportez Responsable !

Legal name

Novatrans - Greenmodal

Website

https://ldct.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intermodal Freight Transport Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Rail Transportation (4882), Rail Transportation (482)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Railroad Switching & Terminal Establishments (4013)

akta.pro primary industry

Rail Intermodal Forwarding (Container/Rail-Ramp) (TLACAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Intermodal Terminal Operations (Rail–Truck) (TLAJAFAA), Intermodal Terminal Value-Added Services (Cross-Dock, Transload, Stuffing/Stripping) (TLAJAFAL), Domestic Intermodal Rail-Truck (COFC/TOFC) (TLADAFAA)

Keywords

• Combined rail road transport
• Intermodal freight services
• Inland logistics solutions
• Terminal handling services
• Eco responsible shipping

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Intermodal Transport Services: Revenue generated from providing combined rail/river/road transport services for freight, including hub-to-hub and door-to-door solutions

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Novatrans - Greenmodal provides combined rail/river/road intermodal freight transport services across France and Europe. The offering consists of three integrated services: Inland Solutions (door-to-door consulting and turnkey logistics for maritime shipping companies and freight forwarders), Intermodal (a daily European massified hub-to-hub rail and river transport network for road carriers and freight forwarders), and Terminal (handling, storage, maintenance, and railway services at terminals for combined transport operators, railway companies, and shippers).

Product overview

Novatrans-Greenmodal operates as a unified intermodal transportation platform offering three integrated services: Inland Solutions (door-to-door consulting and logistics), Intermodal (daily European rail/river massified transport network), and Terminal (handling, storage, and railway services at terminals). The company provides combined rail/river/road transport solutions across Europe, serving maritime companies, freight forwarders, road carriers, and shippers as a one-stop-shop for eco-responsible intermodal freight.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inland Solutions Transport consulting services and door-to-door turnkey logistics solutions designed for maritime shipping companies and freight forwarders requiring sustainable inland onward transport.
• Intermodal A daily European massified hub-to-hub transport network operating via rail and river routes, serving road carriers and freight forwarders with regular combined transport services.
• Terminal Handling, storage, maintenance, and railway services at terminals, offered to combined transport operators, railway companies, and shippers across the network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 times cleaner than road transport

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Groupe Charles AndrécoreOthersNovatrans and Greenmodal are companies of Groupe Charles André. This parent company relationship provides organizational backing and integration within a larger transport and logistics group.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DB Cargo: Deutsche Bahn's rail freight subsidiary and Europe's largest rail freight operator. Competes with LDCT for intermodal volumes across France and Western Europe with much larger network, asset base, and route density.
• Geodis: Major French global logistics provider offering road, rail, air, and ocean forwarding including intermodal services. Overlaps with LDCT on intermodal forwarding and freight-forwarder customer base in France and Europe.

Direct peers

• Kombiverkehr: German intermodal operator offering daily hub-to-hub rail and combined transport across Europe. Comparable business model: serves road hauliers and forwarders with rail-based intermodal forwarding and terminal operations.
• CFL Logistics: Luxembourg-based intermodal freight operator with strong presence in France and Benelux. Closely comparable to LDCT on combined rail/road intermodal forwarding and terminal services across France and Western Europe.
• Hupac: Swiss-based leading European intermodal operator running daily rail and combined transport services across Europe. Direct peer in intermodal rail forwarding/terminal operations, serving freight forwarders and road carriers on hub-to-hub routes.
• CATL Logistics: French multimodal transport operator providing road-rail-river combined transport services. Comparable intermodal forwarding model with terminal operations targeting shippers and freight forwarders.
• Froid Combi: French temperature-controlled intermodal operator combining rail, road, and fluvial modes. Most direct French peer for combined transport forwarding serving shippers with rail/road solutions.

Emerging players

• Euro Carex: European rail cargo express initiative developing high-speed freight rail corridors. Adjacent emerging player in European rail-based freight, conceptually aligned with LDCT's modal-shift thesis though focused on different cargo segments.

Regional players

• EWS Logistics: Germany-based rail freight operator with cross-border services into France and Benelux. Regional peer in European rail freight forwarding serving similar freight-forwarder and shipper customer base.
• RAIL.ONE Group: European rail freight and intermodal group with operations across Central and Western Europe. Comparable in combined rail-based freight forwarding and terminal services, with overlapping French/Western European lane coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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