GEODIS, a world leader in transport and logistics, has announced an innovative multimodal rail-road link for NAOS Group, specialist in skincare products. The partnership demonstrates a shared commitment to a more responsible, high-performing and secure supply chain.
Since January 2026, GEODIS has been operating a multimodal logistics flow for NAOS, combining rail and road options. Goods are collected in Neuville-en-Ferrain (north of France), then transported by truck to the multimodal platform in Dourges (France). From there, they travel by train to Avignon (France), before final delivery by truck to the NAOS logistics warehouse located in Port Saint Louis, in the south of France.
Representing nearly 300 full truckloads per year, the shipments, previously handled exclusively by road, now benefit from the decarbonizing effects of a multimodal solution. As such, this innovative logistics model enhances positive environmental performance while maintaining a high level of service quality, reliability and security.
A decarbonized, secure, and high-performing solution
The shift to rail on the Dourges–Avignon route significantly reduces the transport’s carbon footprint. A full truck carrying 15 tons of cargo generates around one ton of CO₂ compared to just a few dozen kilograms in a combined rail-road scheme. This new multimodal solution enables NAOS to reduce its CO₂ emissions by around 400 tons per year—the equivalent of more than that generated by a car circumnavigating the earth 46 times*— if road transport was exclusively used. (....)