TOUAX River Barges
A growing service driven by economical and environmental benefits…
Who we are
With more than 150 years of experience in river transport, TOUAX benefits from a know-how that allows them to meet the specific demands of each of their customers.
We offer competitive prices while maintaining a high level of quality in our four services:
- Leasing and trading of river barges: TOUAX is the largest lessor of barges in Europe.
- Transport: the Group is the European leader for river transport by barge for bulk:
- transport: dry bulk cargo, containers specialized cargo (technical, oil, fuel)
- pushing, tug
- handling, trans-shipment
- Waterborne storage with close watch 24h/24
- Door-to-door logistic service
We own a modern fleet of more than 200 barges representing a daily transport capacity of 420.000 tons, which allow us to offer a solution for all volumes of all kinds of cargo.
Our pushers and motor-vessels are equipped with latest generation engines, allowing our customers to benefit from low cost in maintenance and fuel consumption.
Quality and environment consciousness
We are sensitive to the responsibility of being environmentally cautious, to provide a service that is safe, dependable and ecologically sound. We work in a manner that is in compliance with all the rules and regulations protecting the environment in which we operate.
Our achievements are due to the efficiency of our team constantly focusing on quality and sharing our work ethics.
International Presence
We operate on the main rivers in the world through our subsidiaries:
- Rhine, Main, Meuse, Mosel (Eurobulk, CS de Jong)
- Danube (Touax Rom)
- Seine, Rhône, Garonne (Touax France)
- Mississippi (Touax Leasing Corp.)
- Parana-Paraguay (Touax Hydrovia Corp.)
- Yang Tse (Touax Hong Kong)
TOUAX
The TOUAX Group was created in 1853 and is listed on the EURONEXT's NextPrime Market segment. It owns and manages over 850 million $US of transportation equipment which is leased and operated throughout the world.
Shipping containers
With its american subsidiary, Gold Container Corporation is now the ninth-largest lessor worldwide and the second-largest in continental Europe. With a strong international presence, the group is specialized in standard dry containers (20 or 40 feet long) with a fleet of 500,000 TEU's.
Modular buildings
The TOUAX Group is the second-largest European leasing company of modular offices with a fleet of 40,000 units, with subsidiaries in France, Germany, Benelux, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and USA.
Railcars
The TOUAX Group is involved in the leasing of freight railcars in Europe and USA. Touax Rail is the second-largest European lessor of intermodal railcars specialized for the transport of shipping containers and swap bodies.