Logistics: set-up in Le Havre region

5 reasons to choose Le Havre

The strenght of France's largest port for foreign trade

Connection to more of 650 ports on the 5 continents
The first port of call for imports in Europe, best transit time between Europe and the rest of the world
Accessible 24/7 all year round, even for the largest ships
75 regular shipping lines operated by more than 50 shipping companies
Headquarters of HAROPA, grouping the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris: nearly 90 million tonnes of maritime traffic and 3 million TEUs in 2019
A port for the future: an investment plan of more than €640 million over 5 years (new berths at Port 2000, crossover, extension of the ro-ro terminal, installation of the Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbine factory…)

A competitive real estate offer

More than 400,000 m² of warehouses available in the short and medium term
Over 2 million sqm of warehouses dedicated to logistics, supply chain, e-commerce, etc.
New state-of-the-art XXL warehouses under construction and planned, including the largest project in France (92,000 sqm)
A competitive real estate offer compared to the North European range and the Paris region
Competitive investment and operating tax rates in the Le Havre Industrial Port Area
Immediate proximity to container terminals and access to a multimodal offer
Security of goods and warehouses provided by 134 DNV-GL certified agents

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Freight transport efficiency

An uncongested port complex: less than 5 days of container outflow
25 million consumers within a 200 km radius, the largest consumer area in France
Fluid connection to the European motorway network (A13 – A29)
A secure one-stop port: S)One
Passage of goods: 2.39 days to obtain the Good to Go (BAS) for imports
Average time to clear goods through customs: 2’25
Road appointments to ease traffic at port terminals
VAT exemption for goods stored in bonded warehouses
Auto-liquidation of Import VAT
Optimisation of parking allowances

The opportunity to decarbonise its logistics

The multimodal terminal, a tool for the massification of flows: 250,000 TEU of annual capacity, 8 rail tracks and 2 river quays
River: 35 return trips per week, and nearly 210,000 TEU handled / year
Rail: nearly 70 return trips per week to 15 destinations, for nearly 100,000 TEU handled / year
S)One Green, a module for monitoring the carbon footprint of flows, for the implementation of CSR policies
Deployment of alternative fuel refuelling (LNG / CNG / GNVERT / CNG / Hydrogen) for land and sea transport
Deployment of 93 electric charging stations along the Seine axis: a saving of 6,300 t/year of CO2
Electrification of cruise ship docks

Local expertise in logistics

600 companies – 17,000 professionals
Skills and know-how in port, added value and industrial logistics
Qualified workforce thanks to a range of training courses from CAP (NVQ equivalent) to engineering diploma
Local experts to implement optimised and innovative process: Comptoir de la Logistique, Circoé…
Among the projects of Le Havre Smart Port City, a major territorial investment plan of €241 million: fluidity of goods mobility thanks to digital technology, platform for cyber security, deployment of 5G…

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Supporting your set-up

Le Havre Seine Développement, the economic development agency for the Le Havre region, prospects, advises and supports companies in their project to set up, invest or develop in Le Havre and its region (Le Havre and Fécamp intercommunities).

How can we help your project?

Searching for premises or land
Networking with potential partners, customers and service providers
Relationship with the administrations
Searching for funding

Emilie DUGRANDLogistics Business developer

Supply Chain | Carriers | E-commerce

+33 (0)6 07 13 30 74

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