Bolloré Logistics inaugurated its new multimodal hub on September 19, 2017, on the Logistics Park of Pont de Normandie 2 (PLPN2), in the heart of France’s leading foreign trade port. With this new site located near the multimodal terminal, Bolloré Logistics offers all the solutions to manage logistics flows throughout the Seine Valley.
BLX new multimodal hub in Le Havre.
Bolloré Logistics plays a key role in the logistical development of the Seine axis, where the company has four branches and runs a network of more than 700 employees. The location of the hub allows Bolloré Logistics to position itself as a leader in the organisation of multimodal transport. The 24,000 square metres warehouse built near the multimodal terminal reinforces Le Havre as a major port logistics hub. Thanks to the opening of this second logistics site in the Logistics Park area of the Pont de Normandie 2, Bolloré Logistics now has in Normandy a total of 110,000 square metres of warehouses, of which 39,000 square metres in Le Havre.
“As a partner of HAROPA, Bolloré Logistics benefits from exceptional visibility on the three ports on the seine trade – Le Havre Rouen Paris – and an attractive and diversified offer in the treatment of international flows. Our platforms connected to all modes of transport – sea, air, road, rail, barges are designed to support the growth and sustainable development of our clients in the Port of Le Havre and the Normandy region,” said Laurent Foloppe, director of the Normandy Region.
With a comprehensive range of services, combining its sector expertise, Bolloré Logistics meets the needs of its various customers by offering them multi-country expertise, its services of consolidation and full containers, logistics, road, customs integrating a range of services to added values. Bolloré Logistics’ strategy is to invest in the Hubs by positioning itself on the world’s major trading hubs, Singapore, Dubai, Miami … A position that allows Bolloré Logistics Le Havre to draw more flows and manage global logistics activities and supply chain of its customers.
“Beyond being a maritime platform where we operate more than 10,000 consolidations per year or a warehouse offering all the services of storage, repackaging and value-added services, this new hub is indeed a multimodal platform intended to supply all the Greater Paris in which we wished to invest,” said Henri Le Gouis, CEO Europe of Bolloré Logistics.
A Multimodal Green Hub
Also known as “Green Hub”, the multimodal hub is fully in line with the Group’s CSR approach and is in perfect harmony with the environmental values of Bolloré Transport & Logistics.
For this operation, Bolloré Logistics is committed to respecting the most demanding environmental standards in terms of responsible construction and to take action on essential points: installations that enable cost and CO2 control solutions, energy management, the preservation of water resources and the natural spaces of fauna and flora, adaptation of means of transport, quality of life at work … A CSR and QHSE approach hailed by the award of several environmental certifications: NF HQE , LEED 4 Silver, Ecocert and BiodiverCity.