The logistics sector in Le Havre

Thanks to both its port and all the development led around the logistics sector, Le Havre is a key location for logistics sites.

With 20 million consumers in a 300km radius, the port city is at the heart of the largest consumption area in France. With a qualified workforce, dedicated infrastructures, and adapted warehouses, Le Havre offers every advantage for setting up a logistics site. 600 logistics companies are already set in Le Havre and the surrounding region.

A city oriented towards logistics

The port of Le Havre is the top import port in Europe, with 75 regular shipping routes operated by more than 50 companies. As a forward-looking port with an investment plan of several million euros, the port of Le Havre is also the HQ of HAROPA, the alliance grouping together the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris.

Amongst the local networks and training centres in Le Havre is:

• L’Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Logistiques (ISEL), one of 5 schools in France awarding the title of Maritime and Port Logistics Engineer: campus of l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime (ENSM) and the Institut Portuaire d’Enseignement et de Recherche (IPER, Port Institue of Education and Research).
• The Comptoir de la Logistique, a logistics engineering valorisation managed by the ISEL
• The Transport and Logistics CRITT, consulting and innovation centre in logistics
• Nov@log, competitivity hub dedicated to logistics and supply chains

Business real estate for logistics in Le Havre

Real estate in Le Havre includes:

• 400,000m² of warehouses available for both short and long term
• More than 2 million sqm of warehouses dedicated to logistics, supply chains and e-commerce
• 92,000 sqm of new state of the art XXL warehouse programs
• Competitive investment, operating and pricing taxes

Le Havre offers prices as well as available land near communication networks:

• Logistics warehouses available in Le Havre
• Logistics land available in Le Havre

Transport of logistical goods in Le Havre

• A non-congested port complex with less than 5 days of container outflow
• A smooth connection to the European road network
• Fast goods throughput (BAS) and customs clearance time
• A smooth flow of good through terminals thanks to the appointment system
• VAT exemption and self-liquidation of import VAT

Jobs and skills for logistics in Le Havre

The port of Le Havre benefits from a local expertise in logistics with 600 companies and 17,000 professionals which account for 9% of all jobs in the area of Le Havre.

Le Havre is also an innovative territory thanks to its experts who are working towards optimised logistics, its higher education in logistics engineering (ISEL) and its collective project ‘Le Havre Smart Port City’.

Solutions to ‘decarbonise’ logistics in Le Havre

The port of Le Havre offers innovative solutions thanks to its module for monitoring the carbon footprint flows (One Green) in order to put a CSR policy in place.

In particular, it offers alternative carbons for land and maritime transport, puts in place electric terminals and initiates the electrification of reception bays to reduce CO2 emissions.

Logistics companies set up in Le Havre

The following companies have chosen Le Havre to develop their logistics activities:

• Katoen Natie
• Cedilec
• Gefco
• Challenge International
• Alsei
• DB Schenker
• DHL
• XP Log
• Panalpina
• Vatinel Heppner Logistique