A delegation comprising of Mr Christian Leroux, President,Mr Herve Cornede, Commercial & Marketing Director, Mr Alain Poussier, Marketing-Asia, Mr Bruno Hamon, Customs Officer and Capt. Ram Iyer, India Agent, Port of Le Havre,France called on the Secretary General, FIEO Mr G P Upadhyaya on Monday, January 18, 2010 in his office. The purpose of the meeting with the Secretary General was to apprise FIEO of the various strengths and competitiveadvantages of Port of Le Havre and its position as the port of first arrival for goods and services in the European Union.
Le Havre is strategically located at the entrance of the English Channel and is the first port of call of the northern range of western Europe for ocean going vessels and thus provides a head lead over its main competitors at Antwerp and Rotterdam, as ships put in there about 24-48 hrs later. It is the largest French port for containerized traffic handling; about 65% of French containerized traffic.The port enjoys an ideal geographic location, especially for the distribution to the great Paris consumption area and the creation of the biggest European logistics hub inorder to gain market shares.The port is well connected to the European hinterland by road, rail,water way and also by short sea feeders to Ireland and north European
ports.
The excellent geographical location of Le Havre and its excellent hinterland connectivity provides its customers cost effective solutions for shipping, warehousing, redistribution of their cargo through Europe.
The friendly face of French Customs at the Port of Le Havre offers a helping hand, and provides free counseling and solutions to enable and ensure economic rationale for business competitiveness. All the relevant details are available at the French Customs website www.douane.gouv.fr.
