Port of Dunkirk to be included in the One Belt, One Road transport scheme

Dunkirk-port_03_Dunkerque_Port_Port_EstAlain Picard, Managing Director of SNCF Logistics, and Stéphane Raison, CEO of Port of Dunkirk (France), signed a partnership agreement for the next three years. The non-exclusive agreement will intensify the contacts and collaboration between SNCF Logistics and Port of Dunkirk, in order to enlarge the distribution hinterland of the port of Dunkirk.

Awareness-building programmes will also be run jointly by SNCF Logistics and Port of Dunkirk to promote the setup of “virtuous logistics chains” (multi-purpose wagons, e-commerce, palletised traffic, etc) and the growth of multimodal transport, which are at the heart of tomorrow’s freight transport. Finally, the partners will focus closely on developing the “logistics and transit” function of the port of Dunkirk, based on the experience of GEODIS. This collaboration should also contribute to the development of new logistics parks and culminate in Dunkirk’s inclusion in the new schemes for rail transport between China and Europe (One Belt, One Road).
This agreement is fully in line with Port of Dunkirk’s 2014-2018 Strategic Plan as an essential lever for developing the port’s coverage and intermodality.
„The ports, and particularly the port of Dunkirk, are essential links in the logistics chain. 11% of France’s rail freight goes through Dunkirk”, Alain Picard, General Director of SNCF Logistics, stressed the positive aspects of this agreement.


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