In competition with world ports, including Barcelona, Hamburg and Rotterdam, Long Beach and Singapore, HAROPA was elected for the two awards by the readers of Asia Cargo News magazine, after a vote of 18,000 port professionals and supply chain experts.
The awards confirm the attractiveness and competitiveness of HAROPA ports, in particular regards to the Asian market and its environmental commitment.Commenting on the accolades, president of HAROPA and CEO of HAROPA - port of Le Havre, Herve Martel, said: "The 'Best Seaport in Europe' repeated award is an enormous sign of confidence in HAROPA and in all efforts made by the three ports and their partners. That confirms that the New Silk Road is now more than ever going through HAROPA."The other prize 'Best Green Port'awarded for the third year running, is also an enormous sign of recognition in efforts made by the three port communities and their partners. It confirms the common interest of everyone for respectful development of our areas and the attention paid to our ports and our oceans."
Clinching the trophy for "Best Seaport in Europe," demonstrates that port professionals, such as importers/exporters, shippers, logistics companies, freight forwarders and shipping companies, welcome the initiatives taken by largest French port complex in finding adapted solutions for the Asian market.
These solutions include: Two daily connections with Asia and ten weekly services; competitive transit times: 21 days to Singapore meaning two days less than Antwerp and four days less than Benelux and English ports; terminals capable to operate the biggest ocean vessels in the world (20,000 TEU) fully loaded; a shipping offer to 700 ports worldwide of which approximately 225 are situated in Asia/Oceania; simple and fast transit of goods. For example, customs is cleared in less than five minutes and 99 per cent of cargo is not physically inspected; customs and tax facilities on imports (VAT reverse charge procedure in France); commercial engagement in the centre of the Asian economic life thanks to HAROPA's International representatives in South Korea, China and Taiwan, in India, Japan and Singapore.
Since 2011, HAROPA has been awarded the prize "Best Seaport in Europe" four times. The award recognises the ambition of HAROPA in developing "customer solution 4.0" to better serve its customers, especially those based in the Asia Pacific region.
HAROPA is the only port complex in Europe to produce and publish its performance indicators. It has an active partnership with French Customs underlined by an agreement with China facilitating the transit of goods and deployment by the Havre company SOGET of the 4th generation of the Port Single Window "S)One", a high-tech system at the cutting edge of world technology. In addition there is "TRAFIS Lab," the first state and privately-funded research laboratory for facilitation of cross-border exchanges for security, digital technology, blockchain and artificial intelligence.
The "Best Green Port" award shows that importers-exporters, logisticians, freight forwarders and other Asian shipping companies welcome the quality of the environmental initiatives implemented by HAROPA. This commitment focuses on two key areas: developing consolidated modes and multimodality, and encouraging effective initiatives in the fight against global warming.
The port of Le Havre and HAROPA - port of Rouen take a shared approach on the Seine estuary. The Seine estuary lies largely within the maritime boundaries of the ports of Rouen and Le Havre.
Faced with their need for coherent, comprehensive management of the estuary, the two ports have implemented a shared approach to sustainable development which focuses on three common themes, They include: Forward-looking management of wilderness areas and natural resources; control of the impact of port activities on the environment; and support for projects by integrating environmental issues and consultation from the design stage onwards.
HAROPA - ports of Paris is an eco-campaigner in the city. Promoting inland waterway transport is the major focus for the environmental commitment of ports of Paris. Its Environmental Strategic Plan includes 253 actions divided into four priority areas: Integration of the ports in their natural habitat, control of their environmental impact, the quality management system, and the ISO 14 001 certification.
The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) approach initiated in 2010 by the ports of the north-European range encourages shipowners to reduce the atmospheric emissions of their ships. Since 2013, the ESI index has been deployed on the Seine corridor.
HAROPA annually awards trophies every year to shipping companies which make the greenest calls and grants them financial rewards. By the end of 2016, HAROPA rewarded a total of 890 calls.
In order to encourage the environmental performance of ships, HAROPA - ports of Paris launched the first edition of the environmental trophies for the river fleet. This trophy rewards the best performing river boats for goods and passengers. Since its inception, 25 forwarding companies have signed the HAROPA charter.
HAROPA is connected to every continent owing to a first-rate international shipping offer (linking 700 ports worldwide). It serves a vast hinterland centred around the Seine valley and the Paris region, forming the biggest French consumer market area. With 10 Normandy and Paris area partner ports, the "one-stop" hub now forms in France a global transport and logistics system, capable of providing a comprehensive end-to-end service.
HAROPA handles over 120 million tonnes of cargo by sea and waterway each year. HAROPA business represents 160,000 jobs.
The awards confirm the attractiveness and competitiveness of HAROPA ports, in particular regards to the Asian market and its environmental commitment.Commenting on the accolades, president of HAROPA and CEO of HAROPA - port of Le Havre, Herve Martel, said: "The 'Best Seaport in Europe' repeated award is an enormous sign of confidence in HAROPA and in all efforts made by the three ports and their partners. That confirms that the New Silk Road is now more than ever going through HAROPA."The other prize 'Best Green Port'awarded for the third year running, is also an enormous sign of recognition in efforts made by the three port communities and their partners. It confirms the common interest of everyone for respectful development of our areas and the attention paid to our ports and our oceans."
Clinching the trophy for "Best Seaport in Europe," demonstrates that port professionals, such as importers/exporters, shippers, logistics companies, freight forwarders and shipping companies, welcome the initiatives taken by largest French port complex in finding adapted solutions for the Asian market.
These solutions include: Two daily connections with Asia and ten weekly services; competitive transit times: 21 days to Singapore meaning two days less than Antwerp and four days less than Benelux and English ports; terminals capable to operate the biggest ocean vessels in the world (20,000 TEU) fully loaded; a shipping offer to 700 ports worldwide of which approximately 225 are situated in Asia/Oceania; simple and fast transit of goods. For example, customs is cleared in less than five minutes and 99 per cent of cargo is not physically inspected; customs and tax facilities on imports (VAT reverse charge procedure in France); commercial engagement in the centre of the Asian economic life thanks to HAROPA's International representatives in South Korea, China and Taiwan, in India, Japan and Singapore.
Since 2011, HAROPA has been awarded the prize "Best Seaport in Europe" four times. The award recognises the ambition of HAROPA in developing "customer solution 4.0" to better serve its customers, especially those based in the Asia Pacific region.
HAROPA is the only port complex in Europe to produce and publish its performance indicators. It has an active partnership with French Customs underlined by an agreement with China facilitating the transit of goods and deployment by the Havre company SOGET of the 4th generation of the Port Single Window "S)One", a high-tech system at the cutting edge of world technology. In addition there is "TRAFIS Lab," the first state and privately-funded research laboratory for facilitation of cross-border exchanges for security, digital technology, blockchain and artificial intelligence.
The "Best Green Port" award shows that importers-exporters, logisticians, freight forwarders and other Asian shipping companies welcome the quality of the environmental initiatives implemented by HAROPA. This commitment focuses on two key areas: developing consolidated modes and multimodality, and encouraging effective initiatives in the fight against global warming.
The port of Le Havre and HAROPA - port of Rouen take a shared approach on the Seine estuary. The Seine estuary lies largely within the maritime boundaries of the ports of Rouen and Le Havre.
Faced with their need for coherent, comprehensive management of the estuary, the two ports have implemented a shared approach to sustainable development which focuses on three common themes, They include: Forward-looking management of wilderness areas and natural resources; control of the impact of port activities on the environment; and support for projects by integrating environmental issues and consultation from the design stage onwards.
HAROPA - ports of Paris is an eco-campaigner in the city. Promoting inland waterway transport is the major focus for the environmental commitment of ports of Paris. Its Environmental Strategic Plan includes 253 actions divided into four priority areas: Integration of the ports in their natural habitat, control of their environmental impact, the quality management system, and the ISO 14 001 certification.
The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) approach initiated in 2010 by the ports of the north-European range encourages shipowners to reduce the atmospheric emissions of their ships. Since 2013, the ESI index has been deployed on the Seine corridor.
HAROPA annually awards trophies every year to shipping companies which make the greenest calls and grants them financial rewards. By the end of 2016, HAROPA rewarded a total of 890 calls.
In order to encourage the environmental performance of ships, HAROPA - ports of Paris launched the first edition of the environmental trophies for the river fleet. This trophy rewards the best performing river boats for goods and passengers. Since its inception, 25 forwarding companies have signed the HAROPA charter.
HAROPA is connected to every continent owing to a first-rate international shipping offer (linking 700 ports worldwide). It serves a vast hinterland centred around the Seine valley and the Paris region, forming the biggest French consumer market area. With 10 Normandy and Paris area partner ports, the "one-stop" hub now forms in France a global transport and logistics system, capable of providing a comprehensive end-to-end service.
HAROPA handles over 120 million tonnes of cargo by sea and waterway each year. HAROPA business represents 160,000 jobs.