Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced that its logistics arm, MEDLOG, has broken ground on a new multimodal platform in the Paris region.
The MEDLOG Inland Terminal Paris-Bruyères project is part of a larger restoration project at the Port 2000 site (TN MSC) in Le Havre, and it will give rail and barge links to the region’s importers and exporters.
The TN MSC Port 2000 project is a major investment initiative by MSC’s port investment division, TIL, that will reinforce Le Havre’s position as a Northwest Europe gateway.
The project aims to handle a million TEU yearly by 2027 and create over 1,000 employees. Haropa Port awarded the site to TiL in 2022 after a competitive bidding process.
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The MEDLOG Inland Terminal (Paris-Bruyères) will assist and supplement the overall terminal enhancements, intending to strengthen infrastructure via rail and barge and allow logistics decarbonisation for consumers in Paris and the Greater East area.
Currently, products are primarily moved throughout the region by road; however, the MEDLOG Inland Terminal Paris-Bruyères will allow direct access to this significant commerce hub and related hinterland by barge and rail, leaving only last-mile connectivity to vehicles.
This will assist in reducing road miles and carbon emissions in the supply chain.
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Philippe Lestrade, CEO of MSC France SAS, stated: “The MEDLOG Inland Terminal Paris-Bruyères multimodal terminal is a landmark project for MSC, and we are very proud of it.
“It will provide an economic boost for the region, increasing containerisation and raising productivity, as well as providing more direct access to MSC’s global network for customers in the Paris and Greater East region. It will also support HAROPA PORT’s ambition to create a green logistics corridor along the Seine.”
