The port stakeholders and experts in the supply chain of the Asia-Pacific zone have renewed their trust to HAROPA for the 6th time (HAROPA is the 5th North-European port complex grouping together the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris): HAROPA was awarded the trophy of “Best Seaport in Europe” on May 15th, in Shanghai in the course of the AFLAS evening party (Asian Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain Awards).
HAROPA was in competition with the ports of Antwerp, Hamburg and Barcelona.
This prize rewards all port places of HAROPA.
It has been attributed after a vote of more than 18,000 professionals working on all the Asian continent (China, India, Singapore, Japan, Korea, etc.). The criteria participating in the selection of HAROPA mainly rely upon:
*HAROPA’s diversity and capacity to develop its shipping offering especially in the context of creation of new alliances and re-organization of services;
*Rapidity of cargo transit (including customs efficiency) underlined by the production of key performance indicators;
*The strategy and actions of HAROPA in the field of the SMART PORT.
The setting-up of new logistics warehouses (Vailog/Ikea, Bollore, CFAO…), the development of rail and river services in association with public stakeholders but essentially private (Bollore in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, the Naviland service to Switzerland coming soon) and, more especially, the publication of traffic results ranking among the highest in Europe (3 million containers and + 14 % rise, 370,000 vehicles, that is +18 %), have also been decisive elements in selecting and electing HAROPA.