Seine Upstream port agency

The Seine Upstream port agency manages the second biggest multimodal platform in the Paris area at Bonneuil-sur-Marne, in addition to 28 public-sector ports and some thirty private-sector port facilities across the French départements of Val-de-Marne, Essonne, Seine-Marne and part of Seine-Saint-Denis.

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About the agency:

  • 26 public sector ports,
  • one multimodal platform,
  • around thirty private-sector port facilities across the French départements of Val-de-Marne, Essonne, Seine-Marne and part of Seine-Saint-Denis.

Bonneuil-sur-Marne: the second largest river port in the Paris area

In figures

  • Total area: 201 hectares
  • 120 companies,
  • 180,000 sq. m. of buildings (warehouses, industrial facilities, offices, etc.) including 85,000 sq. m. of warehousing and office space belonging to HAROPA PORT,
  • 3 transport modes:     a combined rail/road transport centre, a river/road container terminal, 3 mixed-use quays, including one for heavy lift packages and 4km of dock length.

Main activities:

  • logistics,
  • contruction,
  •  agrifood,
  •  environment ;
  •  services.

Key site advantages:

Located on the Marne river 7km from the confluence with the Seine, near Paris with connections to the city, the port can also accommodate trains 850m in length. For setting up new operations there, HAROPA PORT can offer plots of land connected to all utilities and authorised for construction, plus warehouses and offices with access to the medium- and low-voltage EDF grid, industrial gas, and connections to broadband telecommunications networks.

Basing operations at Bonneuil-sur-Marne port also offers the benefits of the presence and expertise of the port agency’s on-site team. As a permanent interface with companies, the agency can provide all the reactivity that is essential for day-to-day operational solutions.

A reputed multimodal platform:

This major port south-east of the French capital has confirmed its suitability as a multimodal platform. Available on leasehold: industrial plots connected to all utilities, quayside areas, business premises, warehouses and support offices.

Numerous French and foreign firms have already chosen the port of Bonneuil-sur-Marne for its ability to adapt to innovative industrial strategies. They include Amazon, Bamesa, Carniato, Colas, Distribike, Eiffage, France-Boissons, Franprix, Galloo, Dauphin Group, Lafarge-Ciments, La Poste, Saint-Gobain, Société du Grand-Paris, Veolia, Vicat, Weber and Broutin.

Site works and sustainable development plan (SADD):

The site works and sustainable development plan (SADD) for Bonneuil-sur-Marne port is a planning document whose purpose is to ensure the continued coherence of programmes undertaken by HAROPA PORT on the port platform over the next ten to fifteen years. The SADD was approved by the Board of Directors of Paris Territorial Department on 28 November 2018. For the full text click on SADD or on Summary for a shorter version.

Prescribed Architectural, Environmental and Landscaping Requirements  

The Prescribed Architectural, Environmental and Landscaping Requirements (CPRAPE) relate to the application of the development principles laid down in the SADD planning document across all site plots and projects. It goes hand in hand with a Planted areas annex and a Rainwater management guide annex.

Other ports managed by the Seine Upstream Port Agency 

These have a combined area of 307 hectares and host 120 companies with leaseholds, mainly in the following sectors: construction and civil engineering, environmental recycling, leisure activities, manufacturing and agrifood.

On the Marne

Lagny/Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes, a port on the Marne, occupies 15 waterside hectares on the Marne in the immediate vicinity of the A104 motorway. It is host mainly to activities linked to the construction industry cluster. It has a mixed-use quay that will be completely overhauled by the end of 2023.

The site works and sustainable development plan (SADD) for the port of Lagny/Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes contains the plan for port works out to a 10 to 16-year horizon with a view to continued economic development and modal transfer, while also seeking to promote the port’s integration into the urban and natural environment. The plan was validated in 2019.

It is accompanied by the Prescribed Architectural, Environmental and Landscaping Requirements (CPRAPE), a document that sets out in more detail the principles to be followed for site development at the individual plot level.

On the Seine

  • Bray-sur-Seine
  • Montereau-Fault-Yonne
  • Varennes-sur-Seine-Gare d’eau
  • Melun-la Reine Blanche
  • Dammarie-les-Lys
  • Corbeil-Saint-Nicolas
  • Saint-Germain-les-Corbeil
  • Evry (projet d'extension)
  • Viry-Châtillon
  • Athis-Mons
  • Vigneux-sur-Seine (projet)
  • Villeneuve-Saint-Georges-Bergeron
  • Orly
  • Choisy-le-Roi
  • Alfortville
  • Vitry-sur-Seine

On the Loing

  • Souppes-sur-Loing
  • Saint-Pierre-les-Nemours-les-Fontaines
  • Nemours-les-Buttes

The other ports

  • Meaux
  • Vaire-sur-Marne
  • Coupvray

 

  • Lagny/Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes
  • Gournay-sur-Marne
  • Saint-Maur

  • River: the port can accommodate pushed convoys up to 2,500 tonnes and provides river transport connections for containers between Évry, Paris, Gennevilliers and Le Havre.
  • River/sea: coastal shipping vessels up to 1,200 tonnes.
  • Rail: an electrified marshalling yard for use by block trains up to 750m. 22km of track connect virtually all site areas. A rail link is used by trains up to 850m operated by BTM (services to Dunkirk, Dourges, Marseille and Avignon). Delegated rail infrastructure manager: COLAS RAIL.
  • Road: roadways suitable for heavy goods vehicles with manoeuvring areas. A direct connection to the A86 motorway is planned for 2018.
     

Access to public transport 

  • Paris high-speed metro (RER) line A (Sucy-Bonneuil, Champigny),
  • Paris metro line 8 (Créteil Prefecture)
  • Bus line 117
  • Dedicated shuttles