Temperature-controlled goods

As the leading French reefer port, HAROPA PORT can provide a comprehensive range of services, organising all supply chain professionals for efficient refrigerated logistics.

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HAROPA PORT & reefer sector:

  • 1st

    French port for reefer traffic

  • 1st

    French port for products of animal origin (dairy, meat and fisheries products)

  • 1st

    French port for fruit & vegetable exports

Alignement de conteneurs reefer stockés sur le terminal de France du port du Havre - Enlarge image, modal window
©HAROPA PORT / Samuel Salamagnon

1st

global port for exports of wines and spirits

1st

French port for pharmaceuticals

Strategic location

  • The gateway to the Paris region, the biggest consumer market in France and the second biggest in Europe. 
  • The logical port for the Rungis national wholesale fresh produce market (Paris).
  • Connected to two international airports Orly and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, Europe’s leading airport for freight.

Dynamic traffic

  •  Reefer traffic has seen +35 % growth in the last 10 years,
  • It is finely balanced between positive and negative refrigeration.
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Why choose HAROPA PORT?

A first-rank offering of maritime containerised goods services

  • An exceptional geographic location: the first port reached for imports and the last for exports in the Northern Range.
  • A deep-water port: access around the clock for the world’s biggest container ships fully loaded, with no tide constraints.
  • A comprehensive maritime offering and the presence of all shipping alliances at the port.

A port community specialising in reefer traffic 

  • 50 specialist freight forwarders,
  • Qualified service providers for services to refrigerated containers (repair and maintenance),
  • Installed reefer refrigeration facilities plus the biggest logistics firms:
    • 1.1m cu. m. storage capacity,
    • Value-added services.

Dedicated equipment covered by a specialised reefer protocol

Alignement de conteneurs reefer à Port 2000 au port du Havre - Enlarge image, modal window
©HAROPA PORT / Samuel Salamagnon

 

  • 3,100 reefer plugs at the Seine axis terminals,
  • Remote monitoring around the clock of containers fitted with modems at the Le Havre terminals (temperature and humidity read-out).
  • An attractive temperature-controlled road haulage offering: 100 road transport firms for containers and conventional loads, full and consolidated.

Did you know? Unique in France: a one-stop-shop for all your BIP, CEP, DEP and Customs checks and inspections!

  • a single control centre for BIP (Border Inspection Post), CEP (Community Entry Point), DEP (Designated Entry Point) and Customs,
  • simplified customs procedures based on the France Sésame digital platform: facilitation of follow-up and management of formalities and administrative checks linked to cross-border movements of sanitary and phytosanitary goods.