HAROPA, founding partner of COP21 SOLUTIONS
and spokesperson for Climate Solutions from the transport and logistics sector
HAROPA takes action on Climate Change
Press Conference on 10 November 2015
Paris, Port of Suffren
HAROPA at action stations for COP 21
Over the past year, HAROPA, a founding partner of SOLUTIONS COP 21, which brings together market
participants and civil society taking action for the COP 21 Climate Conference, has been collecting the Climate
Solutions devised in the transport and logistics sector on the Seine corridor: twenty-one initiatives backed by
companies, institutions, research centres, local authorities and associations to fight against climate change have
been selected and will be promoted during the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris.
These 21 solutions will be on show at the Grand Palais on HAROPA booth from 4 to 10 December 2015.
Benédicte MAHEUT: +33 (0)2 35 52 97 89 - [email protected]
Annie VANDOME: +33 (0)2 32 74 71 37 - [email protected]
Press Pack
CONTENTS
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HAROPA ELECTED "BEST GREEN SEAPORT IN THE WORLD"
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THE ENVIRONMENT, A CENTRAL FOCUS FOR HAROPA STRATEGY
 STRAND NO.1: HAROPA, PROMOTER OF VIRTUOUS LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS
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Modal shift: our action lever
Providing sustainable support for our customers’ industrial and logistics projects
Encouraging the stakeholders involved in maritime and river transport
 STRAND NO.2: ON-GOING EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF OUR ACTIVITIES
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Environment-friendly management of industrial areas
A proactive certification policy
Initiatives specific to HAROPA
HAROPA: ideal sites for innovative industries
 STRAND NO.3: INTEGRATING PORTS IN THEIR NATURAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT
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Sustaining the wilderness areas shared inside our port precincts
Constantly reinventing the city-port interface
Remaining faithful to our approach of on-going dialogue
REINVENTING MOBILITY!
HAROPA AS SPOKESPERSON FOR 21 "TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS" SOLUTIONS:
 FROM SEAWHARF TO CITY CENTRE
- Reducing congestion in Paris city centre
- Waste collection by waterway
- Replacing five delivery trucks with one innovative swap body
- Grain takes to river
- Taking action to "save" 45,000 trucks on the roads of France
- And now trucking
- Waste takes the Seine
- Preventing over 20,000 round trips by truck
- Grain takes to rail
- Delivery within the city of Paris by river
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WHEN OUR WASTE BECOMES A RESOURCE
- One person’s waste is another person’s raw material
- A biomass plant to power cities and factories
- A barge to collect waste
- Spoil from the Greater Paris project, infeed for the circular economy
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THE TARGET FOR INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS: ZERO EMISSIONS
- Non-polluting riverboats
- Green transport and carbon offsetting
- An eco-responsible logistics hub
- Electric power along the Seine
- Promoting real estate logistics ... as well as flora and fauna
- "Little France", the "zero emission" cruise ship
- Labelling and promoting environmentally responsible transportation
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An Environmental Aim Rewarded
HAROPA ELECTED “BEST GREEN SEAPORT IN THE WORLD” FOR THE FIRST TIME
On 24 June 2015, the operators in supply chains on the Asia-Pacific region designated HAROPA as the "Best Green
Seaport". In so doing, some 18,000 Asian shipping and international trade professionals have recognized the
environmental commitment of the three ports on the Seine corridor.
After the US Port of Long Beach in 2014, 18,000 readers of the Cargo News Asia magazine, the leading trade publication in Asia,
have elected HAROPA – the combination of the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris – as "Best Green Seaport in the World" ahead
of the ports of Hamburg and Singapore. The prize was awarded on June 24 in Hong Kong by Alaina Shum, General Manager,
Aviation Logistics – Hong Kong International Airport. "This international award marks the recognition by our Asian partners of
our overall environmental policy,” said Nicolas Occis, president of HAROPA. “It proves that we can be both the leading French
port complex and ensure the environment-friendly development of our regions and ecosystems."
International recognition
It is the first time that a European port has been elected in this category. With the "Best Green Seaport" award, Asian importersexporters, logistics experts, freight forwarders and shipping companies have acknowledged the quality of the environmental
initiatives launched by HAROPA. HAROPA’s environmental commitment focuses on two main areas: developing mass modes of
transport and multimodality on the one hand, and encouraging effective initiatives in the fight against climate change on the
other.
This international recognition in favour of the environment means the three ports on the Seine corridor
can legitimately act as the spokesperson for COP 21 climate solutions
and back the initiatives of the companies that are taking action.
For further information, please see www.asiacargonews.com
THE ENVIRONMENT, A CENTRAL FOCUS FOR HAROPA STRATEGY
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If the region surrounding the Seine corridor, the lifeline between Paris and its coastline, has major potential for business,
tourism, culture and industry, it also concentrates various environmental issues, particularly in the estuary of the Seine. The
ecological corridor is an indispensable factor in the correct functioning of European ecosystems, with particular regard to the
wetlands on either side of the river.
For that reason, reconciling economic development and the environment is a major issue for the ports of HAROPA.
Each port community has its specific features, the result of its history and its natural environment.
The Port of Le Havre, an estuary port, is located in a particularly sensitive environmental area.
The Port of Rouen, a seaport most of which is located 80 km from the sea, is an estuary port, some of whose terminals in the
Rouen region are located at the city interface. That feature requires systematic consideration of the impact of port activities on
local residents.
Promoting the acceptability of industrial and port activities by local residents is an issue also shared by ‘Ports de Paris’,
consisting of 60 urban ports and 6 multimodal platforms in the Ile-de-France region surrounding the French capital.
The environmental policy of Ports of Paris also involves the promotion of inland waterway transport, a mode that enables "soft"
mass transport logistics that limit the emissions of Greenhouse Gases.
Launch of Business Clubs, to fully identify the environmental context of each port.
To pool best practices and effectively share experience feedback, an Environment Business Club has been set up, consisting of
environmental experts from the three ports, a structural innovation made possible by combining the ports of Rouen, Le Havre
and Paris under the common banner of HAROPA.
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STRAND NO.1: HAROPA, PROMOTER OF VIRTUOUS LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS
The
transport
sector
is
responsible
for
27%
of
the
greenhouse
gas
emissions
Against this background, ports have to help make freight transport faster, less expensive, but also less polluting.
in
France.
To transport 5,000 tonnes of goods takes:
250 trucks
125 wagons
1 river convoy
CO2 emissions per tonne/km
River convoy: 21.5 g
HGV: 79 g
Cost of use per tonne/km
Inland waterway: 0.2 ct
Rail: 0.6 ct
Road: 2.6 ct
Accident rate
Inland waterway: 5%
Rail: 6.3%
Road: 93.2%
(*) source: Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/Politiques-climat-et-efficacite,34283.html?onglet=themes
 The modal shift: our action lever
HAROPA enjoys an ideal geographic position in terms of energy efficiency
As the first port for imports on the north-European range and the last port for exports, HAROPA offers competitive transit times
and transport solutions that are automatically less polluting than its competitors. And as a seaport on an estuary, HAROPA can
use the Seine corridor to effectively supply the second largest consumer base in Europe by inland waterway.
The modal shift, or how to link ecology and economy
The use of modal shift enables a reduction of 35% in greenhouse gas emissions [data source: French Environment and Energy
Management Agency (ADEME)]. Inland waterway transport is also more energy-efficient than road haulage: 1 kg of oil can move
83 tons of goods 1km by inland waterway (against only 39 tons by truck). The Seine corridor is therefore a genuine sustainable
logistics asset for HAROPA.
 Inland waterway transport emits 5 times less CO2 per tonne transported than road transport.
Pollution, noise, accidents: that’s enough
TK’Blue (*) has calculated that passing goods through HAROPA ports, owing to the use of river and rail transport, should
generate a significant saving for the company. For example, by emphazising the negative externalities related to transport
(pollution, congestion, noise, accident, CO2 emissions), the use of HAROPA ports makes it possible to save:
€1.06 per tonne of building materials used to meet the requirements of the Paris area, that is a 6 % reduction
in the cost of the externalities compared with all-road transport logistics;
€2.56 per tonne of consumer goods imported to meet the requirements of the Paris area, that is a 42 %
reduction of the externalities compared with the transit through the port of Antwerp.
(*) Agency specializing in the assessment of the environmental and societal performance of inland transport activities.
SAVINGS
EUR 13.7 million / year
6 million litres / year
Key infrastructure for sustainable development
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The Multimodal Terminal in the Port of Le Havre.
The Seine Metropolis West Port project (PSMO) for a circular economy for Greater Paris.
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Improving access for shipping in the Port of Rouen.
 Providing sustainable support for our customers’ industrial and logistics
projects
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"Prevent - Reduce - Compensate": an effective doctrine for managing development projects.
Developing circular economy approaches
- The project of the Joint Waste Disposal Authority for Greater Rouen (SMEDAR) in Grand-Quevilly and
Petit-Quevilly: heat recovery.
- SARP Industries in Limay Porcheville: producing steam through waste incineration and resale to EDF for
its operation.
- SEDIBEX in Le Havre is one of the largest industrial waste incineration and reprocessing plants in Europe.
 Encouraging the stakeholders involved in maritime and river transport
HAROPA supports the environmental efforts of its partners: ship-owners, forwarding agents, and logisticians,
as part of a commitment that includes financial incentives and the management of innovative projects.
o Founding partner of the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) initiative.
o The SAFE SECA (Sulphur Emission Controlled Area) project in the Seine Bay.
o The modal shift, crucial to a system of financial incentives.
STRAND NO.2: ON-GOING EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF OUR ACTIVITIES
Protecting the environment also requires proactive approaches incorporating environmental issues at every stage of our
activities. To achieve this aim, the ports of HAROPA make use of recognized expertise and effective planning tools for port areas.
 Environment-friendly management of industrial areas
Our ports implement various forward planning tools for the regions in which they are located. The documents involved set out
the main guidelines for sustainable development and planning schemes, which include the wishes of all of the stakeholders
involved in regional development.
 A proactive certification policy
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ISO 14001 Certification for HAROPA - Ports of Paris (2013)
PERS Certification for HAROPA - Port of Le Havre (January 2015)
ISO 14001 certification for HAROPA - Port of Rouen in progress.
 Initiatives specific to HAROPA
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Monitoring of ship waste
Master plans for sanitation
Innovation in the treatment of dredging sediment
Environment-friendly development of the river banks
Evaluation of soil pollution
 HAROPA: ideal sites for innovative industries
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Industrial ecology: a French "first" in Le Havre
The production of biofuels in the port of Rouen
The treatment of polluted spoil in the Ile-de-France region
CO2 capture and storage: the example of EDF
Offshore wind farms in Le Havre with Adwen and EOHF (Eoliennes Off-shore des Hautes Falaises).
STRAND NO.3: INTEGRATING PORTS IN THEIR NATURAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT
The ports of HAROPA handle much more than industrial areas alone. The precincts under their responsibility include many
natural wilderness areas that are often protected. In addition, industrial activities often set up in the heart of densely populated
urban areas.
 Sustaining the wilderness areas shared inside our port precincts
o 25% of the port precinct in Le Havre is located in a protected area ...
An environmental context that requires our teams take into account the environment upstream of any development project.
o A Wilderness Area Management Plan at the Port of Rouen
With 2/3 of its precincts as wilderness areas, as well as the Seine to manage, HAROPA – Port of Rouen is a stakeholder highly
involved in issues related to biodiversity.
o The "Green and Blue Belt network" for Ports of Paris
 The ecological development of the river banks in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, Limay and Gennevilliers
 "Zero phyto" target as part of differentiated management for green spaces
 Using bee hives in the ports of Limay, Gennevilliers and Bonneuil-sur-Marne since 2013.
 Constantly reinventing the city-port interface
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The redevelopment of the Southampton dock in Le Havre, particularly as part of the 500 anniversary of the
city in 2017.
The rehabilitation of the Tide gauge area in Rouen and eight historic hangars along the Seine.
The issues involved in the integration of the ports in the Ile-de-France region so that residents could have
access to the river banks of the Seine again, as well as the redevelopment and rehabilitation projects for the
facilities in the Port de Javel or the Port du Point du jour.
 Remaining faithful to our approach of on-going dialogue
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A long-standing, deep-rooted culture of consultation
Wide sharing of the strategy and objectives for the region with partners
Port precincts regularly opened to the public: the success of the Port Center.
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HAROPA spokesperson for 21 SOLUTIONS in the transport and logistics sector
REINVENTING MOBILITY!
The transition is underway in the transport and logistics sector, illustrated by the 21 innovative solutions selected by HAROPA.
From industrial ecology, to transporting waste by waterway, boats powered by hydrogen or a hybrid engine, the production of
biogas from household waste, all of these initiatives are helping to invent future mobility, and proof that the energy revolution is
now well underway.
FROM SEA WHARF TO CITY CENTRE
1. Reducing congestion in Paris city centre
As part of the Cop 21 Solutions, CFT Coalis, French leader in industrial inland waterways transport, will be presenting its project
for a hybrid boat that will enable the routing of goods to the city centre by river or overland that is 100% electric.
The solution proposed by CFT Coalis? Pollution-free pre-carriage of the goods to the city centre, as close as possible to the
consumer, by hybrid-powered boat. With this innovative project, called Distri-Seine, CFT Coalis can carry thirty swap bodies,
electric vans or trucks. Once they have arrived safely at their destination port, they are landed and transported by road over the
last few kilometres.
"There’s no need for special infrastructures or handling equipment. The boat and its Ro-Ro ramps can adapt to all types of docks
for loading and unloading. That flexibility means the boat can call at several quays within the same day," insists Ferenc Szilagyi,
the company’s sales and logistics director. Another innovation is that the boat can also load fresh produce. The cold chain can be
maintained on the electric trucks after they have been loaded onto the boat and powered during the trip.
The environmental benefits are obvious. No more emissions of fines, other polluting particles or noise. Distri-Seine will also help
to decongest the highways and improve safety on streets in the capital.
2. Long live multimodal transport
The urban logistics Cluster IDF has set itself the objective of creating a new optimized sustainable model for freight transport on
the outskirts of Paris: a multimodal urban delivery shuttle between Gennevilliers and Paris.
Being aware of the environmental impact of freight traffic (which is reported to generate nearly 10% of carbon dioxide
emissions), Marc Bazenet, CEO of the IDF urban logistics cluster, is conducting several experiments to recreate the logistics links
between river and road transport. In particular, he suggests creating a multimodal urban delivery shuttle linking the port of
Gennevilliers and its suburbs with the centre of Paris using an innovative swap body. "The "all inclusive" offer (port approach,
crane operations, waterway transport, final kilometre by road and swap body renting) will initially be on offer to businesses
neighbouring the port of Gennevilliers," he says. The service should be launched in the first quarter 2016 before being extended
in the course of the year to 70 ports of the Ile-de-France region. "Extensions to the service will be port by port, further to
meetings with shippers, backed by turnover figures. Four ports are already being studied upstream and downstream the Seine"
points out Marc Bazenet. The operation is expected to save between 20 to 50 % of C02 depending on the size of the engines of
the barges used and their proximity to the port areas. Same saving expected for emissions of fine particles, noise, congestion
and accidents.
A team has been working together for 3 years, SMEs, VSEs and major groups in the Paris area (Steelcase, Ooshop, Valdelia,
Giraudon, Kleger, Manutrans, Euroflots, Cemex, Easy Froid, Transports Lena, Entreprendre pour le Fluvial and TK Blue) to
develop a solution for regional clusters.
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3. More waterways
A subsidiary of the Soufflet Group, the leading private grain collector in Europe, Socomac manages the receipt and export of
grain via the port of Rouen. The port silo operator is investing in new unloading equipment in order to develop river transport.
The grain silo operator of the Soufflet Group in Rouen, Socomac loads sea-going ships bound for over 60 countries. The site is
supplied by road, rail and river from 15 départements in France, the furthest being the Haute-Marne. In line with the group’s
policy for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development, over the last five years Socomac has constantly
increased the share of transport by inland waterways. It increased from 36% in 2011 to 50% in 2014. Its unloading infrastructure
reaching saturation point, new equipment was installed in order to increase its capacity by 25% and berth new river convoys.
Thanks to an investment of over a million euros, Socomac can now ensure 60% of its routing by waterway.
"The increase in river traffic has saved us 773,720 of C0 2 equivalent kilos each year, according to the method used by the French
Inland Waterway Board (VNF). To this should be added the 1.3 million C02 equivalent kilos already saved over the last 4 years,
"says Frédéric Monchablon, site director.
4. 25,000 tonnes of C02 saved
In 2013 Saint-Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France implemented a process to reduce its C0 2 and particles emissions but also the
noise created by its services. The Evoluvert approach combines the group's initiatives for responsible transportation.
Evoluvert concerns all of the group’s transport flows, from the supply of its 2,000 agencies to deliveries to customers. SaintGobain Distribution Bâtiment France has made considerable efforts since 2008 to optimize traffic flows and reduce C0 2 and
particles emissions and noise. To do so, priority has been given to alternatives to road transport, including waterway, rail and
motorway of the sea. Another focus has been on clean transport by using natural gas for vehicles (NGV) as a replacement for
diesel fuel. In the Ile-de-France region, the group has set up a fleet of six trucks running on NGV to deliver products to its
customers and building sites as well as replenish its agencies in Paris and the inner suburbs. Staff have been given training in
eco-driving and 1,000 employees have been trained to limit the other heavy goods vehicles to 80 km/h, in order to reduce their
consumption of diesel fuel. The Point P store chain has undertaken to give priority to waterways to supply its logistics base in
Brie-Comte-Robert with goods starting out from Le Havre. The result is a saving of 2700 tonnes of C0 2 by 2017. In all, SaintGobain Distribution Bâtiment France should remove 45,000 trucks from the roads and prevent the emission of 25,000 tonnes of
C02 by 2017.
5. Long live co-trucking
The WeTruck Internet platform connects road haulage companies and individuals so that they can carpool or "co-truck".
Like to travel high? Then the WeTruck project under development is for you. The start-up created in June 2015 by a young
entrepreneur, Victor Clément, allows passengers to travel in the cab of a truck, van or utility vehicle. After carpooling, here’s cotrucking.
Via its website, the company connects drivers and passengers. Rates (of about 5 cents per km) are calculated based on the
distance travelled. "It’s a safe, reliable mode of transport. The drivers are trained and competent professionals, the routes are
monitored by GPS in real time and respond to specific time constraints," says the entrepreneur. By connecting regions
overlooked by public transport, WeTruck facilitates mobility for people living in isolated areas such as peri-urban areas, rural
areas, and airports, as well as for international trips. Road transport SMEs seem to see the service with a good eye since it will
bring them additional income: WeTruck pays back part of the fee paid by travellers to the haulage company. "It’s a great
opportunity to renew our ties with the public and boost our image.
Travellers can talk with the drivers and experience the comfort and adventure of a trip by truck," enthuses Christian Boulocher,
Managing Director of Normandy Logistics.
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6. Preventing over 20,000 round trips by truck
Double A are studying the creation of a river port platform with a surface area of 4 hectares in Alizay (Eure). The transport from
Rouen by waterway of wood imported from Thailand has obvious benefits for meeting the climate challenge.
The Double A Thai Company which produces premium paper pulp set up in the Eure region in 2013 on the site of Alizay. The
group plans to use the site to produce pulp which is currently routed from Thailand and Brazil. Since the site is located 30
kilometres from the sea and river terminals in Rouen, the company is studying the creation of a river port platform in Alizay to
convoy the wood by water from the Norman port and not by road. The Eure General Council has sold four hectares of land along
the Seine to HAROPA - Port of Rouen in order to create the terminal. It will allow Double A to transport by barge from Rouen to
Alizay the eucalyptus chips that it imports from Thailand. "If commissioning the platform is approved we will import 700-800,000
tonnes of eucalyptus chips each year," explains Eric Hogger, Director of the Bioenergy and pulp production project at Double A.
Routing by waterway will prevent more than 20,000 round trips by truck between Rouen and the site of Alizay – and reduce the
plant’s C02 emissions by 1,200 tonnes each year, while eliminating the nuisance to local residents (noise, pollution, risk of
accidents). A win-win operation for all of the stakeholders.
7. Senalia moves to rail
A company specialized in the handling and storage of grain, sugar, cocoa and fertilizers, Senalia has partnered with Ecorail, a
subsidiary of the French Railway Board (SNCF), to develop transport by rail.
Three grain cooperatives (Acolyance, Valfrance and Vivescia) have joined the "North / Seine" project launched by Senalia and
supported by Ecorail. The goal? To organize the transport of 160,000 tonnes of grain by rail. Loaded in Chalons-en-Champagne,
Brie and Seine-et-Marne, each week the rail convoys carry 3,500 tonnes of foodstuffs bound for the silos in the Port of Rouen.
Managed by Senalia who have undertaken to optimize their operation, the convoys can take up more than 6,000 tonnes of grain
per day.
The Ecorail logistics offer proved competitive compared with road transport partly because the rolling stock involved
(locomotives and wagons) can be pooled but also because Senalia have introduced three round trips a week. As a result, the
percentage of grain transported by rail has increased from 6.4 to 9.6% in one year. The development of rail transport has saved
more than 3,330 tonnes of C02 in the space of one year.
"Our purpose in setting up the rail shuttle is to reduce the cost of the approach to Rouen and thus expand the potential
hinterland for exports," says Gilles Kindleberger, the Managing Director of Senalia.
8. XPO Logistics turns to the Seine with its customer Franprix
The operation is highly innovative. XPO Logistics, one of the world's top 10 supply chain service providers, delivers goods each
day to 135 Franprix stores (Casino Group) via the river Seine – A first in the food distribution sector. XPO Logistics delivers goods
to all of the 135 Franprix stores in Paris city centre and Boulogne-Billancourt via a solution combining river and road transport.
The foodstuffs from the Franprix warehouse in Chennevières-sur-Marne are routed via the Seine from the port of Bonneuil-surMarne to that of La Bourdonnais before ending their journey in trucks compliant with the most advanced standards. In this way,
the company transports each day by river 450 pallets and 26 containers of goods over a distance of 20 km.
"It is a pioneering multimodal solution that is unique in Europe. This allows us to supply central Paris by combining inland
waterways transport by barge and road transport," says Luis Angel Gomez, Transport Managing Director for Europe.
Nearly 580 swap bodies can be delivered monthly by river, at an average rate of 55 deliveries per day. The environmental
benefits are immediate: some 7,000 trips by truck will be eliminated each year from the city’s already-congested roads, saving
280,000 km of road transport.
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The system, which has received support from the Regional Council of Ile-de-France, Ports of Paris, the French Inland Waterway
Board (VNF), Seine Terminals and the Scat Company, has also created 12 new direct and indirect jobs.
TURNING WASTE INTO RESOURCES
9. Waste as renewable sources of energy
Love Your Waste is a Parisian start-up company specializing in the sustainable and responsible management of organic food
waste by school catering services, corporate restaurants, but also hospitals, agri-food industrialists, etc.
In a perfect example of industrial ecology, with Love Your Waste, nothing is lost, everything is transformed. One company’s
waste becomes another’s raw material. Owing to a flexible logistics sorting service, a solidarity-based collection but also an
assistance in advice and communication, this solution is global and virtuous for the development of the circular economy,
renewable energies and social and solidarity-based economy and contributes at the same time to reduce food waste.
There are a number of ecological benefits. The operation results in the production of a renewable energy that generates twice
less greenhouse gas than fossil fuels while helping to recycle waste. In addition, by reducing the amount of food waste, Love
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Your Waste is taking part in the fight against climate warming: if food waste was a country, it would be the 3 largest emitter of
greenhouse gas. The company was selected this autumn for the semi-final of the 2015 edition of the European Social Innovation
Competition and is finalist for the Great Prize for Innovation 2015 of the City of Paris in the category ‘social innovation’.
10. Biosynergy Seine Normandy, an example of industrial ecology
A biomass power plant is being planned for the industrial port zone of Le Havre. The facility will produce local, sustainable green
energy from reclaimed biomass for conversion into input for industrial and urban heating systems.
Launched in 2011 by SUEZ, the purpose of the Normandy Seine Biosynergy project is to support the energy transition from the
port zone of Le Havre to Rogerville in Upper Normandy. "Our 59.5 MW biomass plant, located on the former site of the Citron
Company will be fuelled with end-of-life wood, driftwood and other waste from construction companies and the crafts
industries. Each year the boiler will produce 300 GWh of local, sustainable green energy because the steam produced using
biomass will replace that initially created from fossil fuels," explains François Chevreul, Industrial Director of the SUEZ Waste
Recovery and Recycling Division for Western France.
A heating network will supply businesses in the industrial and port area. It will also supply hot water to several towns in the
metropolitan authority of Le Havre. A genuine project of industrial "symbiosis", Biosynergy Seine Normandy will increase the
exchange of energy and raw materials between industrial plants and the city, reduce pollution while boosting the
competitiveness of the industries involved. The project was approved by the regional Prefect in March 2015 and was then
awarded a grant of 20 million euro as part of calls for projects involving Biomass Heating for use in Industry, Agriculture and
Services (BCIAT) from the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME).
By meeting the objectives of the Territorial Climate Energy Plan, BioSynergy Seine Normandy illustrates the local determination
to develop industrial ecology within Greater Le Havre. The project is part of the approach adopted by the future Intelligent
Industrial Ecopark currently under study.
11. Waste worth its weight in gold
The Moulinot Compost & Biogas Company processes food waste into gas, electricity and compost. Its CEO plans to invest in a
barge to transport them to the biogas plant.
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"We've been in the catering business for three generations,” says Stephan Martinez. "We were the first in 2007 to recover our
waste by setting up a sorting and recycling stream based on vermicomposting." In the spring of 2013, he created the Moulinot
Compost & Biogas Company, a caring company in the bio-waste market. In 2014 Stephan Martinez launched a pilot operation
with the assistance of the French Hotels and Catering Union (SYNHORCAT) to collect waste from 80 catering professionals
working in Paris city centre. The waste is collected each day using small, silent trucks that run on methane. The bio-waste is then
compiled and taken to a transfer platform in the Paris suburbs before being transported to a biogas plant located in Etampes.
The waste, which has become a resource, is used to generate energy or turned into compost, a ton of bio-waste generating
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between 60 and 80 m of biogas. "Our goal is to go further in our environmental approach by focusing on inland waterway
transport. We are going to acquire a barge adapted to the collection and transportation of waste," says the CEO, who is looking
for partners. The project should be finalized before the end of 2016.
12. Yprema’s circular economy for Greater Paris
A leader in the recycling of waste from construction and public works into materials for roads, Yprema is a concrete example of a
circular economy.
In the Paris region, the construction sector generates 32 million tonnes of spoil per year. The volumes of earth excavated to
build the 200 km of railway track – most of them underground – and the 72 stations of the Grand Paris Express by 2030 should
"produce" 30 to 40 million tonnes of spoil, according to the Société du Grand Paris (SGP). The Ile-de-France region risks being
faced with a shortage of solutions to dispose of the spoil.
Yprema have come up with a response that is both technical and ecological. The company has undertaken to develop the
recycling of the spoil and the use of inland waterways transport at its site in Lagny-sur-Marne.
After being received, checked and weighed, spoil recycling takes place in four stages: sorting, pre-screening, lime treatment and
screening. The recycled spoil, now a genuine raw material, can then be reused as backfill, as coating for drains and as the
capping layer for roads (meaning less landfill, and less consumption of natural raw materials).
Yprema has also undertaken to develop river transport to transport the spoil to its site in Lagny-sur-Marne where a new wharf
will be constructed, and has set itself the objective of developing its river traffic by 2010. Using waterways to transport goods
consumes four times less fuel and thus generates four times less C0 2.
13. GDE Group focusing on the development of river transport
Undisputed leader in the recycling sector, the GDE Group processes and recovers 4 million tonnes of materials per year, 1.6
million tonnes of which are transported by waterways. In recent years, the Group has undertaken a sustainable development
initiative, the purpose being to develop an alternative mode of transport such as inland waterways.
A key player in the recycling sector for ferrous and non-ferrous waste and Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste (WEEE) in
particular, the Group prefers to route treated materials by waterways as far as possible and wants to make inland waterways
transport the key mode for the environmental performance of the recycling industry.
The Group has a river connection on the Seine between two of its sites on waterways in the Ile-de-France region: the waste
collection and consolidation centre in Bonneuil-sur-Marne (94) and the treatment centre in Limay (78). The river connection is
ensured by 4 barges owned by the Group and flying its flag, each capable of carrying up to 3,000 tonnes of waste material.
This mode of transport significantly reduces the company’s carbon footprint and improves the control of its environmental
impact. It has been found that the carbon footprint of inland waterway transport is almost halved compared with that for road
transport (1.75 t CO2 vs 3 t CO2). The initiative also helps to make road traffic more fluid, since a single 500-tonne barge means a
hundred fewer trucks on roads in the Ile-de-France region.
The Group’s ultimate goal is to have 50% of its materials once treated and recovered transported by inland waterways between
its material consolidation sites and treatment centres in Ile-de-France.
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14. Waste collection by waterway
Each month, more than 1,300 tonnes of waste received in the disposal centres located in the depots of the Raboni construction
materials dealer are transported by waterway to the sorting centre of the Paprec Company. The successful partnership means
45 fewer trucks on the road for each round trip.
Specialised in waste recycling and recovery, the Paprec Group has partnered with the Raboni Company, one of the trade names
of the CRH international group specialized in the manufacture and distribution of construction and renovation materials. The
purpose is to route their customers’ waste by waterway, a more environment-friendly solution than road transport. The
construction of three disposal centres for business waste on the banks of the Seine on the sites of Issy-les-Moulineaux, Javel and
Ivry-sur-Seine was an important asset and a good starting point. Construction companies and craftsmen that are Raboni
customers can deposit their waste in cells situated on the waterfront. They are then loaded into the 800 m3 hold of the Paprec
barge before being transported by waterway to the Paprec sorting centre located in the port of Gennevilliers.
Backed by their initial successes, the partners now wish to expand the network of their business waste disposal centres on the
water’s edge in the Ile-de-France region and give priority to the transport of waste by waterway. The opening of new disposal
centres will require the acquisition of one or two new barges.
THE TARGET FOR INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS: ZERO EMISSIONS...
15. Non-polluting riverboats
Tourists will soon be able to visit Paris on riverboats that are both silent and clean. A first riverboat of this type powered by
hydrogen should be commissioned in 2019.
Longstanding leader of tourism by river in Paris, the Bateaux-Mouches Company is preparing to launch the first river boat that
does not emit any CO2. The boat, which will seat up to 1,000 passengers, will be equipped with 3 electric motors powered by
fuel cells running on hydrogen. Why use hydrogen? Because this element – the most abundant in the universe – pollutes neither
the air nor water and does not contribute to the greenhouse effect. It is also noiseless and produces no exhaust odours. The
choice of hydrogen is also one of the responses by the company to river-sea regulations that are increasingly restrictive in terms
of environmental impact and energy efficiency. They are forcing ship-owners to reduce their impact in terms of air, water and
noise pollution. The main obstacle is that hydrogen is a flammable gas with a risk level equivalent to that of natural gas for
vehicles (NGV). Before being launched, the boat – which is one of a kind – will have to be approved by the authorities.
Eventually, the Bateaux-Mouches Company, which currently operates fifteen riverboats, could convert its entire fleet to
hydrogen.
16. Green transport and carbon offsetting
As an international forwarding agent and transport company, Green Supply Chain has set a goal of routing goods in an ecological
and cost-effective manner by leveraging intermodal transport.
Founded in 2013, Green Supply Chain is a transportation company that systematically gives priority to sustainable solutions
respectful of the environment (river and rail transport, and electric vehicles) and which are intermodal, using at least two
different modes of transport on international routes.
"As freight forwarders, we try as much as possible to avoid the use of road transport which is the most polluting way of moving
goods. Waterways on average emit four times less C02 than road transport," says Sébastien Le Balch, the company’s young CEO.
For each operation, a detailed calculation of the C02 emissions generated by the transport is performed and communicated to
the customer. 100% of them can be offset through reforestation programmes. The latter are implemented by Pur Project, a
collective that assists companies in regenerating and preserving ecosystems. Green Supply Chain works primarily with fair trade
companies and retailers of organic products. An example? Sébastien Le Balch reorganized the import scheme of raw materials
for a fair trade company working in organic tea. By giving priority to river transport, the company was able to reduce its C0 2
emissions by 20% and at the same time reduce its transportation costs.
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17. Electric power along the Seine
Economic and environmental benefits, and improving the quality of life of ships’ crews: the project to install along the Seine
power supply and drinking water terminals for the ships has nothing but advantages to offer.
Launched in 2013 by Logistique Seine Normandie and the River Ship-owners’ Committee, the project to install power and water
terminals along the Seine has met the approval of all of the waterway’s users as well as the French Inland Waterway Board (VNF)
and HAROPA. The ecological and economic benefits that will result can only improve the image of waterway transport. In
ecological terms, the project will reduce pollution emissions (50 tonnes of C0 2 saved per year for each terminal that is installed)
as well as noise and smell, since the generators on-board ships will be replaced by an electrical connection on shore. In
economic terms, because the kW produced by a generator is more expensive than that of the on-shore power grid. The project
will be experimented first of all in Rouen, Le Havre, Gennevilliers and Amfreville-sous-les-Monts. In all, nine terminals will be
installed on the four sites. The project, which is technically feasible, has been welcomed by barge operators who have requested
the service, as in the Netherlands, where most river ports are already equipped with electrical connections for boats. All that
now remains to be done is to wait for the response from industry to the call for tenders that will be published in the coming
days and thus determine the solution that will ultimately be adopted.
18. Panhard protects biodiversity
The Panhard Group, which specializes in the development of logistics zones, strives to protect and reclaim the biodiversity of the
sites that it develops. A prime example can be seen in the Ile-de-France region, in Le Coudray-Montceaux.
The Haies Blanches logistics park in the Essonne region, which was designed and built by Panhard Développement and Panhard
Réalisations, is located on a site of 65 hectares of farmland. It has three buildings, all of which meet the highest environmental
standards. 80% of the site has been urbanized. The remaining 20% have been restored in order to create a belt of protected
green areas that can be used to develop biodiversity.
And believe it or not, the results have exceeded the company’s expectations. Plant and animal species that had completely
disappeared due to intensive farming are now back. A study by an independent consulting firm shows that the site has gained
120% in ecological potential. There are now 11 types of habitats against 2 before, 77% more birds, five times as many mammals
and a whole new population of frogs, toads and newts.
The tiny "miracle" has been made possible thanks to the careful and thoughtful treatment of the site’s outdoor areas, conducted
in consultation with all of the stakeholders in the project including the landscape designers, architects and ecologists. Since then,
the Panhard Group has joined the International Biodiversity and Real Estate Council (CIBI), the purpose of which is to promote
virtuous practices for protecting biodiversity on construction sites.
19. A fully electric "Little France"
Since 1990 Seine Alliance has been developing tourist projects involving inland waterway and sea transport that include better
environmental protection, as reflected in the "Little France" project.
Seine Alliance has also been investing over the last fifteen years in research and development on electric boats. In 1988, the
company studied the possibility of using electric propulsion for the River Palace riverboat. "Much progress remains to be made
both in the propulsion of ships and the treatment of pollutants so that the rivers and coastline of our country are really clean,"
insists Didier Spade, the company's CEO.
Backed by that experience, Seine Alliance has developed the "Little France" - a 30-meter long electric boat for 50 passengers in
the market for high-end events. Also involved in the project is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, which has
been entrusted with the development of an energy storage device in the form of compressed air that can be converted into
electricity. In parallel, Didier Spade is looking at another latest generation energy storage solution to power the "Little France",
which should be a "zero emission" riverboat. "Our goal is to demonstrate the reliability of the system and encourage ship
owners to opt for this type of propulsion if it’s feasible for their business," says Didier Spade.
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20. Labelling and promoting environmentally responsible transportation by accurate, complete measurement
"What cannot be measured does not exist", maintained the Danish Nobel Prize-winner for Physics Niels Bohr. Applying the
principle of the need to measure negative transport externalities, European TK'Blue Agency, a labelling and rating agency for
environmentally responsible transportation, offers four performance indicators for business: TK'Blue (CSR indicator), TK'CO2
(CO2 emissions), TK'€ (societal cost) and TK'PL (logistics performance).
Practical tools for management, reporting and monitoring, available 24H/24 on the agency’s interactive platform, they can be
used to measure the efforts and results of service providers and prime contractors.
The first benefit is that supply-chain managers can improve both their economic and environmental performance, both of which
are related to the quality of the materials and equipment they use, and the training of personnel in their carriers.
The second benefit is that TK'Blue ratings encourage transport companies to make the necessary technical improvements as
well as optimize their strategic decisions and investments in order to move towards greater economic and environmental
efficiency.
TK'Blue methodology, developed and certified three years ago with fifteen academics and European researchers, promotes
decision-taking that is transparent, objective and well-informed.
The Agency has a highly pro-active strategy for partnerships with companies such as Vigeo, Sustainalytics, WKTS (Teleroute
Transwide), Generix, Eco'Act, Novalog, VNF, SNCF, Airbus, ... and of course HAROPA!
21. Biodiversity relay sites
SDV, a subsidiary of the Bolloré Logistics group, one of the top 10 global companies in transport and logistics, has undertaken to
use its sites as biodiversity relays. One example is in Le Havre, where SDV recently signed with HAROPA a memorandum of
understanding for the construction of a warehouse on the platform of the Normandy Bridge Logistics Park 2 in the port of Le
Havre.
By building the warehouse, which will ultimately have 36,000 sq. m of floor space, to meet the highest environmental
construction standards and integrating the issue of preserving the site’s initial biodiversity, Bolloré Logistics meets its overall
policy of corporate social responsibility.
This building is also designed to obtain LEED V4 certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) at the Silver level.
The main features of "sustainable construction" are optimized energy management, conservation of water resources, incentives
to use green transport, the quality of working life, maintaining biodiversity, and integration with the surrounding landscape. The
innovative feature of the real estate project is that it should obtain the BiodiverCity© label, attesting in relation to a rigorous
standard that the site’s biodiversity has been fully taken into account. For example, the planting of new trees and of native
plants will take into account the estuarine environment; shelters for fauna will be recreated, and wild greenspaces will be “0
phyto”, i.e. managed without using chemical plant healthcare products. The extension project is expected to be completed by
October 2016.
Have a look at the 21 solutions for the climate on www.haropaports.com
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