Logistics and Shipping Made in Luxembourg
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WELCOME IN LUXEMBOURG Logistics and transport are an essential part of the globalized economy and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is constantly strengthening its position in this domain. Governmental support gave birth to one of the fastest growing sectors in Luxembourg and today the logistics sector is a key pillar of the Luxembourg economy. Ideally located in the heart of Europe and less than 300 kilometers (186 miles) from three world-leading ports, Luxembourg offers privileged access to an over-average wealthy market of 450 million over-average wealthy consumers. Next to location, connection is the most important element in Logistics. Situated on a Ten-T core network corridor and at the intersection of Trans-European road freight corridor, Luxembourg is Carlo Thelen President of the Cluster the ideal center to consolidate activities in Europe. Fast multimodal for Logistics Luxembourg actors link Luxembourg with many big ports in Europe. Luxembourg th ranks 8 in the Logistics Performance Index 2014 and gained the first place among landlocked countries. Our three multimodal Logistics hubs, which cover air, rail-, road- and river-transport, possess a great potential as a Hinterland hub. Logistics companies cover a broad array of services including highly specialized contract logistics solutions and, thanks to the multilingual business community, new actors can easily set up procurement centres and international headquarters. In order to diversify its economy, the Luxembourg Government adopted many laws that are beneficial for Luxembourg as a logistics hub. This support enabled the development of existing infrastructures and the creation of high value added services. LE FREEPORT Luxembourg is operational since September 2014 and sets new standards in preservation, storage and management of art works and valuable goods. Since 2013, the Airport’s Cargocenter houses a GDP-certified temperature-controlled Pharma & Healthcare Centre. The extension of the Eurohub South site as a logistics platform of choice in Europe allows multimodal transport and creates services to new destinations. The capacity of this site will be tripled and offer efficient access to cargo railways and highways connecting through Europe. The riverport of Mertert, the main bulk and fuel storage, is connected to the North Sea ports by the Moselle and the Rhine. Moreover, Luxembourg’s government is committed to a transport policy that focuses not only on economic strength, but also on the ecological impact of transportation. Ongoing efforts to achieve a further reduction of CO2 emissions is one of the nation’s ambitious climate change objectives. Luxembourg participates to the LEAN and GREEN project initially created in the Netherlands by Connekt. The initiative is led in Luxembourg by the Ministry for Sustainable development and the Cluster for Logistics. The openness, the attractiveness and its localisation make Luxembourg not only a door to Europe, but also a place where new business flows are created. The Logistics sector employs now 4% of the national workforce and the sector grows further every year. Better education programmes allow Luxembourg to generate more recognition and attract trainees. This brochure highlights the many opportunities that Luxembourg offers to investors in the field of logistics. Logistics made in Luxembourg ensures a sustainable and competitive position in international competition. Carlo Thelen - President of the Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg THE CLUSTER FOR LOGISTICS AND ITS MEMBERS Logistics is one of the sectors that the Government aims to develop within the framework of its economic development policy and therefore encourages all initiatives that strengthen Luxembourg’s position as intercontinental logistics hub in Europe. The Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg asbl fits perfectly into the Government’s logistics action plan. To reach these objectives, the Cluster has federated all institutional actors and private enterprises around different axes of competence. The Cluster does not only focus on logistics companies but also Typical actions of the Cluster in a welcomes enterprises making use of logistics nutshell: services. The Cluster for Logistics brings together representatives from logistics companies, shippers, Increasing the recognition of logistics in public research centers and institutions. They Luxembourg pursue the aim to strengthen Luxembourg’s position Managing workgroups to improve the as a major European logistics hub – especially for competitiveness of the logistics sector high added value services. The Cluster for Logistics Communicating recommendations to is member of the European Logistics Association governmental authorities along with twenty other national logistics Organising events to allow networking associations. for the members The Cluster for Logistics’ actions are focusing on Meeting other international logistics the improvement of a competitive tool by providing organizations to share common decision makers with advice and accurate experience information in order to secure a positive global Representing the national logistics framework. At the same time, the cluster backs up sector in international organisations the actions of its members to expand the level of Arranging international matchmakings current services by new innovating services, with a for the members within conferences and special focus on niche markets with very high fairs quality standards and added value services. LUXEMBOURG: WHEN LOCATION MATTERS Even though Luxembourg is a landlocked country, this fact doesn’t stand in the way as the country is linked via a dense railway network and the Rhine- Moselle waterway to several huge European ports such as Rotterdam, Antwerp and Zeebrugge, for which ports we are a natural hinterland. Thanks to the international airport, the Eurohub South site and the inland Port of Mertert, Luxembourg has the necessary infrastructure to play a leading role in multimodal freight transportation, as hinterland port and as distribution center. Over the years, Luxembourg has become an attractive location for high added value logistics and shipping activities, thanks to the logistics focused Government strategy and the overall favorable business climate. A broad range of companies have already established offices in Luxembourg and have developed the Grand Duchy into a major European logistics hub. Two main freight corridors intersect in Luxembourg: Great-Britain / The Netherlands / Belgium Luxembourg Switzerland / Italy / Austria / Turkey Poland / Scandinavia Luxembourg France / Spain / Portugal 10 GOOD REASONS TO OPERATE FROM LUXEMBOURG 1. 80% of the European Union GDP can be serviced from Luxembourg in one day 2. European air-cargo hub linked to all continents 3. Extended gateway for major European seaports 4. Multimodal logistics platforms 5. Easy and fast import/export procedures 6. No VAT pre-financing on imports 7. Stable business environment 8. World-class logistics operators 9. Strong support of logistics from the government 10. Highly skilled and multilingual workforce Air Freight hoto Findel THE NATIONAL AIR FREIGHT CENTER The state-of-the art 80.000 sqm Cargocenter allows automated stacking, retrieval and loading for up to 1,640 unit load devices (ULD). A dedicated 90,000 sqm ramp area, located next to the cargo center area supports simultaneous handling of up to eight wide- body aircraft. LuxairCARGO is the leading air freight handling agent at Luxembourg airport, making it one of the largest air freight platform in Europe. LuxairCARGO caters for all categories of cargo and aircraft and has a capacity of 1,000,000 tons per year, with further possibilities for expansion. Integrated processes from aircraft to truck and vice versa are a unique and valued benefit offered by LuxairCARGO. This set-up results in average transit times for cargo of only eight hours, while a fully loaded Boeing 747 freighter can be turned-around in as little as two hours. It is no surprise that LuxairCARGO has developed a major distribution hub for high-tech goods, perishables, livestock, pharmaceuticals and consumer products. The facilities and handling processes are additionally designed to handle off- size, heavy, or high-value cargo. Cargolux is Europe’s leading all-cargo airline with a fleet of modern Boeing 747-400 and 747-8 freighters. The company was launch customer and the world’s first operator of both aircraft types. Cargolux has more than 85 offices in over 50 countries. Infrastructure and integrated services make LuxairCARGO, the leading independent cargo handling agent in Europe Warehouse: 85.500 sqm Including Pharma & Healthcare Center 3,000 sqm Warehouse 2° to 8°C Warehouse 15°C to 25°C Outsized cargo: 7,400 sqm covered Cargo A/C positions: 8 Widebody ULD storage capacity: 1,664 Build-up/break down stations: 100 Truck docks: 113 Capacity: 1,000,000 tons/year TAPA-A certified A neutral “road feeder” network, operated by LuxairCARGO For more information, please visit: www.luxaircargo.lu The CargoCenter is one of the largest airfreight airports in Europe NEW PHARMA & HEALTHCARE CENTRE The Cargocenter located in the Cargocenter houses a temperature-controlled Pharma & Healthcare Centre with a total of 3,000 sqm of warehouse space. The conversion work was finished on schedule in March 2013. Restricted access to the facilities, TAPA-A and GDP certifications are chartered guarantees for reliable freight processing. All freight processing is temperature-controlled, the dispatch ramp is directly adjacent