Luxembourg: The European Gateway GÖTEBORG MALMÖ COPENHAGEN HAMBOURG ROTTERDAM WARSAW DUISBURG BERLIN LONDON ANTWERP ZEEBRUGGE LUXEMBOURG FRANKFURT PARIS BASEL VIENNA ZURICH MUNICH Global logistics. BUDAPEST LYON Tailor-made solutions. TRIESTE BORDEAUX MILAN MARSEILLE BARCELONA ROM MADRID VALENCIA WELCOME IN LUXEMBOURG “The efficient mobility of people and goods is essential for modern economic success. Globalization is the process of increased interconnection among countries. The transportation of goods and logistics play a major role in a country’s ability to compete in the global marketplace. Ideally located in the heart of Europe and less than 300 kilometers (186 miles) from three world-leading ports: Rotterdam (the Netherlands), Antwerp (Belgium) and Hamburg (Germany). The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg offers privileged access to an over-average wealthy market of 450 million over-average wealthy consumers. In order to diversify its economy, the Luxembourg Government adopted several laws that are beneficial for Luxembourg as a logistics hub. These were chiefly the law to promote research and development instruments, the law on intellectual property, the special tax regime for expatriates. The law on the VAT regime and the implementation of a free trade zone near the airport facilitate the trading and handling of valuable Pierre Gramegna, goods. President of the Cluster for Logistics More recently, the Luxembourg government has been developing the Eurohub South site as a logistics platform of choice in Europe, taking advantage of multimodal transport as well as creating services to new destinations. The site offers efficient access to cargo railways and highways connecting through Europe. The goal is to ensure the connection of Luxembourg by combined transport to the ports of the North Sea, the Baltic and the Mediterranean, as well as major European industrial centres. Moreover, Luxembourg’s government is committed to a transport policy that focuses not only on the 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. Today, the logistics sector is a key pillar of the Luxembourg economy. The openness, the attractiveness and its localisation make Luxembourg not only a door to Europe, but also a place where new business flows are generated. In order to better anticipate the ongoing needs of the logistic actors in Luxembourg, the Cluster for Logistics has launched a prospective study under the name Futur4Log. The main targets are to identify the actions to be undertaken to constantly improve competitiveness of the logistic services, identify the future markets and services and create a common marketing policy to keep Luxembourg ahead. 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.” 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 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 welcomes enterprises making use of logistics services. The Cluster for Logistics brings together representatives from logistic companies, shippers, public research centers and institutions. They pursue the aim to strengthen Luxembourg’s position as a major European logistics hub – especially for high added value services. The Cluster for Logistics is member of the European Logistics Association along with twenty other national logistic associations from all quarters of Europe. The Cluster for Logistics’ actions are focusing on the improvement of a competitive tool by providing decision makers with advice and accurate information in order to secure a positive global framework. At the same time, the cluster backs up the actions of its members to expand the level of current services by new innovating services, with a special focus on niche markets with very high quality standards and added value services. Typical actions of the Clusters in a nutshell: • Increasing the recognition of logistics in Luxembourg • Managing workgroups to improve the competitiveness of the logistics sector • Communicating recommendations to governmental authorities • Organising events to allow networking for the members • Meeting other international logistics organizations to share common experience • Representing the national logistics sector in international organisations • Arranging international matchmakings for the members within conferences and fares 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 required infrastructure to play a leading role in multimodal freight transportation, as hinterland port and as distribution center. Estonie Moreover, two main freight corridors intersect in Luxembourg: Danemark Lettonie Great-Britain - Benelux - Luxembourg Switzerland - Italy - Austria - Turkey Lituanie Poland - Scandinavia - Luxembourg - France - Spain - Portugal Irlande Royaume-Uni Over the years, Luxembourg has become an attractive location for high added Pays-Bas value logistics and shipping activities, thanks to the logistics focused Government Pologne strategy and the overall favorable business climate. A broad range of companies Belgique Rép. have already established offices in Luxembourg and have developed the Grand Tchèque Slovaquie Duchy into a major European logistics hub. Luxembourg Autriche Hongrie Suisse Roumanie France Bulgarie Italie Monaco Portugal Grèce Espagne 10 GOOD REASONS TO OPERATE FROM LUXEMBOURG • 80% of the European Union GDP can be serviced from Luxembourg in one day • Competitive airfreight cargo center • State-of-the-art multimodal hub • Highly skilled, multilingual workforce • No VAT pre-financing requirement • An exceptional business friendly environment • Social and political stability • Strong support of the Government • World-class logistic players and manufacturers • Well-connected sectors through dedicated clusters AIR FREIGHT Cargolux Ranked at position 11 worldwide, 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. Thanks to its proven expertise and experience of over 43 years, Cargolux has established itself as an air cargo carrier of choice for the transportation of live animals, temperature-sensitive goods or outsized freight benefit. Cargolux is based at Luxembourg Findel airport, where its handling agent, LuxairCargo, operates one of the most advanced cargo centers in Europe. It was recently extended with a dedicated, 3,000 m2 pharma and healthcare center. Cargolux’s Maintenance & Engineering Division (M&E) delivers technical support for the Boeing 747 freighters of the airline. In addition, M&E offers third-party maintenance services for outside customers at its modern two-bay maintenance hangar in Luxembourg. The division is specialized in 747 line and hangar maintenance up to and including C Checks. It also offers a range of specialized maintenance services and holds approvals for other aircraft types, including the 737, 757 and 767. Following the first deliveries in late 2010, the Boeing 747-8 freighter is gradually replacing the 747-400F in Cargolux services. This technically and economically advanced aircraft offers superior operational performance, higher payloads and lower fuel consumption than any other freighter in its class. Cargolux is a major employer with close to 1,200 staff at its Luxembourg headquarters and another 400 staff worldwide. In 2011, revenues reached US$ 1.9 billion and the company carried about 660,000 tonnes of freight on its international network that covers 66 flight destinations. That same year, the Cargolux fleet flew 77,294 block hours while the daily utilization of its aircraft was above 15 hours, one of the highest figures in the air freight industry. In addition to its scheduled flights, Cargolux also offers charter services. For more information, please visit : www.cargolux.com Cargocenter 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 1,200,000 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. The state-of-the art 80.000 sqm Cargocenter has automated stacking, retrieval and loading for up to 1,640 unit load devices (ULD). A dedicated 90,000 sqm