Odfjell SE: Odfjell Terminals signs Site Reservation Protocol in Le Havre Port, France
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Le Havre, on July 12(th), 2013
Odfjell Terminals Europe and Grand Port Maritime du Havre (GPMH) have today
signed a Site Reservation Protocol for a plot of land in the Port of Le Havre to
develop a bulk liquid terminal.
The planned terminal will be located inside the Port of Le Havre along the Grand
Canal Maritime and the plot is approximately 31.5 hectares. Hervé Martel,
Chairman of GPMH Management Board, states: "signing today the Site Reservation
Protocol with Odfjell Terminals Europe is a significant stage for the GPMH, not
only because it closes the phase of call for projects launched in 2011 in order
to boost bulk liquid storage activity in its port and industrial zone, but also
because the interest of this major player in bulk liquid transport and storage
meets that of the GPMH, of the industries of the river Seine artery and beyond ;
it will thus contribute to strengthen their attractiveness and competitiveness".
The first phase will consist of at least 150,000 cbm for storage of
petrochemical and petroleum-related products. Construction is currently expected
to start in 2015 and the terminal is foreseen to open in 2(nd) half 2017. The
total investment for the first phase is estimated to be about EUR 150 - 200
million.
HAROPA - Port of Le Havre is one of Europe's largest ports, strategically
located by the entrance to River Seine. The port is a deepwater port able to
accommodate all types of sea-going vessels. Le Havre is an important industrial
port with a local chemical cluster, which is a part of the Seine Valley
industrial complex till Paris and its region. The industrial and port zone of Le
Havre and Rouen is indeed the second biggest in Europe in terms of industrial
setting-up in chemistry and petro-chemistry. Traffic of Port of Le Havre was 64
million tons in 2012 (36.7 for liquid bulk).
According to Jan A. Hammer, President/CEO in Odfjell SE: "this site reservation
is another important step for expanding and growing our terminal business in
Europe. When the terminal is built, we can offer our customers storage
capacities in the most important shipping hubs for petrochemicals and other
speciality bulk liquids in Europe with presence in Rotterdam, Antwerp and Le
Havre. This will strengthen our position of being a preferred and leading liquid
chemical storage provider. In the coming months, customer requirements will be
fine-tuned and basic engineering will be started before permit applications will
be submitted and Odfjell and GPMH make a final decision to proceed".
To be noted:
Chemistry, a structuring trade for the river Seine artery, is a major production
hub:
- 1/3 of the French refining capacity
- 80 % of the French production of additives and oils
- 50 % of the French production of plastics and elastomers
- 25 % of the domestic production of olefines
- Leading European manufacturer for fertilizers.
About ODFJELL
Odfjell Terminals (Europe) B.V., is a subsidiary of Odfjell Terminals AS, a
joint venture company between Odfjell SE (51%) and Lindsay Goldberg LLC (49%).
About HAROPA
HAROPA, 5(th) biggest North European port complex, is a joint venture between
the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris. Connected to all continents owing to a
first-class shipping offering (over 500 ports called at), this « one-stop shop »
is a transport - logistics system turned towards the customers, able to offer an
end-to-end global service. www.haropaports.com
For more information, please contact:
Carl Fredrik Odfjell, VP Business Development Odfjell Terminals
Tel.: + 31 102 953 400
Email: carlfredrik.odfjell(at)odfjell.com
or
Jan Hammer, President/CEO Odfjell SE
Tel: + 47 55 27 00 00
Email: jan.hammer(at)odfjell.com
Hervé Cornède, GPMH Commercial and Marketing Director, Member of the Management
Board
Tel : +33 2 32 74 73 10
E-mail : herve.cornede(at)havre-port.fr
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