Aaaah Le Havre, a city where life is good… Ranked this year by Mercialfred second least cool city in France - Reims is given a winner —, it also records an unemployment rate of over 12 % and a poverty rate of 20 %. Add to that the concrete and the container ships by the sea and you have a beautiful postcard for your next vacation. In short terms, it makes you want to live there ! But it's not just Le Havre… It’s also the wine !
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Today, Le Havre scores a good point
In 2014, one billion bottles of wine and alcohol were exported through the port of Le Havre and became the world's leading transit port for wines and spirits. It represents 4 bottles on 5 intended for export.
"The port of Le Havre has become a leader for wines and spirits for ten years now, indicates Hervé Cornède, commercial director of the port. Every day we welcome some 10 container ships from or to all continents, which is huge. "
The year, Vinexpo created a "expert zone reserved for logistics and export" pavilion where Le Havre was of course represented. In total, 80 % bottles of alcohol that pass through Le Havre are intended for export. In 2014, a billion bottles, more than 1,5 million tonnes of bordeaux, bourgogne, Loire, champagne and cognac passed through Le Havre. Average 250 containers per day. 40 ° alcoholic drinks come out on top with 368 million bottles (36 %), in front of the wines, 300 million bottles (30 %), and champagnes (9 %). The other important ports in Europe in the freight of wines and spirits are Marseille and Antwerp in Belgium.
Where do all these bottles go ?
The port has experienced constant growth in the transport of wines and spirits, thanks in particular to the explosion in the consumption of these products in Asia.. She has progressed by +20 % between 2009 to 2010 and even reached +36 % on China and Hong Kong, which is now its second market just behind that of the United States. In transit time, Le Havre is located 6 new york days, 27 Hong Kong days and 33 osaka days. To ensure this transport activity, Haropa - that's the small name of the port - job 350 employees to manage 52 warehouses dedicated to this activity.
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