With some 620 million bottles in transit per year, Le Havre is the European leading port for the flows of wine and spirits. By participating in the Hong-Kong International Wine and Spirits fair, the Port of Le Havre will promote, on the international market, its supply of dedicated services, by the side of big principals, like Seafrigo / SD Log, Balguerie Group, Giorgio Gori (DHL), Maersk Line and the Regional Board of French Customs. A wine trader in Hong-Kong, Sebastien Bonnaire (Hyphenea) will also express his testimony. The event is organised by the Hong-Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), a privileged partner of GPMH in their move towards international business development. u In Le Havre, a wide range of high value-added services Le Havre, the biggest French port for world maritime trade and for containers, provides the added-value services necessary to the logistics of wine and spirits:
- 55 warehouses dedicated to the storage of wine and spirits,
- Specialized transporters (waterproof and reefer containers),
- Administrative and customs facilities: paperless procedures, import without paying VAT, paperless European Union outward visa, release in real time of the deposits for circulating products subject to excise duties, etc.,
- First European port authority ISO 28000 certified,
- Regular inland connections provided by rail or waterway dedicated shuttles from the main French producing hubs: Alsace, Bourgogne, Bordeaux, Champagne and Cognac.
Relying on the above assets, Le Havre port professionals will fully take the opportunity of their being in Hong-Kong to enlarge their network and capture new markets.