Maersk has announced the opening of a new warehouse facility in France, located in GLP Park Denain (Hauts-de-France).
The newly operational 75,000 m² warehouse marks Maersk’s first facility of its kind in France. It joins the company’s extensive network of over 40 warehouses and distribution centers across 15 European countries, and more than 500 globally.
“Our extensive warehousing and distribution network enables us to provide top-notch logistics solutions and ensures that we can meet the needs of our customers wherever they are – now also in France,” commented Aymeric Chandavoine, EVP and President Europe at A.P. Moller – Maersk.
The location of the warehouse in Hauts-de-France reflects the region’s growing prominence in logistics. The shift towards becoming a logistics hub began in the 1990s and has accelerated in recent years with the development of modern transport infrastructure, including extensive road, rail, and air networks and thanks to the proximity to major European metropolises such as Paris, Brussels, and London.
Today, Haut-de-France is recognised as one of the leading logistics centres in Europe thanks to the region’s strategic location at the crossroads of major European trade routes.
“This installation marks a historic turning point for Denain, a city with an industrial history, by transforming part of the former Usinor wasteland into a modern logistics hub before welcoming other major companies currently setting up on the rest of this 80-hectare site,” pointed out Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini, Mayor of Denain.
The new warehouse, which has received BREEAM Very Good certification, is equipped with 85 doors, has a beam height of 11.40 metres, a floor load of 5 t/m² and a truck yard of 35 m. The facility has separate circulation for heavy goods and light vehicles and is equipped with an automated docking system, named Autodocks.
