Logistics: an activity at the heart of European flows
With more than 2,000 companies and 60,000 jobs, logistics and transport is a powerful business sector in Lorraine. It now goes beyond the traditional framework of transportation and warehousing to open up to the global management of supplies and expeditions in a sustainable development logic.
Lorraine, a region ideally located
The privileged geographical position of Lorraine, at the crossroads of major European routes east-west and north-south, explains the strong development of an integrated and highly structured transport and logistics sector. The existence of important land reserves near air, rail, road, and river communication equipment ensures the growth of companies in this sector.
At the heart of the European consumer market
The choice of Lorraine is strategic for companies in the logistics sector. They are thus at the heart of one of the largest and richest markets in the world with the 500 million consumers of the European Union. Nearly a quarter of the world’s wealth is concentrated within a radius of 1,000 kilometers around Metz. In addition, companies benefit from a trained and young workforce.
Dense communication infrastructure
Motorways and expressways:
all logistics platforms related to European flows
Paris, Brussels, Stuttgart, Lyon: less than a day’s drive. London, Berlin, Prague, Milan, Marseille, Barcelona: less than 2 days by truck.
A4 (E 50): crosses Lorraine from west to east, connecting Paris to Berlin, Stuttgart or Vienna.
A31 (E 25): crosses Lorraine from north to south without the toll, connecting Antwerp, Rotterdam, Brussels or Luxembourg to Lyon, Marseille, Milan or Barcelona.
Rail: a major sorting center in Europe
Freight: The Woippy marshaling yard, next to Metz (Moselle), is one of the largest in Europe, with 650,000 wagons processed per year.
Travelers: the TGV-East connects Paris to the Gare-Meuse in 55 minutes, to Metz and Nancy in 1h20.
Fluvial: a large-scale network connected to the North Sea
Freight: the large canalized Moselle allows self-propelled 3,000 tons to reach the major North Sea ports without breaking the load: Le Havre, Dunkirk, Rotterdam, Antwerp … from the ports of Thionville, Metz, Frouard, and Neuve-Maisons.
Travelers: river tourism is well developed in Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle and allows boaters to stop in the marinas of Metz and Nancy.
Air: 6 airports within a radius of 100 km
Freight: 1.5 million tons of goods take off and land each year at the airports of the Greater Region. The company Cargolux operates from Luxembourg airport a few minutes north of Lorraine. Also available, Paris-Watry airport in Champagne 90 km from Lorraine.
Travelers: in less than 2 hours, Lorrainers can embark on a national, European or international line (regular flight, charter or low-cost) from:
