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Logistic assets of Wallonia

Logistic assets of Wallonia. Bernard PIETTE General Manager Logistics in Wallonia Dr. Eng.Jean MARCHAL Professor Emeritus Honorary Vice- rector for International Affairs University of Liege Full Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Belgium.

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Logistic assets of Wallonia

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  1. Logistic assets of Wallonia Bernard PIETTE General Manager Logistics in Wallonia Dr. Eng.Jean MARCHAL Professor Emeritus Honorary Vice-rector for International Affairs University of Liege Full Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Belgium

  2. « LOGISTICS IN WALLONIA », AN ACTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Prof. Dr. Eng. Jean MARCHALChairman of the International Strategic and Scientific Committee of«Logistics in Wallonia»andDeputyRector For International Affairsof the University of Liège

  3. Wallonia– Land of Europe (OFI) Distances • 60 % of the Europeanmarketreachable in lessthan 8 truckinghours… • Close to bigmarketslike France or Germany

  4. Wallonia – Land of Logistics Yellow banana is the best location for Distribution Centers in Europe…

  5. Wallonia – Emphasys on the multimodality The main multimodal logistic parks

  6. TEU’s in 2017 Rotterdam : 13,7 Mio. TEU Antwerp : 10 Mio. TEU Zeebrugge : 1,5 Mio. TEU Dunkerque : 0,3 Mio. TEU

  7. Links with Rotterdam

  8. Links with Rotterdam : Maasvlakte 2

  9. Links withAntwerp

  10. Walloniais a fully multimodal region

  11. Study about atractiveness (PwC) Competences Marketproximity Regulation Costs Labour Distribution Infrastructure Warehouses

  12. 1. Wallonia – Land of Logistics A. Facts : Cushman & Wakefield’ssurvey • Belgiumranks at the 1st place for logisticinvestments in Europe

  13. 1. Wallonia – Land of Logistics A. Facts : Cushman & Wakefield’s survey • Walloon regions are very competitive for logistic activities

  14. Major investments

  15. Logistics Performance Index

  16. Marshall plan • Clearchoices • Building on the existingeconomical situation • Gathering a critical mass of actors • Creationof competitive clusters • Fosteringthe collaboration betweencompanies and universities • International visibility (with AWEX : 5.000 jobs created)

  17. Someexamples

  18. Liege Airport • 1st cargo airport in Belgium • Open 24/7 • 717.000 tons of freight handled in 2017 • Perishables, pharma, livestocks • Hub for FedEx (TNT), CAL, EL Al, Ethiopian and Qatar Airways

  19. Someexamples

  20. Port of Liège - Trilogiport • 100Ha multimodal platform downstream from Liege • Directly connected to Antwerp and Rotterdam • Concessions granted to key players (DP world, Jost Group and WDP) • Infra opened on 13/11/2015 • First building opened in sept. 2016 and second in spring 2018

  21. 31 may 2018

  22. 31 may 2018 Moscou Liège Hangzhou Dubai Kuala-Lumpur

  23. 5 december 2018

  24. 24 october 2018

  25. 24 october 2018

  26. Logistics in Wallonia • Non profit making organization • Created in 2007 (but roots back to 1999) • Team of around 15 people • Financed by the regional government (and AWEX) and by membership fees

  27. Logistics in Wallonia’s actions Vision and mission • Our Vision : • Wewant to be the Walloonreference in logistics and in innovation for mobility at the service of everyactor • Our Mission : • To strengthen and maintain the logistic attractiveness of Wallonia, we : • Mobilize the actors in innovation processes; • Anticipate technological, non-technological and environmental developments; • Activate the necessary resources for the creation of value and economic activity

  28. Innovation • Encouraging innovation in companies • Stimulating collaboration between companies and research organizations • Financing of research projects • Creative working groups

  29. Innovation Results • 29 projects have been financed (24 research and 5 training projects) • Total budget of the projects : 93,7 Mio € • Total public financing of the projects : 67,7 Mio € • More than 85 different organizations involved in projects

  30. Business Community • Membership and guidance (350 members >< 170 in 2007) • Organization of networking events (20 networking events with 1200 participants) • Lobbying actions • Lean and Green (13 companies with Lean and Green label) • Other projects…

  31. Human Capital • Close collaboration with training organizations to adapt training programs • Analysis of job offers : more that 10,800 job offers analyzed since January 2012 • Innovative training programs

  32. Internationalization • European programs (FP7, Interreg, H2020) • European networks (ALICE, ERCI, OpenENLoCC…) • Collaboration on some markets (China, India, Poland, Turkey, USA) • Trade fairs (Munich, Paris, Shenzhen) - FDI

  33. Internationalisation Results • Logistics is the 1st sector in job creations in FDI : 4,700 jobs created

  34. Marketing and communication • Website and newsletters • Promotion documents • Social networks • 2616 members on Linkedin • 1307 followers on Twitter, 552 members on Facebook

  35. Getconnected www.logisticsinwallonia.be

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