To: All FedEx Trade Networks team members
I am pleased to announce the opening of our FedEx Trade Networks international freight
forwarding office in Lyon, France. Since 2008, we have established operations in some of
the world’s most significant freight forwarding markets, opening a total of 45 new offices
throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The Lyon office marks
our third location in France, joining the Paris and Le Havre operations.
The Lyon region is an economic powerhouse of European stature and is France's secondlargest business capital after Paris. It serves as a major center for banking and also the
automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries. The Lyon-Saint Exupéry
Airport is an important transport facility for the entire Rhône-Alpes region and France’s largest
inland container port, Port de Lyon Edouard Herriot, provides convenience for all modes of
transport.
The new FedEx Trade Networks Lyon office is located at:
FedEx Trade Networks Transport et Douane (SAS)
Batiment FRANCE HANDLING
Cargoport
BP 529
69125 Lyon Saint Exupery Aéroport
France
Telephone: +33 (0) 04 72 23 65 36
Fax: +33 (0) 04 72 23 65 49
email: France@ftn.fedex.com
The Lyon office will provide international air and ocean freight forwarding services, surface
transportation, customs brokerage, logistics and distribution.
Questions regarding services in Lyon can be sent to Christophe Dujardin the manager of
branch operations at christophe.dujardin2@fedex.com and questions regarding other France
operations can be directed to country manager Pascal Raye at pascal_raye@ftn.fedex.com.
Full address and contact details can also be accessed online in the FedEx Trade Networks
Owned Office and Regional Service Provider Directory at
http://home.ftn.fedex.com/intltran/index.htm.
France Facts
Established Owned Freight Operations:
October 30, 2009
Regional Headquarters:
Netherlands
EMEA regional headquarters is located in Amsterdam,
Regional Management:
Pascal Raye, Country Manager
Locations:
3: Paris, Le Havre, Lyon
Entity Name:
FedEx Trade Networks Transport et Douane (SAS)
Services provided:
added services
International ocean and air freight forwarding and value-
Market Data:
 The French economy, alongside that of the UK, is the second largest in Western Europe and
around three-quarters the size of the German economy. 1
 France is the fifth largest exporter of goods and the fourth largest exporter of services in the world.
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France is one of the EU’s major importers and exporters with everything from raw commodities
to automobiles. 2
o GDP (purchasing power parity) is $2.580 trillion (2010 est.).9 GDP composition by sector is
1.8% for agriculture, 19.3% for industry, and 78.9% for services (2009 est.). 3
o Exports total $456.8 billion (2010est.).2 Main exports are machinery and transportation
equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages.
Main export partners are Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, Belgium, U.S., and Netherlands. 3
o Imports total $532.2billion (2010 est.).2 Main imports are machinery and equipment, vehicles,
crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals. Main import partners are Germany, Belgium, Italy,
Spain, Netherlands, UK, and U.S. 3
Charles de Gaulle airport is the busiest cargo airport in Europe and the world’s sixth busiest, having
handled 2,399,067 metric tons of cargo in 2010. 4
Marseille is France’s largest commercial ocean port (the second largest in Europe, second only to
Rotterdam) – 100 million tons of freight pass annually through the port. 5
Le Havre, which lies on the right bank of the Seine estuary as it enters the English Channel, is
located some 216 kilometers west-northwest of Paris. Much of the traffic passing through the port
is crude oil, but the port is also important for its ship repairs and its ferry services to England and
Ireland. The port supports a large industrial zone that contains oil-refining, chemical, petrochemical,
cement, automotive, and aeronautical industries. 6
o Container put through France’s Le Havre port rose five percent in 2010 over 2009 to 2.4 million
TEUs. 7
France was ranked No. 17 on the World Bank’s 2010 Logistics Performance Index (LPI), which
provides a multidimensional assessment of logistics performance for 155 countries. 8
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Sources:
1 Economist Intelligence Unit, Country
2 EconomyWatch
3 CIA World Fact book; U.S. Department of
4 Airports Council International- 9-state.gov
5 Eurotomic - 8 World Bank’s 2010
Logistics Performance Index
6 World Port Source - 7 Ocean Shipping
Communication
France Facts – By Office
Office location:
Paris
Contact details:
FedEx Trade Networks Transport et Douane (SAS)
ZAC du Moulin – 25 Rue du Noyer
BP 15109
95701 Roissy CDG Cedex
France
Phone: +33 (0) 1 34 38 24 90
Fax: +33 (0) 1 34 38 24 98
Office leadership/head of office:
Pascal Raye, Country Manager
Office opened:
October 30, 2009
Regional headquarters:
Netherlands
EMEA regional headquarters is located in Amsterdam,
Services provided:
added services
International air and ocean freight forwarding and value-
Market Data:
 Paris is the capital city of France and is situated on the River Seine, in northern France, at the heart
of the Ile-de-France region.1
 More than four-fifths of the region’s (Ile-de-France) workforce is employed in the services sector,
notably in business services and public and private sector administration and commerce.2
 Paris developed greatly as a centre for international business and commerce; it is one of the
world’s most popular sites for international business conferences.2
 With its GDP reaching billions of Euros, Paris is also sometimes considered an engine of the global
economy.3
o Major exports: machinery, transportation equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs, agricultural
products, iron & steel products, and textiles or clothing.3
o Key industries: textiles, apparel, steel, machinery, chemicals, automobiles, trade fairs,
metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, mining, food processing and tourism.3
 Charles de Gaulle in the Paris area is one of the world's principal aviation centers, as well as
France's largest airport. It is amongst the busiest airports in the world. In cargo traffic, the airport is
the fifth busiest in the world and the busiest in Europe4, having handled 2,177,371 tonnes of cargo
in 2010. 5
 The Port of Gennevilliers is an industrial suburb about nine kilometers northwest of the heart Paris.
o Each year, it handles 20 million tons of cargo.6 Its proximity to Paris and the Roissy-Charles de
Gaulle airport, in addition to its multi-modal transport connections, make the Port of
Sources:
1 Paris the Capital
2 britannica.com
3 Business Facts
4 Airports Council International
5 Wikipedia, CDG
6 worldportsource
Gennevilliers an important hub for river and ocean-going vessels and for container traffic
moving between Rouen and le Havre.
France Facts – By Office
Office location:
Le Havre
Contact details:
FedEx Trade Networks Transport et Douane
47 Bis Boulevard de Graville
76600 Le Havre, France
Phone: +33 (0) 2 32 72 46 10
Fax:
+33 (0) 2 32 72 46 39
Office leadership/head of office:
Pascal Raye, Country Manager
Office opened:
January 19, 2011
Regional headquarters:
Netherlands
EMEA regional headquarters is located in Amsterdam,
Services provided:
added services
International air and ocean freight forwarding and value-
Market Data:
 Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, at the mouth of the Seine. Le Havre means the
harbour or the port.7
 It is a large commercial port and industrial center.
o The town is France's largest foreign trade port, and the fifth biggest European port.7
 As a unique development center point in France, the Le Havre region has, for several years,
initiated and supported large programs of investments converging on its sectors of activity.9
 Among the city's industries are oil refining and the manufacture of automobiles, cement, synthetic
rubber, and fertilizers.8
o The port of Le Havre provides the Normandy car industry with high-quality logistics to distribute
new vehicles throughout France and all over the world.9
o Le Havre is crucial in supplying France with crude oil.10
o Osilub built a used oil recycling plant in Le Havre Industrial Port Zone; scheduled to open in
2012. 10
 At month-end March 2011, cargo traffic tonnage totaled to 15.5 million tons, including re-fuelling
and ship supplies.10
Sources
7 Le Havre Guide
8 Answers Encyclopedia
9 Le Havre Développement
10 extrapah.havre-port
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2011 container traffic facts and figures: 486,000 TEUs in Q1 2011, including 433,000 TEUs with the
hinterland. 10
2011 bulk ship facts and figures:
o The goal is to increase the percentage of consolidated transport to 25% by 2020.10
o The project: A multimodal terminal in the heart of the industrial port zone by 2013.10
With the local implementation of the port reform, 2011 is looking to be a year of transition for the
port of Le Havre, which is pursuing its development goals in the North-European range.10
France Facts – By Office
Office location:
Lyon
Contact details:
FedEx Trade Networks Transport et Douane (SAS)
Batiment France Handling
Cargoport
BP 529
69125 Lyon Saint Exupery Aéroport, France
Phone: +33 (0) 04 72 23 65 36
Fax: +33 (0) 04 72 23 65 49
Office leadership/head of office:
Christophe Dujardin, Branch Manager
Office opened:
January 3, 2012
Regional headquarters:
Netherlands
EMEA regional headquarters is located in Amsterdam,
Services provided:
added services
International air and ocean freight forwarding and value-
Market Data:
 The Lyon region is an economic powerhouse in European and is France's second largest business
capital after Paris.11
 Lyon is located at the confluence of the Rhone and Saone rivers. Lyon is the capital of the RhoneAlpes region and is the third largest city in France.11
 Since 1994, Greater Lyon follows a commercial urban planning master plan, in partnership with the
Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Trade and the General Council, thus creating the
conditions for successful setting-up.12
 Real GDP growth rate: 2.1%. Inflation: 2%11. Trading Partners: Germany, Italy, UK, USA11
o Imports: machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, and chemicals.11
o Exports: machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical
products, iron and steel, and beverages.11
Sources:
11 Site Officiel de la Ville de Lyon
12 Commerce, Business in Lyon
Key industries: machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics, textiles,
food processing, and tourism.11
Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport is an important transport facility for the entire Rhône-Alpes region.13
Port de Lyon Edouard Herriot is France’s largest inland container port for all modes of transport.
CNR (Compagnie Nationale du Rhone) operates and maintains 14 locks downstream at Lyon. 14
The City of Lyon has been lobbying in favor of a new TGV line connecting Lyon and Turin, in
particular for cargo transport.15
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The TGV station built alongside Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport will one day be the hub for high-speed
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trains to Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport - Wikipedia
Compagnie Nationale du Rhône
15 Railway system - Site Officiel de la Ville
de Lyon
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