Vehicle-powered cargo: towards a more sustainable mode of transport

A mode of transportation at the right price

70% of freight is transported by sea and is responsible for 11% of global GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions from transport. The volume of goods transported will continue to increase between now and 2050, so if nothing is done, these same emissions will increase by 60%.

Do real low-energy solutions exist?

Yes and no, today's vegetable propulsion only addresses small volumes. For a shipper, offers to decarbonize its maritime transport are not widely available and face major obstacles:

Uncertainty on the price of low-carbon transport

Traceability of new fuels

Availability of alternative fuels

Lack of industrial solutions

As we could not find an answer to our needs on the market, we wanted to promote breakthrough solutions that would allow us to make a real energy transition in the supply chain and shipping based on energy sobriety.

SCLCMT: Collaboration at the heart of the development of extraordinary ships

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France Supply Chain and AUTF join forces

After 5 months of maturation, in January 2022, 12 shippers launched the Shippers' Coalition for Low Carbon Shipping. They have joined forces thanks to the alliance of 2 major associations of the sector, France Supply Chain and the Association of Freight Transport Users (AUTF).

Objective:

-50% less_CO2 emissions than conventional transport

Objective:

-50% less_CO2 emissions than conventional transport

From this alliance was born the project to bring together the conditions that would allow the launching of container ships, mostly propelled by wind power, as early as 2025.

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Shippers' coalition for low-carbon shipping embarks on a long journey

The association is organized by route. Each maritime link has its own college to ensure confidentiality and efficiency of the work. The needs of shippers are not limited to the transatlantic ones, so we are studying new links. You can get involved in the one of your choice, according to your capacities and means.

College 1 North Road

Antwerp, Le Havre, Tioga (Philadelphia), Charleston

College 2 South Road

Genoa, Fos, Valencia, Tioga (Philadelphia)

College 3

Baltic Sea - North America

College 4

Europe - Asia

College 5

Europe - South America via Africa

To learn more about the progress of each project, visit the corresponding college page.

Pages under construction - coming soon

Learn more about the project of maritime link to Africa through this replay

An innovative and sustainable choice, that of wind propulsion

Williwaw container carrier by Zéphyr et Borée

Our co-association is betting on the wind as the engine of tomorrow's ships, but also on the energy efficiency of all systems. It is thanks to the development of new aerodynamic structures, on-board energy recovery technologies as well as tools for optimizing the use of wind that we will be able to reach our objectives.

The characteristics of the transatlantic services will be:

5 boats per line
Weekly departures
80% reduction in energy consumption
46 to 51%* reduction in_CO2 emissions
Capacity of 600 to 1080 containers (20 feet)
Speed of 11 and 13 knots, i.e. 20 to 24 km/h

*The data are based on the link and the load volume

Innovation and collaboration are also at the heart of the SupplyChain4Good project for sustainable mobility.

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January 2022

Co-creation of the shippers' coalition for low-carbon shipping

February 2022

Call for tenders for two weekly transatlantic routes between Europe and North America

July 2022

Selection of the start-up company Zéphyr et Borée, designer, manufacturer and operator of vessels with vellic propulsion

December 2022

^19th member charger
Jury Prize at the^2nd Night of the Supply Chain

2023

Production of the first ships

2023

Opening of 3 new colleges to allow the exploration of 3 new lines

Early 2025

Launching on routes 1 & 2

January 2022: co-creation of the shippers' coalition for low-carbon shipping
February 2022: call for tenders for two weekly Europe-North America transatlantic routes
July 2022: selection of the start-up company Zéphyr et Borée, designer, manufacturer and operator of wind-powered ships
December 2022: ^19th member of the loader, Jury Prize at the^2nd Night of the Supply Chain
2023: production of the first ships
2023: opening of 3 new colleges to allow the exploration of 3 new lines
Beginning of 2025: Launching of routes 1 & 2

Building the right transportation mode at the right price

With this project, the coalition is questioning the notion of a fair price. We seek to maintain economic competitiveness, but above all to find a balance between cost and social and ecological impacts.

This is a real business decision, we want to transform this industry and to do that, we need to take a long-term view.

Géraud Pellat de Villedon, Secretary General of the Shippers' Alliance and Michelin's CSR Supply Chain Manager

By committing to a 10-year contract with ship operators, we can count on a stable price for the years to come despite a volatile context. But above all, we have to see the benefits of being forerunners and being part of such an adventure.

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The world is speeding up, so are you. Here is the space of the supply chain by those who make it: industrialists, trading companies, distributors, large companies, ETIs or SMEs?

But also all the service providers who contribute to its development.

The health crisis has revealed or accentuated major challenges and highlighted the strategic importance of the Supply Chain. France Supply Chain has responded and launched a movement.

You, as Supply Chain actors, wish to participate in this dynamic: to be informed in time to anticipate, manage and take the right decisions.
Your missions are more and more complex. Collective intelligence, the exchange of best practices and feedback are now essential. Whatever your function or that of the members of your teams!

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You are a member of France Supply Chain, welcome to your private area.

The world's speeding up, so are you. Here, it is the space of the supply chain by those who make it: manufacturers, trading companies, distributors, large companies, ETIs or SMEs... But also all the service providers who contribute to its development.

You, as Supply Chain actors, wish to participate in this dynamic: to be informed in time to anticipate, manage and take the right decisions.
Your missions are more and more complex. Collective intelligence, the exchange of best practices and feedback are now essential. Whatever your function or that of the members of your teams!

Here you will find exclusive, pragmatic and concrete information

Recruiting, training, attracting the best talent
Design your supply chain, make it evolve or transform it
Implementing it operationally with the most relevant indicators
Reduce your environmental impact
Being up to date in all facets of digital technology

Here, all the practical information to participate

Follow the agenda of major events and subscribe
Create or maintain your network
Interact with other members privately or in a small committee setting
Participate in one of our Labs
Sign up for a private tour of state-of-the-art facilities
And many more initiatives to come...

Stay tuned!

Dear friends,
I hope that you have managed to spend a wonderful holiday season with your friends chers !
For 2021, I wish you success in business, happiness in family and friendships, and of course good health.
We have become aware of our vulnerability to the "little things" because like every year, 2020 has had its share of surprises.
Among these surprises and consequences of the health crisis, we have seen exceptional growth (in 3 or 4 digits) in e-commerce volumes that our internal and external teams have faced.

However, e-commerce is at the crossroads of many Supply Chain paths:

Customer Satisfaction ... for meeting the very short deadlines to deliver a "perfect" order...

Technology... to forecast demand, to take, allocate or execute orders, to allocate inventory...

Omnicanality to leverage physical stores or multiply delivery modes

The Logistics Strategy of sub-contracting or internalization, mechanization or not, to get through the peaks .

Sustainable Development with the impact of non-returnable packaging, overpackaging and the negative externalities of urban deliveries.

At France Supply Chain, we know that technology and tools are important, but what is most important is the internal or external teams that we lead that make and will make the difference.
It is by sharing our experiences and co-constructing new solutions that we will make progress in our businesses.

Our manifesto, written at the end of the work carried out during the summer of 2020, is the materialization of our project that we want to be sustainable, in a changing world, where our businesses, highlighted in 2020, are eagerly awaited. This manifesto is proof that together we can go further. Let's trace our path.

Very friendly,

Yann de Feraudy

THE SUPPLY CHAIN "MADE IN FRANCE":
WHAT IF WE CHANGE THE WORLD?

The Supply Chain "Made in France", we want it to be innovative, enterprising, fully aware of its ecological footprint and the new demands of consumers. We want it to be stronger, bigger and more decisive. And always profoundly human and vibrant, like all those who keep its pulse beating on a daily basis.

DEVELOP, INNOVATE: A LOCAL DYNAMISM THAT TAKES ON BOARD

Our Supply Chain model is agile, connected, resilient. It contributes to the local development of companies as well as to their growth by enabling them to export worldwide. The example of national champions such as Michelin, L'Oréal and Schneider are clear evidence of this. Our sector now employs 1.8 million people in France and we do not intend to stop there.

AN URGENCY AND A STRONG DESIRE: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

The shift to a more sustainable production method is inevitable. All the indicators point to the urgency to act, with the Covid-19 health crisis in mind. We are aware of this and we want to be an active part of the change.
Supply that preserves resources, less polluting transport...
Every choice we make is a responsibility.

AT THE HEART OF OUR COMPANIES: BUILDING TOMORROW'S WORLD TOGETHER

Within France Supply Chain, the managers of more than 450 companies exchange and find together solutions to fully succeed in the transformation of their companies. The "LABS" that we run are great places for dialogue and progress: best practices, conferences, workshops on digital or sustainable development.
All of these interactions feed in depth into the work of those who are driving the evolution of the profession. A profession that offers first jobs, career stepping stones, and qualifying paths, a profession that gives everyone a chance, and where no barriers stand in the way of success. This is what the Supply Chain is all about, all of which contribute to the sector's influence.

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Vehicle-powered cargo: towards a more sustainable mode of transport

SCLCMT: Collaboration at the heart of the development of extraordinary ships

Shippers' coalition for low-carbon shipping embarks on a long journey

An innovative and sustainable choice, that of wind propulsion

Building the right transportation mode at the right price

You are a member of France Supply Chain, welcome to your private area.

Here you will find exclusive, pragmatic and concrete information

Here, all the practical information to participate

You are a member of France Supply Chain, welcome to your private area.

Here you will find exclusive, pragmatic and concrete information

Here, all the practical information to participate

LIVE WEBINAR: Attractiveness of Supply Chain professions, the challenges of discovery and promotion

THE SUPPLY CHAIN "MADE IN FRANCE":
WHAT IF WE CHANGE THE WORLD?

DEVELOP, INNOVATE: A LOCAL DYNAMISM THAT TAKES ON BOARD

AN URGENCY AND A STRONG DESIRE: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

AT THE HEART OF OUR COMPANIES: BUILDING TOMORROW'S WORLD TOGETHER

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