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%.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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
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:
Innovation and collaboration are also at the heart of the SupplyChain4Good project for sustainable mobility.
Co-creation of the shippers' coalition for low-carbon shipping
Call for tenders for two weekly transatlantic routes between Europe and North America
Selection of the start-up company Zéphyr et Borée, designer, manufacturer and operator of vessels with vellic propulsion
Production of the first ships
Opening of 3 new colleges to allow the exploration of 3 new lines
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 the2nd 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
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.
You will perform a self-assessment of your Supply Chain maturity.
This self-diagnosis, created by the LAB ETI/PME of France Supply Chain from a selection of 22 questions of the Reference frame of Excellence of France Supply Chain, has for only objective to provide an evaluation of the degree of maturity of the fundamentals of your Supply Chain and to position you compared to the best practices of the field.
The data provided are for the exclusive use of France Supply Chain to feed a database allowing each respondent company to compare itself against anonymized averages.
In order to allow you to make this comparison, the filling of this diagnosis requires the collection of your contact information.
You will perform a self-assessment of your Supply Chain maturity.
This self-diagnosis, created by the LAB ETI/PME of France Supply Chain from a selection of 22 questions of the Reference frame of Excellence of France Supply Chain, has for only objective to provide an evaluation of the degree of maturity of the fundamentals of your Supply Chain and to position you compared to the best practices of the field.
The data provided are for the exclusive use of France Supply Chain to feed a database allowing each respondent company to compare itself against anonymized averages.
In order to allow you to make this comparison, the filling of this diagnosis requires the collection of your contact information.
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.
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.
TUESDAY 4 MAY from 11:00 to 11:45
Faced with the lack of attractiveness of the sector, how can vocations be created? What levers could be used to to enhance the value of the professions and change mentalities?
However, e-commerce is at the crossroads of many Supply Chain paths:
Technology... to forecast demand, to take, allocate or execute orders, to allocate inventory...
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
Participate with your collaborators in the Labs and projects led by France Supply Chain in order to move from intention to action and thus facilitate the transformation of entreprises ;
" L 'all the employees who follow (...) France Supply Chain, are very satisfied with the richness of the contents and exchanges. We are happy to join such a dynamic association. » – Bertrand Neyret - Saint-Gobain Group
" le Groupe APRIL is delighted to join France Supply Chain because the ambition, values and projects we have brought to the company correspond to our expectations. " - Marc Raffo - Groupe APRIL
Supply Chain responsiveness and agility, efficiency and reliability, as well as the ability of organizations to be resilient have become unavoidable issues in corporate strategy. As a result, it has become essential to measure its performance on a structured and regular basis.
To help companies in this approach, FRANCE SUPPLY CHAIN by Aslog has developed for more than 15 years, a Supply Chain audit methodology accessible to all Supply Chain professionals.