Logistics sector : an industry on the move

The Somme’s strategic position at the heart of northern Europe’s major business streams makes it a favourable destination for the logistics sector.

- Vast motorway network (A1, A2, A16, A26, A28 and A29 motorways), port facilities (Le Tréport) and airports (Albert-Méaulte, Beauvais within ½ hour, Roissy within 1 hour)

- major project to develop the Seine-Nord Europe broad-gauge canal (read article)

- New, large logistics facilities opening regularly

- Fibre-optic network bringing Very-High-Speed internet to the main business parks (see map).

The Somme has a large pool of skilled and trained personnel who can deliver solutions for the transport and logistics industries.
A diverse choice of programmes are available, from technical certificates in "driving and services in the road haulage industry" and "logistics and marketing" to Masters degrees in "Logistics engineering" and "Embedded transport systems".

The main training organisations include:
-    AFT-IFTIM
-    INTERFOR
-    Centre de Formation à la Conduite driver-training centre
-    Euroformation

Innovation

The region’s I-TRANS internationally oriented competitiveness cluster aims at placing railways at the heart of innovative transport systems.