The Guide is a result of the joint commitment of the numerous stevedoring companies, ship owners and manufacturers.
The “quality guide” is to be published by the end of the year 2015 and concerns cargo-handling operations at the Ro-Ro terminal. “All steps which are daily carried out on the hundred hectares of the Ro-Ro terminal will be carefully studied” explained Franck Parette, Manager of Manucar (part of the SHGT group). “Whether it involves car driving, report of possible damage, loading/offloading operations on-board the vessels or specific rules for high & heavy vehicles, the guide will compile all good practices common to all the stakeholders of the Ro-Ro sector,” said Loic Minvielle, Vice-Chairman of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen shipping line, Head of Benelux & France, continues. “Improving our know-how, together and on a continuous basis”
According to Johann Fortier, General Secretary of the Havre Dockers’ Union, “this guide for the use of the Havre terminal stakeholders is in line with our vocational certifications turned towards quality, safety and security: it will strengthen the training of all those who, at a time or another, act in the logistics chain of the Ro-Ro trade. Stevedores, ship owners and manufacturers, we are actually all convinced that training and information are synonymous with efficiency and productivity”. And still, the security of goods and people’s safety remain fundamental for the smooth running of the ro-ro terminal of the Port of Le Havre”.
“The Havre Ro-Ro terminal is now a benchmark in the major European tenders, Hervé Cornède, HAROPA Commercial & Marketing Director, noted; we have widely-recognized infrastructure and know-how, which explain our 20% rise at this terminal over the first six months of the year. But we have to continuously improve our know-how and practices together, and even more for this demanding Ro-Ro trade as regards quality and security”.