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Close to the Port of Marseille (No.1 Mediterranean port) and Marseille-Provence international airport (No.1 airport for freight behind Paris), Clesud is located midway between Barcelona and Genoa at the crossroads of the so-called «Mediterranean Arc» and the «Rhône Corridor» linking Northern and Southern Europe.
The Grans-Miramas site was chosen for its easy motorway access, its excellent rail facilities and its perfectly adapted topography.
An exceptional geostrategic situation through motorway links
| Barcelona |
493 km |
7h30 |
| Genoa |
397 km |
6h00 |
| Milan |
518 km |
8h00 |
| Lyon |
315 km |
4h00 |
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Clesud is located :
Close to :
- the Miramas marshalling yard (one of the largest in France in terms of the number of rail trucks handled annually.
- the Fos industrial estate where large quantities of raw materials and finished goods are imported and exported daily.
At the junction :
- of the channels of communication between Northern and Southern Europe and the Mediterranean Arc between Spain and Italy.
At the heart of :
- an important consumer market of some 2 million inhabitants (Marseille Metropolitan Area) and more than 13 million inhabitants within a 300 kilometre radius of Marseille.
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At a time when the Genoa and Barcelona logistics centres are reaching saturation, the development of the Clesud hub will enable the Marseille Metropolitan Area to reinforce its strategic position in the Southern European logistics market. |
