Ideally located  close to the city of Lille, at the centre of the Paris - London - Brussels triangle and at the heart of a market of more than a hundred million consumers. The port of Dunkerque offers an ideal geographical location for the development of logistics and distribution activities within its port area which has excellent road and rail networks connections.

The port's pro-active policy of developing logistics and distribution activities is supported by vast land reserves close to the Ro-Ro and container terminal in the Western Port.

More than 100 000 m² of warehouses are already in activity on the site.

Following companies have developed their businesses in this area:

• DUNFROST : A 1.400.000 cu.ft. refrigerated warehouse
• DUNFRESH (26.000 m²) and BANALLIANCE (5.000 m²) : Contrrolled temperature warehouses dedicated to fruit and vegetable logistics
• MAERSK ENTREPOTS : Two 10.000 m² warehouses (toys, paper, textiles)
• MGF Logistique : A 20.000 m² logistics warehouse (mineral water and household appliances)
• OMKA : A 10.000 m² storage warehouse for canned fish imported by the Omka company

Logistical developments are in progress on this particularly well located area. FONCIERE EUROPE LOGISTIQUE has decided to build two rail-connected warehouses of 20.000 m² (215.000 sq. ft.). The first one has been inaugurated on Novemver 14th, 2008.

This zone, where 5 ha. (12 acres) are still available, has been complemented by a new 190 ha. (470 acres) area named "Dunkerque Logistique International", of which the first 60 ha. (148 acres) are in the process of development. This new logistical park is connected to the rail network and is suitable for extremely large warehouses.

DAILYFRESH Logistics is building a 6.000 m² (65.000 sq. ft.) warehouse (with an extension up to 18.000 m² (194.000 sq. ft.) and TAILLIEU LOGISTIQUE NORD (TLN), will be developing there 15.000 m² (161.500 sq. ft.) in three steps. The first one (3.100 m² - 33.400 sq. ft.) is operating since the end of 2007.

Dunkirk has all the facilities to accomodate logistical activities

• The warehouses are located right next to the sea terminals (containers and Ro-Ro).
  
  
• Dunkirk's geographical location is ideal for supplying London and Southeast of Great Britain. Benelux and Northeastern France.
  
  
• Dunkirk has become a major centre for the distribution of fruits and other goods imported by sea for re-export to Great Britain.
  
  
• Throughout Dunkirk's logistical areas, all work inside the warehouses is performed by the warehouse operators' own workforce.
  
  
• The Western Port already has logistical warehouses totalling in excess of 100.000 m² (1.100.000 sq. ft.).
  
  

Overland access: all modes of transport
 

A25-E42 leads to the South and Southeast via Lille and Paris via the A1 motorway
A16-E40 leads to Brussels, Luik and Germany, and via E16-E19 to Ghent, Antwerp and Rotterdam
A16-E40 leads to Belgium and to the Channel Tunnel