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Bolloré Logistics
A global leader
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Elisa di Sano, Bolloré Logistics is Bolloré Transport nomy. Upstream capital expenditures (capex)
Project Branch & Logistics’ freight forwarding and have been significantly cut, with many explora-
Manager at Bolloré logistics business unit. The Bolloré tion and production projects being put on hold.
Logistics in Italy Logistics brand has replaced the However, for the midstream and downstream,
SDV brand as of January 1st, 2016. investment is continuing, as participants invest
Philippe Lejeune, Constantly adapting to its custo- for the longer term.
Industrial Projects mers’ changing needs, the company has enri- According to Elisa di Sano, Project Branch Ma-
Europe Director ched its expertise to become a tier-one supply nager at Bolloré Logistics in Italy, “The decline in
chain partner and one of the top 10 transport the oil price is causing hardships for some explo-
and logistics companies in the world with the lar- ration companies, but will create opportunities
gest integrated logistics network in Africa. for those with the financial resources to acqui-
Through its entities, Bolloré Logistics has built re value assets that become available. On the
up a global network across the five continents equipment side, all suppliers are under pressure
of 601 offices in 105 countries with more than to reduce costs; the oilfield service companies
21,000 employees and a turnover of 4.500 M€ that enjoyed high margins in the recent boom are
in 2015. particularly impacted.”
Bolloré Logistics’ range of services extends According to Philippe Lejeune, Industrial Projects
across five core categories: Multimodal Tran- Europe Director, “At a time of continued turbu-
sport, Customs and Regulatory Compliance, lence in this oil and gas market, the impact of
Logistics, Global Supply Chain and Industrial which can be keenly felt in various project sec-
Projects. tors, we believe that now more than ever we
Its performance stems from a worldwide network need to stay strong and resilient as a group. We
of experts and from value-added integrated in- need to remain even closer to our customers in
formation systems which afford complete visibili- this sector by travelling this difficult path together
ty on all operations throughout the entire supply and looking for project solutions that can miti-
chain. gate and reduce costs and add efficiency to the
Throughout the world, Bolloré Logistics acts overall supply chain.”
towards its customers in complete compliance
with regulations and in accordance with our in- What area is now growing in your advice?
ternal Ethics Charter. We actively promote solu- One area that Bolloré Logistics does foresee as
tions that contribute to environmental and sustai- having significant growth in the coming years,
nable development. especially in the developing world, is the power
Elisa di Sano is Project Branch Manager at Bol- sector. With this in mind, Bolloré Logistics has
loré Logistics in Italy; Philippe Lejeune is Indu- created at the start of 2016 a global industry ver-
strial Projects Europe Director. tical specializing in energy and renewables which
will look to implement efficient project logistics
Do you propose tail made solutions? solutions in industries such as wind, solar, hydro,
Whatever the size of a project, its origin or de- thermal as well as standard diesel and nonrene-
stination, Bolloré Logistics proposes tailor-made wable power.
solutions in sectors such as oil & gas, petroche- According to Philippe Lejeune “This vertical will
mical and chemical, mining, construction and work closely with all our project divisions worldwi-
equipment and in various other industries. So- de where our footprint and expertise mean that
lutions are fine-tuned by our network of experts we are able to meet the logistics challenge of
around the world to match the unique characte- energy projects in even the most demanding of
ristics of each project. locations.Our unique operational solutions meet
stringent specifications requested by the major
What are the damages of oil price decline? global players and the success of each project is
Today, the decline in the oil price has had a mas- supported, among other things, by this network
sive impact on the sector and the wider eco- of experts in Europe as well as all over the Bolloré
Logistics network in the world.”
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