development, river, urban logistics and last-mile logistics : Port Victor: IKEA’s new hub for decarbonized urban logistics on the Seine river

As part of its ongoing decarbonization strategy, Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA announced the development of a new urban logistics hub at Port Victor (Paris 15th district) during its participation in the Choose France Summit. Directly connected to its future distribution center in Limay-Porcheville, scheduled to open by the end of 2026, the facility will leverage the HAROPA PORT network to organize daily deliveries via the Seine River.

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A strategic agreement for sustainable urban river logistics

Following a call for projects launched by HAROPA PORT in 2025, IKEA has secured a 5,677-square-meter site at Port Victor in Paris.

With direct access to the Seine, the facility will serve as a strategic urban logistics gateway for goods shipped from IKEA’s future Limay distribution center, which is expected to become operational in the second half of 2026.

Limay - Port Victor: an integrated multimodal supply chain

The logistics model is based on a seamless multimodal transport solution:

  • Orders will be prepared at the Limay-Porcheville distribution center.
  • Goods will then be transported by inland waterway along the Seine to Port Victor.
  • Upon arrival, shipments will be transferred to electric vehicles for last-mile delivery across the Paris region.

Once fully operational, river traffic is expected to reach approximately 9,500 intermodal transport units (ITUs) per year, representing more than twenty swap bodies and several hundred customer orders delivered every day.

Inland Waterway Transport at the Heart of Low-Carbon Urban Logistics

This project highlights the growing role of inland waterway transport in sustainable urban freight logistics across the Paris metropolitan area. The solution will help:

  • reduce road congestion in Paris by limiting the number of incoming trucks,
  • cut CO₂ emissions associated with road freight transport,
  • consolidate freight flows between the outer Paris region and the city center through river transport,
  • improve delivery reliability and supply chain resilience in dense urban environments.

IKEA is also exploring the future deployment of an electric barge to further enhance the environmental performance of the operation.

HAROPA PORT: a key enabler of sustainable metropolitan supply chains

This partnership with IKEA demonstrates the accelerating transition toward decarbonized, integrated and multimodal urban logistics solutions serving the Greater Paris region. By combining inland waterway transport, urban logistics hubs and zero-emission last-mile delivery, the project contributes to building more sustainable and efficient metropolitan supply chains.