Logistics provider CEVA Logistics has secured a three-year contract extension and expansion with luxury automaker JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) for finished vehicle logistics (FVL) across France and the Benelux region.
The expanded agreement establishes CEVA as JLR’s exclusive FVL service provider in France and increases its operational mandate across Western Europe.
Contract Scope and Direct Distribution Model
The renewal expands CEVA’s handling capacity and modifies the vehicle distribution architecture for European import flows:
- Exclusive Market Scope: Grants CEVA 100% of JLR’s finished vehicle transport volumes in France, upgrading its role to exclusive FVL provider across the country.
- Port-Direct Distribution: Expands operations at the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium to manage direct distribution for 7,000 vehicles annually, bypassing traditional intermediate storage yards to deliver directly to dealer networks.
- Sourcing and Hub Transit: Coordinates finished vehicle flows for units manufactured in the UK and Slovakia, routing through European consolidation hubs in Zeebrugge and Rotterdam (Netherlands).
- Performance Continuity: Extends a decade-long partnership following continuous FVL operations for JLR in the Benelux region since 2015 and France since 2021.
Decarbonization and Low-Carbon Solutions
The agreement incorporates sustainable transport protocols across the European road transport fleet:
- Biofuel Integration: Deploys Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biofuel across vehicle transport trucks to cut fleet carbon emissions.
- Mass Balance Accounting: Implements CEVA’s mass balance methodology to trace carbon reductions while maintaining operational scheduling flexibility.
Executive Perspective
Levent Yuksel, Freight Operations Director of Industrial Operations at JLR, noted that extending the partnership supports JLR’s European growth strategy while advancing carbon reduction targets across its supply chain.
Fabrice Barthe, Vice President of Finished Vehicle Logistics Europe at CEVA Logistics, highlighted that consolidating distribution responsibilities across France and Benelux creates a unified, scalable network tailored for premium automotive delivery.
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