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General Information
The date when the cluster organisation was established: 
Sunday, 1 January, 2006
Number of staff in the management team of the cluster organisation : 
11-20
Legal form of the cluster organisation: 
Non-Profit
Regions: 
Prov. Liège
Cluster Excellence Label: 
Bronze Label
Membership to European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCP-4i, ESCP-S3 or ESCP-4x): 
SPACE2ID
MOVE
SPACE2IDGO
FoodNet
Membership to other networks/partnerships: 
NameWebsite
Open European Network of Logistics Competence Centers
http://www.openenlocc.net/
ALICE - Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe
http://www.etp-logistics.eu/
European Railway Clusters Initiative
http://www.eurailclusters.com
Cluster Management Team: 
NameSurnamePositionEmail
Piette
Bernard
Cluster Manager
bpi@logisticsinwallonia.be
Nardellotto
Carine
Project Manager
cna@logisticsinwallonia.be
Adibime
Anne-Stéphanie
Project Manager
asa@logisticsinwallonia.be
Link to team description on the cluster's website: 
http://www.logisticsinwallonia.be/presentation-generale
Languages spoken: 
Dutch
English
French
German
Sectoral and Industrial Focus
Sectoral Industries: 
Education and Knowledge Creation
Information Technology and Analytical Instruments
Technology fields: 
Intermodal Transport
Logistics
S3 EU priority areas: 
Transport & logistics
Smart green & integrated transport systems
Emerging industries: 
Digital Industries
Logistical Services
Composition of the cluster
Total number of members: 
352
Number of SME members: 
263
Number of larger company members: 
39
Number of research organisations/universities/technology centres: 
17
Number of other ecosystem actors : 
33
Link to the cluster members’ list: 
http://www.logisticsinwallonia.be/company?name=&type=all&localite=&post_code=&other=&op=Recherche&form_build_id=form-ZuOVA0LSlLP2sOMRDEnUDlFFKJYS27pfhmiiJ5E3ZHw&form_id=liw_civi_api_search_form#search-member-tabs
Entrepreneurship and scale-up support facilities in the cluster's ecosystem (see "Organisation type"): 
Name and link of major players: 
NameWebsiteType
Liege Airport
http://www.liegeairport.com
Larger Company
Alstom Belgium Transport
http://www.transport.alstom.com
Larger Company
Arcelor Mittal
http://www.arcelormittal.com
Larger Company
Bidvest
http://www.bidvest.be
Larger Company
CETIC
https://www.cetic.be
Research Organisation
MULTITEL
http://www.multitel.be
Research Organisation
University of Liege
http://www.uliege.be
University
University of Louvain-la-Neuve
http://www.uclouvain.be
University
University of Brussels
http://www.ulb.ac.be
University
FedEx
https://www.fedex.com/fr-be/home.html
Larger Company
Proximus
https://www.proximus.be
Larger Company
Cluster Strategy
Mission/Objectives: 

Logistics in Wallonia has a strategy which focuses on three pillars :

1. the position of supply chain management inside companies

2. the use of alternative modes and means of transport (including logistic equipments and buildings

3. the action of peripherical conditions such as infrastructure, regulation and open data.

 

Do you have a formalised strategy?: 
Yes
Do you have a specific strategy focus that addresses internationalisation ?: 
Yes
Services
Support services provided: 
Access to public support (regional/national programmes, innovation vouchers, etc.)
Direct advisory services
Facilitation of collaboration between members
Facilitation of cross-sectorial cooperation
Periodic Information dissemination
Details of support services: 

Logsitics in Wallonia develops different actions for companies :

collaborative projects associating companies and research organisations

supply chain diagnostics inside companies

the Lean & Green program that aims at reducing CO2 emissions

the MultiModalWallonia program that aims at fostering modal shift

Cooperation Activities
International Cooperation
The main countries targeted by the cluster organisation: 
Canada
China
Our cluster organisation undertook the following international activities to support our members: 
Participation at missions/events/study visits/fairs
Trans-national Cooperation
The main countries targeted by the cluster organisation: 
France
Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland
Our cluster organisation undertook the following trans-national activities to support our members: 
Support to collaborative activities/etc.
Support Programmes
Participation in Funded Support Programmes: 
European ProgrammesProject Name
FP7
H2020
CIP/COSME
INTERREG

LOG4GREEN

ECOLOGISTICS

SPACE2ID

FOODNET

SMART TRACK 4 WATERWAY

SPACE2IDGO