New tankpit for heated products at Chane terminal Le Havre

“If you want to grow, you have to move forward”, says Lucía Cantero Martínez, Commercial Engineer at Chane Terminal Le Havre. That’s why the terminal in Normandy, France has constructed a new tankpit, Tankpit 23, dedicated to heated products.

“We saw rising demand from customers so we decided to open Tankpit 22 in 2021, and now she has a sister”, Lucía explains. Tankpit 23 became operational in the first quarter of 2025. “The great thing about this new tankpit is that it is heated with steam, produced by reusing local waste.” The steam is generated by converting local waste into energy through a specific process (e.g. waste-to-energy technology), ensuring a circular and low-emission heating solution. Using green steam reduces emissions related to heating processes at Chane, helping customers lower their Scope 3 carbon footprint. In addition to benefiting Chane’s clients, this innovation also reduces Chane’s operational emissions, reinforcing our commitment to sustainable operations.

The new 20,000 cbm tankpit is an example of how the Chane team in Le Havre always try to proactively think with their customers: “We don’t just handle the storage, we are involved in the entire procedure. We want our customers to feel like we are an extension of their own organization. Our main focus in the commercial department is understanding our customers’ wants and needs in order to offer the best solutions. We want to help optimize their entire logistics chain.”

Flexibility is an important part of that, Lucía says: “We have clients that can change their products several times per year within the same tank. We’re able to add value to their logistics with our internal process and assets, which allow us to store a large portfolio of products and offer ancillary services. Such flexibility is quite rare in the storage industry, and it’s one of our strengths at Chane Terminal Le Havre.”