en.Wedoany.com Reported - To support the construction of five ships (soon to be six), Groupe Blondel has been providing quayside logistics services at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, since January. This marks the first foray into this field for the transport and logistics company, which originated from Picardy. It won the tender in mid-2025, aiming to support capacity expansion at one of the world's largest shipyards. Blondel spent six months preparing to take over the outsourced scope of operations. This could set a new benchmark in shipbuilding, following the model of Catana Group, which outsourced logistics to Blondel in Canet-en-Roussillon; however, the nature and scale of the logistics system differ vastly, from habitable catamarans to the giant cruise ships or naval vessels that characterize this shipyard.
Groupe Blondel has deployed a flexible and digitalized on-site organization system at the quayside to manage and ensure the smooth supply of materials required for these complex and time-sensitive construction projects, while absorbing growing volumes in a constrained environment without causing disruptions. The third-party logistics provider notes that weather conditions can interrupt lifting operations and generate work-in-progress that needs to be quickly processed. Its services cover upstream and downstream logistics, starting with receiving, preparing, and lifting materials onto the ships, followed by distribution to the relevant areas as work progresses. Given the thousands of material packages and nearly 3,000 waste bins to be collected and removed each week, Blondel utilizes part of its 40,000-square-meter warehouse capacity between Saint-Nazaire and Nantes.
To ensure execution reliability, the third-party logistics provider has deployed digital tools using artificial intelligence to model loads, predict required resources, and make real-time adjustments. Blondel calls this "predictive control" to better smooth activity peaks, manage work-in-progress, and ensure the shipyard's rhythm remains free from unexpected disruptions. Patrick Duquennoy, Supply Chain Director at Chantiers de l'Atlantique, stated that digitalization provides clearer visibility into operations, while Groupe Blondel's ability to predict and adapt in real time enhances organizational reliability in a highly challenging environment, supporting capacity expansion and schedule adherence.
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