Regions International
AMB Pre-Leases 319,000 SF in Paris
Nov 4, 2008

AMB Property Corp. has pre-leased 319,000 square feet of port development projects in the Seine River corridor, which connects Paris to the English Channel and serves as the main gateway for imports into France. AMB leased 137,000 square feet to Schenker France, an AMB target customer and part of the Transportation and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG, and 73,000 square feet  to Necotrans, a French maritime forwarder, at AMB Port of Rouen Distribution Center, which is adjacent to the Port of Rouen's main container terminal. AMB also leased 109,000 square feet of AMB Le Havre Logistics Park 1 to DIDACTIC, a pharmaceutical company.

 
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