Logistics and the sea: a shared horizon

Heading for summer and maritime legends

Last Friday, part of the Nexline Group – SAYL International Logistics team had the privilege of boarding a sailing ship for Les Voiles de Légendes, the unmissable summer event held every year in Dunkirk. This day spent between sky and sea was much more than just a relaxing break.

She recalled the unbreakable bond that links our profession to the ocean, our operations to the sea, and logistics to the movement of the waves.

A living tribute to maritime heritage

Invited by LEMAIRE SN, one of our long-standing partners in the port of Dunkirk, our teams had the rare opportunity to embark alongside sailors from around the world, each bringing with them their own traditions, stories and expertise.

On these sailing ships steeped in history, every manoeuvre, every rope, every breath of wind tells a fragment of the story of maritime trade and the routes that have shaped the world.

For Nexline, it is also a reminder of our origins.

Our work as an international freight forwarder is part of this tradition: connecting continents, linking ports, and facilitating trade between East and West, between land and sea.

From yesterday’s ports to today’s supply chains

Modern logistics is the direct descendant of the great maritime routes.

In the past, ships transported spices, cotton and metals.

Today, they carry containers, electronic components, textiles and finished products.

But the principle remains the same: a chain of people and knowledge centred around a single anchor point – the port. From Dunkirk to Chittagong, Shanghai to Lyon, every logistics hub, every terminal and every warehouse is part of the same ecosystem.

An invisible but vital network that ensures the continuity of global trade.

The sea, the cradle of modern logistics

The sea is where it all begins.

Before digital, before data, before the integrated supply chain, there was navigation.

Trade routes were mapped out on the waves long before they were traced in ERP systems.

And it is perhaps this proximity to the sea that explains why logistics still retains, even today, that taste for adventure, anticipation and mastery of the elements. At Nexline, we don’t just transport goods.

We perpetuate, in our own way, a maritime heritage – one of movement, transmission and trust.

A shared moment, a powerful symbol

This day on board was a rare break from our usual routine.

It was an opportunity for partners, colleagues and enthusiasts to exchange ideas, reminding us that behind every shipment and every container there are real people. And that logistics, before being a science of performance, remains above all a human endeavour.

A big thank you to LEMAIRE SN for this invitation, which was as convivial as it was unforgettable.

And to all those who, on the quays and on the decks, contribute to bringing to life the link between the sea and logistics, between tradition and modernity.

Because in our business, as at sea, everything often begins… with a port.

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