The Sepab

SEPAB is the leading company in Europe for livestock transit and storage and works with the biggest economic operators in the industry. It has many assets:

• Located in Sète, 4 miles from the A9 motorway, the export centre is at the gateway to a direct sea route to countries around the Mediterranean.
• The storage building measures 4400 sq. m. and can house 1 250 head (large cattle breeds). It complies with European standards with regard to both construction and operation. Conditions are therefore optimal for the health and welfare of the animals.
• SEPAB is the only centre which can offer individual customs clearance for the animals.
• The efficiency of the veterinary and customs services in Sète is a great asset for us to hold our position as leader.
• The stockyard has 2 mobile units which make it much simpler to load animals in different sanitary categories because they can be embarked at any point in the port.
• A lorry swilling and washing station is provided.

With an annual average of 85,000 head of cattle and 107 port calls, SEPAB accounts for 10 to 25%, depending on the year, of trade in the port of Sète and makes it the first European port for this type of shipping.