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Nantes Saint-Nazaire

Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port is an international multimodal platform, an industrial tool for economic development and a regional developer, and plays a major role in the attractiveness of the Greater West region of France. It is the 4th largest metropolitan port and the leading port on the French Atlantic coast.

Olivier Trétout joins the Grand Port Maritime Nantes Saint-Nazaire

Nantes St-Nazaire, France (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – Olivier Trétout has been appointed Chairman of the Management Board of the Grand Port Maritime...

Gijón-Nantes MoS to be launched by 2021

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Gijón port expects the Gijón-Nantes Motorway of the Sea (MoS) to be launched at the end of 2020 or...

STX France completes shipyard expansion in Saint-Nazaire

Nantes St-Nazaire, France (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – French shipbuilder STX France has completed a project for the expansion of the area dedicated...

The new port promotion identity of Nantes Saint-Nazaire

Nantes St-Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – A new identity has been created “BE MY PORT – Nantes Donges Montoir...

Saint-Nazaire port mulls installation of cruise floating dock 

Nantes.Saint-Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) August 20, 2018 – Saint-Nazaire port is considering the installation of a floating dock to serve larger cruise...

STX France renamed Chantiers de l’Atlantique

Nantes-St.Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The STX France shipyards have been renamed Chantiers de l’Atlantique, a name previously...

Nantes Saint-Nazaire port increases road capacity

Nantes St-Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) July 14, 2018 – The new Boulevard des Apprentis was inaugurated on July 6, a key step in the redevelopment of...

Sète port hosts the Union of Ports of France

Sète, France (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – The board of directors of l’Union des Ports de France (UPF – Union of Ports of France) met June...

Nantes-Saint.Nazaire port looks as recycling opportunities

Nantes-Saint.Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – The port is studying ways to recycle CO2 and other effluents from factories in the...

Baleària submits application for EU funding to relaunch Gijón-Nantes MoS

Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. has submitted an application for economic aid...

Baleària encouraged to restart Gijón-Saint Nazaire motorway of the sea

Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2018 – The Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. shipping line has been encouraged to resume the motorway of the...

Western Mediterranean: a management plan to fortify the fishing sector of the region

European Commission – Press Release – March 8, 2018 Brussels A multi-annual plan to bring more stability, transparency and sustainability to...

Joseph Paris awarded Toulon contract

Nantes-St.Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Nantes-based Joseph Paris has received a contract from the naval base in Toulon for two...

Event: Fruit Logistica – Berlin, Germany, February 7-9, 2018

Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – Over 3,000 exhibitors and 76,000 visitors attend Fruit Logistica every year to realise their full...

FlexiLoire inland river service starts between Nantes and Montoir-de-Bretagne

Nantes-St.Nazaire (France) January 18, 2018 – FlexiLoire, a new fluvial connection for the transport of heavy goods, containers and various freight...

Event: Mediterranean ports to attend Fruit Logistica in Berlin – February 7-9, 2017

Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – The annual Fruit Logistica show covers all sectors of the fresh produce business and provides a complete...

Nantes.St-Nazaire considers cruise port development

Nantes.Saint-Nazaire (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Saint-Nazaire, the port city located at the mouth of the Loire estuary, is best known for its...

Nantes.St-Nazaire reports increased traffic in 2017

Nantes.St-Nazaire, France (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – In 2017, traffic at Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port amounted to 29.9 million tonnes (Mt), up 17.2%...

Damen Shiprepair wins LNG conversion contract in Nantes.St-Nazaire

Nantes.St-Nazaire (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Holding BV has been contracted by GIE Dragages-Ports to convert the...

Saint-Nazaire: call for expressions of interest in the pumping station

Saint-Nazaire, France (PortSEurope) December 29, 2017 – The Grand Port Maritime of Nantes Saint-Nazaire has launched a call for expressions of interest...

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