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Sète

Sète is located on the Southern French region of Occitania. The port has a commercial harbour, marina & ferry terminal.

TMS introduces new tug in Port of Sète

Sète, France (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – Damen Shipyard has delivered a new Damen ASD 2811 multi-purpose tug to TSM-Thomas Maritime Services. The...

Port of Sète forecasts 220,000 passengers in 2024

Sète, France (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – By year-end, the Port of Sète in southern France estimates that it will have handled around 220,000...

Corsica Ferries increases services are Port of Sete

Sète, France (Ports Europe) May 18, 2024 – The Port of Sète announced the extension of the partnership with Corsica Ferries with ferry services to...

Port of Sete to house Nezzy2, a floating wind turbine prototype

Sète, France (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – Oenewable energy manufacturer Valeco has given the University of Montpellier a 1:10-scale prototype of a...

Fire at Saipol warehouse in Port of Sète

Sète, France (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – Yesterday, a fire broke out in the biodiesel production unit at the Saipol factory in the Port of Sète....

M&M opens an office near the port of Sète, France

Sète, France (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – M&M France has opened an office near the port of Sète, with the purpose of expanding business links...

“Hydromer” dredger sails to Port of Sète-Frontignan

Sète, France (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – The “Hydromer” dredger is sailing to the Mediterranean Port of Sète-Frontignan. It was built in the...

Port of Sète handled 5.7 million tonnes of cargo in 2023

Sète, France (Ports Europe) January 17, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Sète handled 5.7 million tonnes of cargo, a ninth consecutive record. Solid bulk...

Ports of Brest and Sète join the EU TEN-T network

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – The French ports of Brest and Sète have been officially included in the corridors of the...

Primever restarts fruit and vegetable terminal at Port of Sète, France

Sète, France (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – Primever, a leading fruit and vegetable tarnspot company, has restarted operations at the Port of Sète...

DFDS, VIIA sign MoU with French ports of Sète and Calais

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 24, 2023 – Transport operators, DFDS and VIIA, and the French ports of Sète and Calais have signed a Memorandum...

Primever Group takes over Port of Sète fruit terminal

Sète, France (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – The Agen-based Primever Group has signed a contract with the Port of Sète to take over the management of...

Port of Sète-Frontignan, SNCF sign railway contract

Sète, France (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – The Port of Sète-Frontignan and SNCF have signed an agreement to develop the rail service at the port. It...

SolarinBlue deploys the first floating solar units in the Mediterranean Sea

Sète, France (Ports Europe) April 12, 2023 – The French company SolarinBlue has deployed the first floating solar units in the Mediterranean Sea. This...

DFDS Izmir-Sete Ro-Ro service starts on April 2

Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – DFDS Mediterranean Business Unit will start a new Ro-Ro service transporting goods between Izmir Alsancak...

Nidec ASI won the Port of Sète tender for a “shore-to-ship” project

Sète, France (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – Nidec ASI, part of the Energy & Infrastructure Division of the Nidec Group, won the tender for...

Port of Sète to be home base for hydrogen-powered dredger

Sète, France (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – The Occitanie Region of southern France is to invest in a hydrogen-powered dredger. The vessel will be used...

Port of Sète to move 40,000 containers to UK by train annually

Sète, France (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – The Mediterranean port of Sète-Frontignan will send 40,000 containers, out of a total of 100,000, from Turkey,...

Port of Sète-Frontignan invests in rail cargo transport

Sète, France (PortSEurope) April 1, 2022 – The Mediterranean port of Sète-Frontignan is investing in rail cargo transport as part of its aim to...

Port of Sète Sud de France launches tender to expand port logistics capacity

Sète, France (PortSEurope) January 26, 2021 – The port of Sète and acquired land to extend its vocation of port logistics and will launch a call for...

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