Dunkirk LNG terminal in action
NewsA 153,000 m3 LNG carrier has been loaded at the Dunkirk LNG plant; ship-to-ship LNG bunkering has taken place in Bilbao for the first time;c...
Enter Norlink Ports
NewsPorts in north eastern France (Hauts de France) have set up a new assocation to promote their interests...
Plus ça change in la Belle France
NewsTraffic over France’s main ports was fairly stable in 2016, due to cyclical factors and in line with the overall performance of the French...
Container traffic record for Dunkirk
NewsLo-lo container traffic at Dunkirk increased by 7% in unit and by 4% in tonnage terms in 2016 respectively to 341,041 TEU and 3.15 Mt, estab...
Dunkirk promotes circular economy investments
NewsWaste management company Indaver plans to build a new chlorine waste recycling plant on port land...
Exceptional bulker call at Dunkirk
NewsFor the first time a 46m wide Capesize bulker has passed through the Charles de Gaulle lock at Dunkirk's Eastern Dock, at the request of ste...
Dunkirk points to modal shift
NewsThe Port of Dunkirk has revealed that last year inland moves by road were in an absolute minority, with 52% of tonnage conveyed by rail, bar...
DFDS introduces new cross-Channel ferries
NewsDFDS Seaways has introduced the CôTE DES DUNES into its Dover-Calais service The ferry is the first of two ships scheduled to enter service...
MacAndrews and OPDR joint service
NewsShort sea operators MacAndrews and OPDR have launched a new weekly liner service between North Europe and the Iberian Peninsula. It is the f...
Dunkirk post 1H/2015 increase
NewsThanks to a strong March-June period, traffic in the first half increased 1% year-on-year to 23.37 Mt...
Dunkirk logistics zone
NewsThe Port of Dunkirk has received the necessary approvals to proceed with its new 145-ha logistics parks in the South Dock...
Dunkirk starts on new ferry terminal
NewsWork on a new cross-Channel terminal for DFDS Seaways has started in the French port...
Dunkirk promotes modal shift
NewsThe non-road share of inland distribution of marine cargoes is knocking on the 50% mark in France's third largest sea port...
Dunkirk up 8% in 2014
NewsThe port of Dunkirk has reported an 8% year-on-year increase in throughput in 2014, to 47.04 Mt...
Dunkirk 5-year strategic plan
NewsThe Port of Dunkirk has unveiled its new 5-year strategic plan for the period 2014-18...