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A new Potain SAS crane is currently being assembled beside the dry docks of the Penhoët dock basin in Saint Nazaire. The crane jib was installed at the beginning of February. This new piece of equipment is expected to carry out its first handling operations this spring.

Developed by Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port following the last Smart Port Hackathon in November 2022, a new mobile app will help to improve traffic flow in the industrial and port activity zone. Cardino is now available to companies to guide their users throughout the Port Authority area, from Nantes-Cheviré to Saint Nazaire.

At the end of January, the European Offshore Wind Alliance gathered together its members at the London office of Associated British Ports (ABP), as part of their ongoing collaboration to meet the challenges of energy transition through the development of offshore wind power and associated port infrastructures.

From 2030, in order to move towards the decarbonization of the aviation sector, regulations will require airlines to incorporate a proportion of e-fuel. Hynamics, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, has launched a preliminary consultation on the Take Kair project, conducted from 16th December 2024 to 9th March 2025 under the aegis of the French National Public Debate Commission.

The major logistical manoeuvres linked to the creation of the offshore wind farm to be sited off the islands of Île d’Yeu and Noirmoutier (EMYN) are in full swing at the Saint Nazaire port facilities.

At the start of 2024, MAN Energy Solutions signed a contract to produce 48 dual-fuel (diesel/gas) engines destined to equip the Karpowership Group’s fleet of powerships.