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Nantes Metropolitan District Council is currently deliberating on how to use the River Loire to remove rubble and excavated earth from and supply materials to the sites of the Metropolitan Area’s future large-scale urban work projects.

In January, as part of the geotechnical survey site reconnaissance campaign, the barge Omer, a rig operated by the Géotec Group, commenced its EOLE project feasibility measurement operations.

On 9th March, at the Laval Chamber of Commerce and Industry Headquarters, professionals from Greater Western France’s port promotion collective united under the OPORTUNITY banner are inviting firms and companies in the Department of Mayenne to find out more about the port services and logistics offer available at Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire.

The ro-ro vessel Neptune Horizon, of the Neptune Shipping Line, called at Montoir de Bretagne on Saturday, 11th February. She had on board nearly 3 100 Renault and Dacia vehicles, which were arriving from plants in Bursa, in Turkey, and in Pitesti, in Romania. A new record.

The Smooth Ports Project drew to a close on 31st January. Under the aegis of the City of Hamburg and in collaboration with its French, Italian and Bulgarian partners, over the three years of its existence the project enabled each of the parties involved to launch action plans to reduce the volumes of emissions generated by port-based road traffic flows.

At the start of February, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port acquired a rail ramp that enables light vehicles to be loaded onto and unloaded from auto-carrier wagons.