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The Solitaire du Figaro single-handed yacht race is returning for its 53rd edition, from 16th August to 11th September. The organizers have chosen Nantes and Saint Nazaire for the start and for the finish of the race!

From 17th to 19th May, the Ahoy Complex in Rotterdam (Netherlands) played host to the Breakbulk Europe Trade Show, an unmissable international event when it comes to talking to professionals in the dry bulk cargo and project cargo traffic sectors.

Organized by Bluesign, the Seanergy international forum devoted to marine energy was held this year in Le Havre, from 15th to 17th June. Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port occupied a stand at the event.

After the call made by the German vessel Ocean Majesty mid-May, three more cruise liners chose to drop anchor at the Loire Estuary port facilities in June.

The work operations on the Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm facility are in full swing. The 80 foundations are now in place and 33 wind turbines have been installed. Switched on mid-June, the first units have started producing the first megawatt-hours.

From 7th to 17th June, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port welcomed senior executives from West and Central Africa for a training-of-trainers session as part of UNCTAD’s TrainForTrade Programme.