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Held on 28th and 29th November, the 18th edition of the Maritime Economy Forum focussed this year on the military, economic, energy, food, logistics, cyber-security and other aspects of sovereignty, in a complex world.

On 5th December, Oportunity, Greater Western France’s port promotion collective, was in Châteaubriant for the ADIC Châteaubriant Area Inter-Business Development Association’s "Business Mornings" event, to meet with some Châteaubriant-based companies. The theme of the event was "Transport, Logistics and CSR: Perfectly Compatible!"

Since 2016, the Maritime and Logistics University’s Trainmar Centre in Dakar (Senegal) has worked in close collaboration with UN e-Sea (Nantes University) to develop port-related and maritime training courses.

On 13th November, Sophie Cochard joined Nantes ‒ Saint‐Nazaire Port as the Director of Planning and Development, Environment and Real-Estate Assets. This trained lawyer and member of the Paris Bar Association began her professional career as an adviser to companies on Community law, and more specifically on state aid, anti-competitive practices, integrations and litigation.

Developed by Popside, the commercial showcase for real-estate offers is the first outcome of the projects that resulted from Season 2 of the Smart Port Hackathon held by Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port in November 2022. A second project is also being finalized.

Since the spring of 2023, the General Electric (GE) factory at Montoir de Bretagne has started exporting its giant Haliade X nacelles, which will be equipping various offshore wind farms worldwide. Sogebras is charged with coordinating the handling operations for these outsize cargo consignments.