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DUNKERQUE-PORT POSTS A SHARP RISE IN TRADE (CUMULATIVE: 13.17 MT, +5%)
15th april 2019

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After an exceptional month of March (5.22 MT), Dunkerque-Port closed the first quarter with an increase in overall traffic of 5% compared with the previous year.

With monthly traffic figures of more than 5 MT in March, Dunkerque-Port is approaching its historic monthly record established in April 2008 (5.29 MT), before the global economic crisis.

The volumes recorded at the LNG terminal were a contributing factor to this positive trend. At the end of March, LNG traffic already stood at 1.25 MT, equivalent to the tonnage recorded for the whole of 2018. In 3 months, the terminal has berthed 18 port calls by LNG tankers. As regards solid bulk, the grain trade is showing signs of recovery with accumulated traffic of 0.5 MT, up 45% over the previous year. Trade in small industrial bulk goods (excluding ore and coal) confirmed the positive trend observed since 2017, with traffic up by 21% at the end of March.

Finally, general cargo driven by containerized business was up 17% in the first quarter. Early in March the Terminal des Flandres berthed a record port call by the MV CMA CGM BLERIOT with 5,700 TEUs handled. Ms. Emmanuelle Verger, recently appointed Chair of the GPMD Supervisory Board, commented: "The current results of Dunkerque-Port validate the new economic model of the port, for which significant investments were made throughout the 2014-2018 Strategic Project.

The LNG terminal, inaugurated in January 2017, is gaining momentum. The new industrial sites that have started up in recent years are boosting trade in solid bulk. The increase in container traffic, which has been on-going since 2013, is expected to continue with the imminent start-up of the new berth in the container terminal."


 About Dunkerque-Port:
The largest French port complex (Calais-Dunkerque); the ninth largest port on the Channel and North Sea Range and France's third-largest port, Dunkerque-Port has built a reputation in many sectors: it is the largest passenger port in Europe (Calais-Dunkerque hub); France's largest energy hub; the country's largest LNG terminal; the leading French port for containerised fruit and vegetable imports; the largest French port for ore and coal imports; France's largest rail port; the region's largest waterway port; and the third-ranking French port for grain traffic. Dunkerque-Port is also a sustainable port. It is the trading port of the new Hauts-de-France Region, the largest agricultural region of France, the leading region for the rail industry, and the leading region for the car industry. 2018 Traffic: 51.6 Mt

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