In terms of port logistics, activity is intense in the Port of Dunkerque. While the warehouses located in the port precinct totalled an area of approximately 150,000 sq. m in 2021, nearly 400,000 sq. m of new warehouses are currently planned or under construction in the Dunkerque Logistique Internationale (DLI) zone, a turnkey site with "Choose France" accreditation.
The BARRA SNM company has installed a new Liebherr 420 mobile crane on its terminals in the port of Dunkerque in Dock 6.
The French industrial company Verkor has announced the choice of the Port of Dunkirk in France for the construction of its first Gigafactory dedicated to the development of low-carbon automotive battery cells. At stake: 1,200 direct industrial jobs for the surrounding area during the first phase of the project.
Following the meeting of the Supervisory Board of the Major Seaport of Dunkerque (GPMD), held on Friday, 19 November 2021, Ms. Emmanuelle Verger, Chair of the Supervisory Board and Mr. Maurice Georges, Chair of the Executive Board, welcomed the appointment of Mr. Daniel Deschodt as Deputy Managing Director of the GPMD, as well as Mr. David Lefranc as a new member of the Executive Board.
On Monday, October 11, the Dunkerque-Port “Ireland” Terminal was officially inaugurated in the presence of Thomas BYRNE, Irish Minister for European Affairs; Franck DHERSIN, Vice-President for Transport of the Hauts-de-France Region; Hervé TOURMENTE, Deputy Prefect of Dunkerque; Patrice VERGRIETE President of the Dunkerque Metropolitan Authority; Torben CARLSEN, CEO of DFDS; and Maurice GEORGES, Chair of the Executive Board of Dunkerque-Port.