This Friday, 10 March 2017, the new floating dock of Damen Shiprepair in Dunkerque-Port was officially inaugurated in the presence of many dignitaries including Éric Étienne,Sub-Prefect of Dunkirk District; Xavier Bertrand, President of the Hauts-de-France Region; Patrice Vergriete, Mayor of Dunkirk and President of Dunkirk Urban Community; Durk Jan Nederlof, CEO of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion; Bob Derks, President of Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque; and Stéphane Raison, CEO of Dunkerque-Port.
On Wednesday 25 January, in the headquarters of the Hauts-de-France CCI, the founder members of the Hauts-de-France Ports Association officially signed its articles of association and revealed its trading name of NORLINK PORTS.
With traffic volumes due to double by 2030, the trade in containerised goods is now the fastest-growing sector in shipping to Europe.
- Record container traffic
- Record modal switchover
Annual traffic for 2016 was over 46.7 MT, an increase of 0.3% compared with 2015.
After graduating from the Higher Institute of Technology in 1998 and the National Highway Engineering School (Civil Engineering section) in 2001, and completing a PhD in materials science in 2003, Erwan Le Bris began his career as a head of department in two highway engineering positions: