Press release
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LIQUID NATURAL GAS (LNG) SUPPLY CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
22nd october 2014On 25 April 2014, following the European directive for a drastic reduction in sulphur emissions from ships, particularly in the Channel and North Sea area, and ahead of the opening of the LNG Terminal, Dunkerque-Port issued a Call for Expressions of Interest (CEI) for the setup of a marine bunkering and on-land supply chain of small-scale LNG from the port of Dunkirk.
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ÉRIC SOREL APPOINTED CHIEF HARBOUR MASTER
16th october 2014Following the departure of Michel Moal, who was Chief Harbour Master at Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque (GPMD) from the end of 2009 to 1 October 2014, a new team has just been appointed at the Harbour Master’s Office of Dunkerque-Port.
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DUNKIRK: IMPROVED SERVICES TO ASIA
15th october 2014The shipping companies CMA CGM (FAL3 service), China Shipping Container Lines (AEX4 service) and UASC (AEC7 service) have just announced the setup of a cooperation called OCEAN THREE in all East-West services. The aim of this cooperation is to adjust to the rate of growing volumes, improving and optimising the use of ships by the three largest container shipping companies in the world.
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DUNKERQUE-PORT WELCOMES THE START OF THE SEINE-NORD CANAL
30th september 2014On Friday 26 September French Prime Minister Manuel Valls came to announce officially, in Arras, the government’s commitment to the building of the Seine-Nord Canal linking the Greater Paris area with the major ports of northern Europe, including Dunkirk.
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STEPHANE RAISON APPOINTED CHAIR OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT DUNKERQUE-PORT
28th july 2014Chief Civil Engineer Stephane Raison was appointed Chair of the Executive Committee of Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque (GPMD) by Decree of the French President dated 25 July 2014.