Press release

THE ZGI DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM AT DUNKERQUE-PORT SELECTED AS A “TURNKEY” INDUSTRIAL SITE
24th january 2020

As part of the third “Choose France!" summit meeting which began on 20 January in Versailles, Secretary of State Agnès Pannier-Runacher disclosed the names of twelve" turnkey" industrial sites (sites that can host industrial activities and for which the administrative procedures concerning urban planning, rescue archaeology and the environment have been carried out in advance in order to offer the investor immediate or short-term availability). The list was presented to the executives of the international groups attending the “Choose France!" summit. One of the sites, selected following a call for applications launched by the French government in November 2019 for the regional and local authorities, is the Heavy Industry Zone (ZGI) development platform of Dunkerque-Port.

CMA CGM AND THE PORT OF DUNKIRK INAUGURATE A "COLD IRONING" SYSTEM ALLOWING SHIPS TO PLUG INTO ONSHORE ELECTRICITY
8th january 2020

· Today, the APL SINGAPURA, a container ship belonging to the CMA CGM Group, inaugurated the cold ironing facilities of the Terminal des Flandres in the Port of Dunkirk

· Thanks to this innovative system, auxiliary engine emissions from vessels at berth can be eliminated, thereby improving air quality and reducing noise pollution

· With these new facilities, the CMA CGM Group and the Port of Dunkirk confirm their unwavering commitment to environmental protection

THE PREMADUN COMPANY SETS UP IN DUNKERQUE
16th december 2019

MAHIEU CONSTRUCT SA, a Belgian company based in Comines (B), specialising in the design, manufacture and assembly of industrial and agricultural buildings made of steel frame or reinforced concrete, has signed a building lease for the occupation of land in the municipality of Loon-Plage with the President of the Executive Board of Dunkerque-Port.

DUNKERQUE-PORT STEPS UP ITS SHORT SEA SHIPPING NETWORK WITH THE LAUNCH OF A DUNKERQUE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LINK
28th november 2019

BG FREIGHT LINE, a short sea shipping line present on the port of Dunkerque since 2010, has decided to establish a service to and from the Republic of Ireland, as of Tuesday, 26 November 2019.

DUNKERQUE-PORT LAYING THE FIRST STONE OF THE NORFRIGO WAREHOUSE
22nd november 2019

On Friday, November 22, Stéphane Raison, Chair of the Dunkerque-Port Executive Committee, Eric Rommel, Mayor of Loon-Plage, Antoine Le Garrec, Managing Director of NORFRIGO and Stanislas Lemor, Chairman and CEO of the STEF group proceeded to lay the first stone of the NORFRIGO warehouse, located in the logistics area of the West Port of Dunkerque.