A link between France, particularly the West and South-West, and the Mediterranean. High-performance teams have made it France’s second-largest fruit port in the Mediterranean. A history as a passenger and freight port to Algeria from 1880 to 19631/ Infrastructures: 3 berths, including 1 ramp for RoRo vessels and ferries, 2 quays accepting vessels up to 162 m long and with a draught of 8 m, construction of a 180 m quay to accommodate new traffic, 18,000 m2 of quayside warehousing with cold chain continuity, allowing storage of 10,000 pallets in 17 refrigerated cells, container terminal with 140 reefer outlets.
2/ Port services. Flexible, high-performance teams, an excellent labor relations climate (no strikes in nearly 30 years), equipment adapted to traffic (cranes, forklifts, stackers, mafi) The ability to make necessary investments quickly, direct decision-making between the concessionaire and the port ownerCommunity Entry Point (CEP), safety (ISPS standards), security, respect for the environment. 3/ A strategic positionOutlet gateway for all traffic from the West and South-West to the Mediterranean. Proximity to North Africa, the shortest crossing in sheltered waters, freeway connections, combined rail-road transport facilities (Perpignan, Le Boulou). In the immediate vicinity of the Marché d’Intérêt National de St-Charles, Europe’s leading fruit and vegetable transit and trading center, with a volume of 1,400,000 t/year. 4/ Highly competitive ratesThe port’s attractive rates enable it to handle 312,000 t of freight and 25,000 teu/year.