Some come, some go. The changing French port economy, by Paul Tourret, Director, the Higher Institute of Maritime Economics (ISEMAR)

In France, ports under state authority, big harbours like Le Havre or Marseilles, account for most of the cargo traffic, more or less 80%. Like all ports across Europe, they face many challenges, e.g. those resulting from the EU's energy transition towards renewables and how it, in turn, affects port industries, as well as from intense competition on who will eventually handle a container that’s destined for the hinterland, not least from what will be the impact of Brexit on short sea shipping.

 

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