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Le Pavillon - Bordeaux Port Center inaugurates its first showroom

On June 25, the first room of the temporary Pavillon - Bordeaux Port Center premises was inaugurated at Hangar G2 in the Bassins à flot. The event brought together numerous port stakeholders and institutional representatives, to discover the premises and the project jointly supported by Bordeaux Métropole, Bordeaux Port [...].

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A look back at the two Traverse days

The river event organized by Bordeaux Métropole. Activities organized by the Bordeaux Port Authority, including tours of the naval hub, port professions, an immersive virtual flight over the Bassens terminal, a demonstration of the Jumeaux Numériques du Fleuve, a trip on board the dredger L'Ostréa and an archive exhibition entitled "Le Port 100 ans en [...].

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The new GPMB supervisory board is installed

Mr. Etienne Guyot, Prefect of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and Prefect of the Gironde, installed the new Bordeaux Port Authority Supervisory Board on Friday, October 18, 2024.

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Bassens port area: 170-space truck parking area equipped with photovoltaic shading systems

Following the call for tenders launched by Bordeaux GPM, two agreements were signed in early October with SOFRAPARK and URBASOLAR for the construction of a 170-space, low-carbon footprint, secure truck parking facility on avenue de l'Industrie in Bassens.

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Creation of the "Le Pavillon - Bordeaux Port center" association

Bordeaux Métropole, the Bordeaux Port Authority and the Union Maritime et Portuaire de Bordeaux have joined forces to create "Le Pavillon - Bordeaux Port Center". This association, which aims to strengthen links between the port, the urban area and its residents, is in charge of events and content for the future port center.

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Jean-Frédéric Laurent reappointed Chairman of the Bordeaux Port Authority Board of Directors

With Jean-Frédéric LAURENT's term of office as Chairman of the Bordeaux Port Authority (GPMB) coming to an end, the members of the Supervisory Board were invited on Thursday June 27 to give their opinion on the proposal to reappoint him as Chairman of the GPMB.

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    7th French port

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    6.5 MILLION
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    7 TERMINALS
    specialized

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    2,500 HA of land
    including more than 1,400 HA
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    3 SITES DEDICATED
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IN THE NEWS:

The industrial-port complex of Bordeaux :

892 million euros of wealth generated, 8,620 jobs in 232 companies:

This is the weight of industrial port activities in Gironde, according to the latest study from a partnership between Insee and the Bordeaux Port Authority.

The analysis (based on figures to the end of 2022) shows that 26 communes in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region are home to at least one establishment linked to the activity of the Bordeaux industrial port complex (3/5 of jobs in Bassens).

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7 TERMINALS

ON EUROPE'S LARGEST ESTUARY
AT THE HEART OF THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD.

- BLAYE

DEDICATED TO CEREALS AND BULK LIQUIDS

With an annual traffic volume of almost 300,000 tonnes, the Blaye site is dedicated to receiving bulk liquids, as well as cereal exports.

- AMBÈS

THE LARGEST PETROCHEMICAL CLUSTER IN THE SOUTH-WEST REGION

At the confluence of the Dordogne and Garonne rivers, the Ambès terminal is mainly equipped for the transit and storage of hydrocarbons and chemicals. Nearly 4 million tonnes (half of the port's traffic) pass through the terminal's facilities every year (gasoline, gas oils, domestic fuels, fuel oils, crude oils, etc.), making Ambès the most important hydrocarbon hub in the southwest of France.

- PAREMPUYRE

A NEW TERMINAL DEDICATED TO HEAVY PARCELS AND AGGREGATES

Close to the center of Bordeaux, the terminal boasts a high-capacity, multi-purpose wharf for unloading construction materials (aggregates), in the heart of a major consumer zone. The Parempuyre site can also receive or evacuate large parts, in line with the logistical needs of regional companies, and in particular of the Blanquefort Ecoparc. The site boasts a 6-hectare platform that has been pre-developed for logistics and industrial sites.

- BASSENS

MULTI-BULK, CEREALS, CONTAINERS, FOREST PRODUCTS, HEAVY PARCELS

Located on the right bank of the river, the Bassens terminal handles most of the traffic handled and is a major logistics hub around a vast industrial port zone. Spread over more than 3 km of quays, the site's activities are varied: recycling, cereals, oilseeds, industrial bulk, forestry products, heavy packages, etc. Companies based in Bassens invest every year in this major development hub, which centralizes more than a third of the port's traffic (over 3.2 million tonnes per year). Bassens also boasts a port rail network.

- BORDEAUX

A DOWNTOWN STOPOVER FOR CRUISE SHIPS

The "Port de la Lune" terminal in central Bordeaux is now dedicated to cruise calls.

Bordeaux is one of the few European ports of call that allows cruise ships up to 255 m in length to dock in the historic city center, in the heart of UNESCO's World Heritage Site. Two other complementary sites welcome cruise ships: Bassens and Le Verdon.

- LE VERDON

THE OUTER HARBOR FOR CONTAINER TRAFFIC AND CRUISE CALLS

The Le Verdon site, a true deep-water outer harbor (12.5-meter draught), boasts a vast amount of quayside land and a 12,000 m² hangar. It can handle industrial bulk logistics (aggregates, etc.), heavy parcel logistics and larger cruise ships. The site offers 3 berths, 2 container gantries and a ro-ro ramp. A rail link connects the port terminal directly to the Bordeaux metropolitan area. With a 59-hectare free zone, the Le Verdon site also benefits from simplified customs procedures and strategic tax advantages.

- PAUILLAC

SERVING THE OIL AND GAS BUSINESS

This terminal on the left bank has several facilities dedicated to oil traffic, and is the subject of a cruise development project: Pauillac "phase 1". Ahead of the creation of a new terminal, which will have to be the subject of a concerted decision co-financed by the port and local authorities, the early departure of Airbus has freed up berth 700 at Pauillac, providing a real opportunity to start welcoming test calls in the short term, with an investment to reinforce existing infrastructures (cruise ships up to 306 meters).