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Nov 9, 14:15 Dunkerque-Port throughput up 10% at end of September September 2011 saw satisfa...

seagull Nov 9, 14:15
Dunkerque-Port throughput up 10% at end of September
September 2011 saw satisfactory traffic volumes in excess of 3.9 MT. Total traffic to the end of September (35.05 MT) was up 10% over last year.
Hydrocarbons posted a rise of 50% to 4.85 MT due to the good performance of refined products which rose 28% to 4.04 MT, as well as to crude oil volumes in the early part of the year. The port has seen six crude oil export calls and five crude oil import calls, with a total tonnage of 810 KT. Other liquid bulks show a good trend (up 34% at 1.21 MT). Liquid bulks were up 50% overall at 6.06 MT. Ore cargo figures in September were gloomy, amplifying the drop observed since the beginning of the year (8.28 MT, i.e. a shortfall of 9%). Thanks to good export levels, coal was up 22% with a volume of 5.73 MT. Grain traffic continued the excellent trend of 2010, posting an increase of 48% over 2010 with a volume of 1.51 MT. Traffic in "small" solid bulks (2,22 MT) was up 3%. Solid bulks rose 4% overall to 17.74 MT. General cargoes were up 3% at 11.24 MT. RoRo traffic was down 1% in tonnage at 8.45 MT. The number of freight vehicles was 350,000 trucks and trailers (down 4%), while passenger vehicles totalled 709,000 (up 1%) with 2.14 million passengers and drivers (an increase of 4%). Containers posted a good month of September with more than 26,000 TEU. The total number was 207,000 TEU to the end of September (up 43%), already exceeding the figure for the whole of 2010 (200,858 TEU). Full containers were up 39% at 122,500 TEU.
These reassuring traffic figures for Dunkerque-Port are reinforced by some announcements that will stimulate new volumes, including the launch by RAIL LINK EUROPE (RLE), on 21 September, of a new weekly container rail shuttle with a capacity of 80 TEU, between the Flanders Terminal of Dunkerque-Port and the Bonneuil-sur-Marne Terminal southeast of Paris. RLE's aim is to provide a combined transport service for the many shippers in the southeastern suburbs of Paris. This new link, which is scheduled to synchronise with the calls of mother ships at Dunkirk and operates overnight, already benefits from a simplified customs procedure. The operator plans very soon to increase the shuttle's frequency to two rotations a week in order to provide a more flexible service. This new offer thus represents a new stage in the strategy of extending the hinterland of France's foremost rail port.

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Jun 8, 13:31 Eurotunnel wins competitive tender from the Grand Port Maritime in Bordeaux Gro...

seagull Jun 8, 13:31
Eurotunnel wins competitive tender from the Grand Port Maritime in Bordeaux
Groupe Eurotunnel has been chosen by the Grand Port Maritime in Bordeaux to prepare its Safety and Operating Regulations (RSE) Reference Document, as required by the Etablissement Public de Sécurité Ferroviaire (EPSF), Reuters reports. Since legislation came into force on 2 August 2005 and 2 September 2008, the Grand Port Maritime in Bordeaux has become an infrastructure manager and, as such, requires a document detailing the formal safety regulations applicable across its entire rail network. The Port of Bordeaux has its own 20.3km rail network, with 37 sets of points.

With its in depth railway knowledge and unique safety expertise, Eurotunnel will determine the composition of the infrastructure at the Port of Bordeaux, the conditions for access to the rail tracks and regulations for capacity, safety and operating management, services and pricing.

Eurotunnel has already carried out the same tasks for the Grand Port Maritime in Dunkirk, which was the first to French port to print such regulations.

This new contract sees Groupe Eurotunnel further extend its presence amongst the French ports as it already manages the railway infrastructure at the ports of Dunkirk and Nantes Saint Nazaire, and is now a service provider to the Grand Port Maritime in Bordeaux.

About Eurotunnel

Eurotunnel (Euronext Paris: GET and London Stock Exchange: GETS) manages the infrastructure of the Channel Tunnel and operates accompanied truck shuttle and passenger shuttle (car and coach) services between Folkestone, UK and Calais, France. Eurotunnel holds the concession until 2086 to operate the Channel Tunnel, the fastest, most reliable, easiest and most environmentally friendly way to cross the Channel. In 17 years, nearly 265 million people have used the Channel Tunnel. This unique land crossing has become a vital link between the continent and the United Kingdom. Eurotunnel also runs a rail freight business through its subsidiary Europorte, which offers a wide range of integrated rail freight services.

Source: shippingonline.cn