We have just been informed that Union CGT from Dunkirk Port announced a strike notice of 24 hours on November 06^th.

This notice may concern locks & bridges, cranes of Central & Eastern Port.

Above strike notice will not affect the Western Harbour open at sea and where Sea Invest Group is operating a large dry bulk terminal into integrated Terminal.

PETROLEUM TERMINAL LAVERA :  STOPPAGES OF THE FOLLOWING TERMINALS

PLEASE FIND BELOW UPADTED NEW STOPPAGES FOR LAVERA TERMINAL

POSTE A4 : WEEK 35   CANCELLED

MAINTENANCE WEEK 38 FROM 14/09/09 06H00 TILL 18/09/2009 22H00

MOLE II : WEEK 35 CANCELLED   WEEK 36 MAINTENE

STOPPAGE WEEK 37 FROM 07/09/09 06H00 TILL 11/09/09 22H00

MOLE I WEEK 35 FROM 24/08/09 06H00 TILL 28/08/09 AT 22H00

MOLE III  WEEK AND 40

FROM 21/09/2009 FROM 06H00 TILL 02/10/09  AT 22H00

DESPITE THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND DECLINE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE THAT HAS HIT THE MISCELLANEOUS GOODS SECTORS AT MARSEILLE FOS PORT , LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD , INVESTMENTS CONTINUE TO BE MADE .

FOS 2XL ,THE NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL , HAS EMERGED AND FOS 3XL AND 4 XL PROJECTS ARE ALREADY BEING DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF EQUIPMENT , THE PORT IS UPGRADING ITS STOCK BY INVESTING IN THE PURCHASE OF 11 LATEST GENERATION YWIN-LIFT SPREADERS.

THE CRUDE OIL SECTOR HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE PORT, ACCOUNTING FOR TWO THIRDS OF PORT TRAFFIC .

WITH 63.09 MILLION TONNES OF OIL AND GAS PRODUCTS TRADED IN 2008 CRUDE OIL TRAFFIC INCREASED BY 1 % COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR

Le Havre the global traffic reached 38,2 million tons at the end of june 2009.

In details, the containers traffic is in recession (minus 9,2 per compared to the first half of the year 2008).

The liquid bulks are increasing compared to the same period in 2008 (+ 1,1 % with 23,9 million tons) same tendancy for the bulk cargoes (+ 2,1 %).

The cross-channel passengers traffic is also increasing (+ 3,4 %).

EASTERN HARBOUR

 Cruise terminal  

A concession contract was signed for 20 years with a leading group in the cruise

Sector ( MSC , Costa , Louis cruise ) traffic guarantee : 1 million passengers in 2011

Public/ private investments : Euros 12 million 

• Large pleasure craft repair terminal ( dockks 1 , 2 and 7 )

A concession contrat was signed for 15 to 20 years with sud moteurs an established partner company of the port

Over the last number of years . with more to offer in this sector , Marseille has now strenghtened is position as Sector leader in the french Mediterranean

 Intermodal terminal project Sea and overland ( Mourepiane )  

Rail logistics are coming to the port with the new intermodal sea/overland project .

The planned public /private investment of  Euro 70 million perfectly corresponds

To the French government recommendations on the clean inland

Servicing of goods , as proposed by the Grenelle de l’environnement forum.

WESTERN HARBOUR

• Car terminal  ( Fos sur mer )

The invitation to tender for the massification of car traffic at Fos brought two elligible .

The Proposals were submitted by the world’s two largest special shipowners , attesting

To the attraction of the fos site  

• Container terminal ( Fos sur mer )  

The invitation to tender for the operation of the two new container terminals

( Fos 3XL / Fos 4XL ) led to supply of the one viable proposal , requiring massive

Public / private investment by 2015 ;

• Refined liquid bulk hub

The signing of the two agreements with Oiltanking and DPF confirmed

The creation of a refined liquid bulk hub . Euro 300 million in public / private

Investment is underway increase storage capacity and build the

Appropriate port infrastructure to accomodate these new products .

 Grain terminal  

A contract was signed for € 20 million in public / private  investment with The céréaliers de Bourgogne for the acquisition and modification of loading

Unloading equipment and the constuction of the new storage silo . 

KEY FIGURES 

Euro 84 million invested in 2007

Euro 137 million invested in 2008 

Until 2003 , average annual investment was Euro 30 million between 2003 and 2007 , the annual average grew to Euro 70 million . In 2008 , thePort saw investment grow by an unprecedented 63 % in a single year 

This record increase is also a symbol of the port of the future : a thrivting port with leading role as a key economic developer

The 15th Grain & Shipping Exchange (Bourse Maritimedes Grains) will be held at La Rochelle-Pallice on June 19, 2009. This annualevent will take place at the "Forum des Pertuis" near the YachthingHarbour from  9am till 4pm.

A register form can be downloaded at :

www.larochelle.port.fr/bourse-maritime-des-grains.html

LE HAVRE : UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS FROM BORDER HEALTH CONTROL RE FLU A/H1N1 

As from today masters of any ship coming from countries mentioned hereafter will have to complete and submit maritime declaration of health form 48 hours prior arrival.

The whole countries involved are those following :

Australia, Mexico, USA, Canada, Chile, Japan, Dominican Republic and Panama.

Please be guided accordingly.  

As from next june 6^th all goods in transit at Le Havre will have to be declared with IMO name care of the port agents via a new data processing named “TIMAD” 

Please be guided accordingly. 

The cruise ship "Grand Princess" will call La Pallice-Rochelle Port on 28th May 2009.

With 289.52 Mtrs LOA / 40.20 Mtrs BEAM / 2600 Pax / 1100 crew, she is the longest, widest, biggest cruise ship ever seen in La Pallice.

Sea Invest Shipping Agency will have the pleasure to act as agent during her upcoming call.

Further to the damage sustained by outer gate in July 2008, the assessment on the downstream lock started on 29th April 2009. The necessary works to replace the damaged part will last at least 7 months.

Bordeaux port purchased one new/additional Gottwald Mobile Harbourrailway 45 tons Crane, that will be available at Bassens upstream terminal by the end of this week.

LE HAVRE : The premier french cruise port of the European west coast holds major assets to increase its value -

Le Havre combines the development of liners transit calls and turnaround operations. The cruise welcome centre offers touring and practical services.

New facilities will be added to allow turnarounds up to 1000 passengers, starting by spring 2010. By the end of 2009 direct TGV train connections between Le Havre and Paris Charles de Gaulle airport will enable easy transfers to/from the French capital.  

This situation is mainly due to an important reduction of imports of Iron Ore / Coke and Coal by the Iron & Steel Industry

Petroleum products : 2.04 MILLIONS T  same as 2008

Others Liquid in Bulk: 231.000 T   + 36 % (mainly Vegetable oil)

Iron Ore:    - 72 %

Coal:   - 37 %

Others small dry bulk: 332.000 T   - 18 %

Cereal: 108.000 MT    +52 %

Container traffic:     31.000 TEU  - 8 %

For your guidance, Liquid in Bulk increase of 1 % in January 2009 reaching 1.17 Millions tons