An artist's impression of tone of the facilities at Dunkirk

An artist's impression of tone of the facilities at Dunkirk

Dunkirk port authority has chosen APM Terminals to run its container terminal NFTI-ou. APM Terminals is a subsidiary of transport giant AP Moller-Maersk and ranks number three in container handling worldwide.

There is enough room for other partners in NFTI-ou, although CGA-CGM currently represents 50 per cent of the activity at the terminal, following its recent acquisition of Delmas.

The authority wants Dunkirk to become a hub for the supply of fresh produce to northern Europe and particularly the UK. Maybe as a sign of things to come, Norfolkline announced it is to renew its cross Channel float : the three new boats are said to be bigger and faster, the first one “Maersk-Dunkerque” due for end October.

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