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In the harbour area of Marseilles road-track will be realized a new terminal for the arranged transport
Green light to the increase of Bocca Nord of the basin
July 4, 2012
Grand the Port Maritime de Marseille (GPMM) has given the go-ahead free to the execution of the project for the realization of a terminal for the arranged transport road-track in the harbour area of Mourepiane, to Marseilles, that society controlled from Crédit Agricole Immobilier, CMA Rail of the shipowning group CMA CGM, from the operator of arranged transport road-track T3M and from the intermodal operator Naviland is introduced by the consortium formed from the Projenor front man, Cargo of group SNCF Geodis. The previewed investment is of 60 million euros, of which a - it has specified the Harbour Authority of Marseilles - meaningful quota it is constituted by financings publics.
The intermodal terminal will be realized in an adjacent area of 10 hectares to the container terminal Med Europe di Mourepiane and will enliven mainly the traffic containers originated from this last harbour terminal; moreover it will accommodate the traffic of the intermodal terminal of Canet that currently is situated to out of the port.
According to the forecasts, the new terminal will be able to enliven until 150.000 container and cases you furnish per year, a double volume regarding the enlivened current railway traffic in the harbour area and the Canet terminal.
Moreover the GPMM has approved of the project of increase of Bocca Nord of the harbour basin of Marseilles, participation necessary in order to guarantee the regularity of the crocieristico traffic. Currently, in fact, when the north-west wind blows to beyond 25 knots turns out difficult the income in port of the larger cruise ships. This - it has explained the French Harbour Authority - could very determine in the 2013 cancellation 30 ports of call, with an economic loss for the local community pairs to about 15 million euros.
The increase of Bocca Nord will involve an investment of about 35 million euros. A definitive decision on the type and consistency of the work, that three years could last, will be assumed within the end of this year.
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Grand the Port Maritime de Marseille (GPMM) has given the go-ahead free to the execution of the project for the realization of a terminal for the arranged transport road-track in the harbour area of Mourepiane, to Marseilles, that society controlled from Crédit Agricole Immobilier, CMA Rail of the shipowning group CMA CGM, from the operator of arranged transport road-track T3M and from the intermodal operator Naviland is introduced by the consortium formed from the Projenor front man, Cargo of group SNCF Geodis. The previewed investment is of 60 million euros, of which a - it has specified the Harbour Authority of Marseilles - meaningful quota it is constituted by financings publics.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
