The Marseilles Port Authority has agreed to help pay for major roadworks north of Fos to improve access to container and dry bulk terminals.
In a scheme due for completion by 2015, the port is contributing €9 million towards the €50m cost of a diversion around the nearby town of Miramas via a new dual carriageway section on the RN 569 trunk road. The rest of the funding is coming from local, regional and national government, the Port Authority press release said.
Meanwhile the authority is investing a further €5m on a new road layout that will separate port and leisure traffic on the approach to Cavaou, where the Fos oil berths, methane terminal and industrial zone lie close to a popular beach. The work should be completed by summer 2012.
Besides, the fast-growing Mediterranean cruise port Marseilles is to take a 15% stake in the Marseille Provence Cruise Terminal (MPCT).
The step was foreseen in the 2009 agreement under which the port authority awarded the MPCT operating concession to a group consisting of the MSC, Costa and Louis cruise lines.
In a scheme due for completion by 2015, the port is contributing €9 million towards the €50m cost of a diversion around the nearby town of Miramas via a new dual carriageway section on the RN 569 trunk road. The rest of the funding is coming from local, regional and national government, the Port Authority press release said.
Meanwhile the authority is investing a further €5m on a new road layout that will separate port and leisure traffic on the approach to Cavaou, where the Fos oil berths, methane terminal and industrial zone lie close to a popular beach. The work should be completed by summer 2012.
Besides, the fast-growing Mediterranean cruise port Marseilles is to take a 15% stake in the Marseille Provence Cruise Terminal (MPCT).
The step was foreseen in the 2009 agreement under which the port authority awarded the MPCT operating concession to a group consisting of the MSC, Costa and Louis cruise lines.
Marseilles says that – based on the experience of cruise hubs like Naples, Venice and Barcelona – financial participation will ensure a role in decision-making that grows the sector in line with the port’s general interests.
Cruise numbers have continued to rise strongly this year with 558,400 passengers to the end of September – up 15% from the 486,500 total for the first nine months last year.
Cruise numbers have continued to rise strongly this year with 558,400 passengers to the end of September – up 15% from the 486,500 total for the first nine months last year.