Cargo turnover of Marseilles port (France) is to exceed 98 million tons in 2006 (+1.5% against year-on-year result. According to the PortNews IAA reporter, this information has been provided by Jeraldin Plank, head of the strategic development department of the port of Marseilles at the International Congress “Oil Terminal” held on Friday in Moscow. Cargo turnover of oil cargo will amount to 63.5 million tons in 2006 against 62.6 million tons in 2005. According to Plank, the largest part of oil cargo is transshipped at the Fos district of Marseilles port. In 2005 two terminals of the Fos ground transshipped 44.9 million tons of oil, 11.9 million tons of oil products, 3.9 million tons of LNG, 1.9 million tons of LPG as well as over 2.5 million tons of liquid bulk chemical cargo (caustic soda, methanol, methyltredbutylester, ethanol).
By 2010 it is planned to implement investment program, which is said to be costing 67 million euro and result in increased oil transshipment volumes. The key project of this program is construction of the berth No5 at the Fos district. The terminal is to take 120,000-140,000 ton tankers. The terminal is also to provide bunkering services, deballasting and fresh water supply.