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The work on the future one-stop facility for regulatory requirements should commence next August, on a site to the north of the general cargo and container terminal. The building permit was filed at the end of January. The new building will accommodate on the same site the equipment and services charged with carrying out health and customs inspections of cargo consignments arriving from non-EU countries.
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The work on the future one-stop facility for regulatory requirements should commence next August, on a site to the north of the general cargo and container terminal. The building permit was filed at the end of January. The new building will accommodate on the same site the equipment and services charged with carrying out health and customs inspections of cargo consignments arriving from non-EU countries.
This January has seen the start of work on rerouting Boulevard des Apprentis in Saint Nazaire. This project is part of an overall programme for the regeneration of the Saint Nazaire industrial and port activity zone, the aims of which are to modernize and to increase the industrial competitiveness and territorial attractiveness of the site. 
In 2016, Nantes − Saint Nazaire Port records a total traffic volume of 25.5 million tonnes, which is higher than the previous year. This result is notably characterized by the increase in ro-ro traffic and by the upturn in liquefied natural gas traffic.
The development of rail operator OFP Atlantique further continued in 2016, with a similar dynamism to that seen in previous years. At nearly one million tonnes (952 000 tonnes), the volume transported in 2016 by OFP Atlantique attains ahead of time the growth target for 2018.
The Euromaritime trade show devoted to the maritime and inland waterway economy is being held at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre in Paris, from 31st January to 2nd February. Nantes − Saint Nazaire Port will be presenting its industrial and port-based activities at the third edition of the trade show.
