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The ro-ro vessel Neptune Horizon, of the Neptune Shipping Line, called at Montoir de Bretagne on Saturday, 11th February. She had on board nearly 3 100 Renault and Dacia vehicles, which were arriving from plants in Bursa, in Turkey, and in Pitesti, in Romania. A new record.

The Smooth Ports Project drew to a close on 31st January. Under the aegis of the City of Hamburg and in collaboration with its French, Italian and Bulgarian partners, over the three years of its existence the project enabled each of the parties involved to launch action plans to reduce the volumes of emissions generated by port-based road traffic flows.

At the start of February, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port acquired a rail ramp that enables light vehicles to be loaded onto and unloaded from auto-carrier wagons.

At the Paris Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre on 1st and 2nd February, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port took part in HyVolution, one of Europe’s biggest trade shows dedicated to hydrogen.

Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port, represented by Julien Dujardin, Deputy Managing Director, and by Jérôme Guiziou, Director of Development, was part of a 20-strong regional delegation to Scandinavia from 20th to 25th November. The mission was led by Christelle Morançais, who is the Chair of Pays de la Loire Regional Council and Chair of Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port’s Supervisory Board, and was the first such outing in the colours of OPORTUNITY, the new brand of the port promotion collective for Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire.

The second Smart Port Hackathon to be organized by Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port came to an end on Thursday evening at the Halle 6 Ouest Technology Centre and opens a new season of development. The participants took up the 5 challenges proposed. Each project will be pursued so as to arrive at digital solutions. The "Fun Energy", "Looport" and "Port 4 All" projects received a "favourite idea" prize from the Judges.