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The Saint Nazaire area is one of Europe’s most powerful and diversified industrial hubs. Centring today around Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Airbus, Vinci, Everllence and Siemens Gamesa for the Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm, or previously around General Electric with the Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm, a complete ecosystem of high value-added industrial and port-based production and logistics has been structured. This oversized cargo logistics took centre stage at Oportunity’s season-opening event in Saint Nazaire on 9th October.

Faced with geopolitical, economic and climate-related challenges, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port is undergoing profound changes. 2024 notably highlights the urgent necessity to ramp up the transformation of its economic model and the efficiency of its operations.

From 16th to 30th September, the Panamax vessel Wadi Alkarnak, a 225-metre-long bulk carrier, put in at Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port.

As always, workshops, conferences, country experts, meetings and more were on the agenda for the International Week event, a week dedicated to helping businesses grow their export operations, held from 29th September to 3rd October 2025 in Laval, Le Mans, Vendée, Nantes and Angers.

The Giboire Group has submitted the winning proposal following the call for expressions of interest issued by Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port in 2022 for the redevelopment of Quai Marquis d'Aiguillon quay and the construction of a property development programme on the site of Shed 12.

On the initiative of Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port and environmental interest group FNE Pays de la Loire, an information and discussion meeting was held at the end of September with environmental associations and local residents regarding the major industrial projects forming part of the efforts to decarbonize the Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port Authority area.