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With the requirements for the large-scale deployment of floating wind power in view, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port has identified offshore wind power generation as an essential growth driver in its future development. Through the ÉOLE Project, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port is seeking to place at the disposal of the offshore sector an industrial integration base for fixed-foundation and floating wind turbines.

Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port was in Toulon on 27th and 28th March for the HyPorts Business Convention. Attended by nearly 500 participants, this annual gathering is dedicated to the hydrogen sector in the maritime environment. The topics discussed this year included France’s H2 strategy, e-fuels, and hydrogen production at sea using offshore wind power.

On 20th March, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port’s Marketing Director Morgane Chopin and Multi-Bulk Terminal Business Unit Manager Gaël Seyer attended the 15th Grain Export Conference organized by Interprofessional Organization Intercéréales in Paris.

Du 12 au 15 mars, Philippe Léon, chef de projet EOLE, et Marc Labégorre, responsable technique EOLE, ont participé à la learning expedition en Ecosse organisée par la Région des Pays de la Loire, Solutions&co, Scottish Development International et le Consul général de France à Edimbourg & Glasgow.

Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port is adapting its infrastructures to meet the need to accommodate large-sized vessels, and notably the cruise liners of the MSCWorldClass series, which are built by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique Shipyard.

A demonstrator designed to reduce underwater noise pollution is undergoing trials in dry dock N° 1!