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From 18th to 21st March, Claire Hugues, Vice-Chair of Pays de la Loire Regional Council with responsibility for maritime affairs, led a delegation comprising MRE industry professionals on a visit to the port and wind power markets in Portugal and Spain, more precisely to Lisbon, Sines, Bilbao, then Barcelona.

On 4th and 5th April, Greater Western France’s port promotion collective Oportunity and its partners Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port, Néoline, Somaloir and SNM Heavy Handling were present in La Rochelle on a stand that welcomed a large number of visitors during this professional gathering devoted to shipping and breakbulk transport.

19th February signalled the official launch of the "ZIBaC" low-carbon industrial activity zone on the Loire Estuary, an initiative driven by the French National Agency for Energy Transition (ADEME) within the framework of the "France 2030" Programme, for which the Loire Estuary Regional Community’s project was named the winning proposal in July 2023. The objective is to reduce emissions in the activity zone by 50 % by 2030, and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

For Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port, the ramping up of energy transition also involves the experimentation with and the accommodation of new, innovative energy solutions within the Port Authority area.

The sixth edition of the Morocco ‒ France Economic Gathering took place in Nantes, from 23rd to 25th January, on the theme of the blue economy and its industrial ecosystem.

Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port Takes Part in the Hyvolution Trade Show At the end of January, Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port was present at Hyvolution Paris, the international trade show devoted to the hydrogen sector.