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11th September 2021

French Channel Port of Calais Completes Major Ferry Infrastructure Extension

At the French port of Calais, officials celebrate at the ceremony to mark the opening of a €863m infrastructure upgrade that aims to significantly facilitate the transit of freight and passenger traffic. Afloat adds, Irish Ferries became the newest client on the route serving Dover when in June services began in competition with rivals DFDS and P&O Ferries.

At the French channel port of Calais yesterday, a €863 million major infrastructure extension was inaugurated that aims to significantly facilitate the transit of freight and passenger ferry traffic.

The port extension, which has taken six years to complete, sees the creation of three ferry stations with “floating gangways” allowing passenger and heavy goods vehicles to be loaded and unloaded on four lanes simultaneously compared with two previously, offering a time saving of 30% per stopover.

A 3-kilometre sea wall has been built, 65 hectares of land has been landscaped, including 45 hectares reclaimed from the sea, and 39 buildings for the operation and reception of port customers have been built too.

LloydsLoadingList has more on the ports UK counterpart at the Port of Dover, which also welcomed newcomer Irish Ferries onto the premier short-sea route in June.

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