Marseilles targets China volumes

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

The Port of Marseilles-Fos said its container volume has grown 14 percent year-on-year through the first five months of 2012. The French port handled 431,718 TEUs during the period. Meanwhile, port officials said they hope to grow volume from China by taking advantage of the extra sailing times generated by liner carriers’ slow steaming programs. “The port is focused on winning new traffic from China – already its main container client – based on the intr...

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