Port of Rouen Authority
Investments implemented in 2009 and planned for 2010/2011
In 2009 the Port of Rouen's position was consolidated by massive levels of investment.
Public investment stands at €350 million for the years 2009-2015. This funding goes hand in hand with private-sector investment totalling €300 million a year on average.
Public investment is structured around four key pillars at national level:
Public investment stands at €350 million for the years 2009-2015. This funding goes hand in hand with private-sector investment totalling €300 million a year on average.
Public investment is structured around four key pillars at national level:
- The law of 4 july 2008 on port reform and the re-energisation of French ports,
- The recommendations of the Grenelle environment conference,
- The formal declaration on 11 September 2008 that the Seine-North Europe Canal is classed as a project in the public interest,
- The creation of a post of Secretary of State with responsibility for the development of the region of the capital.
Public investment ensures that Port facilities are at all times of the highest possible quality from every point of view: firstly, access, and especially sea access, to which the Port of Rouen has devoted special effort in order to keep pace with increasing vessel size, and secondly, the facilities available to Port traffic.
This investment relates to a highly diverse range of operations dietributed across the Port of Rouen at a number of locations: between Honfleur and Radicatel, and within the Rouen conurbation.
In addition, the Port of Rouen has benefited from many years of major Private-sector investment in industry and logistics, in Honfleur, Port-Jérôme and Radicatel, as well as in the Rouen conurbation. This investmentis justified on business grounds by private enterprise for which the strategic importance of the Port's location is absolutely clear.
Each investment includes an environmental aspect aimed at ensuring its satisfactory integration into the surrounding region.
