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The port generates 41,500 jobs [2] has an annual turnover of €169.5 million [3] and a traffic of €4 billion according to an OECD study. [4] The port is the biggest French port, the third biggest Mediterranean port and the seventh biggest European port, transporting 79 million tons of goods in 2019, [3] making it the 41st port in the world.
Fos-sur-Mer is situated about 50 km (31 mi) north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has 6 km (3.7 mi) of sand beach. The city has 6 km (3.7 mi) of sand beach.
It is an owner and operator of the South European Pipeline, a crude oil pipeline system which runs from Fos-sur-Mer in France to Karlsruhe in Germany. [1] The company also runs a maritime terminal in Fos-sur-mer which is made up of 40 tanks having a total capacity of 2.26 million cubic metres (80 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft). [2] [3] [4] [5]
The main 769-kilometre-long (478 mi) 34-inch (860 mm) pipeline starts in Fos-sur-Mer (Lavera) in France and runs through Strasbourg to Karlsruhe in Germany. [2] [3] It became operational in 1962–1963. [4] [3] [5] As of 2011 it is inactive as the Fos–Strasbourg section is mothballed
LNG Terminal Fos-Cavaou in Fos-sur-Mer near Marseille. Operated by Fosmax LNG, a subsidiary of Elengy , itself a subsidiary of Engie. Entered service in 2010, total storage capacity of 330,000 m 3, 1 jetty, and a regasification capacity of 8,250,000,000 m 3 per year. LNG Terminal Fos-Tonkin in Fos-sur-Mer near Marseille. Operated by Elengy, a ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... move to sidebar hide. Port of Marseille may refer to: Marseille-Fos Port; Old Port of Marseille; This ...
Over time, new harbour installations were built further north-west, resulting in what is today the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille: continuous harbour installations as far as L'Estaque and the southern entrance to the Rove Tunnel, and "satellite" extensions around Fos-sur-Mer and along the shore of the Étang de Berre.
Port-Miou calanque in Cassis View of the Cassis Harbour. The town is situated on the Mediterranean coast, about 20 kilometres (12 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) east of Marseille. Cap Canaille, 394 metres (1,293 feet), between Cassis and La Ciotat ("the civitas") is one of the highest maritime bluffs in Europe, a sailor's landmark for millennia.