Marseille Fos Port

Ideally situated on the shores of the Mediterranean, the Port of Marseille Fos is the
largest port in France and the natural gateway to Europe. For access to the French and
European markets, it positions itself as the southern alternative to the northern European
ports.

In 2011, the port had an overall traffic of 88 million tons. It was also one of the 15
world's largest cruise ports and the fifth-largest in the Mediterranean.

Covering an area as large as the city of Paris, it offers spaces and infrastructure that is
able to accommodate maritime, logistics and industrial activities.

Historically the local port was the Old Port of Marseille. In the 1840s, maritime traffic
becomes too intense for the Old Port capacities and an extension seemed necessary.

The Port offers two harbours: the “Eastern harbour”, located in the city of Marseille and
covering 400 hectares, and the “Western harbour”, located in Fos covering 9 600
hectares.

A general port, it handles all types of goods: hydrocarbons and liquid bulk (oil, gas, and
chemicals), general cargo (containers and other packaging), dry bulk (ores and grain).

As well as warehouses in two logistics areas near the Fos container terminal (Ikea,
Maisons du Monde, Geodis / Mattel, etc.) it also hosts industry (refineries, steel industry,
chemical industry).

Like any global port, it provides ship repair facilities with 9 dry docks, including the
largest in the Mediterranean, known as "dry dock 10".

It’s also a port that meets the required international standards for passenger, cruise, and
ferry activities. More than 2 million passengers pass through the Port of Marseille Fos
each year. In less than ten years, it has become the number one cruise port in France.

Nowadays, the port of Marseille Fos pursues the necessary traffic diversification in a
context of energy transition and new industry development with innovative projects.