The new port of Calais officially inaugurated after 6 years of construction

9 September 2021

Considered the largest European port infrastructure project of the decade, the new port of Calais was inaugurated on 9 September 2021 in presence of :

Louis Le Franc, Prefect of Pas-de-Calais,

Xavier Bertrand, President of the Hauts-de-France Region,

Natacha Bouchart, Mayor of Calais, President of Grand Calais Terres & Mers,

Jean-Marc Puissesseau, President of the Société d’Exploitation des Ports du Détroit

The extension and modernization of the port of Calais represented an investment of €863 million. An innovative financial package combining public and private funding from the Hauts-de-France Region, Europe, the Hauts-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Caisse des Dépôts and Meridiam.

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