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The Port of Marseille-Fos Authority is ideally located on the shores of the Mediterranean, the port of Marseille-Fos is the natural gateway to southern Europe. It asserts its position as the major player on the Euromediterranean market with its available space and infrastructures accommodating the latest generation vessels and constantly adapting to market developments. 400 ports in the world are being served from Marseilles-Fos. In 2009, the port has treated more than 11,200 ships calls (30 calls per day on average). Its geographical position in Mediterranean Sea and the quadrimodality from which it benefits (river, rail, road, pipeline) sets it as natural gateway to the European markets.

The port features two harbours, the 400-hectare “East Harbour” within the city of Marseille and the “West Harbour” located 70km from Marseille at Fos, on a unique, impressive 10,000-hectare site. Port activity generates 41,300 jobs in total, including 1,500-strong workforce within the Port Authority, Grand Port Maritime de Marseille. As a general cargo port, the various types of traffic include crude oil and oil products (oil, gas and chemical products), general cargo (containers and other packaging), dry bulk (minerals and cereals) and liquid bulk (chemicals and food). The Port also caters for passenger traffic from cruises and regular shipping lines to Corsica and North Africa.