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THE PORT OF MARSEILLE FOS ADOPTS ITS STRATEGIC PROJECT: A GREEN PORT SERVING THE BLUE ECONOMY

THE PORT OF MARSEILLE FOS ADOPTS ITS STRATEGIC PROJECT: A GREEN PORT SERVING THE BLUE ECONOMY

The Supervisory Board of the Port of Marseille Fos approved its 2020-2024 strategic plan. The goal is to better reconcile economic growth and environmental excellence.

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THE BERRE - FOS - MARTIGUES TRIANGLE

The Berre - Fos - Martigues triangle is made up of a petrochemical complex of nearly 2 000 SMEs & SMIs, representing one of the largest hubs in Southern Europe.
Faced with the challenges of sustainable development, these world leaders in petrochemicals are successfully turning to the energy transition and benefiting from the Port of Marseille Fos’ support and specialized facilities in organizing their logistics.

MARSEILLE FOS

  • no 1 petrochemical complex in France
  • 4th largest petrochemical complex in Europe
  • no 1 European LPG hub
  • Pipelines connected to the European network
  • 3 terminals dedicated to chemicals and petrochemicals
  • 2 terminals dedicated to LNG
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Contact
Fabienne Haunauer
Fabienne HANAUER
Liquid bulk coordinator
Phone :+33 4 91 39 45 36
43MT/year

Crude oil

6MT/year

of LPG

20.5 MT/year

of refined products

+5%

of LNG

MAJOR ADVANTAGES

  • Four interconnected industrial platforms: Fos-sur-Mer (including PIICTO with INNOVEX), Lavéra, Berre, La Mède.
  • Leaders in the sector: TOTAL, EXXON, INEOS, ENGIE, KEM ONE, ALKION, LYONDELBASELL…
  • One of Europe's largest biorefineries on the Total La Mède site.
  • Complete multimodal connection (road/river/rail/pipeline).
  • Reliable and secure port approved by the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS).
  • Pipelines directly connected to the European network.
  • Numerous storage areas: Dépôts Pétroliers de la Crau, SPSE, Geosel, Dépôts Pétroliers de Fos.
  • Medlink Safe: secure transport of hazardous materials by barge.
  • 15,000 ha of land available.

GOOD AND SECURE FACILITIES

  • ISO 9001:2008 quality certification.
  • Subject to and compliant with ISPS security constraints.
  • Designation of OIV in defence matters (Operator of Vital Importance).
  • The oil ports in Fos and Lavéra are classified as ICPE sites (Installation Classified for the Protection of the Environment).
  • Accommodation of the largest vessels in operation.
  • Storage depots directly connected to the terminals.
 

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Marseille harbours

Oil terminal

Lavéra harbours

Oil terminal

Fos-sur-Mer harbours

Fos Tonkin and Fos Cavaou LNG terminals  

Darse Sud and Darse 2 – Fos-sur-Mer harbours     

 
Operator: MEDIACO-VRAC with supply chain services
 		 FLUXEL (Port of Marseille Fos 66% shareholder)
 		 FLUXEL (Port of Marseille Fos 66% shareholder)
 		 ELENGY: No. 1 LNG terminal operator in Europe
 		  
Companies present: MEDIACO-VRAC
  • AIR LIQUIDE,
  • APPRYL,
  • GEXARO,
  • KEM ONE,
  • INEOS,
  • LAVERA ENERGIE,
  • NAPHTACHIMIE,
  • OXOCHIMIE,
  • PETROINEOS,
  • MESSER,
  • SPSE
   ELENGY  
Surface area: 400 ha 650 ha 10 000 ha 80 ha  
Quay: 2 quays - Length: 150-170 m  17 quays 7 quays 1 jetty on each site  
Draught: 9.30-10.50 m 12.50 m 21 m    
Ship capacity:     80 000-130 000 T 7 500 m3 to 267 000 m3 Q max   
Destinations: North Africa, Mediterranean, Africa     North Africa, Middle East, West Africa  
Products: Vegetable oils, juices, non-flammable chemicals Refined products, LPG, chemicals, FAME, vegetable oils Crude, refined LNG  
Connection: Rail Pipeline Pipeline Road, rail and barge  
Special features: *Customs warehouses, Surveillance (accredited by FOSFA)                                                                                             *Unloading and loading of ships and flexitanks CEVESO certified site CEVESO certified site    
Storage warehouses: 

 

 *ALKION: 130,000 m3 of refined products, chemicals, additives, vegetable oil, bitumen *GEOSEL: 9.2 million cbm (30 salt caverns) of solutions for crude and refined products, the largest European site for operational and strategic storage of petroleum products    *GEOGAZ, PRIMAGAZ: LPG      *INEOS OXIDE: chemicals  *Dépôts Pétroliers de Fos (DPF): 860,000 m3 of refined products                                      *SPSE: storage of crude oil and refined products (naphtha, diesel), transport of crude oil by pipeline, supplying Total's refinery in Feyzin in France, the Varo refinery in Cressier in Switzerland. Also feeds the refineries of PetroIneos Manufacturing France in Lavéra, Total La Mède and Esso Fos via the storage depots of Dépôt Pétrolier de Crau (DPC)
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