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Port La Nouvelle is the third largest French port on the
Mediterranean coast. Owned by the Languedoc-Roussillon
Regional Government Council since 2007, the port is
managed by the Chamber of Commerce of Narbonne, and
its regular investments have allowed complete
diversification of activities. The port manages the import
and export of all kinds of goods, including petroleum
products, various liquids, cereals, agricultural products, dry
bulk commodities, general cargoes and heavy lifts.
The annual traffic is 2 million t.
Port La Nouvelle,
France
Aerial view of Port La Nouvelle with tanker. Source: Region Languedoc-Roussillon.
Port La Nouvelle on the map. Sources: ESRI –
IGN – Region Languedoc-Roussillon.
Petroleum activities
Port La Nouvelle is the second largest French
Mediterranean port for petroleum products imports.
Hydrocarbon imports represent approximately
1.1 million t of white products distributed throughout
the South of France and Andorra. Current products are
unleaded gasoline, gas oil and fuels (domestic,
agriculture, etc). Facilities include one sealine for
tankers (maximum 190 m length x 31.30 m beam x
11.60 m draft), with one mooring buoy anchored at
-18 m, one flexible pipe of 10 in. and one 16 in., 2450 m
long pipe going to shore. It accepts ships up to
30 000 dwt and 40 000 Mt displacement. The port
also proposes two berths for medium sized tankers
(maximum 145 m length x 22 m beam x 8 m draft),
equipped to charge/discharge hydrocarbon products,
biofuels and any conventional liquids.
The operator of the main terminal, which has a
storage capacity of 145 000 m
3
, is EPPLN (Entrepôt
Pétrolier de Port La Nouvelle), a company owned by
Total and Dyneff (50:50). From 2012 - 2014, the main
terminal has been granted approximately
€
30 million
in investments. The operator of the second terminal is
DPPLN (Dépôt Pétrolier de Port La Nouvelle), a
subsidiary of the Dyneff Group. This terminal is a new
biodiesel hub, which may also accept conventional
