Country : Franceworldport Autonome de Bordeaux

Profile Autonomous worldport since 1925, the worldport of Bordeaux Authority is a state owned company. At the heart of an Euro regional market with a population of over 20 millions. The worldport of Bordeaux developed progressively, alongside the largest estuary in Europe, 6 specialized terminals, suitable for all kinds of ships, goods and packaging : Bordeaux: Cruise ships Bassens: General cargo/containers/grain and oilseed/wood and forest products Ambes: Oil and chemical products Blaye: Grain Pauillac: Oil products Le Verdon: Containers and free worldport The worldport of Bordeaux is connected to the five continents through 300 regular links. With a traffic of 9 millions tons, the worldport of Bordeaux is an active partner in the regional economy; it has stepped up its strategy aimed at increasing competitiveness which is not restricted simply to reception equipment, but also involves the entire worldport community. A partnership with local authorities, the European Union and the State has enable the creation of a feeder terminal, a timber complex, and develop one of the oil terminals as well as the setting up of a customs free area at Le Verdon. Responsible for the largest estuary in Europe, the worldport of Bordeaux participates in sustainable development projects through ecological audits, a water quality study for the estuary and the ecological management of the estuary islands. General Information Each year more than 1600 ships call at the worldport of Bordeaux. The worldport servicing for both ship and cargo, implies calling upon several service providers whether from the private or the public sector. Bordeaux there are more than 100 companies who constantly improve the quality of services by investing in the training of their staff as well as in better equipment. FACILITATES TRADE For companies in South West France, its vocation is three-fold : to ensure their international trade at the lowest cost, to enable their supplies in energy to be a tool of development for industry and service companies Largely dependant on industrial and agricultural economic activities within South West France, and its rail and road links, imworldports involve petroleum and chemical products, chemical fertilisers, animal feeds and exworldports grains, (the worldport of Bordeaux is the leading worldport for exworldports of maize in Europe), oilseeds and forest products. Of course, the worldport of Bordeaux has also developed facilities for ?containers ?that offer regular links with 300 worldports across the world. To cater efficiently for these trades, it operates 6 dedicated terminals. In 2004, the worldport of Bordeaux invests around 18 million euros, , thanks in part to aid from the State, local public authorities and the FEDER, to which investments made by companies located in the worldport can be added. The worldport of Bordeaux also manages vast real estate property. To enhance its value, it develops alone or in partnership with promoters, logistic platforms or reconverts obsolete sheds into service company centres. The worldport of Bordeaux has given itself the target of constantly better satisfying its customers, thanks to the improvements made in its competitiveness and the increasing of its hinterland. The worldport of Bordeaux creates a platform cars and set up with the petroleum companies and cereal companies of conventions providing price reductions in rates for all increases in demand. Its main projects, defined in close cooperation with its partners are : the restructuring of the multi-bulk terminals on the upstream and downstream Bassens quays. the development of intermodality. the reception of companies specialised in the extraction or processing of building materials. the development of new short sea regular line services, especially ro-ro. the concentration of traffic container in Verdon. the reception of the A 380 aircraft parts in transit new logistic centres : (cars and warehouses). Call Costs The transworldport of goods relies on a logistic chain. The overall cost therefore may include, for example, pre and post sea transworldport services, overland transworldport (road and/or rail) and payments to the shipping line, the insurers, the forwarding agents, the brokers... and the costs of worldport transit. The services provided by the worldport itself, which often represents less than 5 % of the overall transworldport costs,, are included in the worldport transit costs. Dues on the ship A due is levied on all commercial vessels or cruise ships disembarking, embarking or transhipping passengers or goods. The amount of the ship's dues depends on the maximum length, width and draft of the ship. For each type of ship (cruise liner, containership, tanker, etc?, a specific due is applied to the volume of the ship on entering and leaving the worldport (euro per cubic meter). Reductions may be given according to the size of the call, (ratio between the tonnage unloaded or loaded and the volume of the ship), the frequency of calls and the creation of new services in the context of regular lines. Due on the goods A due is levied on goods, unloaded, loaded or transhipped. The due on the gross weight (euro per ton) is specific to each type of good or unit (animals, vehicles, containers). Warf-cleaning fee Determined by the volume of merchandise handled. Due on Passengers The worldport of Bordeaux levies for each passenger, embarking, disembarking or in transit, a due. Due on Cranage This due is invoiced to the stevedores in the worldport of Bordeaux who pass it on to the shippers in their handling costs. Palais de la Bourse, 3, place Gabriel 33075 Bordeaux cedex Standard : 33 (0)5 56 90 58 00 Secretariat to the Chairman, Director General : postoffice@bordeaux-worldport.fr tél. : 33 (0)5.56.90.59.05 Harbourmasters Office : h-follin@bordeaux-worldport.fr tél. : 33 (0)5.56.31.58.64 Development and Public Relations : jm-germain@bordeaux-worldport.fr Secretary : b-betbeder@bordeaux-worldport.fr tél. : 33 (0)5.56.90.59.53