{"id":25258,"date":"2019-03-14T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T11:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosertek.comblog\/port-marseille-fos-with-prosertek-fenders\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T08:06:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T07:06:57","slug":"port-marseille-fos-with-prosertek-fenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/blog\/port-marseille-fos-with-prosertek-fenders\/","title":{"rendered":"The Port of Marseille-Fos, once again with Prosertek fenders"},"content":{"rendered":"

When something works, there’s no need to change it. This is the case with the alliance between Prosertek and the Port of Marseille-Fos<\/a><\/u><\/strong>. For the third year in a row, it has received supplies with our fenders<\/strong> to outfit its docks. A strategic collaboration with the largest port in France, and the second-largest in the entire Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

Marseille-Fos, the French port par excellence<\/h2>\n

A generalist port, Marseille-Fos (Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, GPMM) is a public French institution with status as a main seaport, so it is used industrially and commercially. It is the stage for movement of all kinds of freight, from hydrocarbons to bulk liquids <\/strong>(petrol, gas and chemical products), different goods<\/strong> (containers and other packaging formats) and bulks solids <\/strong>(minerals and grains).<\/p>\n

We’re not just talking about any port. This is the largest port in all of France, the second-largest in the Mediterranean, <\/strong>\u00a0and even the fifth-largest port in Europe<\/strong>. It is only surpassed by Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg and Algeciras. As such, these are top world-class port facilities, split into two main zones: to the north of the town of Marseille and in Fos-sur-Mer, about 50 km to the northwest.<\/p>\n

Over the years, port traffic in Marseille-Fos has grown increasingly diverse. After the economic crisis, oil activity lost importance. However, on the other hand, container loading and solid bulk transport has increased<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But the Port of Marseille-Fos does not live from freight alone, and times are changing as far as passenger transport is concerned, too. Ferry traffic is on a downward trend, giving way to frenetic cruise ship activity<\/strong>. The port’s infrastructure meets the international standards required for passenger, cruise and shuttle activity, a flourishing segment. Over 2 million passengers go through the Port of Marseille-Fos every year<\/strong>, and it is now firmly placed as the number-one cruise ship port in France, with the fastest growth out of all Mediterranean ports.<\/p>\n

Prosertek systems at Marseille-Fos<\/h2>\n

The fender systems supplied by Prosertek provided the best results at the French port, which is why they are now being supplied for the third year in a row. These are systems with conical fenders, TCN1000, 1100 and 1300<\/a><\/u>, with a closed metal polyethylene-covered shield<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Defensas<\/p>\n

The quality guarantee Prosertek provides is definitely one of the best secret weapons. It’s no coincidence that these systems were 100% manufactured and tested at our facilities in Bilbao.<\/strong> The short delivery turnaround and the opportunity for the client to constantly monitor the process are other features that the port clearly appreciated when deciding on our product.<\/p>\n

With this renewed port equipment, the Port of Marseille-Fos is safer for berthing, preventing damage between ships and the port structures. Prosertek’s fenders absorb any blows during berthing manoeuvres<\/strong>, improving safety in this great French port’s installations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Port of Marseille-Fos has chosen, for the third year in a row, Prosertek conical fenders, which consolidates even more this alliance with the main port of France. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,120,159,167],"tags":[170,161],"class_list":["post-25258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-harbor-equipment","category-new","category-port","category-we-news","tag-fender-systems","tag-world-seaport"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prosertek.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}