Is no scheduled in 2006 annual press conference

Is no scheduled in 2006 annual press conference. A first for many long for the port of le Havre (PAH)! If they have never fled the reality of the figures for 2005 (General traffic-2 and 3.4 for the widespread trafficking), havrais leaders had much relied on the Port 2000 effect to restart the machine. But the fake presidential bond (in full crisis of the CPE) for the opening of the Terminal of France of Port 2000, yet programmed long date, made that reinforce the idea of making the round back.

The results disappointed especially for traffic container 12

At the end of the first quarter, the Norman port is always grey mine, with a fall of 4.2 points of its general traffic and especially of 12 of its container traffic. "Beyond the saturation of our domestic terminals which has led some companies to temporarily divert traffic to other ports, other important clients were waiting to see that social problems related to the operation of the Port 2000 gantries are addressed" recognizes Jean-Marc Lacave, Director General of the Norman port.

This is truly the case since April 6. That day, the port, the CGT and leaders of GMP (General of handling port) are finally established agreement on the provision by the public institution, 24 crane. This agreement "havro-havrais", fully effective since May 9, may be reproduced. First to le Havre with terminals of Normandy (TN) on behalf of Maersk and MSC. "I hope that the signature will intervene quickly", says Jean-Marc Lacave. Terminal Porte OCEANE (TPO), entity of investment between TN and the Danish giant announces opening of two berths for the summer 2007. But the first Pickaxe blows have not yet been given. This first French experience of "single command" extend to Marseilles Fos 2XL project The question remains open.

Towing social bomb succeeded that of the portiqueurs

It resulted, in late April, to the port community, a wry commentary on Jean-Marc Lacave: "with the academic world, the port world is probably the most difficult reform in France". Taking these words, he did not know that another social conflict would again impede the recovery of the port.

Subject: towing this time. May 4 in the afternoon, le Havre (Bourbon) bees began unlimited strike without notice and the unions of mariners and officers CGT launched a notice of unlimited national strike from May 10. This new social bomb - that the LTL had planned (see LTL 331, p. 8) - had begun its countdown before the conflict in the portiqueurs. Since 1999, Société Nouvelle towing of the Harbour (SNRH), the Dutch giant Kotug false nose, intends to propose an alternative to the monopoly of bees in le Havre. Its five new tugs are waiting since January 1st, the administrative authorization to tow a container. And according to the unions, this new rival appeared to get it. Once, the Norman port therefore theatre and the laboratory of a conflict of national importance.

After multiple meetings of local Union, port and administration, the three "partners" appear to be the less agree on one point: the question should be decided in a high place and more quickly. A new meeting at the Ministry of Dominique Perben was announced for May 10 in Paris. The imperatives of preservation of social peace in the first French port for foreign trade shall prevail.