La Ciotat' s two areas of activities: the DIAM (Domaine d'Industries et d'Activités Maritimes – Site of Maritime Industry and Affiliated Activities) and the Calanques Area

The Site of Maritime Industry and Affiliated Activities in La Ciotat is a unique infrastructure in the Mediterranean

A town with a long naval tradition and shipyards that are an inseparable part of its history, La Ciotat today has developed expertise in the Yachting Industry and affiliated technologies.The Site of Maritime Industry and Affiliated Activities (DIAM), managed by the Société d'Economie Mixte de Développement Economique et Portuaire (SEMIDEP), is a center of excellence dedicated to the maintenance of luxury and racing yachts and home to 520 employees and 28 companies at the forefront of the marine industry.

The arrival of Monaco Marine and the presence of companies specializing in the repair and maintenance of motor yachts, high performance composites (kevlar, carbon), traditional techniques (wood, precious wood), electronics, and carpentry and fitting, reinforce DIAM's position as a leading site in the industry.

The DIAM is set on a 35-hectare (86-acre) site under 24-hour surveillance, with high-performance installations, unparalleled in the Mediterranean.They include:

Direct access to the sea,
A 500-meter (1650-foot) long and 100-meter (330-foot) wide wet dock,
A 2000-metric ton capacity boat lift equipped with yacht transfer systems, inside the Monaco Marine site.
A large 360-meter (1200-foot) long, 60-meter (200-foot) wide and 9-meter (30-foot) deep construction,
A 54-meter (180-foot) long and 3-meter (10 foot) deep dry dock,
Two 500 to 660-metric ton gantry cranes,
Ten 3 to 250-metric ton cranes,
1,500 meters (5,000 feet) of docks with a water depth of 7 to 11 meters (23 to 36 feet), equipped with cranes and electrical power points,
A pressurized saltwater main running around the docks,
Many workshops and hangars, completely equipped (with trolleys, welding stations, etc...)

Thanks to outstanding facilities and proven industrial know-how La Ciotat has become one of the most important sites in the Mediterranean yachting industry.

www.semidep-ciotat.com
www.laciotat.com

Zone d'activités des Calanques (Calanques Activity Area), a "booster" for the naval sector

The Calanques Activity Area is based on the conversion of 3.3 hectares (8 acres) of industrial wasteland on the site of old shipyards.

The operation will provide additional commercial real estate to the naval site.

The old workshops will be transformed into joint industrial and service activity spaces. In an effort to preserve the industrial heritage of the twentieth century, part of the hangar will be restored.

20,000 m² (5 acres) of business and office space will be available as of 2010 to companies in the maritime and luxury yacht repair industries.

Cassis Technoparc (Sea Business Park): a space dedicated to the sea

The history of the Cassis Technoparc begins with the arrival in early 2008 of Moteurs Baudoin (boat engine manufacturer) and Geocean (marine works) on the industrial site of Cassis.

The synergy in the activities of the two companies led the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Marseille-Provence to design a plan for revitalizing the industrial area of Cassis around the sea sector.

Après Moteurs Baudoin (filiale depuis janvier 2009 du groupe chinois Weichai), et Géocéan sont venus s'installer Famer et Nymphéa Water. Famer and Nymphea Water followed in the footsteps of Moteurs Baudouin (a subsidiary of the Chinese group Weich since January 2009), and Geocean.
The site has two hectares (5 acres) of land available to extend the area of operations.

Cassis Technoparc works in association with La Ciotat shipyards, the Mer PACA Cluster and luxury yacht repair companies in Marseille.

Science and Technology Park in Luminy (10 hectares-25 acres) a biotech mecca

Located on a 1,000-hectare (2500-acre) exceptional environment at the foot of the Massif des Calanques, the Science and Technology Park in Luminy includes:

2 universities,
6 « grandes écoles » (French higher education elite schools) and institutions (over 8,000 students, including 1,500 doctoral candidates),
32 research laboratories (over 1,500 scientists, post doctoral foreign technicians, engineers...)
High-technology companies in the fields of biotechnology (Biotech Germande, Dynabio, Immunotech, Innate Pharma, OZ Biosciences...),
A training and conference center: the CIRM (International Center for Mathematical Meetings),
An incubator for start-up companies in the field of biotechnologies.

www.grandluminy.com

Technopôle Marseille Provence de Château-Gombert : a center for innovation, training and research

Established in 1989, the Château-Gombert Marseille-Provence Technopolis has a triple vocation as a center for industrial innovation and a home for technology businesses and for training / research units.

Key figures for the Château-Gombert Marseille-Provence Technopolis:

A 180-hectare (445-acre) site including 70 hectares (180 acres) to accommodate businesses and organizations in the field of training / research;
A significant amount of technology transfer, scientific and economic activities and new business start-up;
A center of excellence in mechanical energy, computer-modeling;
150 companies and 3,800 private and public employees including 1,000 research scientists/faculty members;
2 engineering schools: Ecole Centrale Marseille (ECM) and the Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire (Polytech'Marseille);
2 academic centers: the Center of Mathematics and Computer Science (CMI) and the Inter-University Center of Mechanics and Mechanical Technology (UNIMECA);
6 research laboratories;
1 international university incubator : Impulse;
1 technology business incubator and 1 technology hotel: Marseille Innovation;
2,800 students;
1 center for conferences and seminars.

www.technopole-marseille.com

Rousset industrial area: microelectronics and high technology

At the foot of the Sainte-Victoire mountain, Rousset is ideally located 30 minutes from Marseille-Provence Airport and the Port of Marseille and 5 km (8 miles) from the A8 (Aix / Nice motorway) interchange.

The 188-hectare (465-acre) area of dedicated to high technology and home to microelectronics-related businesses. It accommodates 105 companies with a workforce of 5,894.

In addition to the two flagship companies - Atmel and STMicroelectronics – Rousset has attracted a network of subcontractors and suppliers specializing in the sector and has become a major microelectronics center in France.

www.rousset-fr.com

Euroméditerranée : the largest service center in southern France.

Created in 1995 at the initiative of State and local governments, Euroméditerranée is a national interest program in urban rehabilitation and economic development in downtown Marseille.

The project extends over 480 hectares (1,185 acres) in the heart of Marseille and has developed into a major international business center including:

La Joliette business district: a 22-hectare (55-acre) surface area, with 300,000 m² (over 3 million sq. ft.) of floor space dedicated to offices and two hotels;
Rue de la République: 5,000 residential units and 60,000 m² (650,000 sq. ft.) of renovated floor space on the tramway line;
Belle de Mai: 120,000 m² (1.3 million sq. ft.) dedicated to culture and heritage, the second largest national center for production and distribution of audiovisual, music and interactive programs;
St. Charles and Porte d'Aix: multimodal exchange center with a surface of 16 hectares (40 acres) under renovation around the TGV train station;
Cité de la Méditerranée : 110 hectares (270 acres) of coastline will house, by 2012, the national Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (MuCEM), the Regional Center for the Mediterranean, the Terrasses du Port (leisure and shopping complex), Euromed Center (convention center, 4-star hotel and multiplex movie theater designed by Luc Besson) and a 2200-seat auditorium.

Between 1995 and 2006, 18,500 jobs have been created and 725 businesses have opened offices, including Compass Group, Expedia Corporate Travel, DHL Express or Monster.

Ultimately, 500,000 m² (over 5 million sq. ft.) of office floor space, 12,000 residential units and 200,000 m² (over 2 million sq. ft.) of facilities will be built or rehabilitated and 20,000 jobs will be created.

Following the example of Bilbao, that gained international exposure with the construction of the prestigious Guggenheim Museum, Marseille has called on internationally famous architects for its flagship projects.

Among those projects, the new tower for the headquarters of CMA CGM (3rd largest shipping company in the world) designed by Zaha Hadid, winner of the 2004 Pritzker Architecture Prize, is currently under construction.

Other projects to come include the SAS Sweden program, designed by four architects (Jean Nouvel, Yves Lion, Jean-Baptiste Piétri and Roland Carta), the MuCEM, designed by Rudy Ricciotti and Roland Carta, the Regional Center for the Mediterranean, created by Stefano Boeri and Euromed Center, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas.

www.euromediterranee.fr

Pôle d'activités d'Aix-en-Provence (PAA – Aix-en-Provence Activity Area): A site dedicated to the service sector in an idyllic environment.

Located 5 minutes from downtown Aix-en-Provence, 20 mn from Marseille and 15 minutes from Marseille-Provence International Airport, the Aix-en-Provence Activity Area is a reference for the entire service industry.

With a total of 1,354 businesses, the 709-hectare (1,750-acre) area is a true center of life providing many amenities to companies: innovative business incubators, business centers, hotels, restaurants, banks...

To meet increasing demand, two new programs are under study: the ZAC (planned development area) de l'Enfant industrial development project, (total area: 28 hectares – 70 acres) and the Plan d'Aillane development project (total area: 42 hectares - 104 acres).

www.entreprises-aix.com
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River port of Arles: first river port on the Rhône and multimodal platform

Arles is the first port on the Rhone river and the only one accessible to vessels up to 3,000 metric tons.

Located at a north-south - east-west crossroads, with a specific rail junction on the Marseille / Paris line, Arles is a true road / rail / sea / river multimodal platform, with over thirty tramping connections (to Eastern Europe, North Africa, Northern and Southern Europe, and the Near East)

The river port of Arles covers an area of 11 hectares (27 acres) with 40,000 m² (over 430,000 sq. ft.) of warehouses on a fenced-in secured site, and 40 hectares (100 acres) to accommodate transport and logistics companies

www.port-arles.com

Zone Ecopôle du Mas Laurent (Saint Martin de Crau)

Strategically located near a motorway, the Saint Martin de Crau site has attracted logistics and industrial companies and created a specialized center of activity – the Zone Ecopole, an area of 150 hectares (370 acres) with 5 to 10-hectare (12 to 25-acre) plots.

The area is equipped with a complete rail connection system to meet the needs of logistics companies with the possibility of private branch lines at the investors' request.

At this time 9 companies (including Office Depot, Katoen Natie, Maisons du Monde, Castorama, Decathlon) have located on the Zone Ecopole Mas Laurent.

www.ville-saint-martin-de-crau.fr

Industrial port area of Fos-sur-Mer

The industrial-port area of Fos-sur-Mer (zone industrialo-portuaire or ZIP) is a major area that spans 10,000 hectares (24,700 acres) including 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of protected areas.

It is one of the few industrial-port quadrimodal areas in Europe and the only one in the western Mediterranean (combining sea / rail / road / river).

It includes:

An infrastructure for port operations (inner harbor, adjoining open areas ...),
Industrial activities (Arkema, Arcelor ...),
Logistics Activities (Ikea logistics platform in the Feuillane area)
LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals,
The Distriport multimodal logistics platform, which spans 160 hectares (400 acres) and is home to shippers such as Danone and International Freight Forwarders such as SDV.

Seven projects are currently underway on the site:

Fos 2XL,
GDF's Fos-Cavaou liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal,
A gas pipeline between Fos and Saint Martin de Crau,
The No. 2 oil workstation,
A combined cycle power plant
A waste-to-energy recycling plant,
An oil pipeline between Fos and Manosque.

In order to meet the companies' needs for labor, the public partners have signed an agreement called "7,500 jobs for the industrial-port area."

www.marseille-port.fr

Distriport multimodal logistics platform: an intercontinental hub

Located in the Fos industrial-port area, Distriport spans 180 hectares (445 acres) alongside the container terminal, intended for the installation of distribution and packaging centers.

Distriport is the first French maritime logistics platform serving as an intercontinental hub and the only entirely multimodal site in southern Europe. It offers:

The proximity of the Marseille-Fos port,
Direct connection to the European road and motorway network,
Direct service from the rail container terminal at Fos,
A river transport service, via the Rhône river and the port of Arles
it is only 30 minutes away from Marseille-Provence International Airport, France's 2nd airport for freight.

In addition, the following services are available at the Distriport site or at the container terminal site:

Reduced cost of transportation of containers from the terminal to the warehouse,
vailable professional services to handle transport, logistics, customs...
SDV (Danone waters), CMA-CGM, Mory - EGL, Leo Vincent chose to relocate at Distriport.

In order to meet the demand and keep up with increasing traffic following the opening of new container terminals, the Port of Marseille has decided to extend the logistics area by100 hectares (250 acres). The extension will provide 250,000 to 300,000 m² (2.7 to 3.2 million sq.ft.) additional warehouse space.

www.marseille-port.fr

Clesud multimodal platform in Grans-Miramas

3 km away from the north-south and east-west major motorway intersection, Clesud is one of the three components in a major logistics triangle in southern Europe together with Fos Distriport and Marseille-Provence Airport.

Over a 280-hectare (700-acre) area, Clesud combines warehouses, a center of life and a 60- hectare (150-acre) multi-technology site for combined rail-road transport.

From the rail branch line, the multi-technology site can handle 60,000 wagons per year, carrying 800,000 metric tons of freight.

ID Logistics, Rexel, Nortne and Lorafret have relocated in Clesud.

www.clesud.com