FOS 2XL will triple the handling and processing capacity of container terminals in the Port of Marseilles-Fos western docks.
Two new container terminals are in the process of being built to international standards (and expected to be completed by 2010).
The new terminals will include new docks over 1,200 m (4,000 ft) long. The 200 m (650 ft.) long existing docks will be reinforced.
The FOS 2XL building project also includes a median strip of approximately 100 hectares (250 acres) and a road and rail infrastructure.
As private operators of the future terminal, MSC and Port Synergy (a subsidiary of CMA-CGM), respectively the world’s 2nd and 3rd biggest container terminal operators, will be responsible for financing the facilities necessary for the operation of terminals, up to 220 million €.
Due to its strategic location and new terminals the Port of Marseille-Fos, will be at the heart of a true European transport chain.
For more information: www.marseille-port.fr
