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The Port of Boulogne Calais is operated by Société d’Exploitation des Ports du Détroit whose heardquarters are located in Calais. The first French fishing harbor Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais, first French passenger port and 4th French port for goods, became the so called “Port Boulogne Calais” single port through a public service delegation granted by the owner of both ports, the Région Hauts-de-France”.

Calais is the first city in the Pas-de-Calais for the number of inhabitants. It is located in the heart of the golden triangle London-Paris-Brussels and open to the sea. Calais has many advantages : sandy beaches, natural and wild sites, an architectural and cultural heritage, Calais lace unique in the world …
Calais is now the centre of major economic and innovative projects for its territory : the Heroic Land theme park, its waterfront, Calais Port 2015 ..
Calais is lively and innovative and surprises us where we do not expect it.

With the port strategy, the French State asserts its ambition to give France a leading place in the international trade as an entry point or hub of Europe and contribute to the industrial and economic development of the country. The French ports are at the interface of sea routes and multimodal transport networks with a central position in the logistics supply chain for the territories. They are intended to accommodate activities essential to the economic growth.
With this port strategy, the French Government is also committed in any kind of facilitation approach such as technical, legal, institutional …

The Port of Dunkirk is the third French port, well known as a heavy bulk cargo port for its many industrial facilities and the Ro-Ro traffic with Great-Britain, containers, fruits, etc.

Created in 2005, Meridiam is an independent investment company specializing in the development, financing and management of public infrastructure projects in the long term. With offices in Paris, New York, Toronto and Istanbul, Meridiam is the European and North American leading company investing in public infrastructures. Nowadays Meridiam has invested in more of 100 projects for a € 18 billion total amount. Meridiam is a founding member of the Long Term Infrastructure Investors Association.

The 4 territorial Chambers of Commerce and Industries compose the Nord de France Chamber of Commerce and Industry which federates them and contributes to the economic, territorial development and attractiveness as well as giving business support to companies.

The European Investment Bank is the first multilateral financial institution in the world by its volume of loans and borrowings. The EIB gives expertise to strong and sustainable investment projects contributing to achieve the objectives of the European Union policies. Calais Port 2015 is the first French project supported by the European Union with the EIB’s Project Bond Credit Enhancement, guaranteeing the senior debt repayment for an amount of 50.4 million euros.