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The Port of Sunderland and the city’s twin town, Saint-Nazaire are to work together on combined projects in the offshore wind sector.
This month representatives from the port of Sunderland visited the city in France to assess its harbour facilities and forge new links with industry leaders.
Last year, a number of on-site developments were built at the port in order to support the North Sea oil and gas and renewable industries and Sunderland City Council is keen to work with the French city in this field.
Councillor Paul Watson, leader of Sunderland City Council, said: “We are very proud of our productive 60-year relationship with Saint-Nazaire and continue to look to the future, channelling our combined projects in the offshore sector and beyond.”
Saint-Nazaire is the leading port on France’s Atlantic seaboard and the fourth largest major seaport authority. Its port area extends over a 65-kilometre stretch along the Loire Estuary and offers a diverse range of port facilities located on sites spanning its upriver and downriver sections.
Matthew Hunt, director of the Port of Sunderland said: “Port of Sunderland has a clear vision for growth and the prospect of benchmarking and learning from an extremely successful port was a fundamental and unmissable opportunity.
“The visit was an extremely beneficial insight into the ways in which other European port’s operate and really helped us to review and refine our renewable energy offering and understand one another’s vision for the future.”
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