Innovation at Lorient Expo
With just a month to go before its opening, ItechMer, France’s international exhibition for the fishing industry has unveiled its programme for this year’s event – the fifteenth time the…
Lorient steps up ice capacity
Recognising how essential ice is to the functioning of the port’s fish nadling and sales, as well as to the fleet, the port of Lorient has invested heavily in ice…
ItechMer puts the focus on sustainable fishing and marine planning
A programme of discussion highlighting the challenges facing French and European fisheries is to be held at ItechMer this year, as part of the French fishing industry’s largest trade event,…
Strong hake season for Lorient
Hake landings to the port of Lorient came to 330 tonnes in 2022, but this year landings had jumped to 950 tonnes by the end of May. Local fishing vessels…
Scrapping becomes a Lorient speciality
The Brittany port of Lorient is becoming a centre for scrapping, as series of decommissioned fishing vessels queues up to be dismantled at the port’s 2000 square metre deconstruction area.…
Expo to focus on transition
France’s Itech Mer international trade event for the comercial fisheries is scheduled for 11-13 October, and takes place at the Lorient Bretagne Sud Exhibition Center. This is the 15th time…
Furious fishermen blockade Boulogne
French fishermen have reacted with fury to the European Union’s plans to restrict demersal fisheries, with deminstrations in Rennes, Lorient and Boulogne. A further incident took place in the Basque…
Volume and turnover down – but prices up
After its strong post-Covid return to buoyant activity in 2021, the trends at the port of Lorient for 2022 are cause for concern. The auction at Brittany’s premier fishing port…
Opening new horizons for Lorient
The long-overdue demolition of the old ice building that dominated Lorient’s harbour area has opened up new opportunities for the Brittany port, one of the largest landing ports in France…
Lorient’s auction bounces back
Lorient has secured its place as France’s top auction in value terms for 2021, with a turnover of €71.80 million, ahead of Le Guilvinec with a €62.9 million turnover and…