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…
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…
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…
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 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…
After a couple of difficult seasons, Lorient’s 2021 langoustine season was a good one for the port, which is the premier landing point in France for live langoustine. The 2019…
The volume of octopus landed at the south Brittany port of Lorient have exploded this year. It’s a very welcome bonus for some fishermen, but also presents questions of what…
The new ice storage facility under construction on the Lorient quayside is expected to be completed by the end of the year, a much-needed doubling of production capacity as the…
The announcement of the new 800 tonne shiplift for the port of Lorient has been welcomed by Patrice Le Fel, president of the Interprofession du Port de Lorient (IPL), the…
The main fishing industry event held in France will take place in 2021 in Lorient 5th-7th October at the Bretagne Sud Exhibition Centre. The 2019 event attracted 243 international exhibitors…
Former fisherman and current president of the regional fisheries committee Olivier Le Nezet has been elected president of the company managing the fishing port of Lorient. ‘I am very satisfied…