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…
Langoustines return to Lorient – and octopus arrive
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…
Lorient’s octopus landings break all records
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 port of Lorient is putting a substantial investment into upgrading ice production. Image: Sem Lorient Keroman
Lorient upgrades ice capacity
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…
Lorient gets a new shiplift
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…
Discussions and debates are a key element of ItechMer
ItechMer 2021 dates announced
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…
Lorient Agglomeration president Fabrice Loher and new president of SEM Keroman Olivier Le Nezet. Image: Lorient Agglomeration
Olivier Le Nezet elected president of SEM Keroman
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…
Fabrice Loher has been elected president of SEM-Lorient Keroman. Image: Lorient Agglo/Jean-Benoit Beven
New president for port of Lorient Keroman
Mayor of Lorient and president of Lorient Agglomeration Fabrice Loher has been elected president of SEM-Lorient Keroman, the company managing the port of Lorient. The port faces challenges, and the…
ItechMer is held in the French port of Lorient, which has a strong tradition of fishing, processing, shipbuilding and ship repair
13th ItechMer looking promising
Held every second year in the port of Lorient in Brittany, ItechMer is the only dedicated fishing industry even held in France and with six months to go, this year’s…
