Since 2013,Saint Nazaire Port (France) has undertaken numerous commercial actions in Asia, with a view to developing new flows of containers and to attracting investors to the Loire Estuary, in the areas of energy, industry and agri-foodstuffs. Forged over the long term with Chinese companies, at the start of 2016 these relations successfully secured export container shipping traffic of meat product consignments representing around 1 000 TEUs per year. (TEU = 20 foot container).Now in 2020 that figure has gone through the roof.
Saint Nazaire Port continued with this substantive approach of 2016 working alongside the Port of Bordeaux, the Port Authority organised the first Atlantic Ports Forum, entitled "One Belt, One Road", in Qingdao, in the Province of Shandong China on the Yellow Sea near S.Korea.This commercial event was attended by 230 Chinese companies, including shipowners, shippers, and logistics providers interested in new business opportunities linking France and China. Every March two Chinese delegations composed of potential investors are welcomed to the French Loire Estuary/region with open arms........
I live 30 minutes from St Nazaire port and Nantes port (both famous old strategic French ports) ............. many business within the area I assist along with the many employees who work on the cargo lines logistics & cruise boat refits.Companies and workers coming from as far away as Hungary,Poland,Russia,Bulgaria and beyond all working on long term contracts may I add are in the area.
Airbus aviation is another massive employer in St Nazaire who sell globally their aircraft & technical equipment around the world - they also have a massive deal with China aviation to supply aircraft.
Recently new expensive yachts are now being built for the corporate sector and super rich,all very high tec with fancy computer controlled automatic sails working in tandem with refined Eco engines that are destined predominantly for Russia oligarch & USA money market corps.
Sadly I've seen no trade from Britain covering any of the above sectors.
On the other hand sadly I read that the Uk Naval fleet now has ageing boats badly in need of modernisation with no money to do it.
https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/mai...navy-mount-up/
Cannot see situations changing ............. Oz.
But I do source my seafood locally direct from the beach - but even then the waters are sadly filled with floating plastic discarded via global pollution.
I also try to drive cars made of European or USA origin and attending many classic car/truck/bike rallies is a real eye opener to how many vehicle manufactures no longer exist particularly British firms let alone French or American - but hey ho hopefully the 'young 'un's ' will have better answers to global problems.
MOT