Also on the agenda of the CiMer, he announced, without going into details, “the national port strategy” and the intention “to adopt an offensive approach to regain market share in foreign competing ports”. To achieve this, it will be a question of “strengthening logistics chains, ecological transition and digital transition” and developing industrial relocation. A reflection is launched on the fiscal measures allowing to boost the attractiveness of industrial port zones. Faced with the new competitive threat raised by the United Kingdom, “in conjunction with elected officials and parliamentarians, we have undertaken work to respond without delay to the free ports offensive that our British friends intend to develop following Brexit “, confirmed the Prime Minister
Create new marine resources
To accelerate the national maritime policy, 650 million euros were allocated to the maritime, port and river component as part of the recovery plan, recalled Jean Castex. For fishing, after Brexit, activity aid measures are promised, “when the quotas for 2021 will be known”. A strategy of “mineral” exploration of the seabed is also programmed, to “create new resources and new energies”.
Finally, for the deployment of renewable marine energies, the Prime Minister announced the launch of a wind farm off the coast of Oléron (Charente-Maritime), covering an area of 300 km2, with a view to an installed capacity of 500 MW to 1 GW. The national public debate commission will soon be seized. Jean Castex also insisted on his pride in having recreated “a fully-fledged Ministry of the Sea”.
For him, “the sea occupies a strategic place, insofar as it connects us to the whole world and constitutes an important part of our economy”, in addition to being “a common good of humanity to be preserved”. However, “no country can have a maritime ambition without a port ambition, it is historical evidence”, hammered Jean Castex.
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