Port news from Marseille Fos
In the first quarter of this year passenger throughput was down 4% to 308,000 due to an unaccustomed blip in cruise numbers, which fell 11% to 178,000.
However, this reflected a market-driven change in the schedule of port calls, which now focuses on the summer season, and the deficit is set to be wiped out over the full year. Meanwhile Corsica and North Africa ferry carryings rose 8% to 130,000, although the market remains difficult.
