Tag: Saint Nazaire
Chantiers de l’Atlantique launches construction of its first sailing liner
A sailing liner. Inconceivable just a few years ago, this somewhat crazy project is about to become concrete. In Saint-Nazaire, Chantiers de l’Atlantique launched construction on Thursday morning of this…
Families relocated, the ring road cut
The sustained rains of recent days have caused the rivers of Loire-Atlantique to swell and overflow, a department which was placed on Tuesday on orange “rain flood” alert. by Météo…
“More than 700 employees” sick after Airbus Christmas meal
The foie gras, the scallop casserole, the tournedos or the small sweet verrines did not really go down well. At the end of last week, in Montoir near Saint-Nazaire, the…
Sovereignty and competitiveness on Macron’s menu at the foundations of the maritime economy
Decarbonization of the maritime sector and competitiveness. Expected at the maritime economy conference on Tuesday in Nantes, President Emmanuel Macron should reaffirm his support for fishermen and his ambition to…
Yara fertilizer factory on strike against plan for 139 layoffs
“Our choice: the environment and employment”, but “Yara chose dismissal”. This is the message of a banner hung on the factory gate, near a fire of pallets and tires. Around…
“As if there had been a bombing…” 20 years ago, the Queen Mary 2 disaster
“The entire region was affected by this tragedy. Saint-Nazaire, the next day, was a battered city, as if there had been a bombing. Everyone has a loved one, a friend,…
Two new cruise ships ordered from shipyards
It was hoped, it is now official. While the Saint-Nazaire construction sites are currently running at full capacity, two new constructions will help to further clear the horizon. This Monday,…
At the Saint-Nazaire shipyards, cruise ships are being manufactured at a breakneck pace
“Exceptional! », “wonderful”, “incredible!” »… The atmosphere is one of celebration and superlatives at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire. It must be said that the double ceremony which took…
The “Celebrity Ascent”, a real floating palace, leaves the construction site
It is less enormous (327 meters long all the same!) than some of its predecessors but is even more luxurious. The latest addition to the Atlantic shipyards, the Celebrity Ascent…