In 2021, the SMO des Ports Lorrains awarded a temporary concession to CFNR Concession des Ports Lorrains (Rhenus PartnerShip France) to manage the 9 ports situated on the French Moselle River.

Some forty companies, with a wide range of activities, are located in the boundaries of the Conession. Each port has its own specificity and know-how.

• Metz: France’s 1st largest river cereal port
• Industries located directly on the Moselle
• 4 public platforms: Cattenom, Thionville-Illange, Nouveau Port de Metz, Thionville-Illange
• 1 container terminal
• Business sectors: agri-food, steel, construction, logistics, recycling, etc.

CONNECTED TO EUROPE

Our Missions

• The management and maintenance of the 9 ports
• Business contact with the lease-holders
• Port Handling on the Cattenom, Thionville-Illange, Metz Container Terminal and Nancy-Frouard (sub-delegated) platforms
• Promotion of available sites on the concession area
• Support for economic development and advice on modal shift