The Channel Port of Dieppe is a major player for the town of Dieppe. As a strategic crossing point for exchanges with Great Britain, the Port of Dieppe generates numerous jobs in the transport industry and cargo trade. The marina offers 850 moorings for rent to pleasure crafts, as well as the only dry dock of its kind in France. Available to small-scale fishing professionals, there are auctioning services and the Fish Market facilities on quai Trudaine, where fish and seafood are promoted, particularly the King Scallop, the local flagship speciality. The Port generates 1,250 direct jobs in total, which represents one in twelve jobs at the scale of the city.
Professionals servicing land and sea
The one hundred and ten employees of the Syndicat Mixte put all their skills at the disposal of both port users and sea professionals.
In addition to the Port of Dieppe staff, professionals are available on the premises to run the services offered to ships – towing, dredging, piloting and mooring. The State public services available at the Harbour also have their own force – Harbourmaster, Public Delegation to the Sea and Coast, Customs, Maritime Police (Gendarmerie), Volunteers from the Sea Rescue Service (SNSM). Moreover, companies based on the precinct of the French Public Maritime Domain have their own operatives: DFDS Seaways; the shipyard; the SAIPOL factory; SNC Graves de Mer; boat sales, repair and construction companies; maritime operators (Humann et Taconet, Promaritime, Bolloré) who hire for port handling operators; hauliers and carriers; fishermen; wholesale fish merchants. Finally sports associations are also staffed with professionals: the Dieppe Sailing Club; the Dieppe Sea Rowing Nautical Club; the Dieppe Underwater Sports Club; Sails & Cliffs…; the volunteers of the Dieppe Sea Rescue Service (SNSM); etc.
All port assistance at the disposal of both vessels and freight involve a number of public and private service providers.
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