The CCI of Caen, which manages the port of Caen-Ouistreham, presented the results of port activity in 2021 and the outlook for 2022. The 10th French port suffered in cross-Channel traffic, but gained market share in new activities such as the wintering of ocean liners.

The figures are down on cross-Channel traffic, on the Ouistreham / Portsmouth line in 2021.

256,523 passengers, 85,560 cars and 87,634 trucks crossed the Channel last year. Declining figures which can be explained by Brexit and the pandemic which have significantly impacted trade between France and the United Kingdom.

According to the CCI of Caen, this drop in cross-Channel activity has not slowed down investments in the port. On the contrary, this context has generated new activities: wintering liners in particular. For 2022, the Caen Chamber of Commerce and Industry hopes that traffic will return to normal. It also hopes for a consolidation of the various activities and a strengthening of the attractiveness of the port which notably announced the forthcoming construction of an AYRO factory. An Oceanwings wing manufacturing unit. Wings used to propel merchant ships by sail.

2021 remains a very good year for the marinas of Caen, Ouistreham and Dives-Cabourg-Houlgate, which are managed by the CCI of Caen.

Shorter stays and a stable or even increasing number of subscribers. The ports of Calvados show a favorable balance sheet for 2021. They are labeled Quality Pleasure and have provided comfort and safety investments.

As for the fishing ports of Port-en-Bessin and Grandcamp-Maisy, they limit the decline in intake under auction. At Port-en-Bessin, the leading auction in Normandy, scallops held up well with an increase in deliveries and turnover. 70 different designated species are there each year. On the other hand, at the port of Grandcamp-Maisy, shell shipments are down 7%.