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Date Event
2008 For the seventh following year, Dunkirk breaks a new record figure : 57,7 million tons (+1%)
Martine Bonny took over as CEO of Dunkerque Port on September 15th, after her appointment was ratified by the Council of Ministers.
CMA-CGM includes DUnkirk in the rotation of its FAL3 service (French-Asia Line) from China.
The port of Dunkirk hosts the IAPH congress (International Association of Ports and Harbors), which represents 230 ports in 87 countries and approximately 150 organisations related to the port activities.
ZMPC delivers two gantries to the container terminal.
Eight months after Hurricane Dean destroyed most of the plantations in the French West Indies, the Guadeloupe and Martinique Banana Trade officially celebrated its return to France.
2007 New activity record for the port of Dunkirk with 57,09 million tons.
Eurotunnel and the port of Dunkirk sign an agreement of strategic partnership aiming at increasing their activities of rail transport of goods.
LNG Terminal : project submitted for public discussion.
Two new services CMA-CGM Agadir-Dunkirk.
2006 New record figure for the port of Dunkerque with 56,64 million tons (+6%).
Inauguration of "Maersk Delft", second new generation ferry of Norfolkline.
Arrival by sea from Shanghaï on August 18th of a new gantry crane for ArcelorMittal.
Shareholding of the container terminal of 61% by APM Terminals, 30% held by Terminal Link and 9% held by the port of Dunkerque.
2005 For the fourth following year, Dunkirk breaks a new record figure : 53,3 million tons (+5%)
Commissioning of "Maersk Dunkerque" from Norfolkline on the Dunkirk-Dover line.
Inauguration of the Intergrated Regulation Centre (CRI) on October 25th.
The Banalliance DUnkerque firm launches its activities of packaging and distribution of West-Indian bananas in its brand new warehouse of 4800m².
2004 The 2004 annual trade breaks a new record figure of 51 million tons
2003 The port established a new tonnage record, breaking the 50 million tons for the first time
2002 Inauguration of the highest gantry crane in Europe at the container terminal.
2001 Formation of the joint venture « GIE Nord France Terminal Opérateur Unifié » to manage the container terminal, between the Port of Dunkirk Authority and Nord France Terminal
2000 Record traffic of 45.28 millions tonnes
1999 Inauguration of « Nord France Terminal International » (container terminal at the Western Port)
Formation of the joint venture « GIE Seabulk/Norvrac » between the Port of Dunkirk Authority and Norvrac (Sea Invest) to manage the Quai à Pondéreux Ouest (ore and coal terminal)
1998 Operation of the crane Liebherr 320, (built in Austrial ; capacity of 48 tonnes at 30 m, 23 tonnes at 43 m and 100 tonnes at 16m)
Opening of Dunfresh (temperature controlled warehouse) to manage the Antillas bananas traffic ; doubling its storage capacity in 2000
1996 End of Channel passenger traffic from the Western Port
Formation of the joint venture « GIE Nord Container Service » (NCS) between the ports of Dunkirk and Lille

1995 Destruction of the Gaston Fichaux grain silo
Setting up of Dunfrost (warehouse in freeze temperatures) at the Western Port; doubling of its storage capacity in 1998
1994 Signing of a port development contract for the 1994-1998 period
1993 Formation of new port terminals organisation
1992 Local agreement on stevedore reform. Dunkirk was the first French port to implement this reform
1990 - 1991 Construction of the Nacanco, Péchiney Aluminium Dunkerque, Dunkerquoise de Blends, Ajinomoto, Nutrasweet and Seas plants
1987 Opening of the river link between the Western and Eastern port via the canal des Dunes
Opening of the SILONOR grain silo

1985 Opening of the Nord Céréales grain bin Silo
1984 Opening of the Quai à Pondéreux Ouest for ore carriers up to 170.000 tonnes
1979 Formation of Dunkerque Ouest Conteneurs
1978 Opening of the Steam cracking plant
Opening of the TTS sugar terminal
Opening of the Forme 6 (ship repair yard) for ships up to 170.000 tonnes
1976 Transfer of the container and Channel activities to the Western Port
1974 - 1975 Beginning of operations of the Western Port, capable of handling tankers up to 300.000 tonnes
1973 Beginning of operations of the blast nb 4 of Usinor/Sollac (10.000 tonnes of steel per day) and of the cold lamination at the Mardyck plant
Setting up of the CFR Total refinery

1972 Beginning of dredging of the Western outer harbourport
End of construction of the motorway between Dunkirk and Lille
1970 Opening of the Charles de Gaulle lock with the first ship: " Ville de Strasbourg "
1969 Opening of the Mardyck lock
1968 Opening of the wide gauge canal (3.600 tonnes)
Formation of the first Urban Community in France: « Communauté Urbaine de Dunkerque »
1966-1970 Construction of the Charles de Gaulle lock (365 m x 50 m x -13.50 m) for ships up to 125.000 tonnes
1966 Creation of the Port of Dunkirk Authority
1964
Inauguration of the Darse 6 (700 m x 170 m
First vessel: " Melbourne Star "
1960 Port traffic reaches 8 millions tonnes
1959 Beginning of the Sollac steel plant
1958 - 1962 Building and opening of the Bassin Maritime
1958 Construction of the BP refinery
1954 Building of tankers from 70 to 120 000 tonnes at the Chantiers de France
1946 Re-opening of the Guillain lock
1945 - 1952 Reconstruction of the port
1936 Inauguration of the Dunkirk-Dover ferry terminal to replace the Tilbury service
1931 Inauguration of the floating dock
1927
Inauguration of services between Dunkirk and London (Tilbury), for passengers and cargoes, by the company ALA from the Quai des Monitors (ending in 1936)
1924 Inauguration of the grain silo Gaston Fichaux on the quay of the Darse 5 with 15.000 tonnes capacity (destroyed in 1995)
1916 Opening of the Darse 5
1913 First steel plant built on water: Usine des Dunes
1911 Building of the Darse 5
1903 Extension of the 3 and 4 (+ 1.500 m of quays)
1901
Foundation of the « Comité Général de Défense des Intérêts Maritimes et Commerciaux » (today « Union Maritime et Commerciale du Port de Dunkerque »)
1898 - 1999 Formation and opening of the shipbuilding yard "Ateliers et Chantiers de France"
1896 Inauguration of the Trystram lock
1890 The new Eastern pier is extended from 70 to 170 m for the entry to the channel
Completion of dredging of the Darses 1 / 2 and 3 at - 4,5 m depth
1889 - 1896 Building of the Trystram lock (l = 170 m / w = 25 m / p = 10 m)
1888
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry receives the concession to operate the public cranes (ending in 1966 with the creation of the Port Authority)
1880 Inauguration of the Darse 1
1874 Laying the foundation stone of the Darse 1
1859 Formation of the Towage Company
1856 Beginning of commercial operations at the Bassin du Commerce
1848
Start of dredging of the Bassin du Commerce
September: establishment of a direct railway connection at Dunkirk in addition to the river link with the hinterland
Building of the lighthouse (height 59 meters)
1700 Creation of the Chamber of Commerce by Louis XIV
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