A third of the 35 trawlers of the Breton shipowner Porcher are currently at the quay.
The group has decided to bring the maintenance work forward so as not to leave its sailors idle.
But the real reason is due to the surge in diesel prices: in one year, the price of fuel (tax-free) has tripled to go well above 1 euro per litre.
At this level, it is no longer profitable to send trawlers out to
sea
. Jean Castex)
is not sufficient”
, insists Jean Porcher, founder of the famous armament.
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