49When questioned in that regard at the hearing, the applicants confirmed, first, that they collected fees, classified as ‘port charges’, which were paid – at least in part – in return for granting ships the right to access the port infrastructure. Secondly, while they contest that they themselves perform the lifting, loading or unloading of goods using cranes in particular, or even maintenance activities, they admit nevertheless that they do carry out some transshipment and towing activities behind the locks. Thirdly, they do not dispute that they make land available to third-party undertakings in return for concession fees.
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