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Historically Economy Of Marseille Was Dominated Its Role Port Of French Empire Linking North African Colonies Of Algeria Morocco Tunisia With Metropolitan France Old Port Was Replaced Main Port Trade Port De La Joliette During Second Empire Now Contains Restaurants Offices Bars Hotels Functions Mostly Private Marina Majority Of Port Docks Which Experienced Decline 1970s After Oil Crisis Have Been Recently Redeveloped With Funds From European Union Fishing Remains Important Marseille Food Economy Of Marseille Fed Local Catch Daily Fish Market Still Held Quai Des Belges Of Old PortThe Economy Of Marseille Its Region Still Linked Its Commercial Port First French Port Fifth European Port Cargo Tonnage Which Lies North Of Old Port Eastern Fos-sur-Mer Some 45,000 Jobs Linked Port Activities Represents 4 Billion Euros Added Value Regional Economy 100 Million Tons Of Freight Pass Annually Through Port 60% Of Which Petroleum Making Number One France Mediterranean Number Three Europe However Early 2000s Growth Container Traffic Was Being Stifled Constant Strikes Social Upheavalport Among 20th Firsts Europe Container Traffic With 1,062,408 TEU New Infrastructures Have Already Raised Capacity 2M TEU Petroleum Refining Shipbuilding Principal Industries But Chemicals Soap Glass Sugar Building Materials Plastics Textiles Olive Oil Processed Foods Also Important Products.[citation Needed] Marseille Connected With Rhône Via Canal Thus Has Access Extensive Waterway Network Of France Petroleum Shipped Northward Paris Basin Pipeline City Also Serves France's Leading Centre Of Oil RefiningCompanies Services High Technologies