France
France is a country in Western Europe. The Mediterranean Sea coastline is known as the Côte d’Azur or French Riviera and is around 885 km long. The top seaport on the coastline is the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille. The Port of Marseille Fos is a multipurpose, multi-channel port with infrastructure to handle all types of traffic. Thanks to its geostrategic positioning, at the heart of the Euro-Mediterranean area, and its quadrimodality (road, rail, river and pipelines), it is positioned as one of Europe’s southern gateways. West of Marseille is the Port of Sète, and east of Marseille are a number of smaller ports focussed on tourism and yachting.
Eiffage Concessions, Sodeports win Toulon port contract
Toulon, France (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – A consortium of Eiffage Concessions and Sodeports has won a contract for the refurbishment,...
Lhyfe wins “expression of interest” in Nantes St-Nazaire port project
Nantes St-Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) November 27, 2023 – The local start-up Lhyfe, which works in green hydrogen projects, is the winner of the call...
French government specifies details for two floating wind farms
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 27, 2023 – The French government has specified the location of two floating wind projects in the Mediterranean of...
French president to speak at Nantes sea event
Nantes, France (Ports Europe) November 27, 2023 – The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, will participate in 18e édition des Assises de...
DFDS, VIIA sign MoU with French ports of Sète and Calais
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 24, 2023 – Transport operators, DFDS and VIIA, and the French ports of Sète and Calais have signed a Memorandum...
HAROPA PORT: A new production plant on the Seine axis
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 24, 2023 – HAROPA PORT and VERSO ENERGY have signed an agreement for the installation of a plant to produce...
CMA CGM sees slight decline in TEU handled in Q3 2023
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – French shipper CMA CGM handled 5.72 million containers (TEU) in Q3 2023, down just -0.9% on the same...
French president in Kazakhstan, trade corridors on the agenda
Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – French President Emmanuel Macron is in Kazakhstan to promote relations between Paris and Astana....
An urban river logistics solution right in the heart of Paris
Since June 2023, OBD Grand Paris and Sogestran Logistics have been operating a new logistics solution to allow beverages delivery vehicle reloading right in...
CVE lays foundation for the CVE Port de Bordeaux methanisation unit
Bordeaux, France (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – Yesterday, CVE, an independent producer of renewable energy, and the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux...
GMP orders four more hybrid straddle carriers from Kalmar
Le Havre, France (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – Générale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP) in Le Havre has ordered with four more hybrid straddle...
Fos Tonkin LNG starts small-scale LNG carrier loading service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – On September 28, 2023, the Fos Tonkin LNG terminal has successfully launched a new small-scale...
One more rail connection Barcelona-Toulouse
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2023 – Hutchison Logistics Synergy, the Spanish logistics arm of Hutchison Ports, will connect the BEST...
Primever Group takes over Port of Sète fruit terminal
Sète, France (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – The Agen-based Primever Group has signed a contract with the Port of Sète to take over the management of...
Maersk launches new rail offering from Barcelona to Southern France
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – Maersk launches a new rail offering from Barcelona to Southern France for shorter transit times. Maersk...
HAROPA PORT to develop a new multimodal platform
Paris, France (PortSEurope) September 28, 2023 – HAROPA PORT has announced that it is developing the port of Bruyères-sur-Oise to create a new...
Update: India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) – a new super-trade route?
Mumbai, India (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – A multinational railway and sea ports corridor linking the Middle East and South Asia was announced on...