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.
Call of interest issued for Marseille port section of Franco-Spanish pipeline BarMar
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 13, 2023 – French gas transmission operator GRTgaz has issued a call of interest to build a hydrogen transport...
Nidec ASI won the Port of Sète tender for a “shore-to-ship” project
Sète, France (Ports Europe) January 12, 2023 – Nidec ASI, part of the Energy & Infrastructure Division of the Nidec Group, won the tender for...
Quechen abandons plans for silica plant in Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – Chinese group Quechen Silicon Co Ltd. has suspended its €105 million silica plant project in the Grand...
IKEA is using the Seine river to deliver customers in Paris
Starting December 2022, IKEA is using the Seine river to transport by boat home goods to deliver customers in Paris. The orders are prepared in its warehouse...
New hydrogen pipeline between Barcelona and Marseille
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – A new green hydrogen pipeline between Barcelona and Marseille will be completed for 2030. The BarMar...
French President Macron promotes Marseille-Lyons “grand port”
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – French President Macron is promoting a Marseille-Lyons “grand port”, a new route for...
Mammoet to supply equipment to Port-La-Nouvelle project
Port-La-Nouvelle, France (PortSEurope) November 8, 2022 – Mammoet France has won the contract to supply onshore heavy lifting and transport for the...
CMA CGM to launch Morocco Shuttle, linking Morocco, France & Spain
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 11, 2022 – CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division to launch Morocco Shuttle, a new butterfly service linking...
French Commission for Alternative Energy visits the port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 30, 2022 – Commissione per l’Energia Nucleare e per le Energie Alternative (CEA) of Grenoble has visited the...
CargoBeamer tests train between ports of Marseille and Calais
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 30, 2022 – CargoBeamer has tested the first intermodal train for semi-trailers between ports of Marseille and...
Le Havre Cruises: the development project for a port with a bright future for sustainable cruises
In order to consolidate the attractiveness of HAROPA PORT on the European cruise market and underpin the strong development of passenger traffic expected over...
CMA CGM creates fund to accelerate energy transition in shipping and logistics
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The CMA CGM Group announced yesterday that it is creating a Special Fund for Energies, backed by a...
CMA CGM to buy French newspaper La Provence
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 2, 2022 – CMA CGM head Rodolphe Saade is set to buy the French regional newspaper La Provence. Based in...
Deputy of the French National Assembly visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 29, 2022 – The Deputy of the French National Assembly and member of the Board of the World Hellenic...
Port of Marseille Fos sees steady cargo handled in first half of 2022
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – The Port of Marseille Fos handled 38 million tonnes (mt) of goods between January and June 2022, roughly...
MSC subsidiary Til announces €700 million investment in Le Havre
Paris, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – Terminal Investment Limited (Til) has announced a €700 million investment in its terminals in the Port of...
French companies develop first hydrogen-powered fuel cell barge to provide power for docked ships
Paris, France (PortSEurope) July 7, 2022 – A number of French companies are developing the first hydrogen-powered fuel cell barge to provide electric...