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.
“Historic milestone”: 47 tons of cocaine were seized in France in 2024
Paris, France (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – “Historic milestone”: 47 tons of cocaine were seized in France in 2024, announced the...
Port of Nantes – Saint-Nazaire sees cargo down 10% in 2024
Nantes, France, (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – Significant technical issues at industrial facilities halted vessel traffic for months, leading to a...
Port of Cherbourg set for further investment
Paris, France (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – The Communauté d’agglomération du Cotentin (CAC) has committed 10 million euros over the next three...
CMA CGM changes Amerigo service, Marsielle port excluded
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – CMA CGM has restructured one of its transatlantic services to focus on southern Italy, resulting in...
Port of Bordeaux to promote rail and river cargo
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) January 13, 2025 – As part of its decarbonization strategy, the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux (GPMB) is promoting rail...
Port of Caen undergoes dredging
Caen, France (Ports Europe) January 6, 2025 – Last November 2024, dredging of the Saint-Pierre basin of the Port of Caen-Ouistreham started and is...
Port of Marseille seeks new owner for current ore terminal, dock 1
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 6, 2025 – At the end of 2024, the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille (GPMM) launched a call for tenders to find a...
Two tonnes of cocaine seized at Le Havre port
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) January 4, 2025 – More than two tonnes of cocaine were seized at the French port of Le Havre on December 30 and two men...
Companies build floating offshore wind farm near Fos-sur-Mer port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 4, 2025 – Energy firm EDF Renewables and Maple Power will design, build, operate and take down a 250 MW floating...
French ports see Q3 2024 total cargo down 7.3%
Paris, France (Ports Europe) December 22, 2024 – In Q3 2024, cargo passing through major metropolitan commercial ports fell (-7.7%) compared to the...
Eurofos renews conecession in Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – Eurofos has renewed its Terminal de Méditerranée in Fos-sur-Mer concession until 2046. Located in...
CMA CGM heads consortium with concession in inland Port of Lyon
Lyons, France (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – CMA CGM is heading a consortium that has won a 30-year sub-concession at the port of Lyon. The...
European companies launch alliance for H2med Southwestern Hydrogen Corridor
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – A number of leading European companies have created a new alliance to support the H2Med Southwestern...
Générale de Manutention Portuaire deploys 5G in Le Havre
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) December 9, 2024 – Générale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP) has deployed a private 5G network at its Terminal de France,...
Update: French CGT union to strike at ports Dec 9-10 and Jan’25
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – France’s National Federation of Ports and Dockers (CGT) announced a 48-hour strike starting December 9 and...
French CGT union proposes port strike December 9-10
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – The CGT trade union is calling for 48-hour strike at the country’s ports. The call is a response...
TMS introduces new tug in Port of Sète
Sète, France (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – Damen Shipyard has delivered a new Damen ASD 2811 multi-purpose tug to TSM-Thomas Maritime Services. The...
Port of Sète forecasts 220,000 passengers in 2024
Sète, France (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – By year-end, the Port of Sète in southern France estimates that it will have handled around 220,000...
Two mega gantry cranes arrive in le Havre for MSC terminals
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) November 11, 2024 – Two days ago, the Zhen Hua 27 ship arrived at the HAROPA-managed port of Le Havre and delivered two...
French state acquires an 80% stake in Alcatel Submarine Networks
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 7, 2024 – The French government is acquiring an 80% stake in ASN (Alcatel Submarine Networks) from Nokia to support...