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.
CMA CGM Group to deploy €200 million to tackle decarbonisation
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group, Bpifrance and the Secretary of State for the Sea have announced that Bpifrance...
CMA CGM enters into exclusive discussions to acquire La Méridionale
The CMA CGM Group announces that it has entered into exclusive discussions with the STEF group to acquire 100% of La Méridionale, a maritime company for mixed...
HAROPA starts dockside electrification in Port of Rouen
Rouen, France (PortSEurope) February 10, 2023 – The French HAROPA PORT group is starting a project to install dock electrification at its inland ports...
CMA CGM set to acquire La Méridionale
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) February 10, 2023 – French logistics giant CMA CGM is set to acquire Ro-Pax company La Méridionale, the latest in a run...
France’s Port-la-Nouvelle reports steady 2022 cargo traffic
Port-la-Nouvelle, France (PortSEurope) February 8, 2023 – In 2022, Port-la-Nouvelle in Southern France handled 1.53 million tonnes of cargo. This is a...
CMA CGM launches call to drive decarbonization of the French shipping industry
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) January 30, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group has launched a call for projects targeted at startups and businesses working on...
Port of Marseille Fos reports improved results for 2022
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) January 25, 2023 – The Grand Port maritime de Marseille-Fos (GPMM) has reported improved results for 2022, with many...
Call of interest issued for Marseille port section of Franco-Spanish pipeline BarMar
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) 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...
French ports see total cargo down 1.1% in Q2 2022
Paris, France (PortSEurope) October 17, 2022 – In the second quarter of 2022, French ports handled 72.3 million tonnes of cargo, down 1.1% on the...
CMA CGM to launch Morocco Shuttle, linking Morocco, France & Spain
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 11, 2022 – CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division to launch Morocco Shuttle, a new butterfly service linking...
CargoBeamer tests train between ports of Marseille and Calais
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) September 30, 2022 – CargoBeamer has tested the first intermodal train for semi-trailers between ports of Marseille and...