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.
Total to supply LNG to CMA CGM’s future containerships in Marseille port
Marseille – December 4, 2019 Total and CMA CGM have signed an agreement for the supply of approximately 270,000 tonnes per year of Liquefied Natural Gas...
French Prime Minister inaugurates CEVA Logistics’ new headquarters in Marseille port
CMA CGM – November 14, 2019 On the occasion of his visit to Marseille today for the National Industry Council, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe came to...
Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Brittany Ferries to acquire Condor Ferries
14th November 2019 Brittany Ferries, in consortium with the Columbia Threadneedle European Sustainable Infrastructure Fund (ESIF), has reached an agreement to...
GMP, part of CMA CGM, to construct and operate future container berths at Le Havre port
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) November 11, 2019 – Générale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP) has been awarded a 34-year concession contract by the Port...
Port – Rail connectivity must be strengthened in EU policy
Over the last year, experts from both sea and inland ports have been assessing the European railway legislation from a port perspective. This has resulted in a...
Unctad: Global maritime trade suffers as US-China trade tensions and uncertainty take toll
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development – October 30, 2019 The Review of Maritime Transport 2019, released today, shows a dip in maritime...
European Commission opens in-depth investigation of proposed acquisition of Chantiers de l’Atlantique by Fincantieri
Brussels – October 31, 2019 The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Chantiers de...
Air quality and energy consumption are still the top priorities of European Ports in 2019
European Sea Ports Organisation – October 17, 2019 Today, ESPO presented its annual Environmental Report for 2019 at the GreenPort Congress in Oslo....
Barcelona promotes services at Top Transport Europe Fair, Marseille
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2019 – The Port of Barcelona has attended the 28th edition of the Top Transport Europe Fair, in Marseilles,...
Enedis and Marseille Fos port sign partnership for new connection of Marseille basins to public electricity network
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 18, 2019 – Enedis and the port of Marseille Fos have signed an agreement for a new connection of the Marseille...
Cruises companies, Marseille port and others sign “Blue Charter”
Port de Marseille – October 17, 2019 Today, on the occasion of the Blue Maritime Summit Marseille Provence – Cruise Initiatives organized in Marseille...
CNR joins Via Marseille Fos association
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 16, 2019 – On September 25, 2019, CNR (Compagnie Nationale du Rhône) formalized its membership of the Via...
TIC 4.0 Association will facilitate digital transformation of ports sector
Valencia, October 10, 2019 Last Tuesday, the meeting took place in Marseille to formalize the creation of the Terminal Industry Committtee 4.0 (ICT 4.)...
Gibraltar participated in the 55th MedCruise General Assembly in Antibes, France
Gibraltar (PortSEurope) October 13, 2019 – The the Gibraltar Port Authority and the Gibraltar Tourist Board have represented Gibraltar at the 55th...
DFDS reorganises Mediterranean services
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 3, 2019 – DFDS, a Danish international shipping and logistics company, has announced a reorganisation of its...
MeRS Driver: the marriage of blockchain and logistics on the Mediterranean-Rhône-Saône axis
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 2, 2019 – The port of Marseille Fos has hosted the meeting regarding the development of a blockchain pilot for...
CMA CGM to launch LNG-powered mega-ship
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world’s first 23,000 TEU powered by LNG – September 25, 2019 This is a world first: the largest Liquefied Natural...
Logistics group GEFCO reports increased revenues in Q1 2019
Paris, France (PortSEurope) September 19, 2019 – GEFCO, the French logistics group, recorded revenues of €2,480.4 million for the first six months of...
Zero smoke target for ships in Marseille, Toulon and Nice
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) September 12, 2019 – France’s Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is planning to invest 25% of its regional...
Marseille looks to be first electric Mediterranean port
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) September 8, 2019 – Marseille Fos Port Authority plans to invest $22 million in its attempt to become the first fully...