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 in talks to buy Bolloré Logistics
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 20, 2023 – The French logistics and shipping group CMA CGM is in exclusive talks to acquire Bolloré Logistics. CMA...
HAROPA PORT launches new Port Community System in Rouen
Rouen, France (PortSEurope) April 19, 2023 – HAROPA PORT has developed and launched a new Port Community System (PCS), called DrakHAR. The solution...
TotalEnergies, Corsica Sardinia Ferries start biofuel bunkering in Toulon
Toulon, France (PortSEurope) April 14, 2023 – TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Corsica Sardinia Ferries have carried out the first biofuel bunkering...
SolarinBlue deploys the first floating solar units in the Mediterranean Sea
Sète, France (PortSEurope) April 12, 2023 – The French company SolarinBlue has deployed the first floating solar units in the Mediterranean Sea. This...
French businessmen visit Port of València
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 31, 2023 – A delegation of French businessmen has visited the Port of Valencia, an event organized by the...
Port of Marseille is looking for a damage insurer
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – The Port of Marseille has been operating without insurance for damage since January 1, 2023. Its...
French seaports see cargo traffic increase of over 5% in 2022
Paris, France (PortSEurope) March 22, 2023 – In the fourth quarter of 2022, cargo traffic handled by the main French ports fell by 2.4% compared to the...
French shipper CMA CGM will take 12% stake in Brittany Ferries
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) March 15, 2023 – The French shipowner CMA CGM is to take a 12% stake in Brittany Ferries, by converting a loan into...
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...
Elengy and Delta Rail sign an agreement
Elengy, expert in liquefied natural gas (LNG), and Delta Rail, a transport solutions operator, have announced the launch of a new LNG container loading service...
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...
HAROPA PORT: Still on a positive trajectory, France’s leading port continues to grow and invest
Press release – Still on a positive trajectory – France’s leading port continues to grow and invest – Le Havre (France) 16 January 2023 In...