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.
Port of Marseille reports reduced cargo in first half of 2023
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 25, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the port of Marseille Fos handled 35 million tonnes (mt) of cargo....
HAROPA: Review of 1st half-year to 2023: recovery underway
In a general context of decline of french and european ports, HAROPA PORT recorded a drop in maritime traffic in the first half-year but maintained its market...
CMA CGM absorbs Containerships brand name
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – The French logistics, shipping group CMA CGM has absorbed the brand name of its subsidiary...
France reports Q1 2023 cargo traffic down -6.9%
Paris, France (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023, total cargo traffic passing through the main French ports in mainland France...
Port-la-Nouvelle looks forward to second expansion
Port-la-Nouvelle, France (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – The first expansion phase of the Port-la-Nouvelle approaches conclusion and interest focusses on...
France picks site for 250-MW Mediterranean floating wind project
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 22, 2023 – Christophe Béchu, Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Agnès Pannier-Runacher,...
Metrocargo Italia to start Marseille-Parma intermodal service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – Metrocargo Italia has won a contract to set up an intermodal rail service between Miramas, Marseille, and...
La Méridionale joins the CMA CGM Group
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 1, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group has today finalized the acquisition of La Méridionale, a mixed-use freight and...
Port of Marseille Fos is launching a 2023-2030 plan to make vehicles greener
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – The Port of Marseille Fos is launching a 2023-2030 plan to make its vehicle fleet greener with investment...
CMA CGM wants to acquire the media platform La Tribune
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group is committed to acquiring 100% of the share capital of HIMA Group, which owns La...
TiL MSC orders 9 gantry cranes for Le Havre port
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – TiL MSC has ordered nine new electric gantry cranes for its TPO/TNMSC container terminals in the Port of...
Iberdola install first offshore wind turbine at Saint-Brieuc project
Today, Iberdrola announced the installation of the first wind turbine at the offshore farm located on the bay of Saint-Brieuc. It becomes the first offshore...
CMA CGM committed to purchase Bolloré Group’s transport, logistics operations
Today, the CMA CGM Group granted a put option to the Bolloré Group to sell the transport and logistics operations of Bolloré Logistics – May 8, 2023...
Port of Sète-Frontignan, SNCF sign railway contract
Sète, France (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – The Port of Sète-Frontignan and SNCF have signed an agreement to develop the rail service at the port. It...
HAROPA PORT and Port of Montreal renew cooperation
Paris, France (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – Six years after signing an initial cooperation agreement, the Port of Montreal and HAROPA PORT have renewed of...
Den Hartogh, Metrocargo Italia transports tank containers between Italy and France
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – Royal Den Hartogh Logistics, a leading logistics operator in the chemical industry, has contracted Metrocargo...
France must have long-term plan for offshore wind farms – ports
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 30, 2023 – France must have a long-term plan for future offshore wind farms so that port infrastructure has time...