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CMA CGM wants to acquire the media platform La Tribune

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 26, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group is committed to acquiring 100% of the share capital of HIMA Group, which owns La...

TotalEnergies, MSC Cruises complete bunkering at Marseille Fos

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 26, 2023 – TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and MSC Cruises have successfully completed the first liquefied natural gas...

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...

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 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...

MSC to restart DRAGON service

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) February 10, 2023 – MSC is to restart its DRAGON service that will connect Asia to Israel, Italy and South of France, and...

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...

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...

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...

CMA CGM making progress at the port of Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 19, 2022 – The French logistics company CMA CGM is making progress with it work the Port of Beirut, largely...

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...

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...

Port of Marseille Fos sees steady cargo handled in first half of 2022

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – The Port of Marseille Fos handled 38 million tonnes (mt) of goods between January and June 2022, roughly...

Ranking: French ports – Cargo throughput, Q1 2022

Paris, France (PortSEurope) June 21, 2022 – In the first quarter of 2020, French ports handled cargo of 73.09 million tonnes. This is up 6.75% on the first...

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