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Marseille

Marseille is a Mediterranean seaport-city in Southeast France, on the Gulf of Lion (golfe du Lion): second largest city in the country and a major port; it is managed by Grand Port Maritime de Marseille-GPMM (Marseille Fos Port Authority). Marseille is the home of CMA CGM, a global container transport and logistics company.

Boluda France sees reduced towage business in Marseille

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Boluda France, a provider of a range of port services, including towage, has been critical of growth...

Hapag-Lloyd introduces calls at Livorno port within MSE service

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has launched calls at the port of Livorno within its MSE service, which...

European Commission publishes “Delivering Ten-T, Facts & Figures September 2017”

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The document “Delivering TEN-T – Facts and Figures September 2017” summarises key data...

Channel 5 receives the jury’s favorite prize at the Med’INNOVANT competition

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 25, 2017 – Channel 5, an information channel and a decision-making service in the port environment integrating...

AIDA Cruises to use LNG supply in Mediterranean ports

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) November 25, 2017 – AIDA Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, announced that it will gradually start regular operations...

French government supports CMA CGM LNG fuel announcement

Paris, France (PortSEurope) November 25, 2017 – Nicolas Hulot, Ministre d’État, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, and Élisabeth...

CMA CGM chooses LNG for its biggest ships

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 25, 2017 – The French container shipper CMA CGM has announced that it will use engines using liquefied natural...

Marseille – Mediterranean Air Day – the environmental question will prevail in port economics

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 – On November 14, 2017, Marseille hosted “Mediterranean Air Day” (Journée...

Corsica Linéa to operate Mostaganem to Marseille service

Mostaganem, Algeria (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – Ryad Bouledjouidja, CEO of Entreprise Portuaire de Mostaganem (the Port Authority of Mostaganem),...

French Smart port members meet in Marseille to adopt projects

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – The members of the SMART PORT Steering Committee have adopted the first set of projects to take...

Marseille welcomes MSC Orchestra vessel

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 – The Port of Marseille Fos and the MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) have held a press event to...

Miami – Marseille: a win-win deal for the ports

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – The economic mission taking place this week in Miami is full of promise for the 12 sectors of...

Event: Medports forum – February 7-8, 2018, Marseille

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – After the success of the MEDports forum in 2016 and the MEDports seminar in 2017, the port of...

Event: Mediterranean Air Day, Ports – November 14, 2017

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 7, 2017 – Pierre-Charles Maria, President of Air PACA, and François Alfonsi, President of Qualitair Corse will...

City of Marseille sends business delegation to Miami

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 5, 2017 – An official mission of the City of Marseille, led by Jean-Claude Gaudin, mayor and president of the...

Marseille Fos hires 70 dockers and innovates in the field of training

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – The five handlers (Portsynergy-Eurofos, Seayard, Sosersid, Sea-Invest & Nicolas Frères)...

Forme 10 in Marseille: the biggest dry dock in the Mediterranean now fully operational

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Dry dock no. 10 of Marseille port, the biggest dock in the Mediterranean area and one of the biggest...

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