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.
Christophe Castaner re-elected head of the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Last week, Christophe Castaner was re-elected for five years as chairman of the supervisory board of...
GravitHy signs a power agreement for Fos-sur-Mer plant
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 19, 2024 – GravitHy is planning to build France’s first low-carbon DRI/HBI1 production plant in Fos-sur-Mer,...
Callisto project to apply for European funding
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – The Callisto carbon capture project is listed as a European Union (EU) “project of common...
Rhône Energies set to acquire the Esso Fos-sur-Mer Refinery
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 12, 2024 – Rhône Energies has entered into exclusive negotiations with Exxon Mobil’s ESSO SAF to acquire...
Kalmar supplies cranes to Med Europe Terminal, Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – Kalmar has signed an agreement with Med Europe Terminal for the delivery of six Kalmar hybrid straddle...
CMA CGM to open Tangram innovation centre, Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of CMA CGM, will inaugurate Tangram, a training and innovation centre...
COSCO SHIPPING calls at Eurofos, Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 3, 2024 – COSCO SHIPPING has started calls at the Eurofos terminal in Marseille as part of the AEM1, MD2 and MED 1...
Tunisia inaugurates the Ifriqiya submarine cable
Bizerte, Tunisia (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – Tunisia has inaugurated the Ifriqiya submarine cable in the Ain Meriem area of Bizerte port. It is a...
Marine geothermal power plant heats and cools in Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The marine geothermal power station Thassalia in the French Mediterranean Sea port of Marseille-Fos...
Port of Marseille & DEOS project – renewable energy
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – With the Offshore Wind Development (DEOS) project, the port of Marseille Fos aims to build and make...
Greek tanker fined for pollution in Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – A tanker operated by a Greek company being held since Thursday in the Port of Marseille for marine...
French ports: 3.2% less cargo and 13.4% fewer containers in 2023
Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 18, 2024 – French ports that reported their cargo figures for 2023 show a decline of around 5%. On the container...
inwi, Medusa Submarine Cable System to strengthen trans-Mediterranean connectivity
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Global telecom operator inwi and Medusa Submarine Cable System have signed an agreement to reinforce...
Port of Marseille, cargo down, revenue up in 2023
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Marseille handled 72 million tons of cargo, down -7%. All segments recorded...
Marseille’ Eurofos has reached the milestone of 10 mln containers
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – Last November, Eurofos crossed the threshold of 10 million containers handled since the start of its...
Port of Marseille remains on course, record investments in 2023
Grand port maritime de Marseille – In A Global Context Of Decline, The Port Of Marseille Fos Remains On Course And Is Making Record Investments –...
Fos Tonkin LNG starts small-scale LNG carrier loading service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – On September 28, 2023, the Fos Tonkin LNG terminal has successfully launched a new small-scale...
H2V plans hydrogen decarbonisation of Marseille Fos-sur-Mer industrial port zone
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 21, 2023 – H2V is preparing a gigafactory for the production of green hydrogen to decarbonise activities in...
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....
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...