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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.

Marseille port installs system for power supply to ships

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – A power supply system installed in January 2017 at Marseille port allows ferries to be docked without...

Bouygues Travaux Publics to produce concrete blocks at Marseille port

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 12, 2017 – The extension of six hectares of the area of the Principality of Monaco will lead to the construction of...

France – Port-Saint-Louis: Architectural and related services

France-Port-Saint-Louis: Architectural and related services 2017/S 067-126847 Voluntary ex ante transparency notice Services Directive 2014/24/EU Section I:...

La Ciotat develops local yachting capacity

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – The port of La Ciotat (Bouches-du-Rhône), east of Marseille, which is a luxury yachting destination,...

Groupe Charles André open Fos logistics platform

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 2, 2017 – The Charles André Group (GCA) has opened its new 34,000 m² platform in the logistics areas of the...

Israel’s Zim to introduce new network of transatlantic services in April

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – Israeli company Zim Integrated Shipping Services plans to introduce its new network of transatlantic...

European Parliament Transport Committee visits the Port of Marseille Fos

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – During a trip to France, the President of the European Parliament Transport Committee Karima Delli led...

Marseille Fos consults local stakeholders

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – With the organization of two public meetings, continuous consultations have entered a new stage in the...

CMA CGM supports Le Carburateur and Marseille startup companies

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, and le Carburateur, an incubator for small companies in...

France’s Wlife to build warehouse at Marseille port

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Wlife, a property development and rehabilitation company based in Lyon, signed in January 2017 a...

France’s CMA CGM container traffic rises 20% in 2016

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – French shipping group CMA CGM transported a total of 15.6 million TEUs in 2016, up 20%. The rise in...

2016 Financial Results: CMA CGM

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 12, 2017 – CMA CGM, the French shipping group, has published its 2016 financial results. Volumes shipped in 2016...

French state to get €27.75 million dividend from seaports this year

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – French major seaports and the autonomous port of Paris will pay a total of €27.75 million ($29.4...

EU parliament delegation visits Toulouse and Marseille

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – A delegation of 11 members of the European Parliament (MEP) met French transport businesses in Toulouse...

Leixoes port to benefit from Spanish dockworker strikes

Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – What for some is a problem, is an opportunity for others. This is how the port of Leixoes, in the north...

IDC prepares measures to avoid cargo diversion

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) is preparing to announce measures to avoid the diversion of...

Med ports unite on southern gateway alternative

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 25, 2017 – Ports from around the Mediterranean coast have agreed to form a specific organisation to promote the...

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