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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.

When will the Marseille-Fos port properly utilize the Rhone river connection to Lyon?

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 9, 2021 – It looks like after decades of neglect, the idea to utilize the Rhone river connection between Lyon, the...

Yildirim considers CMA CGM share sale

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 6, 2021 – Last week, Lloyds List reported that Robert Yuksel Yildirim, President and CEO of Yildirim Group of...

Ecoslops announces unaudited results for the first half of the current year ending June 30, 2021

Ecoslops, the cleantech that brings oil into the circular economy, announces its unaudited results for the first half of the current year ending June 30th,...

Brittany Ferries and CMA CGM form a partnership in passenger and freight transport

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 14, 2021 – CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and Brittany Ferries, the largest ferry...

CMA CGM: Second quarter 2021 financial results: very strong operating and financial performance

Second quarter revenue totaled USD 12.4 billion, up 77.2% as compared to the second quarter of 2020, which was marked by the sharp slowdown in international...

Port of Marseille Fos sees cargo recover in first half 2021

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 30, 2021 – In the first six months of 2021, Port of Marseille Fos handled 38 million tonnes of cargo, up +13% on...

CMA CGM to launch a new Ro-Ro Short Sea Med service connecting Marseille & Barcelona with Casablanca

July 26, 2021 – Because BETTER WAYS are meant to be executed, CMA CGM is pleased to announce the launching of a new RORO Short Sea Med service,...

The Coalition for the Energy of the Future launches the feasibility study of its first major project and welcomes three new members

Launched in late 2019 initiated by Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, the Coalition for the Energy of the Future aims at accelerating the...

Energy transition in shipping: First BioLNG production project at a French port

EveRé, operator of the multi-process household waste treatment plant commissioned by Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence, the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in...

Bolloré Logistics occupies new space in Marseille Fos

Bolloré Logistics continues to invest in France to improve its logistics and commercial buildings and has announced plans to move its employees at the...

Marseille-Fos launches the third season of the Smart Port Challenge

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – The port of Marseille-Fos has unveiled the nine challenges of its digital and ecological innovation...

CMA CGM – First quarter of 2021 financial results – Sustained strong operating and financial performance

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – CMA CGM Group, the French shipping and logistic group, has reviewed the financial statements for the...

DP World expands European inland network through Swissterminal tender success to operate three Alsace ports

DP World has significantly expanded its European inland network, adding three key ports in the Alsace region through its affiliate company, Swissterminal...

CMA CGM Group announces the order of 22 new vessels

April 30, 2021 The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, signed today with CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation) Group an order for: 6...

A first in France: LNG transported by rail from the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal

Elengy has reached a milestone at one of its LNG terminals: for the first time in France, an ISO-container loaded with liquefied natural gas (LNG) at...

Total to supply LNG to MSC Cruises’ liners in Marseille

Geneva, March 25, 2021 – MSC Cruises and Total announced today a supply agreement for approximately 45,000 tons per year of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)...

Marseille Fos: the 2020-2024 strategic plan approved

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 12, 2021 – On March 5, the supervisory board of the port of Marseille Fos approved its strategic plan for the...

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