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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.

MGI creates the « MGI Lab », an innovation hub in Marseille

News Release – MGI creates the « MGI Lab », an innovation hub in Marseille – July 8, 2019 MGI is a recognised expert in Cargo Intelligent Systems...

Damietta port attends MEDports Forum in Marseille

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – Tarek Shahin, Chairman of Damietta Port Authority (DPA), attended the General Assembly of the MEDports...

Marseille port pushes ahead with electricity supply to docked vessels

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 30, 2019 – Already effective on the quays of the Corsican ferries, the electrical connection of the ships to...

Marseille port adopts measures to reduce air pollution

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Marseille port has introduced a series of measures prepared by the Port Authority and port pilots to reduce...

Marseille Fos completes test of Vasco2, a project to convert industrial fumes into biofuel

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – After three years of testing in a real environment in the heart of the industrial-port area of ​​Fos,...

Marseille Fos port renews UNCTAD agreement

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 26, 2019 – Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary General of UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) and...

Marseille port gives ESI Awards to environmental shippers

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Hervé Martel, President of the Executive Board of the Port of Marseille...

Marseille port part of Rhône-Saône-Méditerranée transport study

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – A new study has made it possible to estimate the development potential of river transport in the...

Maersk to enter Traxens’ capital

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 28, 2019 – Maersk plans to join CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as a key shareholder and customer...

Groupe Adeo to establish a new continental logistics platform in Marseille port

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 26, 2019 – Groupe Adeo, a leading DIY and home improvement organisation, is to establish a new continental logistics...

La Ciotat Shipyards approves €70 million financing plan for new platform

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 14, 2019 – The Board of Directors of La Ciotat Shipyards has approved a €70 million ($78.67 million) financing plan...

Marseille Fos port names executive and supervisory board members

May 6, 2019 – Port de Marseille Fos Former port of Le Havre managing director Hervé Martel has started work as interim managing director of the...

Marseille port’s new president takes office

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 6, 2019 – The former director of the port of Le Havre Hervé Martel took office as president of Marseille port,...

Ecoslops announces its results for the year ended December 31, 2018

Press Release – Ecoslops, the cleantech that brings oil into the circular economy, announces its results for the year ended December 31, 2018, approved...

Ecoslops Full-Year 2018 results: strong growth in business; robustness of the company and its business model confirmed

Paris, April 4, 2019 – Ecoslops, the cleantech that brings oil into the circular economy, announces its results for the year ended December 31, 2018,...

Bolloré in talks to sell subsidiary to Maritime Kuhn

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – French group Bolloré started negotiations with local company Maritime Kuhn to sell the port activities of...

CMA CGM signs two strategic agreements with China State Shipbuilding Corporation

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 27, 2019 – Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping...

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