France
France is a country in Western Europe. The Mediterranean Sea coastline is known as the Côte d’Azur or French Riviera and is around 885 km long. The top seaport on the coastline is the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille. The Port of Marseille Fos is a multipurpose, multi-channel port with infrastructure to handle all types of traffic. Thanks to its geostrategic positioning, at the heart of the Euro-Mediterranean area, and its quadrimodality (road, rail, river and pipelines), it is positioned as one of Europe’s southern gateways. West of Marseille is the Port of Sète, and east of Marseille are a number of smaller ports focussed on tourism and yachting.
Jean-Pierre Chalus appointed General Delegate of the Union of Ports of France
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Jean-Pierre Chalus has been appointed Délégué Général (General Delegate) of L’Union des...
Marseille port develops maritime digital gateway
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – The port of Marseille-Fos has announced the construction of new subsea cable landing infrastructure...
Marseille port announces winners of Smartport Challenge
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – Grand Port Maritime of Marseille (GPMM) has announced the winners of the Smartport Challenge have...
European Investment Bank loans Ecoslops up to €18M
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – The EU’s European Investment bank (EIB) is to load €18 million ($20.37 million) to the...
EU: Agreement on first ever multi-annual fisheries management plan in Western Mediterranean
February 2, 2019 – European Commission The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposal establishing a...
Marseille Fos and Strasbourg port authorities agree to develop multi modal links
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 6, 2019 – The Marseille Fos and Strasbourg port authorities have signed an agreement to strengthen the...
Bordeaux port sees reduced cargo in 2018
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) February 6, 2019 – Bordeaux Port Atlantique recorded overall cargo traffic of 7.05 million tonnes in 2018, down 2.9% on...
Italy’s Tarros includes Marseille port in GPS cargo service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Italian integrated logistics company Tarros SpA plans to include Marseille port in its GPS service,...
“French Smart Port in Med” launches website
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – A new website has been launched to promote “The French Smart Port in Med”. The French...
Sète port attracts €300 million investment since 2007
Sète, France (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – The Occitanie Region, Port Sud de France and private partners have invested a total of €300...
France announces €50m planned investment in ports and airports to prepare for no-deal Brexit
Paris, France (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Last week, Édouard Philippe, the French prime minister, has announced a €50 million investment to...
Christine Cabau-Woehrel to rejoin CMA CGM
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The French shipping group CMA CGM Group has announced that Christine Cabau-Woehrel, Présidente du...
Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...
CMA CGM introduces new Mediterranean service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 23, 2019 – CMA CGM Short Sea Lines Med has announced the introduction of a new Mediterranean service in which the...
Bayonne port starts dredging project
Bayonne, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Bayonne port has started new dredging of the access to the dock and the logistics area of Saint...
Marseille port’s cargo traffic rises 1% in 2018
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – Preliminary figures show that in 2018, total cargo traffic at Grand Port Maritime de Marseille (GPMM)...
Adim and Vinci win J1 contract at Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 20, 2019 – A consortium of Adim Provence (Vinci group), Vinci Construction, Reichen-Robert & Associés...
SNCF Réseau and Marseille Fos port sign rail development agreement
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 20, 2019 – Marseille Fos Port and SNCF Réseau have signed an agreement to develop the rail freight traffic of...
CMA CGM renews Ocean Alliance cooperation until 2027
Marseille, France – January 17, 2019 The CMA CGM Group, a leading global shipping group, has announced that Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive...
Sète port records fifth record year in 2018
Sète, France (Ports Europe) January 17, 2019 – In 2018, total turnover of the port increased by 8% to €20.3 million ($23.13 million) , compared to...