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.
Senator sends open letter to government to raise concerns about Bordeaux port
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – Senator Nathalie Delattre of Gironde has sent an open letter to the Minister of Transport Elisabeth...
La Méridionale experiments LNG electrical supply for its ships at Corsican ports
Ajaccio, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Marseille-based La Méridionale SA, a French passenger and freight shipping company, is...
The new port promotion identity of Nantes Saint-Nazaire
Nantes St-Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – A new identity has been created “BE MY PORT – Nantes Donges Montoir...
Monaco Marine to sign for 50-year concession for new shipyard
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 20, 2018 – The luxury yacht company, Monaco Marine SA, will sign this week a 50-year concession with...
EU Commission appoints new coordinators for Trans-European transport network (TEN-T)
European Commission, September 14, 2018 – Commission appoints new coordinators for Trans-European transport network (TEN-T) Today the Commission...
Over €2 million invested in new cattle facility in Sète port
Sète, France (Ports Europe) September 16, 2018 – A leader in the export of livestock in Europe, the port of Sète has opened a new facility meeting the...
Corsica Linea to sign environment agreement with Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in France
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – Corsica Linea and the southern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (Paca) will sign an...
Toulon port could increase cargo traffic due to Genoa problems
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 5, 2018 – French companies have been affected by the transport problems created by the collapse of the Morandi...
Marseille port and Naviland Cargo set to launch Swiss rail connection
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – The HAROPA ports and Marseille Fos are set to launch the “France-Helvetia” rail project on...
Visit of deputies to the Marseille Fos port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – On August 28, Monica Michel, Deputy of Bouches-du-Rhone and Damien Adam, Deputy of Seine-Maritime...
Saint-Nazaire port mulls installation of cruise floating dock
Nantes.Saint-Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) August 20, 2018 – Saint-Nazaire port is considering the installation of a floating dock to serve larger cruise...
Marseille port to hit its cruise passenger traffic target ahead of schedule
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 15, 2018 – Marseille Provence Cruise Club is expected to reach its target of 2 million passengers handled annually...
Bordeaux port needs new management model to avoid total decline
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – Is Bordeaux port, offering some 8,000 jobs and generating an economic activity of about €3 billion ($3.4...
France deems unacceptable EU Commission’s post-Brexit port plan
Calais, France (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – France has deemed unacceptable the European Commission’s proposal to exclude French ports from a...
Ekol starts regular Ro-Ro service between Lavrio and Sète ports
Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – Ekol, the Turkish logistics company, is to begin a regular Ro-Ro service between Lavrio port, Greece,...
Port of Bordeaux authorized to exploit the tools of Bassens
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – The Grand Maritime Port of Bordeaux (GPMB) has been authorized to exploit the tools of the sites of the...
Transfesa applies for launch of freight rail line linking Valencia port to France
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – Spanish logistics and freight company Transfesa, in alliance with Valencia port...
STX France renamed Chantiers de l’Atlantique
Nantes-St.Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The STX France shipyards have been renamed Chantiers de l’Atlantique, a name previously...
Positive 2017 balance sheet for the port of Sète Sud de France
Sète, France (Ports Europe) July 22, 2018 – The port of Sète Sud de France recorded turnover of €18.8 million ($22.05 million) in 2017, up 4% on...
Local politician raises issue of MSC leaving Bordeaux port
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) July 21, 2018 – During the local government question session, politician Nathalie Delattre alerted the Minister of...