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.
CMA CGM starts offering container tracking service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – French company CMA CGM has started the commercialisation of an innovative solution for tracking containers...
Maersk inaugurates a new direct service between Fos and Canada
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – Maersk Line, a leading container company, will launch its new weekly “MMX” (Med/Montreal...
France Helvetia Express – the name of the new Marseille port-Haropa rail cargo service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – France Helvetia Express is the name of the cargo rail service linking the Grand Port of Marseille and...
EC includes Galician rail link into Aveiro port-France corridor
Aveiro, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 15, 2018 – The European Commission has approved the inclusion of the Galician rail link between A Coruña and Palencia in...
EU proposes new fund to invest in maritime economy and fishing communities
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – Under the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is proposing €6.14 billion ($7.21...
Introduction of Vizzavona ship demonstrates success of Corsica Linea
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – The private French shipping company Corsica Linea is to introduce the Vizzavona vessel, a mixed cargo...
First major forum on the new Silk Roads organized by the port of Marseille Fos
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – The port of Marseille Fos organized on May 31, 2018, a forum on the theme of “Marseille and its...
Moby Lines relaunches Nice-Bastia service
Nice, France (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – This summer, the Italian ferry company Moby Lines SpA will relaunch its new Nice-Bastia (Corsica) service. It...
Sète port hosts the Union of Ports of France
Sète, France (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – The board of directors of l’Union des Ports de France (UPF – Union of Ports of France) met June...
Marseille port organises forum on the theme of “Marseille and its port on the new Silk Road”.
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – The port of Marseille Fos organised May 31, 2018, 2018, a large forum on the theme of “Marseille...
Maersk Line launches a new direct service to the Middle East
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Christine Cabau Woehrel, President of the Management Board of the Port of Marseille Fos (GPMM) and...
EU to provide finance for two French inland river transport projects
European Commission, May 29, 2018 The European Commission has authorized, under EU state aid rules, the extension of two French aid schemes for river...
European Investment Bank supports Marseille port with financing
European Investment Bank – Press Release – May 28, 2018 The European Investment Bank (EIB), which is the Bank of the European Union, has today...
European Investment Bank to provide financing to Marseille port
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to provide €50m in financing to support development projects of...
AACN agency starts Marseille port competitor study
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – Association des agents et consignataires de navires de Marseille-Fos (AACN – Marseille-Fos...
Fos Cavaou LNG terminal ready in 2019 for LNG ship service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – The Fos Cavaou LNG terminal is forecast to be operational in 2019, when the terminal will be able to...
Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, key partners for the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – For the Grand Port Maritime of Marseille (GPMM), the Maghreb is a leading partner with Algeria remaining...
France detains Bolloré on accusations of bribing African officials to get port concessions
Nanterre, France (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Vincent Bolloré, the chairman and CEO of the investment group Bolloré, was detained in Nanterre, on the...
EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe
EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe, April 27, 2018 On 27 March, Commissioner Vella met with 20 leading companies operating...
Ljubljana Declaration: ESPO, together with more than 40 organisations, pleading for an increased CEF transport budget for the next MFF
Ljubljana Declaration: ESPO, together with more than 40 organisations, pleading for an increased CEF transport budget for the next MFF April 27, 2018 This...