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.
Event – SmartCity Marseille Méditerranée Forum, September 14-17, 2017, Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – The third edition of the SmartCity Marseille Méditerranée Forum will take place in Marseille...
Medinnovant contest open until October 10, 2017
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – Candidates have until October 10, 2017, to submit Med’INNOVANT competition applications. The...
The ship Hai Yang Shi You 721 in Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – For the first time, the scientific vessel Hai Yang Shi You 721 of the Chinese shipowner COSL (China...
Event – 51st MedCruise General Assembly, Toulon, October 11-14
Toulon, France (Ports Europe) September 7, 2015 – The 51st MedCruise General Assembly is scheduled to take place October 11-14, 2017 in Toulon,...
NABU publishes its 7th cruise ship pollution rankings
Berlin, Germany (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Even in the seventh edition of the cruise industry ranking, not a single cruise ship in Europe from...
The floating dock Marco Polo christened in Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – The floating dock or “caissonier” Marco Polo received a blessing on 29 August 2017...
Bordeaux port expects bids for TCSO terminal operation
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – Bordeaux port invited bids for the operation of the Terminal Conteneurs du Sud-Ouest (TCSO)...
Event – Avenir Logistique 2017 – Toulouse, October 24-26
Toulouse, France (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – Avenir Logistique is a leading exhibition and conference event covering logistics and transport issues...
Marco Polo dock arrives in Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – The floating dock or “caissonnier” Marco Polo arrived in Marseille harbor August 26...
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian visits Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – The French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian has visited Marseille port and...
Barcelona port delegation to take part in Avenir Logistique fair
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – A delegation from Barcelona port, headed by Business Development Director Emma Cobos and delegates in...
Cruise ship pollution continues in the Mediterranean
Ajaccio, Corsica (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – The evidence is seen in the form of black streaks on the facades of the buildings and illnesses caused...
Greece hopes to attract interest of French investors in Thessaloniki port privatisation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – The Greek government prepares for the visit of French president Emmanuel Macron on September 7-8 in a...
Corsica Ferries sees increased traffic
Bastia, Corsica (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – For two years, Corsica Ferries has been offering routes from Nice, Toulon, or from Italy and arriving in...
Marseille port seeks to challenge harbours in northern Europe with its smart port strategy
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – Marseille-Fos port, historically linked to petrochemical activities, started its digital strategy a...
Maersk Line confirms launch of Med-Montreal service
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Maersk Line has confirmed the launch of a new service that will link Mediterranean ports with Canada. The...
Marseille port tenders for asbestos clearance work
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 19, 2017 – Grand port maritime de Marseille has issued a tender for the removal, encapsulation and treatment...
Prefect of Police visits Marseille port to see security measures
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 19, 2017 – The préfet de police des Bouches-du-Rhône Olivier de Mazières has visited Grand Maritime Port of...
Vigo port aims to include four more ports to MoS with Nantes
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – The president of Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo), Enrique López Veiga, has said that the...
Polluting cruise ship highlighted by Marseilles residents
Marseille Fos, France (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Residents of Marseille port regularly complain about pollution generated by cruise ships in the...