Marseille
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.
Eurofos renews conecession in Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – Eurofos has renewed its Terminal de Méditerranée in Fos-sur-Mer concession until 2046. Located in...
Analysis highlights reduced emissions at Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) December 6, 2024 – A study by Pôle Mer Méditerranée and technical partner, Citepa, says that emissions at the Port of...
Rhône Energies completes purchase of Fos-sur-Mer refinery, Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) November 4, 2024 – Rhône Energies, a consortium of Entara and Trafigura, has completed the acquisition of the...
Marseille port looks to boost business with India
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – The French President’s Special Envoy for the IMEC, Gérard Mestrallet, has met with the...
Marseille port’s DEOS project open for public consultation
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 2, 2024 – From October 14 to December 23, the public is invited to discuss the opportunity, characteristics and...
France: cargo traffic by port – Q2 2024
Paris, France (Ports Europe) September 25, 2024 – Traffic at the Port of Marseille rebounded in the second quarter of 2024; +9.1% after -10.6% in Q1 2024...
French ports report stable cargo traffic in Q2 2024
Paris, France (Ports Europe) September 25, 2024 – In the second quarter of 2024, cargo passing through major French metropolitan commercial ports...
Anti-narcotics office opened in Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – French OFAST (L’office anti-stupéfiants, anti-narcotics office) has opened a nine-officer branch...
51 kg of cocaine seized in Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – 51.8 kg of cocaine was discovered in a container at the French Grand Port Maritime of Marseille, the...
Port of Marseille Fos handled total cargo traffic of 34.8 Mt in H1 2024
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the Port of Marseille Fos handled total cargo traffic of 34.8 million tonnes...
CMA CGM partners with Google for AI-based solutions
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM has signed a partnership with California-based Google (part...
Kelvin Hughes awarded Port of Marseille contract
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – Kelvin Hughes has been awarded the contract for the second phase of a radar system installation by the...
Port of Marseille strike ends
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – The strike that started on July 2 by maritime traffic controllers ended on July 5. Another labour action...
Slovenian delegation visits Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – A delegation of Slovenian companies has visited Marseille to promote mutual business development. The...
French ports see static cargo traffic in Q1 2024
Paris, France (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, cargo traffic passing through major commercial ports stood still at 71.5...
Strike action hits Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – Yesterday, strike action started at the Port of Marseille. It is organised by Force Ouvrière...
Port of Constanta sends delegation to Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – On June 24-25, a delegation from the Port of Constanta, Romania, visited the Port of Marseille in...
H2V, Hy2gen join forces to decarbonise aviation, Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – H2V, a specialist in the mass production of green hydrogen, and Hy2gen, a producer of sustainable fuels,...
Port of Marseille to gain cargo with Marcegaglia steel works
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – The Italian Marcegaglia group is in the process of acquiring the former Ascometal steelworks in...
Italian FSRU Toscana arrives in Marseille port for maintenance
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – The Italian FSRU Toscana vessel has arrived in the Port of Marseille. The ship is operated by OLT...