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.
Port of Marseille Fos is a partner of the 17th Economic Forum of Aix-en-Provence
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 – French maritime port Marseille Fos is a partner in the 17th Economic Forum of Aix-en-Provence, taking place...
Yildirim to sell 24% stake in CMA CGM
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 6, 2017 – CMA CGM has confirmed it is in talks with the Yildirim Group over the sale of the Turkish...
Chinese Quechen may set up a plant in French Fos-sur-Mer
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – The Chinese industrial group Quechen Silicon Chemical Co Ltd., the world’s third largest silica producing...
Ecoslops announces doubling of production and second innovative technology
Paris, France (PortSEurope), July 4, 2017 – Ecoslops, an innovative technology company that upgrades ship-generated hydrocarbon residues into valuable new...
Marseille to host data and co-location centre
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 2, 2017 – The World War Two German submarine base Martha at Cap Janet in Marseille will soon host a new data and...
Extension of the wave breaker at Marseille Fos to be completed by August 2017
Marseille Fos, France (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – If weather conditions are favourable, the extension of the sea wave breaker (jetty) at French port...
Marseille wants to be part of France’s candidature to host the World Exhibition in 2025
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – The city of Marseille and the Port of Marseille Fos will support on July 11 France’s candidature to...
CMA CGM announces new strategy and introduces new logo
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Yesterday, June 28, 2017, the French CMA CGM Group unveiled its new strategy and image. 2017 has been a...
Daily rail freight connection Marseille Fos-Geneva opens officially
Marseille Fos, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – The daily rail freight connection between French port of Marseille Fos and Geneva, Switzerland, has been...
Event – Medports workshop – July 5 – Marseille Fos port
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – Following the success of the first Medports forum 2016, and in accordance with the results of the...
Renaud Muselier and Martine Vassal boycott Marseille port supervisory board meeting
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 23, 2017 – In a letter addressed to Jean-Marc Forneri, the president of Marseille port supervisory board, Renaud...
TEN-T – Connecting Europe – Core network corridors
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Networks) envisages coordinated improvements to primary roads, railways,...
Rail freight corridor North Sea-Mediterranean Sea helps Marseille development
Marseille Fos, France (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – The rail freight corridor North Sea–Mediterranean Sea (RFC North Sea-Med) is one of the nine most...
Total and Ecoslops to set up a maritime oil residue processing unit in La Mède, near Marseilles
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Ecoslops, a company that upgrades ship-generated hydrocarbon residues, or “slops”, into valuable new...
The maritime economy and “smart” technology
Marseille, France (PortSEurope), June 13, 2017 – L’Institut méditerranéen du transport maritime (Mediterranean Institute for Maritime Transport...
Open house for Marseille port J1 for investors
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Marseille port is questioning what to do with J1, an old hangar located in La Joliette, a neighbourhood...
CMA CGM reports improved environmental performance
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – CMA CGM Group, a leading worldwide French shipping group, has reported an improvement in the performance...
French Port of Marseille Fos will pay premiums to ecological ships
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 28, 2017 – The Port of Marseille Fos will implement from July 1, 2017 special incentives for environmentally friendly...
CMA CGM reports strong performance increase in Q1 2017
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 21, 2017 – The CMA CGM Group has published its financial results for the first quarter of 2017. During Q1 2017,...
Sulphur emissions at Marseille port decline 40% in 2010-2016
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) May 19, 2017 – Emissions of sulphur, particularly related to fuel oil, have decreased by 40% between 2010 and 2016 in the...