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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.

Israel’s Zim to introduce new network of transatlantic services in April

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – Israeli company Zim Integrated Shipping Services plans to introduce its new network of transatlantic...

European Parliament Transport Committee visits the Port of Marseille Fos

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – During a trip to France, the President of the European Parliament Transport Committee Karima Delli led...

Work on the Marseille north passage continues

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – Work on the expansion of the North Passage continues. The objective is to facilitate access for large...

Marseille Fos consults local stakeholders

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – With the organization of two public meetings, continuous consultations have entered a new stage in the...

CMA CGM supports Le Carburateur and Marseille startup companies

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, and le Carburateur, an incubator for small companies in...

France’s Wlife to build warehouse at Marseille port

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Wlife, a property development and rehabilitation company based in Lyon, signed in January 2017 a...

France’s CMA CGM container traffic rises 20% in 2016

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – French shipping group CMA CGM transported a total of 15.6 million TEUs in 2016, up 20%. The rise in...

2016 Financial Results: CMA CGM

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 12, 2017 – CMA CGM, the French shipping group, has published its 2016 financial results. Volumes shipped in 2016...

French state to get €27.75 million dividend from seaports this year

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – French major seaports and the autonomous port of Paris will pay a total of €27.75 million ($29.4...

EU parliament delegation visits Toulouse and Marseille

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – A delegation of 11 members of the European Parliament (MEP) met French transport businesses in Toulouse...

Leixoes port to benefit from Spanish dockworker strikes

Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – What for some is a problem, is an opportunity for others. This is how the port of Leixoes, in the north...

IDC prepares measures to avoid cargo diversion

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) is preparing to announce measures to avoid the diversion of...

Full year result at Marseille Fos reflects wide-ranging strategy

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 27, 2017  – Total 2016 cargo of 81 million tonnes at Marseille Fos was on a par with 2015 throughput in a year...

Med ports unite on southern gateway alternative

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 25, 2017 – Ports from around the Mediterranean coast have agreed to form a specific organisation to promote the...

Medlink ports establishes its status as the southern corridor to Europe

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 21, 217 – At the general meeting held on 31 January at the port of Marseilles Fos head office, the members of...

CMA CGM upgrades northern Europe and eastern Mediterranean Sea service

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 2017 – CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, is pleased to announce the new upgraded service offer NC...

Marseille port to start construction of two container terminals

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – After preparatory work and studies in 2016, the construction site for the two container terminals of...

France’s CMA CGM names CEO

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – French shipping group CMA CGM has appointed Rodolphe Saade, the son of the company’s president,...

Europe Technologies and Chantier Naval de Marseille sign MOU

Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – During the Euromaritime event in Paris, Chantier Naval de Marseille (CNM) signed a MOU with Europe...

DP World reports 3.2% volume growth in 2016 and 6.0% volume growth in 4Q2016

Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe)  February 7, 2017 – DP World Limited handled 63.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of...

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