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.
inwi, Medusa Submarine Cable System to strengthen trans-Mediterranean connectivity
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Global telecom operator inwi and Medusa Submarine Cable System have signed an agreement to reinforce...
Port of Marseille, cargo down, revenue up in 2023
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Marseille handled 72 million tons of cargo, down -7%. All segments recorded...
Marseille’ Eurofos has reached the milestone of 10 mln containers
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – Last November, Eurofos crossed the threshold of 10 million containers handled since the start of its...
Port of Marseille remains on course, record investments in 2023
Grand port maritime de Marseille – In A Global Context Of Decline, The Port Of Marseille Fos Remains On Course And Is Making Record Investments –...
Fos Tonkin LNG starts small-scale LNG carrier loading service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – On September 28, 2023, the Fos Tonkin LNG terminal has successfully launched a new small-scale...
H2V plans hydrogen decarbonisation of Marseille Fos-sur-Mer industrial port zone
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 21, 2023 – H2V is preparing a gigafactory for the production of green hydrogen to decarbonise activities in...
Port of Marseille reports reduced cargo in first half of 2023
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 25, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the port of Marseille Fos handled 35 million tonnes (mt) of cargo....
CMA CGM absorbs Containerships brand name
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – The French logistics, shipping group CMA CGM has absorbed the brand name of its subsidiary...
France reports Q1 2023 cargo traffic down -6.9%
Paris, France (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023, total cargo traffic passing through the main French ports in mainland France...
France picks site for 250-MW Mediterranean floating wind project
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 22, 2023 – Christophe Béchu, Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Agnès Pannier-Runacher,...
Metrocargo Italia to start Marseille-Parma intermodal service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – Metrocargo Italia has won a contract to set up an intermodal rail service between Miramas, Marseille, and...
Port of Marseille to host solar plant
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – French company Carbon has announced plans to build a a 5 GW PV cell and module factory at the Grand Port...
Top container ports in the EU in 2022
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 5, 2023 – Most EU ports handled less containers in 2022, compared to 2021. The Q1 2023 TEU results of the top...
Port of Marseille Fos is launching a 2023-2030 plan to make vehicles greener
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – The Port of Marseille Fos is launching a 2023-2030 plan to make its vehicle fleet greener with investment...
CMA CGM wants to acquire the media platform La Tribune
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group is committed to acquiring 100% of the share capital of HIMA Group, which owns La...
TotalEnergies, MSC Cruises complete bunkering at Marseille Fos
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and MSC Cruises have successfully completed the first liquefied natural gas...
Port of Marseille is looking for a damage insurer
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – The Port of Marseille has been operating without insurance for damage since January 1, 2023. Its...
French seaports see cargo traffic increase of over 5% in 2022
Paris, France (PortSEurope) March 22, 2023 – In the fourth quarter of 2022, cargo traffic handled by the main French ports fell by 2.4% compared to the...
CMA CGM Group to deploy €200 million to tackle decarbonisation
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group, Bpifrance and the Secretary of State for the Sea have announced that Bpifrance...
CMA CGM set to acquire La Méridionale
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – French logistics giant CMA CGM is set to acquire Ro-Pax company La Méridionale, the latest in a run...