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.
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...
MSC to restart DRAGON service
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – MSC is to restart its DRAGON service that will connect Asia to Israel, Italy and South of France, and...
CMA CGM launches call to drive decarbonization of the French shipping industry
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group has launched a call for projects targeted at startups and businesses working on...
Port of Marseille Fos reports improved results for 2022
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 25, 2023 – The Grand Port maritime de Marseille-Fos (GPMM) has reported improved results for 2022, with...
Call of interest issued for Marseille port section of Franco-Spanish pipeline BarMar
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 13, 2023 – French gas transmission operator GRTgaz has issued a call of interest to build a hydrogen transport...
Quechen abandons plans for silica plant in Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – Chinese group Quechen Silicon Co Ltd. has suspended its €105 million silica plant project in the Grand...
New hydrogen pipeline between Barcelona and Marseille
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – A new green hydrogen pipeline between Barcelona and Marseille will be completed for 2030. The BarMar...
French President Macron promotes Marseille-Lyons “grand port”
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – French President Macron is promoting a Marseille-Lyons “grand port”, a new route for...
CMA CGM making progress at the port of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) October 19, 2022 – The French logistics company CMA CGM is making progress with it work the Port of Beirut, largely...
French ports see total cargo down 1.1% in Q2 2022
Paris, France (Ports Europe) October 17, 2022 – In the second quarter of 2022, French ports handled 72.3 million tonnes of cargo, down 1.1% on the...
CargoBeamer tests train between ports of Marseille and Calais
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 30, 2022 – CargoBeamer has tested the first intermodal train for semi-trailers between ports of Marseille and...
Port of Marseille Fos sees steady cargo handled in first half of 2022
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – The Port of Marseille Fos handled 38 million tonnes (mt) of goods between January and June 2022, roughly...
EIB to co-finance three floating offshore wind farms in France
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced the conclusion of three financing agreements for...
Ranking: French ports – Cargo throughput, Q1 2022
Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 21, 2022 – In the first quarter of 2020, French ports handled cargo of 73.09 million tonnes. This is up 6.75% on the first...
Ports of Marseille and Beirut sign cooperation agreement
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 9, 2022 – The Ports of Marseille and Beirut have signed cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation...
Port of Marseille J1 project receives building permit
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The consortium of Adim Provence and Banque des Territoires has received the official building permit to...
Port of Marseille to power moored ships with €15 million, solar project
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – The Mediterranean Port of Marseille will install solar batteries for powering docked cruise liners and...
CMA CGM becomes partner to the Jupiter 1000 project
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – The French logistics group CMA CGM Group has become a partner in the Jupiter 1000 industrial demonstrator...