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.
MGI, digital backbone for Smart Ports, will be attending SITL 2020
News Release – MGI – February 19, 2020 Today, MGI is announcing that it will be attending the Transport and Logistics Innovation Week (SITL). Join...
Elengy acquires Total’s shares in Fosmax
February 6, 2020 Elengy has just acquired Total’s shares in Fosmax LNG, the company that owns the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Fos Cavaou. Elengy...
Cruise 2030 meets in Palma de Mallorca
The Cruise 2030 working group, comprising delegations from eight of the major European cruise ports, including Amsterdam, Bergen, Cannes, Dubrovnik, Malaga,...
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region announces support for Marseille port companies
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 9, 2020 – In a press release, Marseille Fos port has welcomed last week’s decision by Renaud Muselier,...
Traxens joins French Smart Port in Med open innovation challenge
Project involves large groups, startups and SMEs; aims to experiment with new and innovative solutions in the shipping sector – February 5, 2020 Traxens,...
Ecoslops – 2019 turnover and significant events
News release – Ecoslops – January 30, 2020 Continuing the strong growth of previous years, 2019 has ended with further growth of 17% in activity,...
Elengy to continue operating the Fos Tonkin LNG terminal after 2020
Press Release – Elengy to continue operating the Fos Tonkin LNG terminal after 2020 – January 17, 2020 Following Elengy’s call for...
Jean-François Suhas elected president of Development Council Marseille Fos port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 17, 2020 – Jean-François Suhas, elected president of the Development Council of the port of Marseille Fos....
Traxens to open office in Shenzhen, China
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 8, 2020 – Traxens, a developer of solutions for the cargo logistics sector, innovative container monitoring...
CMA CGM signs binding deal with China Merchants Port to sell ten port terminals to Terminal Link
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) December 23, 2019 – CMA CGM Group, a global shipping and logistics group, has announced that it has signed an agreement...
Total to supply LNG to CMA CGM’s future containerships in Marseille port
Marseille – December 4, 2019 Total and CMA CGM have signed an agreement for the supply of approximately 270,000 tonnes per year of Liquefied Natural Gas...
First meeting of Cruise 2030 Call for Action initiative in Venice seeks answers
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2019 – The first meeting of the Cruise 2030 Call for Action initiative took place in Venice on October 18 and was...
Barcelona promotes services at Top Transport Europe Fair, Marseille
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 21, 2019 – The Port of Barcelona has attended the 28th edition of the Top Transport Europe Fair, in Marseilles,...
Enedis and Marseille Fos port sign partnership for new connection of Marseille basins to public electricity network
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 18, 2019 – Enedis and the port of Marseille Fos have signed an agreement for a new connection of the Marseille...
Cruises companies, Marseille port and others sign “Blue Charter”
Port de Marseille – October 17, 2019 Today, on the occasion of the Blue Maritime Summit Marseille Provence – Cruise Initiatives organized in Marseille...
CNR joins Via Marseille Fos association
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 16, 2019 – On September 25, 2019, CNR (Compagnie Nationale du Rhône) formalized its membership of the Via...
TIC 4.0 Association will facilitate digital transformation of ports sector
Valencia, October 10, 2019 Last Tuesday, the meeting took place in Marseille to formalize the creation of the Terminal Industry Committtee 4.0 (ICT 4.)...
MeRS Driver: the marriage of blockchain and logistics on the Mediterranean-Rhône-Saône axis
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 2, 2019 – The port of Marseille Fos has hosted the meeting regarding the development of a blockchain pilot for...
CMA CGM to launch LNG-powered mega-ship
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, the world’s first 23,000 TEU powered by LNG – September 25, 2019 This is a world first: the largest Liquefied Natural...
Zero smoke target for ships in Marseille, Toulon and Nice
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) September 12, 2019 – France’s Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is planning to invest 25% of its regional...