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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.

Traxens joins European DataPorts project

H2020 program will boost transition of European seaports from connected and digital to smart and cognitive – March 3, 2020 Traxens, a company that...

Marseille port publishes outlook for 2020

“2020 will be a year of transformation for the Port of Marseille Fos. A pivotal year with the adoption of the new strategic project that will set the...

Port of Marseille Fos confirms its cargo leadership in France in 2019

With a turnover of €169.5 million in 2019, the Port of Marseille Fos confirms its 6-year growth in turnover, with in particular a clear increase in its land...

Port of Marseille-Fos with an action plan

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – Two emergency systems were deployed, a Regional Investment Plan and a Commitment Pact...

Venice port attends “Cruise, Ports and Cities” event in Colombia

From Venice to Cartagena. Cruise 2030’s work presented to a worldwide audience of cruise operators – February 20, 2020 Identify the correct balance...

Marseille Fos, Costa Group, Pôle Mer Méditerranée join forces to develop and promote greener stop overs for cruise ships

A partnership agreement was signed today to enhance existing technological systems and explore all the possible solutions to improve the quality of the air...

Marseille port reports total cargo down 2% in 2019

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 23, 2020 – Port de Marseille has reported that total cargo traffic in the port was 79 million tonnes, a 2% fall...

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...

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...

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