France
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Environment
Michelin signs on with French transatlantic sail operator
Michelin has signed a transport commitment with French start-up Neoline to transport 50% of its tires on a pilot line…
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Renewables
BW Offshore set to invest in floating offshore wind firm Ideol
BW Offshore says it is in advanced discussions in regards to investing in floating offshore wind solutions firm Ideol. Headquartered…
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Renewables
Total to change name to TotalEnergies as part of renewables transformation
French energy group Total is proposing to change its name to TotalEnergies to reflect its transformation strategy. According to Total,…
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Renewables
Boa OCV awarded another offshore wind farm contract by DEME
Boa Offshore subsidiary Boa OCV has been awarded a new contract with DEME Offshore for the offshore construction vessel .…
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Europe
Saipem awarded French offshore wind contract
Italy’s Saipem has been awarded a contract by Eoliennes Offshore du Calvados SAS (EODC) for the Courseulles-sur-Mer Offshore Wind Farm…
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Shipyards
European shipyard merger off
A long mooted European shipbuilding merger has fizzled out. France and Italy on Wednesday decided to nix plans to combine…
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Ports and Logistics
CMA CGM wins Alexandria terminal concession
France’s CMA CGM said on Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Egypt to operate a future container terminal at…
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Gas
Sovcomflot and Total seal long-term LNG carrier deal
Russia’s Sovcomflot (SCF) has sealed a seven-year time charter agreement with Total for a newbuild 174,000-cbm LNG carrier, with options…
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Offshore
Bourbon and Oceanteam CSV seals new contract with Boskalis
Construction support vessel , which is jointly owned by Bourbon and Oceanteam, has been awarded a charter contract by Boskalis.…
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Renewables
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs scores another CTV contract for Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and its partner Tidal Transit have been awarded a contract by EDF Renewables and Enbridge to…
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Offshore
TechnipFMC restarts separation process
TechnipFMC has announced that it has resumed plans to split the business into two publicly traded companies, TechnipFMC and Technip…
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Renewables
Rem Offshore awarded offshore wind contract by Van Oord
Norwegian OSV operator Rem Offshore has been awarded a campaign contract for 2021 and 2021 with Van Oord for 2012-built…
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Offshore
Restructured Bourbon plans to offload nearly a quarter of its fleet
French offshore vessel owner Bourbon is coming out of reorganisation proceedings after its restructuring was approved by creditors and validated…
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Environment
BRS strikes out into new green territory with carbon credits brokerage
France’s Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS) has become the first shipbroker to offer emissions consulting services and carbon credits brokerage. The…
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Environment
French sail venture gets Hennessy endorsement
Cognac maker Jas Hennessy & Co has joined other French firms Renault, Manitou et Bénéteau in signing up to Neoline’s…
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Offshore
Orange orders new cable ship
Orange Marine, a subsidiary of telecoms giant Orange, is contracting Colombo Dockyard and Vard to build a new cable ship.…
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Renewables
PIRIOU enters offshore wind sector with new cable layer design
French shipbuilder PIRIOU, best known in the fishing and naval sectors, has developed a new cable layer vessel as it…
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Gas
South Korea’s fair trade watchdog hits GTT with $11.3m fine
France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has been hit with a €9.5m ($11.3m) fine from the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC)…
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Containers
CMA CGM markets new carbon neutral offerings
CMA CGM, the world’s fourth largest containerline, has debuted a series of offerings to help clients lighten their environmental footprint.…
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Containers
‘Chinese authorities say there needs to be a rates ceiling’: Saadé
Rodolphe Saadé, chairman of CMA CGM, the world’s fourth largest containerline, has discussed the pressure liners are coming under from…
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