France
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NYK seals French LNG charter with EDF
France LNG Shipping, an Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) affiliated company, has signed a long-term charter contract for a new liquefied…
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Michelin to debut inflatable sail this year
French tire manufacturer Michelin is pressing ahead to commercialise its automated, telescopic, inflatable wing sail system for ships, with the…
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TotalEnergies extends Maersk drillship contract in Suriname
Maersk Drilling said that TotalEnergies has exercised an option to add the drilling of one additional well in Block 58…
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Nexans to supply subsea cables for New York’s South Fork offshore wind project
French cable manufacturer Nexans has received an order to manufacture approximately 110km of high-voltage subsea cables for the South Fork…
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TechnipFMC to delist from Euronext Paris
Offshore engineering giant TechnipFMC has decided to delist from Euronext Paris after selling approximately 5% of its holding in spin-off…
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BW Ideol joins with JERA and ADEME to invest in floating offshore wind projects
BW Ideol has joined forces with Japan’s largest utility, JERA, and French state-owned investment company ADEME Investissement to create an…
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Avance Gas fixes VLGC newbuild to TotalEnergies
Norwegian shipowner Avance Gas has landed a time charter agreement with French energy major TotalEnergies for its first dual-fuel very…
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Airseas’ first kite system readies for deployment
French tech pioneer Airseas has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel, marking an…
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Jacques de Chateauvieux reemerges with ammonia carrier orders in China
French businessman Jacques de Chateauvieux has returned to the shipping investment market through his development and investment entity JS &…
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Nexans awarded Moray West wind farm contract
Cabling specialist Nexans has won a contract from Moray West, an 860 MW offshore wind farm in the outer Moray…
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CMA CGM moves to create fourth largest contract logistics player in $3bn deal with Ingram Micro
French liner CMA CGM has increased its e-commerce and contract logistics footprint by acquiring most of Ingram Micro’s Commerce &…
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Wind-assisted boxship project moves ahead
Zéphyr & Borée has received an approval in principle (AiP) from class society Bureau Veritas for an open-top 1,800 teu…
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French consortium embarks on project to develop safe and zero emission CTVs
Five French companies have joined forces to develop zero emission and safe crew transfer vessels. (CTVs). Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, Mauric,…
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Filhet-Allard Maritime acquires controlling stake in Latitude Brokers
Filhet-Allard Maritime, the France-based leading insurance broker for the commodities trading, shipping and industry markets, has acquired a controlling stake…
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BW Ideol buys into 30 MW French floater
BW Ideol has struck a deal to acquire a 5% ownership interest in the 30 MW EolMed floating wind pilot…
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Nexans wins $736m Italian interconnector contract
Nexans has been awarded a frame contract worth more than €650m ($736m) with Italian transmission system operator Terna to supply…
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Bureau Veritas hit by cyber attack
French class society Bureau Veritas (BV) has reported a cyber attack that forced the company to temporarily take its servers…
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CMA CGM in for ten 2,000 teu ships at KSOE
French containerline CMA CGM has added to its orderbook, contracting Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for ten liquefied natural…
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Ocean Winds and Principle Power in French floater tie-up
Ocean Winds, a joint venture between ENGIE and EDP Renewables, and Principle Power have entered into a collaboration agreement to cooperate…
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CMA CGM and ENGIE work together on the next chapter of gas fuels
French liner CMA CGM, the most heavily invested shipping company in LNG propulsion in the world, is making plans to…
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