France
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Offshore
TGS and CGG swoop for ION Geophysical assets
Seismic data providers TGS and CGG have been selected as the successful bidders for acquiring ION Geophysical Corporation’s assets in…
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Containers
CMA CGM bows to Paris’s call for help, cuts import rates by $500
CMA CGM has bowed to pressure from the French government, announcing a rate cut yesterday. France’s finance minister, Bruno Le…
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Contributions
Med Hubs: Marseille’s tech aspirations
In our ongoing series of Mediterranean port city profiles, today we look at Marseille’s impressive maritime start-up scene. Few cities…
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Europe
French government urges cash-rich CMA CGM to help out as nation battles economic woes
Is the Macron, Saadé bromance on the rocks? Sensational, multi-billion euro record profits for CMA CGM are clashing with blanket…
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Contributions
Med Hubs: Marseille port looks north
In our ongoing series of Mediterranean hub profiles, today we’re in France’s second city looking at the port’s northern ambitions.…
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Contributions
Med Hubs: Marseille in the spotlight
In our ongoing series of Mediterranean port city profiles, today we turn our attention to France’s second city, which this…
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Bunkering
CMA CGM partners with Shell for LNG supplies
Shell and French carrier CMA CGM have signed agreements today which include a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement,…
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Asia
Ley Hoon Quah receives France’s highest honour
Ley Hoon Quah, the chief executive of the Maritime & Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore, has been awarded France’s highest…
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Renewables
Bourbon and RWE link up for French floting offshore wind auction
French offshore vessel owner and services provider Bourbon, through its subsea services unit, has teamed up with energy firm RWE…
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Renewables
Acta Marine secures CSOV contract in France
Dutch offshore vessel owner Acta Marine has secured a charter deal for its construction support operations vessel (CSOV), Acta Auriga,…
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Offshore
TechnipFMC wins Angola subsea contract with TotalEnergies
Offshore engineering giant TechnipFMC has won a significant contract worth up to $250m from TotalEnergies for the supply of subsea…
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Renewables
Bourbon and Integrated Wind Solutions link up for French offshore wind
French offshore vessel owner and services provider Bourbon has sealed a deal with Awilco affiliate Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) to…
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Gas
TotalEnergies to buy 25% stake in India’s Adani New Industries in $50bn green hydrogen push
French energy major TotalEnergies has agreed with India’s Adani Enterprises to buy a 25% stake in Adani New Industries (ANIL),…
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Gas
TotalEnergies joins Qatar’s massive LNG project
QatarEnergy has penned a partnership deal with France’s TotalEnergies for the North Field East (NFE) expansion of the world’s largest…
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Gas
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding develops spherical tank for liquefied CO2 carriers
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has developed a new spherical cargo tank system for liquefied CO2 (LCO2)…
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Bunkering
LNG champion CMA CGM orders its first methanol-fuelled ships
Methanol as a leading contender for a fuel of the coming decades has been given a huge fillip with news…
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Press Releases
Athens leads coverage in Splash’s new Mediterranean Hubs magazine
A new Splash magazine, Mediterranean Hubs, launches today at Posidonia with Athens leading the coverage. Across the Mediterranean maritime hubs…
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Renewables
Acciona buys into French floating offshore wind startup Eolink
Spain’s Acciona Energía has acquired 24% of the capital of the French company Eolink, which specialises in the development of…
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Regulatory
France’s ex-transport minister barred from joining CMA CGM
France’s former transport minister, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, has been barred from joining CMA CGM as executive vice president, heading up the…
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Renewables
BW Ideol teams with EDF and Maple Power for French floaters
BW Ideol has signed an agreement with the consortium made of EDF Renouvelables, a subsidiary of the EDF group, and…
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