France
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Containers
Electrolux selects CMA CGM’s LNG offering
Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM is celebrating today the signing of a significant 40,000 teu shipping deal with Electrolux, the Swedish multinational…
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Ports and Logistics
DP World agrees with CMA CGM and China Merchants to restructure French ports JV
Dubai-headquartered port operator DP World has reached an agreement with Terminal Link to restructure its interest in Portsynergy joint venture,…
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Offshore
SBM Offshore faces another corruption probe
French law association Sherpa has called on the country’s prosecutors to open an investigation into alleged corruption related to the…
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Renewables
Nexans awarded $111m French wind farm contract
French cabling firm Nexans has won a contract worth around €100m ($111m) from French transmission system operator Réseau de Transport…
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Renewables
EnBW to focus on growth in European offshore wind, TotalEnergies to buy its US assets
German energy supply company EnBW has announced – just days after winning one of six leases in the New York…
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Europe
Russian ship seized in France
French authorities have seized a Russian cargo vessel on suspicion of being linked to the sanctioned company over the war…
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Bunkering
32 CMA CGM ships earmarked for biofuel trial
CMA CGM with the support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has started biofuel bunkering in Singapore…
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Offshore
Valaris’ $428m drillship deal in limbo as TotalEnergies exits US Gulf of Mexico project
New York-listed offshore driller Valaris may have to slash its contract backlog by more than $400m after French operator TotalEnergies…
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Renewables
Global Wind Service secures French wind farm installation contract
GE Renewable Energy has contracted Global Wind Service (GWS) as a partner for the load-out and installation of the 80-turbine…
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Offshore
TotalEnergies and APA make ‘significant’ oil and gas discovery offshore Suriname
TotalEnergies and APA Corporation have made a significant new oil and associated gas discovery at the Krabdagu-1 well, in the…
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Offshore
Marguerite takes majority stake in Jifmar
European fund Marguerite has agreed to acquire a 65% stake in French marine contractor and vessel operator Jifmar Offshore Services…
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Ports and Logistics
CMA CGM to invest $33m in Beirut port terminal
CMA CGM’s subsidiary CMA Terminals has been chosen to manage, operate and maintain the container terminal at Port of Beirut,…
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Environment
France debuts another sail cargo ship design
Splash readers get a glimpse today of a new French sail cargo ship, contracted last week during the One Ocean…
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Containers
Vega Reederei makes quick profit on boxship newbuildings in resale deal with CMA CGM
Vega Reederei has almost doubled its money on the resale of four containerships to French liner CMA CGM, currently under…
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Environment
Macron brings shipping big guns together to speed up the industry’s decarbonisation
During his first term as president of France, Emmanuel Macron has shown a great interest in cleaning up international shipping.…
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Environment
Hydrogen-powered cargo ship concept unveiled
Energy Observer, a French venture that rolled out a self-sufficient autonomous laboratory vessel powered by renewable energy and hydrogen, is…
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Gas
Shell and GTT join forces to develop liquid hydrogen technologies
Energy giant Shell will cooperate with France’s GTT, a world leader in gas containment systems, to develop liquid hydrogen (LH2)…
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Tech
Traxens corners the box tracking market with latest acquisition
Marseille-based Traxens, a smart-container service provider, has secured a new financing round of €23m ($25m) from the company’s existing shareholders.…
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Renewables
Technip Energies takes stake in Spanish floating wind startup
French-based engineering and technology company Technip Energies has acquired a 16.3% stake in X1 Wind, a Spanish renewable energy startup…
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Containers
CMA CGM set to acquire majority stake in compatriot delivery firm Colis Privé
France’s CMA CGM has entered into a preliminary agreement to acquire a majority ownership interest in compatriot last-mile logistics player…
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