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Renewables
TotalEnergies sets sights on Portuguese offshore wind with Galp tie-up
French giant TotalEnergies has joined forces with a Portuguese energy firm Galp to explore potential offshore wind opportunities in Portugal.…
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Renewables
Chantiers de l’Atlantique selected for German offshore wind project
German energy firm RWE is pressing ahead with its 1.6 GW cluster of four offshore wind farms in the German…
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Renewables
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs JV orders hybrid-ready crew transfer vessel at Strategic Marine
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and its joint venture partner Tidal Transit have tapped Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine for the construction…
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Containers
Vela unveils 100% wind-powered cargo trimaran design
Designer and shipowner of new-gen cargo sailboats VELA has unveiled the design of the first-ever trimaran cargo ship powered 100%…
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Regulatory
Macron seeks to form carbon levy coalition ahead of MEPC 80
France is rallying support for a global carbon tax on the shipping industry ahead of a summit hosted by President Emmanuel…
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Tech
Wind-assisted propulsion for VLCCs and LNG carriers gets stamp of approval
French class society Bureau Veritas has awarded an approval in principle to a wind-assisted ship propulsion (WASP) system on a…
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Renewables
New partnership formed to produce green hydrogen offshore Spain and Portugal
French renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe has joined forces with Spanish renewables utility Capital Energy to develop offshore renewable hydrogen projects…
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Ports and Logistics
CMA CGM takes stakes in Spanish terminals
French carrier CMA CGM is strengthening its foothold in Spain with stakes in two COSCO-operated terminals. The Marseille-based shipping giant…
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Renewables
EDF Renewables forms Irish floater JV
EDF Renewables has struck a deal to expand its Irish offshore wind portfolio, adding a pair of floating wind projects…
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Europe
Media baron Rodolphe Saadé buys La Tribune
Rodolphe Saadé, at the helm of a company that made more profts last year than any other corporate in French…
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Containers
French firm orders five ‘zero carbon’ boxships in South Korea
New-look containerships have been ordered at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. France’s Zephyr & Borée has finally put pen to paper for…
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Maritime CEO
Kpler: The journey to bring visibility into global trade
The Google Meet screen crackles into life with François Cazor, co-founder and CEO of Kpler, attired suitably in a corporate…
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Containers
Podium switch? CMA CGM tipped to edge past Maersk in the liner rankings
China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is being tipped as the winner for the next round of ship orders from Maersk and CMA…
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Tech
French wind propulsion technology takes the next step forward
French wind propulsion developer Airseas has taken significant advances toward the industrialisation of its automated kite system Seawing with the…
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Maritime CEO
BIO-UV: Stricter requirements for water treatment on the cards
Since its inception in 2000, BIO-UV has consolidated its reputation in designing, manufacturing and marketing ultraviolet, ozone, salt electrolysis and…
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Renewables
Acta Marine sets up French subsidiary
Dutch offshore vessel owner and operator Acta Marine has established a French subsidiary and opened a new office in Montoir…
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Europe
CMA CGM agrees $5.5bn price to take over Bolloré Logistics
French liner CMA CGM has agreed to buy the logistics operations of family-run conglomerate Bolloré Logistics for an enterprise value of EUR5bn…
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Renewables
Nexans signs record $1.87bn offshore wind contract
Paris-based cabling firm Nexans has sealed a frame agreement with Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT for three grid projects, connecting…
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Europe
CEVA Logistics enters the car carrier trades
CEVA Logistics, a subsidiary of French liner CMA CGM, has entered the car carrier trades, taking four dual-fuel Eastern Pacific…
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Renewables
DEME scores French wind hat-trick
DEME Offshore has secured three contracts with a combined value of more than €300m ($331m) for the Dieppe Le Tréport…
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