On the road to Rouen

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A 4-year, €185M project to deepen the River Seine approaches to the Port of Rouen began in December last year. The public tender was launc...

New regime in French ports

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France’s leading container ports fared relatively well in 2011. The longcontested port reform laws finally went through in the spring. Inv...

Le Havre targets automobile market

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The Port of Le Havre has launched the RoRo Max terminal project, aimed at making the port a key reference point for finished car shipments...

"Seine artery" ports promoted

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The ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris are jointly promoting the "Seine artery" concept for the first time at the Munich Transport Fair...

Le Havre crane ownership transfer

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The last two crane sale contracts in accordance with the terms of the July 2008 French national port reform law have been finalised in Franc...

Le Havre in the spotlight

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France's biggest container port has been attracting attention – not all of it welcome...

Hutchison takes French lessons

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The supervisory board of the port authority of Marseilles-Fos (GPM de Marseille-Fos) has today approved the grant of a right to Hutchison Po...

Tough beginning for the GPMs

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Last year was the first full year for France’s Grands Ports Maritimes (GPM), the structures of France’s seven leading seaports created b...

Marseilles Fos acts on port reform

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Marseilles Fos is preparing an appeal for candidates to run the Graveleau container terminal at Fos under the 2008 port reform law requiring...

Calling time on French leave?

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After a difficult transition year, France’s newly-formed Grands Ports Maritimes have to convince the world of shipping, and perhaps also t...

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