Tag: France

On 25 January an engine room fire broke out on the oil/chemical tanker KRITI CAPTAIN while moored at Port-la-Nouvelle Anchorage, France.

The tug was east of the Isle of Wight to shelter from Storm Darragh, broke its tow with one of its barges which began to drift into British waters and ran aground.

On the night of 7-8 December, the oil tanker Larus was assisted by the intervention, assistance and salvage tug (RIAS) Abeille Bourbon as it drifted from its anchorage.

The Sogestran Group launched the ZULU 06, France’s first hydrogen-powered river vessel, on the Seine in Paris on 3 December. 

Qair announced that hit as been awarded a parcel on Haropa Port site to develop its e-methanol production project.

Höegh Evi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the port of Port-La Nouvelle to develop a floating terminal for hydrogen imports.

According to Reuters, five individuals, including a child, tragically lost their lives while attempting to cross the English Channel from France. This occurred shortly after Britain approved a bill aimed at deterring such perilous crossings by deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda.

France Hydrogène and the Scottish Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Association (SHFCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and cooperation between the two organisations and accelerate the deployment of hydrogen for the transition to net zero.

According to the IMO, France was the seventh Contracting State to the 2010 Protocol to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea, otherwise known as the HNS Convention.

A South Korean shipping business that polluted the water near Marseille faces a one million euro penalties.