Tag: France

The bulker Trudy was intercepted and boarded by French police off Dunkirk on October 1, in the aftermath of a drug bust.

French Renewable Energy Trade Association and UK Marine Energy Council inked partnership to advance the development of tidal energy sector.

On 24th September, the port of Le Havre, France saw its first LNG bunker. Namely, Gasum bunkered LNG to Le Commandant Charcot, PONANT’s latest LNG fueled newbuilt polar explorer. 

TotalEnergies and Air Liquide collaborate in order to develop low-carbon hydrogen production in the Normandy Industrial Basin.

The first LNG bunker vessel to be based in France has marked another step towards its delivery and operational commencement, after the successful completion of sea and gas trials.

EveRé, operator of a waste treatment plant, CMA CGM, and Elengy, have joined forces to study the feasibility of creating France’s first production unit for liquefied biomethane (BioLNG).

The Fondation de la Mer and Bureau Veritas, along with the French Ministry of the Sea, are launching “Ocean Approved”.

The Indian variant has become dominant in some parts of the UK, with a 160% increase of cases over the week. In an effort to fight the Indian variant of COVID-19, UK seafarers travelling to France will face new travel restrictions.

The French government has announced that French seafarers will receive priority access to Covid-19 jabs at national vaccination centres.

Amid increasing interest in wind propulsion as an attractive solution to decarbonization, French company Zéphyr & Borée announced a new project to develop the world’s first sailing containership.