Tag: France

Following the disruption between UK and French borders after the news of a new variant of COVID-19, the two countries reached an agreement allowing freight and some passenger services to resume operations.

State support packages are helping the shipping industry to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. Government support comes in many forms but usually without strings attached and rarely aligned to broader policy objectives, says a new report by ITF.

Port of Le Havre along with SEREP, a subsidiary of SARP Industries joined forces and set up a local network for the treatment of scrubber residues.

In a bid to tighten control over ship emissions in its waters, France's Ministry of the Sea is deploying on a trial basis a sniffer drone in the strait of Pas-de-Calais, one of the world’s busiest ship traffic areas. 

Following the major disruption of the ferry sector as an obvious COVID-19 impact, the French government announced a payroll to help the ferry companies.

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs recently visited European Maritime Safety Agency headquarters in Lisbon, to discuss about several tasks and exchange point of views.

Bureau Veritas (BV) has been closely collaborating with the French flag in order to enhance and enable SeaOwl’s innovative remote-operated vessel project. 

Port of Sète recently announced that is taking a new step for its Sétois port in order to become a smart port of the future.

As seen in the video below, the bunker tanker called Cap Pinede crashed into a breakwater at the Port of Marseille in France.

With a second bunkering operation completed on 15 June, the Port of Marseille Fos demonstrates its commitment to LNG.