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LNG Carrier Maran Gas Marseille joins MGM Fleet
Maran Gas Management welcomed the LNG Carrier Maran Gas Marseille to its fleet. The Bureau Veritas-classed vessel was delivered on Monday (21 August) by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). She has a cargo capacity of 174,000 cbm and flies …
Aug 22, 2023 / Curious
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and The Cruise Division of MSC Group Complete First LNG Bunkering Operation in Marseille for MSC Cruises’ MSC World Europa
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and the Cruise Division of MSC Group have successfully completed the first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation at the Port of Marseille Fos, Southern France, for MSC Cruises’ MSC World Europa (CruiseMapper). …
Apr 26, 2023 / Vessels
TotalEnergies Launches Port of Marseille Fos’ First Ship-to-Containership LNG Bunkering Operation
TotalEnergies and its partner CMA CGM, have launched Marseilles’ inaugural ship-to-containership Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in the Port of Marseille Fos, Southern France.CMA CGM BALI, a 15,000 TEU1 LNG-powered containership is …
Jan 24, 2022 / Curious
Titan LNG collaborates with Corsica Linea on delivery of LNG and bioLNG in the Port of Marseille for Corsica Linea’s new Ro-Pax ferry
Titan LNG has secured the tender for the delivery of LNG in the Port of Marseille for Corsica Linea’s new Ro-Pax LNG-fuelled ferry, A Galeotta.This partnership marks the significant expansion of Titan’s operations into the Mediterranean which will …
Jan 17, 2022 / Curious
The CMA CGM Group launches “A Humanitarian Ship for Lebanon” campaign to ship emergency humanitarian aid
An international relief initiative to send medical equipment and essential goods and products.One of the CMA CGM Group’s ro-ro vessels will be deviated from its usual service to travel from Marseille to Beirut over the coming days.The CMA CGM Group …
Aug 24, 2020 / Curious
The Port of Marseille Fos and SGMF encourage the use of LNG as primary marine fuel
With a second bunkering operation completed on 15 June, the Port of Marseille Fos demonstrates its commitment to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and its aim of achieving environmental excellence. The Port of Marseille Fos, a member of the Society for Gas …
Jun 22, 2020 / Vessels
The Port of Marseille Fos handles the biggest ITER reactor component
On Monday 8 June 2019, a major component (weighing 400 metric tons and with a diameter of 10.5 m) of the ITER fusion reactor was handled at the Port of Marseille Fos for delivery to the ITER construction site at Saint-Paul-lez-Durance/Cadarache …
Jun 11, 2020 / Curious
Rotterdam’s container hub chalks up another record
Thursday morning – 4 June – the container ship Marseille Maersk left the APMT 2 terminal in Prinses Amaliahaven en route to Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia. With a draught of 17.30 metres, the vessel represents a new record for container ships calling on …
Jun 5, 2020 / Vessels
First LNG Bunkering Operation In France Completed In Port of Marseille Fos
On Monday 4 May, the Port of Marseille Fos, Shell and Carnival carried out the first "ship-toship" LNG bunkering operation in France on the Costa Smeralda (CruiseMapper). One of the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ships, the COSTA SMERALDA, operated …
May 15, 2020 / Curious
Boluda Towage France adds two new state-of-the-art tugs to fleet at Marseille-Fos port
Boluda Corporación Marítima towing division Boluda Towage has added two new units to its French subsidiary, which will operate in the port of Marseille-Fos.The VB SURPRISE and VB ACHERON next-generation tugboats were built in Piriou Shipyards. They …
Dec 10, 2019 / Curious