


Mammoet pulls Saint-Brieuc OWF cables
Mammoet’s Offshore Services department carried out two offshore wind cable beach pulling campaigns at the St Brieuc offshore wind farm (OWF), off the coast of Brittany, in France.Read more
Ambo and Caïros bridges installed in La Roya valley
Two imposing steel bridges have been installed over the Roya River, in the French commune of Breil-sur-Roya, two years after ‘Storm Alex’ destroyed the village’s original stone passages.Read more
Fracht FWO Polska transports gas turbine from France to Poland
Fracht FWO Polska, the Warsaw branch of the Swiss transportation and logistics group Fracht, handled the transportation of a 384-ton gas turbine from France to Poland.Read more
CargoCrew International ships stabilisers from Germany to France
The Hamburg-based transportation and logistics company, CargoCrew International, handled the transportation of two stabilisers from Germany to France, for a new shipbuilding project.Read more
Van Oord to install 62 jacket foundations for Saint-Brieuc OWF
Van Oord will install 62 jacket foundations and foundation piles for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm (OWF). 190 pin piles will be used at the 75 square kilometres site, 16,3 kilometres off the coast of...Read more
Maersk Supply Service awarded transport & installation contract for EFGL OWF
Maersk Supply Service (MSS) was contracted by EPCI contractor Eiffage Métal to transport and install three 10MW Vestas V164 wind turbines at the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) offshore wind farm (OWF).Read more
First Provence Grand Large transition piece installed
A milestone has been reached in EDF Renewables and Enbridge Éolien France Provence Grand Large project. The first transition piece has been installed on the floating foundation, for France’s first floating wind turbine project, at...Read more
Bolloré Energy supports LK Kunegel in its energy transition
Bolloré Energy has signed an exclusive 7-year contract with the transport company LK Kunegel, to provide them with 4,000 m3 of HVO100 IZIPURE biofuel yearly. This synthetic diesel (HVO) reduces GHG by 90% compared to...Read more
Virginie Delcroix joins the Executive Committee of GEODIS
Virginie Delcroix has joined supply chain company GEODIS as executive vice president of sustainable development. In this position she will report to CEO Marie-Christine Lombard, illustrating the company’s desire to increase corporate social responsibility (CSR)...Read more
Installation of 80 wind turbines complete in Saint Nazaire
The installation of the Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm’s 80 turbines, which began in mid-April, is now complete. This 480 MW park is France’s first offshore wind farm and will be fully operational by the...Read more
Fécamp OWF topside reaches interim storage port
The topside of the Fécamp Offshore Windfarm has been transported from Saint Nazaire port, on the Loire estuary, to an interim storage port in Cherbourg-En-Cotentin. The transport was organised by the Antwerp-based company, Manora Logistics.Read more
Geodis opens an airside cargo station at Paris-Charles de Gaulle
AirfreightPRESS RELEASE – Geodis is opening a new 6,000 sqm site within the cargo area of Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to provide certified services, especially for customers in the health and luxury goods sectors. The...Read more
Scan Global opens first office in France
Project logisticsScan Global Logistics (SGL) has opened its first office in France today. Following the successful expansion in Benelux, Poland, and the Czech Republic, the new office is expected to bring a strategic position to provide...Read more
Liebherr’s inland shipping pilot saves emissions, time and money
Inland shippingLiebherr-Mining Equipment in Colmar has booked huge CO2-savings by shifting its pre-haulage from the roads to the rivers. The company began a pilot project mid-2019 and has since shipped 148 machines divided over 60 barges....Read more
France and UK reopen border for freight traffic
Transport companies and trade associations are relieved that the border between England and France is reopening for freight traffic. However, it will take days before all the trucks that have accumulated on the British side...Read more
Saipem, Boskalis and Bouygues win EUR 552 million OWF contract
Offshore windSaipem, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Boskalis together have won a contract to design, build and install 71 concrete Gravity-Based Structures (GBS) as foundation for the Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy, France.Read more
Siemens Gamesa receives first firm offshore order in France
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa has received its first firm order to deliver offshore wind turbines in France. The manufacturer will supply 68 8 MW turbines for the Bay of Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm...Read more
Van Oord wins French OWF contract
Offshore windPRESS RELEASE – Ailes Marines has selected the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord to transport and install the 62 jacket foundations and the foundation piles for the offshore substation for the Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm...Read more