Kerry Project Logistics opens French project division
Kerry Project Logistics has opened a project division stationed in Nantes, France. The move comes following the recent acquisition of a majority stake in Business…
Mammoet replaces nuclear plant steam generators in France
Mammoet has developed a custom solution to replace steam generators at Framatome’s Flamanville FA1 Nuclear Power Plant, in Normandy, France.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
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.…
Airfreight
Geodis opens an airside cargo station at Paris-Charles de Gaulle
PRESS 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…
Project logistics
Scan Global opens first office in France
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has opened its first office in France today. Following the successful expansion in Benelux, Poland, and the Czech Republic, the new…
Inland shipping
Liebherr’s inland shipping pilot saves emissions, time and money
Liebherr-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…
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…
Offshore wind
Saipem, Boskalis and Bouygues win EUR 552 million OWF contract
Saipem, 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…
Offshore wind
Siemens Gamesa receives first firm offshore order in France
PRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa has received its first firm order to deliver offshore wind turbines in France. The manufacturer will supply 68 8 MW…
Offshore wind
Van Oord wins French OWF contract
PRESS RELEASE – Ailes Marines has selected the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord to transport and install the 62 jacket foundations and the foundation piles…