Acknowledging the challenges in sourcing the right numbers of staff at sea, French liner giant CMA CGM has launched CMASHIPS.com, the company’s first global seafarer recruitment website. The site is an open gateway for seafarers from around the world to apply for positions aboard CMA CGM vessels....
https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-launches-seafarer-recruitment-site/
CMA CGM head Rodolphe Saadé’s sprawling media empire has another marquee brand. Merit France, Saadé’s family holding, has taken a 20% stake in French cinema giant Pathé for an undisclosed sum. “Welcoming the Saadé family as a partner will accelerate the growth and modernisation of Pathé. It will...
https://splash247.com/rodolphe-saade-takes-stake-in-french-cinema-giant/
Norwegian owner and sale and leaseback player Ocean Yield has increased its stake in France’s Geogas LNG. In July 2024, Ocean Yield took over interests from infrastructure fund CVC DIF, which held a 31% stake in Geogas LNG. This provided the company with an indirect economic interest of 34% in...
https://splash247.com/ocean-yield-increases-stake-in-french-lng-player/
French gas containment specialist GTT is spending $219.7m to buy maritime analytics firm Danelec from Verdane, a European private equity company. The transaction is expected to be completed at the beginning of the second half of 2025. Danelec initially specialised in the development of voyage data...
Ports across Northern Europe are dealing with what broker Braemar describes as “serious congestion” right now. In Antwerp, Braemar reported yesterday the yard is already at 96% capacity, and reefer plugs are overloaded at 112%. Nearly half the arriving ships are waiting for a berth, and there are...
https://splash247.com/boxships-back-up-across-northern-europe/
WELCOME TO THE BEING FRANK(IE) JOURNEY
EPISODE 1
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In this very first episode, I’m opening the doors to a new chapter in my life: a new team, a new home base in Brittany, France, and a huge new challenge on the horizon – racing solo, non-stop around the world in the 2028 Vendée Globe. I’m Francesca Clapcich, a professional athlete, and through this web series, I’ll take you behind the scenes as I build towards some of the biggest races in the sport of sailing, alongside my sponsor, 11th...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/05/the-new-being-frankie-vlog-is-out/
French liner CMA CGM has completed the acquisition of Air Belgium, adding four more cargo airplanes to its burgeoning airfreight division. The company said it will retain the Air Belgium brand with the latest acquisition taking its air fleet to nine planes. Damien Mazaudier, executive vice...
https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-completes-acquisition-of-air-belgium/
French-based engineering and technology company Technip Energies has been awarded a detailed engineering design contract for QatarEnergy LNG’s North Field production sustainability offshore compression project. The contract was awarded by the hydrocarbon arm of Indian engineering conglomerate...
https://splash247.com/technip-energies-lands-north-field-engineering-gig/
As diplomatic relations between Algeria and France once again enter turbulent waters, collateral damage may hit one of Algeria’s most strategically significant infrastructure projects.
A planned investment by French shipping giant CMA CGM in the Port of Oran has come under scrutiny, raising two central questions: Is CMA CGM’s project in jeopardy? And if so, how critical is this investment for Algeria’s maritime and economic ambitions?
Situated on Algeria’s western Mediterranean coast, Oran is a...
https://container-news.com/is-cma-cgms-bet-on-oran-in-jeopardy/
Swiss-based marine construction specialist Allseas has picked French tubing manufacturer Vallourec to supply line pipes for Petrobras’ Búzios 10 offshore project. This contract represents nearly 18,000 tonnes of subsea seamless premium carbon steel line pipes for the risers and flowlines. The...
https://splash247.com/vallourec-wins-pipe-deal-for-brazilian-project-from-allseas/