TotalEnergies is strengthening its LNG bunkering business with up to two newbuilds in China. The French energy major has contracted state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to build one firm 18,600 cu m vessel, with options secured for an additional unit. Several shipowners, including Avenir and...
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French energy major TotalEnergies has bought a 50% stake in the 795 MW OranjeWind offshore wind farm from German renewable developer RWE and will dedicate it to producing green hydrogen. TotalEnergies will use its share of the renewable electricity production from the project to power 350MW...
Mediterranean Shipping Co’s logistics arm, MEDLOG, has broken ground on a new multimodal platform in the Paris region. The MEDLOG Inland Terminal Paris-Bruyères project is part of a wider renovation project underway at the Port 2000 site in Le Havre and will provide rail and barge connections for...
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Operations have begun to locate 44 containers lost at sea from CMA CGM’s boxship hit by severe weather near South Africa after the vessel continued on its way towards Europe. After losing the containers in what was described as a ‘harrowing bad weather experience on the Indian Ocean along South...
French liner CMA CGM has signed a global partnership agreement with Google to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across its operations. “This collaboration aligns with our digital roadmap and investments. Together with Google, we will lead the digital revolution in shipping,...
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CMA CGM is being widely tipped as the European owner behind another mammoth ship order in South Korea. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and HD Hyundai Samho revealed yesterday an order worth $2.67bn for 12 LNG dual fuelled 15,500 teu ships, which brokers have said are being built for CMA CGM. The two...
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French liner CMA CGM has stated that one of its containerships lost 44 containers at sea due to adverse weather conditions off the coast of South Africa. The 2005-built, 17,859 teu CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin faced severe weather on Tuesday, July 9, during a westbound voyage from Asia to Europe and...
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CMA CGM has invested in Pasqal, a French quantum computing firm, with the aim of developing optimisation solutions for maritime and logistics. Details on the size of the investment have not been revealed. This strategic partnership will lead to the creation of a Quantum Center of Excellence at...
https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-invests-in-french-quantum-computing-company/
The investment arm of the GTT Group, GTT Strategic Ventures, along with Counterview Capital, Lifeline Ventures, and Tesi has invested in Seaber.io, a Finnish maritime software company specialising in the digitalisation of scheduling and chartering processes for bulk shipping. The Helsinki-based...
https://splash247.com/gtt-invests-in-dry-bulk-digitalisation-specialist/
French civil engineering construction company Eiffage has won an EPCIC contract from the Belgian national electricity transmission network operator Elia Transmission to build four alternating-current electrical substations on Princess Elisabeth Island. The contract was won through its Belgian arm...