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Marseille Fos Port is the leading port in France, the first Mediterranean port and the third oil port worldwide...

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Cargo handled at leading French port Marseilles Fos to the end of May reached 36.6 million tonnes - up 6% on the first five months last year – with container throughput contributing a 16% increase in both tonnage and units… Following a call for tenders last July, the Marseilles Fos port authority has chosen a group led by SNCF subsidiary VFLI to operate and maintain the port’s 110km internal rail system … More information >>

Throughput at leading French cargo port Marseilles Fos topped 29 million tonnes to the end of April for a 6% increase on the first four months last year, with April traffic underlining the first quarter upturn in container volumes and local steel and chemicals output… More information >>

Container volumes and a revival in local steel and chemicals production helped leading French cargo port Marseilles Fos to total throughput of almost 21.5 million tonnes in the first quarter, a 3% increase on January-March last year... More information >>

Leading French and Mediterranean cargo port Marseilles Fos - which handled 83 million tonnes last year to rank fourth in Europe - is establishing commercial representation in Brazil to further enhance links with its main trading partner in South America, which currently contributes some 4.5MT a year… Marseilles Fos is about to host its fourth United Nations TrainForTrade seminar helping to strengthen the port management training capabilities of port executives from French-speaking African nations … More information >>

Major growth in Marseilles Fos container volumes to the end of February helped the leading French cargo port to total throughput of 13.5 million tonnes – up 4% on the first two months last year – in a further sign of global economic recovery…The Marseilles Fos port authority has hosted a meeting of fellow partners in a Mediterranean ports and infrastructure project part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund… More information >>

January throughput at leading French port Marseilles Fos suggested signs of recovery in the world economy with a 10% year on year increase in cargo volumes and a threefold rise in cruise passengers. Cargo totalled almost 7.2 million tonnes with increases in all four main categories… The Marseilles Fos port authority has appointed Dirk Becquart, 45, to the new post of development director with effect from March 15. He has been commercial director at the port of Ghent in his native Belgium since 2006… More information >>