Ro-ro returns to Rouen

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The Port of Rouen has long been France’s main port for African o/d trades and, over the years, various terminals have been set up to accom...

New dredger for Rouen

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A new suction dredger will shortly be commissioned to undertake maintenance dredging work on the "up" channel on the River Seine between Rou...

More French river tales

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French shipping line Marfret, which is already active on the Seine waterway under the Fluvio Feeder banner with a daily connection between R...

New Limay terminal operator

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The Port of Paris Authority (PAP) has appointed an operating company for the new container barge terminal it is opening next month at Limay,...

Grand waterway scheme moves forward

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For the first time since the 1960s, France is investing in a large scale, inland waterway project. Slated to be operational in 2015, the Sei...

Italgru goes to Rouen

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Italgru Srl has logged its first export orders for harbour mobile cranes since the company was acquired from bankruptcy (Italgru SpA) and re...

Ferry first for Rouen

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In what is believed to be a ferry “first” for the Port of Rouen, Channel Freight Ferries Ltd (CFL) is set to introduce next January a ne...

Rouen in barge push

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With container barge traffic on the Seine continuing to grow, the Port of Rouen is looking to carve out a greater slice of the action....

Looking at matters in the round

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Most of France's leading seaports have reported their 2000 results. This "anti-clockwise" tour d'horizon summarises the major developments a...

Container barge boost

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River-borne container traffic at the Port of Paris (PAP)'s Gennevilliers container terminal came to 16,350 TEU in the first nine months of t...