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Six Challenge My Med start-up winners innovate to protect the Mediterranean and its coastline

Six Challenge My Med start-up winners innovate to protect the Mediterranean and its coastline
09/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Six winning start-ups responded to the six challenges of the My Med Challenge, which aimed to "imagine the Mediterranean coast of tomorrow and find concrete answers to the major economic, environmental and societal challenges it faces".

Transavia reinforces its programme in France with the opening of five routes

Transavia reinforces its programme in France with the opening of five routes
09/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. Transavia France launches five new routes serving the South of France from Paris-Orly and Nantes-Atlantique.

Alinea furniture shops taken over by its shareholders

Alinea furniture shops taken over by its shareholders
09/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
FRANCE. As expected, due to the filing of a single offer, the Commercial Court of Marseille validated the takeover of the Alinéa brand by its shareholders the Mulliez Family Association and its CEO Alexis Mulliez. version française


Flight cancellations and delays in France this summer could cost airlines €26 million

Flight cancellations and delays in France this summer could cost airlines €26 million
09/11/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. According to a survey conducted by Flightright, between July and August 2020, just over 65,000 flights were operated out of France, down 60% from 2019. version française

French regions want to bring floating wind power to the forefront

French regions want to bring floating wind power to the forefront
09/07/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Environment
FRANCE. Gathered in Marseilles for the FOWT conference, the international actors of the floating wind energy and the representatives of the French regions pleaded for a better support of the government to this sector of the future. Version française


Alinea could sell 17 shops and 1,000 jobs

Alinea could sell 17 shops and 1,000 jobs
08/31/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Services / Finances
FRANCE. In receivership, the Aubagne-based company Alinea should be taken over by its shareholders in the absence of a competitive bid.

The Port of Marseille maintains its 2020 investments, despite a 15% drop in its traffic

The Port of Marseille maintains its 2020 investments, despite a 15% drop in its traffic
07/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Transport
FRANCE. Impacted by the health crisis, the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille will maintain the €57m of investments planned for 2020 and will even add more than €6.5m of commercial measures to revive port activities.

International work placements to fight youth unemployment

International work placements to fight youth unemployment
07/01/2019 - Gérard Tur | Youth mobility in the Mediterranean region
For its annual conference “Employment and employability: Adapting to the Mediterranean jobs market” in Marseille on 21st June, HOMERe brought together experts from twelve countries involved in its international work placement project. Version française


Ndiouga Sakho: "We must experiment within the territories, with the local actors"

Ndiouga Sakho: "We must experiment within the territories, with the local actors"
03/19/2018 - Interviewed by Frédéric Dubessy, in LA VALETTE (MALTA) | Socio-economic assessments


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Blue economy shows enormous potential in Mediterranean

Blue economy shows enormous potential in Mediterranean
06/09/2017 | Environmental and development issues
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Sustainable tourism the way forward for the Mediterranean

06/13/2016 - Christiane Navas, NICE | Environmental and development issues
In the face of mass coastal tourism, the limits of which are now clear, a new type of tourism needs to be invented that is more eco-friendly and gives more consideration towards local populations.

Institut de la Méditerranée and FEMISE pointers for revitalizing the Tunisian economy

Institut de la Méditerranée and FEMISE pointers for revitalizing the Tunisian economy
07/24/2015 - Nathalie Bureau du Colombier, MARSEILLE | Socio-economic assessments
Invest in innovation, overhaul the Tunisian education system and vocational training, improve the banking system and build new infrastructure… According to the economists of the Institut de la Méditerranée (Marseille and Tunis) and the FEMISE, boosting the Tunisian economy requires activating a number levers. Version française

Med NC, a new chance for Mediterranean women

Med NC, a new chance for Mediterranean women
05/15/2015 | Society
With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM

The New Chance Mediterranean Network (Med NC) is building on the sucess of the Second Chance Schools in Marseille and across France. It allows young women in particular to benefit from personalised pathways support, to escape their exclusion from the labour market.

Ro-ro traffic gets a boost in Marseille thanks to higher volume container flows

Ro-ro traffic gets a boost in Marseille thanks to higher volume container flows
04/24/2015 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | Transport
FRANCE. Marseille is banking on container shipping to regain its position as the leading port in the Mediterranean. These investments will also benefit ro-ro services.
 

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro

Southern Europe is banking on container shipping to boost ro-ro
04/24/2015 - Caroline Garcia, MARSEILLE | Transport
MEDITERRANEAN. Ports in southern Europe are working hard to lure container traffic from Anvers and Rotterdam. An increase in ro-ro traffic could follow in its wake.
 

Marseille looking for the wind

Marseille looking for the wind
05/23/2014 - Mathieu Bouchard | Industry
The historic port for maritime connections with the Maghreb, Marseille has been experiencing a steady fall in roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) traffic which was further exacerbated in 2013. The actors of the port of Marseille Fos however believe there will be a recovery.

Tanger Med redraws the map

Tanger Med redraws the map
05/23/2014 - Julie Chaudier, CASABLANCA | Transport
The building of the Tanger Med port might seem to have had little impact on ferry traffic to Morocco. However, even if the number of vessels passing through the new facility remains limited, the port's potential for Ro-Ro traffic competes with the port of Casablanca.

Ro-Ro sinks and swims in the Mediterranean

Ro-Ro sinks and swims in the Mediterranean
05/23/2014 - Mathieu Bouchard | Transport
A contrasting picture for trans-Mediterranean Ro-Ro. East-west routes are developing positively but traffic between Europe and North Africa is decreasing.

Marseille-Tangier: «Maybe next autumn»

Marseille-Tangier: «Maybe next autumn»
05/23/2014 - Mathieu Bouchard | Transport
Marc Grolleau, CEO of Transcargo, which operates in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, and chairman of the AFTRI (French International Road Transport Association), is fighting for the creation of a Ro-Ro link between Marseille and the Moroccan port of Tangier, a project that for him “spells the future”.

Profitability of Ro-Ro lines declines in Algeria

Profitability of Ro-Ro lines declines in Algeria
05/23/2014 - Amal Belkessam, ALGIERS | Transport
Foreign shipowners complain about dire waiting times in the port of Mostaganem, which has led to a significant fall in cargo volumes imported by Ro-Ro. Even though the average wait at the port of Oran is 4 hours, the specialisation of Algerian ports is a problem for foreign operators.

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