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Air France-KLM and CMA CGM to share air cargo capacity

05/19/2022 | Transport

FRANCE. The merger between Air France-KLM and CMA CGM will allow the pooling of their cargo networks and the capacities of their respective all-cargo aircraft.

GEFCO to join CMA CGM Group

04/08/2022 | Transport

FRANCE. The Marseille-based shipping group CMA CGM has announced the acquisition of "almost 100%" of the capital of the French automotive logistics company GEFCO.

automotive, CEVA Logistics, CLS, CMA CGM, Colis Privé, Commerce & Lifecycle Services, France, GEFCO, Ingram Micro, logistics, Luc Nadal, Marseille, PSA, Rodolphe Saadé, RZD, Stellantis

Allianz Real Estate adds eight logistics sites to its Italian portfolio

03/08/2022 | Transport

ITALY. Allianz Real Estate, on behalf of several of its subsidiaries, signed an agreement on Tuesday 8 March 2022 to purchase eight logistics facilities in Italy for €91m.

Alexander Gebauer, Allianz Real Estate, Donato Saponara, Europe, ILF, Italian Logistics Fund, logistics, Milan, Modena, Novara, Perugia, real estate, transport, Venice, Vicenza

Colis privé takes off to join CMA CGM

01/31/2022 | Transport

FRANCE. The Marseille-based shipping company CMA CGM has announced the signature of a promise to acquire 51% of the capital of Colis Privé to strengthen its subsidiary Ceva Logistics in last-mile delivery.

Adrexo, Aix-en-Provence, Amazon, Belgium, Ceva Logistics, CMA CGM, Colis Privé, Eric Paumier, France, Frédéric Pons, logistics, Luxembourg, maritime, Marseille, Morocco, Netherlands, Rodolphe Saadé

Gefco inaugurates a 10,000 m² warehouse in Tanger Med

02/22/2021 | Transport

MOROCCO / FRANCE. The French group Gefco strengthens its position on the Moroccan market by inaugurating a new 10,000 m² warehouse in the Tanger Med logistics free zone.

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GSE delivers a 48,200 m² logistics platform in Lombardy

10/20/2020 | Transport

ITALY. GSE Italia announces the delivery to Mesero (Lombardy) of a 48,200 m² multifunctional logistics platform built for Fondo CER-L.

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arlyle Real Estate SGR, Confluence, Fondo CER-L, GSE, GSE Italia, logistics, Lombardy, Malpensa, Mesero, Milan, Turin

Gaussin and Faurecia join forces in logistics and port handling

10/09/2020 | Transport

FRANCE. The two French companies Gaussin and Faurecia are going to work together to equip hydrogen storage systems for vehicles intended for logistics and port handling.

Bavans, Christian Gaussin, Faurecia, Faurecia Clean Mobility, Gaussin, hydrogen, logistics, Mathias Miedreich, port handling

Ferrero to invest €42m in France, notably in a logistics centre in Normandy

09/29/2020 | Industry

FRANCE / ITALY. Italian food group Ferrero plans to invest €42m in Normandy, mainly with the construction of a new warehouse at Criquebeuf-sur-Seine, in the Eure department.

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agri-food industry, Alba, Aube, Criquebeuf-sur-Seine, Ferrero, France, industry, Italy, logistics, Mont-Saint-Aignan, Normandy, Nutella, Prévost et Grenier, Rouen, Villers Ecalles

The Port of Barcelona looks ahead to 2020

04/24/2015 | Transport

SPAIN. The Port of Barcelona aims to improve road and rail access in a bid to increase goods traffic by 50% thanks to scheduled investments in cooperation with the local government (Generalitat of Catalonia) and the state (Ministry of Equipment).

Algeciras aims to defend its title as the “Port of the Mediterranean”

04/24/2015 | Transport

SPAIN. The Port of Algeciras aims to maintain its leading position in goods handling in the Mediterranean by reaching 100 million tonnes this year.

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

04/24/2015 | 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.

Bettembourg, Christine Cabau-Whoehrel, Clesud, Fabienne Margail, France, logistics, maritime transport, Marseille, Mediterranean, Medlink ports, Miramas, Mourepiane, ports, Shippax

A high speed rail connection for new ports at Ashdod and Eilat

04/24/2015 | Transport

ISRAEL. Israel will soon have new ports at Eilat on the Red Sea and Ashdod on the Mediterranean. To facilitate the transport of freight, a high speed railway line will connect the two seas.

Ashdod, Dov Frlhinger, Egypt, Eilat, Israel, Israel Ports Company, logistics, maritime transport, Mediterranean, National roads company of Israel, Netivei Yisrael, ports, rail transport, Red Sea, Red-Med Railway, Shippax, transport, Turkey

The Port of Patras will be linked to the Greek railway network by 2020

04/24/2015 | Transport

GREECE. Athens aims to open up the country via modernisation of its ports and road and railway networks. Priority will be given to infrastructures connecting ro-ro services to railway lines and the Port of Patras should be the first to benefit by 2020.

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

04/24/2015 | 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.

Aftri, Algeciras, Anvers, Ashdod, Austria, Barcelona, Bavaria, Brussels, Croatia, Europe, European Commission, Finland, France, Genoa, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Isemar, Israel, Italy, Juncker, Juncker plan, La Spezia, logistics, Maghreb, Marc Grolleau, maritime transport, Marseille, Mechanism for interconnection, Mediterranean, Medlinks, MIE, Netherlands, Palermo, Paul Tourret, ports, Rhône, Rijeka, Road Transport Association, Rotterdam, Scotlan, Shippax, Southern Europe, Spain, Superior institute of maritime economy, Switzerland, Sète, Tangier, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Transcargo, transport

BCL creates new innovations between the Balearics and the Iberian peninsular

05/23/2014 | Transport

Balear Container Lines aims to establish itself by proposing a new “made to measure” logistics model

Balear Container Lines, balearic Islands, BCL, cargo, Catalonia, logistics, LSV Logistic, Majorca, maritime transport, Perez& Cia, Shippax, Transitos & Aduanas Palma SL, X-Press

Ro-Ro sinks and swims in the Mediterranean

05/23/2014 | Transport

A contrasting picture for trans-Mediterranean Ro-Ro. East-west routes are developing positively but traffic between Europe and North Africa is decreasing.

"Doing more with less"

04/23/2013 | Reflections

ECR France is a joint trade and industry body for the food and non-food branches of the fast-moving consumer goods sector. Its mission is to define and promote good practice and codes of good conduct in relations between manufacturers and retailers.

agriculture, Chargeurs Pointe de Bretagne, logistics, managing director of ECR France, Medfel, sharing, Xavier Hua

Morocco: work to be done on pooling transport and logistics

04/23/2013 | Reflections

As fruit and vegetables are perishable, it is hard for individual producers to independently manage their logistics ”. In Morocco's fruit and vegetables sector, pooling is more commercial and managerial than logistical. Pool operators do not yet have a full legal status, but a few...

agriculture, Amlog, Fresh Fruit Morocco, logistics, maritime transport, Morocco Fruit Board, Mustapha El Khayat, Souss Massa Draa

Rungis wholesalers still not yet ready to collaborate on logistics

04/23/2013 | Transport

What view do the retailers and wholesalers of Rungis International Market take of the downstream sharing of the means of transporting fruit and vegetables? In a sector ruled by intense competition, individual interests take precedence, even if it means trucks travelling half empty!

Abdoulaye Sembene, logistics, Rungis, Thierry Jouenne

Egypt’s orange revolution

04/18/2013 | Transport

In the space of a few years, Egypt has made a quantum leap, both qualitatively and quantitatively, in the citrus fruit sector. This leap places it alongside Spain and Turkey on the podium of top orange producers and exporters, not only in the Mediterranean, but also in the world market.

agriculture, Alexandria, Aswan Dam, citrus grower, Egypt, exportation, fuel, Gizeh, logistics, Mediterranean, Morocco, orange, Russia, Shortage, Spain, storage, transport

Air France-KLM and CMA CGM to share air cargo capacity

GEFCO to join CMA CGM Group

Allianz Real Estate adds eight logistics sites to its Italian portfolio

Colis privé takes off to join CMA CGM

Gefco inaugurates a 10,000 m² warehouse in Tanger Med

GSE delivers a 48,200 m² logistics platform in Lombardy

Gaussin and Faurecia join forces in logistics and port handling

Ferrero to invest €42m in France, notably in a logistics centre in Normandy

The Port of Barcelona looks ahead to 2020

Algeciras aims to defend its title as the “Port of the Mediterranean”

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

A high speed rail connection for new ports at Ashdod and Eilat

The Port of Patras will be linked to the Greek railway network by 2020

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

BCL creates new innovations between the Balearics and the Iberian peninsular

Ro-Ro sinks and swims in the Mediterranean

"Doing more with less"

Morocco: work to be done on pooling transport and logistics

Rungis wholesalers still not yet ready to collaborate on logistics

Egypt’s orange revolution

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