France

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

France has earmarked five ports to develop for floating wind turbines, the government has announced.

24th August 2026

France selects 5 ports to focus on floating wind

24th August 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Japanese trading and investment firm Sumitomo has invested in its first floating wind farm, sounding a loud note of confidence in the sector.

12th August 2026

Sumitomo invests 33.3% in UK floating wind project

12th August 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

French opposition MPs want to ban superyachts over 50 metres from entering French ports, marinas or territorial waters.

20th July 2026

French MPs seek total ban on superyachts over 50m

20th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Nine European countries have pledged to spend €1 trillion on offshore wind development over the next 10 years.

27th January 2026

European countries pledge €1 TRILLION for offshore wind

27th January 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Three floating wind turbines have now been installed in the Gulf of Lion in the French Occitanie region, where high-wind areas that were ‘previously out of reach’ can now be tapped.

8th September 2025

Final floating turbine installed at French site

8th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Sogestran Group has launched France’s first hydrogen-powered river vessel, ZULU 06, marking a significant step forward in alternative fuels for inland waterways.

4th December 2024

Hydrogen power revolutionises French river transport

4th December 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two French tidal farm developers have been awarded €15 million from the European Union as part of a €4.8 billion spending spree on net-zero projects.

25th October 2024

Two tidal farms win €15 million funding

25th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

French maritime solutions firm Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) will expand its CTV by two following an order placed with Singapore-based builder Strategic Marine.

10th July 2024

Louis Dreyfus expands CTV fleet by two

10th July 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Forty hectares of land at the port of La Rochelle in France have been dedicated to the growth it sees in offshore wind capacity in France, both floating and fixed bottom.

27th March 2024

VIDEO: La Rochelle leads French ambitions in OSW

27th March 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Holland Shipyards Group has won the race in a nationwide call for projects to develop autonomous decarbonated passenger boats for the River Seine.

3rd April 2023

The 3D printed ferry changing the face of waterways transport

3rd April 2023

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

UK and French specialist shipyards have announced a merger to produce a strong multinational player in aluminium shipbuilding.

8th February 2022

Aluminium shipbuilding alliance

8th February 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

French shipyard Piriou has just signed with Vedettes De Brehat for the order of two 26m aluminium passenger vessels dedicated to service Bréhat island- North Brittany.

21st December 2021

Breton build

21st December 2021