by Steve Scherer (Reuters) - Italy and France tried to patch up a row over immigration on Thursday as Pope Francis urged politicians everywhere to work together on helping refugees and respect their dignity. Italy summoned France’s envoy on Wednesday and demanded an apology from President Emmanuel Macron, who had said Rome’s move to block a migrant rescue ship from its ports … [Read more...]
France Set to Become a European Offshore Wind Powerhouse by 2022
By Jeremy Hodges and Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) -- Europe’s wind-power industry expects new French offshore turbine installations to overtake the U.K. and Germany by 2022, boosting President Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to increase renewable energy. Construction off the French coast is expected to ramp up from 2020 and turn the country in the fourth-biggest … [Read more...]
Search Called Off for Missing Quicksilver CEO Lost at Sea
BORDEAUX, France, Jan 31 (Reuters) - France's coastguard on Wednesday called off searches for the head of the U.S. firm that owns the Quiksilver surfwear brand, a day after his boat washed up empty on the country's Atlantic coast, local authorities said. Pierre Agnes had gone out fishing in his 36-foot (11-meter) boat on Tuesday morning and later sent out a message to port … [Read more...]
Protesting Fisherman Paralyze France’s Port of Calais
LILLE, France, Jan 25 (Reuters) - French fishermen blockaded Calais throughout Thursday, halting shipping movements at France's busiest passenger port and a major entry point to Europe for British goods, in protest at losses inflicted by the practice of electric pulse fishing. A flotilla of fishing vessels set out at dawn from nearby Boulogne, the biggest fishing port, and … [Read more...]
France to Promote LNG as Alternative Marine Fuel
PARIS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - France will support the uptake of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a cleaner fuel for ships by encouraging ports to develop the necessary infrastructure, its prime minister said on Tuesday. LNG has been promoted as an alternative to fuel oil for a shipping sector facing tougher emissions standards from 2020, and French-based container shipping giant … [Read more...]