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Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Sunken Maersk Supply Vessels Located Off France
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Sunken Maersk Supply Vessels Located Off France

A search team has located the wrecks of two Maersk Supply Service vessels which sank during a tow to a Turkish scrapyard late last month. The vessels are

January 4, 2017
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Thursday, November 3, 2016
stx france
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France to Defend Interests in Sale of STX Shipyards

By Emmanuel Jarry PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The French government has told South Korea it will oppose any solution for shipbuilder STX France that is

November 3, 2016
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Friday, September 16, 2016
Egypt Takes Delivery of Second Mistral Warship
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Egypt Takes Delivery of Second Mistral Warship

NANTES, France, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Egypt took delivery of a second French Mistral helicopter carrier on Friday, part of a $1 billion deal signed last

September 16, 2016
Total Views: 76

Monday, September 5, 2016
Port of Calais Migrant "Jungle"
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French Truck Drivers Blockade Port Of Calais To Protest Migrant Crisis

  By Gavin van Marle (TheLoadstar) Cross-Channel operations between Dover and Calais were set to descend into chaos today as French truck

September 5, 2016
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Cocaine Found In Coca-Cola Shipping Container
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Cocaine Found In Coca-Cola Shipping Container

(Bloomberg) Workers at a Coca-Cola factory in southern France opened a shipment of orange juice but found a huge shipment of cocaine instead. The

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 222

Wednesday, August 24, 2016
SCORPENE® submarine INS Kalvari
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French Naval Shipbuilder DCNS Calls Data Leak “Economic Warfare”

By Matt Siegel and John Irish SYDNEY/PARIS, Aug 24 (Reuters) – French naval contractor DCNS said on Wednesday it may have been the victim of

August 24, 2016
Total Views: 78

Friday, July 8, 2016
France’s EDF Opens North Sea’s Dunkirk LNG Terminal
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France’s EDF Opens North Sea’s Dunkirk LNG Terminal

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — The Dunkirk liquefied natural gas terminal in France received its first cargo on Friday, boosting the nation’s

July 8, 2016
Total Views: 127

Friday, May 27, 2016
Strike at France’s Le Havre Oil Terminal Extended Until Monday
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Strike at France’s Le Havre Oil Terminal Extended Until Monday

By Bate Felix PARIS, May 27 (Reuters) – French CGT union members at the CIM, an oil storage and supply services company which handles about 40 percent of

May 27, 2016
Total Views: 150

Friday, April 29, 2016
How France Beat Out Japan to Clinch $40 Billion Submarine Deal
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How France Beat Out Japan to Clinch $40 Billion Submarine Deal

By Tim Kelly, Cyril Altmeyer and Colin Packham TOKYO/PARIS/SYDNEY, April 29 (Reuters) – In 2014, a blossoming friendship between Australian Prime

April 29, 2016
Total Views: 107

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
France’s DCNS Beats Rival Bidders to Win $40 Billion Australian Submarine Deal
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France’s DCNS Beats Rival Bidders to Win $40 Billion Australian Submarine Deal

By Colin Packham, Nobuhiro Kubo and Tim Kelly SYDNEY/TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) – France has beaten Japan and Germany to win a A$50 billion ($40 billion)

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 95

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Egypt to Pay $1 Billion for France’s Mistral Warships
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Egypt to Pay $1 Billion for France’s Mistral Warships

  By Jean-Baptiste Vey and John Irish PARIS, Sept 23 (Reuters) – France has agreed to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers to Egypt for 950 million

September 23, 2015
Total Views: 68

Friday, September 18, 2015
France May Have Found a Buyer for Its Two Mistral Warships
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France May Have Found a Buyer for Its Two Mistral Warships

  PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) – France is confident it will wrap up the sale of two Mistral warships to a new buyer in the next few weeks after

September 18, 2015
Total Views: 16

Friday, September 4, 2015
CMA CGM Bourgainville
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French Flag’s Largest Ship Enters Service

French shipping company CMA CGM has put into service the 400-meter-long CMA CGM Bourgainville, the world’s largest containership sailing under the French

September 4, 2015
Total Views: 67

Thursday, August 6, 2015
France Loses in Failed Mistral Warship Deal – VIEW
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France Loses in Failed Mistral Warship Deal – VIEW

  By Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg View) — The saga of the two Mistral helicopter carriers France built for Russia, but refused to hand over because

August 6, 2015
Total Views: 528

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
France and Russia Close Book on Mistral Warship Deal Gone Bad
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France and Russia Close Book on Mistral Warship Deal Gone Bad

  By Gregory Viscusi (Bloomberg) — France and Russia have agreed to terminate a contract for two helicopter carriers that France built and then

August 5, 2015
Total Views: 44

Sunday, May 17, 2015
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1.19 Billion Euros – France Refuses Naval Carrier Delivery To Russia

By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexandar Vasovic (Reuters), Russia wants 1.163 billion euros ($1.32 billion) from France in compensation for cancelling a contract to

May 17, 2015
Total Views: 539

Tuesday, November 25, 2014
France Suspends Delivery of Russian Warships
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France Suspends Delivery of Russian Warships

France suspended indefinitely on Tuesday delivery of the first of two Mistral helicopter carrier warships to Russia, citing conflict in eastern Ukraine where

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, October 29, 2014
French Ferry Operator SNCM to Seek Court Protection Next Week -Source
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French Ferry Operator SNCM to Seek Court Protection Next Week -Source

France-Corsica ferry operator SNCM will file for court protection next week, a source close to the company told Reuters on Wednesday, which will clear the way

October 29, 2014
Total Views: 28

Friday, August 1, 2014
German Lawmakers Push to Stop French Warship Delivery to Russia
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German Lawmakers Push to Stop French Warship Delivery to Russia

Lawmakers from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party are pressuring the government to prevent France from delivering two warships to

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 37

Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Mexican Ferry Firm Hopes to Buy France’s SNCM
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Mexican Ferry Firm Hopes to Buy France’s SNCM

Mexican ferry company Baja Ferries said on Tuesday it hopes to close a deal to buy troubled French ferry operator SNCM before November or

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 17