angalis mep 2009 - Le Cluster Maritime Français

“The pessimist complains about the wind,
the optimist expects it to change,
the realist adjusts the sails”
(W.A. Ward)
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF
FRENCH MARITME INDUSTRIES
311,300 jobs
Output worth 52.5 billion euros
2009-2010

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Preface
“ SI TU VEUX FAIRE UN VIEUX MARIN,
ARRONDIS LES CAPS ET SALUE LES GRAINS ! ”
(A. Baricco)
(An old saying meaning when facing a storm, stay clear of the shore and reef the sails…
if you want to live to be an old sailor.)
The task required of the CMF is a parlous one! Although the existence of the Cluster is predicated on the credibility of
the data it gives out, in this issue of our brochure we are obliged to publish figures that are objectively inaccurate!
Had we waited a few more months our figures would have been closer to the truth: a sharp fall in job numbers and
turnover in the French maritime industries. Indeed our crosschecks show that the value of production on an annual basis
is now closer to 45 billion euros, and jobs down to 285,000 or 290,000, compared with 53.7 billion and 311,000 respectively
last year, or our figures in this publication of 52.5 billion euros and 311,000 jobs. That however is only an estimate.
It is not that the figures gathered by the CMF from all possible sources are wrong, but for the most part they date from
before the first serious effects of the current crisis began to be felt. Our reservations on the figures are also addressed
to our readers in other countries, who would find it surprising that France is the only country left unscathed by the
downturn in maritime activities, notwithstanding that they are, by and large, according to our information, even
more affected than our country.
However, apart from the frustration and inconvenience of not giving a quantitatively accurate picture of France’s maritime
industries, is it really so important, so serious at this particular moment in time? Paradoxically, it is probably not! Either the
global crisis will be “under control” by the end of 2010, and a reasonable expectation would be a return, by 2011 or 2012
perhaps, to the levels of 2008 (which represented an increase of 5 billion over 2007), rendering today’s figures retroactively
anecdotal, or the crisis will go on unchecked and the statistics for our Cluster will no longer be the main worry.
The real question now is whether our country, which is better placed than others, will have enough resources to prevent
key players in its maritime sectors from going under during the depression and thereby missing out on the opportunities
of the global recovery for which they were so well placed only a short time ago. This is a formidable challenge given the
increase in government deficits that may still be required in support of the more exposed. In some respects it is also a huge
gamble, but one for which the odds are more favourable for France and its much criticised economic model than for many
of its neighbours and competitors.
In the circumstances, doing nothing would probably be the most dangerous option!
This type of action is especially justified in the maritime sector which, for the first time since the 18th century, can see
looming on the horizon future prospects enabling it to go on restructuring and revitalising its activities. In 2008 the French
Maritime Cluster published a joint report which concluded that: “The formulation by the Government of a long-term vision
for the maritime sector is a priority, even a prerequisite”.
The speech by the President of the Republic in Le Havre on 16 July may be regarded as the definitive response to this
call, and also to our formal public appeal “for a maritime strategy for France” made at a series of meetings and discussions
on maritime affairs also held in Le Havre six months earlier. In his speech, the President of the Republic lauded the initiative
shown by the “Grenelle Maritime Forum”, and announced that in response to its proposals the Government would draft
a Blue Book setting out the French maritime strategy. We urge that the Blue Book should be given high priority and
careful consideration, and that the meeting of CIMER (Comité Interministériel de la Mer – Interministerial Committee on
Maritime Affairs) also announced by the Head of State should be duly convened.
Finally, we must also highlight the statement by the Prime Minister, in his introduction to this edition of the “French Maritime
Cluster”, making a commitment to our sector and acknowledging its vitality as one of the country’s major assets. Considering
the achievements of our maritime economy in the era of globalisation, the forward march of which has only been
brought to a temporary halt by the crisis, and in the light of this new stance on maritime affairs by the government, should
we not do everything possible – short of giving unreasonable financial support – to ensure that the best French maritime
skills will still be there and well and truly there when the recovery comes?
In short, as the old French proverb implies, we must reef our sails to get through the storm…
The CMF team offers grateful thanks to:
• Jacques Rougerie for designing the cover of this brochure from an idea put to him by the CMF.
• The 197 members and all those who have contributed to the production of this brochure.
Francis Vallat and Philippe Perennez

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Maritime activity is an excellent leading indicator of the
national economic trend. It is only natural, therefore, that the
Government should follow its progress closely. In this regard,
the revival beginning to appear in international sea transport is
an encouraging sign, although still not enough to soften all of the
effects of the global crisis.
In these circumstances, I know that the French maritime
sector can rely on its great strengths: the advanced level of its
services, its concern for sustainable development, the love seafarers
have for their professions. These are sound values when times
are rough. And the French Maritime Cluster, at once the
symbol, catalyst and driving force of the interdependency of the
country’s maritime industries, is by no means the least significant asset of the sector.
Businesses in the maritime sector are no less deserving of the strong commitment of the
Government at their sides. Evidence of this commitment can be seen in the special measures
taken regularly since 2007: the reform of ports in 2008, orders for ships brought forward by
the Government as part of the stimulation plan in 2009, and of course the decisive Grenelle
Maritime Forum.
To open up to the seas and become a great maritime power again: that is the ambition set
by the President of the Republic for the coming years. In his speech in Le Havre on
16 July 2009, the Head of State launched an initiative long-awaited by the maritime
world. The course is set, the method identified. It now falls to me, together with the
Minister of State for the Sea, to ensure that the “blue book” announced by the President
of the Republic leads to operational decisions.
I know that I can count on the Maritime Cluster to play its full part in setting out this
new “vision” for the sea. Along with the French Maritime Institute and all professionals
in the sector, the Maritime Cluster will be keeping a sharp lookout for its effective application.
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François Fillon

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the importance of the sea
For the economy: the sea is a source of growth for the planet
Coastal regions, those less than 80 km from the sea, hold two
thirds of the world's population.
The sea is a source of energy with potential, in raw materials,
for offshore oil and gas discoveries or, in electricity, for prospects
of installing wind farms, wave and tidal generators, etc.
Sea transport is an essential vehicle of international trade:
around 90% of world trade is transported by sea.
For the environment: the sea is vital
Seas cover more than 70% of the surface of the globe and play an essential role in weather and climate. Conservation
of the marine environment is fundamental for life on earth, and is also essential for increasing competitiveness, long-term
growth and employment in the European Union.
The sea is a place to be explored: only 20% of marine fauna and flora are known, hence the importance of oceanographic
research. Sustainable development and the rational exploitation of the resources of the ocean (fish, energy, minerals…)
are therefore essential.
Sea transport: a solution for the environment and for sustainable development
Sea transport is by far the most environmentally friendly
per tonne of goods transported. Depending on the vessel,
it emits 5 to 20 times less CO2 than road transport and
up to 100 times less than air transport. This basic fact is
largely eclipsed by maritime disasters which, although
few in number, have considerable media impact. As an
example, transporting a container by ship from Dakar in
Senegal to Marseille emits as much CO2 as transporting
it by lorry between Marseille and Lyon, although only a
tenth of the distance!
Sea transport also consumes least energy. It uses half the energy consumed by rail transport and up to a tenth of that
consumed by road transport.
Sea transport: an alternative to “all by road”
Short Sea Shipping (SSS) and Motorways of the Sea offer
credible and sustainable solutions to “all by land” and in
particular to “road only”, already inexorably threatening
some major roads in Europe and France with saturation
and congestion. SSS already handles 40% of intra-European
goods transport. This maritime based alternative is being
promoted as part of the contribution by the maritime
world, in the wake of the “Grenelle Environment Forum”,
to achieving the targets of the modal report.
France’s “sea territory” is the 2nd largest
in the world by area.
France has 5,500 km of coastline and when the Overseas Territories are included its exclusive economic zone extends
11 million square kilometres, 400,000 square kilometres of which is continental shelf. Moreover for France, the world’s fifth
largest commercial power, sea transport is a major tool of its external trade (cf. graph above).
fact
HGV/trailer
Container ship 1,600 evp
Container ship 9,500 evp
Supertancker (VLCC)
Cape-size bulk carrier 180,000 dwt
LNG carriers
small sea-river cargo ship
Air cargo
89 %
75 %
Sea transport accounts for 2% to 4% of CO2 emissions for more than 90% of goods transported by sea.
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One tonne oil equivalent (toe) per kilometre
travelled can transport:
9,000 t
50,000 t
Diesel traction ptac > 26 t dwt > 30,000 t
1 % 1 % 1 % 1 %
Sea Rail Navigable
Waterway
Comparison of CO2 emissions
between different transport methods
CO2 (grams per tonne/kilometre)
104.5
17.1
8.3
3.4
3.2
13.3
15.9
16 %
200,000 t
Source : ADEME/MLTC - 2009
Share of goods transported in tonnes
with all third countries by mode of transport as %
(2007 figures) Import % Export %
570
Source : ADEME/MLTC - 2009
6 %
0 % 1 % 3 % 5 %
Road Air Others
Source : MEEDDAT/SITRAM/DGDDI

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contribution of the maritime
sector to the French economy
Sector of activity Directly Output “n a nutshell…”
supported jobs (billions of euros)
Merchant fleet 19,500 12 305 million tonnes of goods and 12 million
passengers carried per year.
Ports 40,000 4.5 41% of total external trade (by volume).
Shipbuilding and marine 40,000 5 Positioning on high value-added vessels
equipment suppliers (cruise ships, stealth vessels…).
Offshore service and supply 28,000 9.1 Oil and gas extraction in water up to
2,000m deep.
Yachting industry 45,000 5 9 million pleasure craft recorded in 2008.
Fishing and seafood products 59,180 7.6 7,631 boats (2,500 of which in the Overseas
Departments), 800,000 tonnes of products sold.
Government Action at Sea 56,000 6.3 From sea rescue to aircraft carriers.
Research Institutes 3,120 0.4 From clusters to deep-ocean.
Organisations and training 6,000 0.6 Training people…
Other activities** 10,500 2 Supporting other branches!
Maritime administrations 4,000 - The civil service working for the benefit of the
(Department of Maritime Affairs, …) sea and maritime industries.
Total 311,300 52.5*
*total including cross-sector purchases - **including figures not covered by full-time equivalent jobs and the value of production of emerging activities (RME, etc.)
Given the dispersion of the statistical data, these figures are estimates. However, this table is limited to jobs dependent
almost exclusively on the sea. Thus activities centred on coastal tourism, which alone contributed 21 billion euros and 240,000
jobs in 2007, have been excluded from the cluster! Likewise port activities do not take account of indirect jobs, such as
those in port industrial zones or those generated in shops and businesses, which alone account for 300,000 jobs.
The maritime industries cluster represents around 1.5% of the active population while output (excluding double
accounts, i.e net of internal trade between sectors in the cluster) contributes between 2 and 2.5% of GDP.
The maritime sector is as important if not more important than “traditional” French sectors:
In turnover, the French maritime sector is nearly 4 times greater than the building materials industry.
The maritime sector is twice the size of the French wine and spirits sector both in turnover and exports.
The maritime cluster employs more than the banking sector (200,000 direct jobs).
The maritime industry alone (excluding all services) is one and a half times bigger than the aeronautical industry (34 billion
euros) and the fashion industry (32 billion euros) in terms of turnover.
The maritime cluster employs as many people as the car industry (including parts suppliers).
fact
1,000 lorries per hour enter French territory just to pass through it…

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maritime Europe and France in
the European Maritime Cluster
Peninsular Europe is a continent facing the sea
The coastline of the European Union (EU) extends over 68,000 km, three times longer than the United States coast.
Nearly half the population of the Union live less than 50 km from the sea.
The maritime regions generate more than 40% of Europe’s GDP.
A competitive European maritime industry
The European Union is the number one maritime economic power in the world. It is particularly strong in sea transport,
shipbuilding methods, coastal tourism and marine energy production.
Nearly 90% of the EU’s external trade and more than 40% of its domestic trade is transported by sea.
The EU has 40% of the world’s fleet and unquestionably dominates the maritime sector.
Shipbuilding is at the leading edge of the technology, and is growing strongly.
3.5 billion tonnes of goods and 350 million passengers pass through the EU’s 1200 seaports every year.
The Blue Book: towards a maritime policy for the Union
The European Commission (EC) has decided to implement an integrated community-based management system for
maritime zones.
The Blue Book, published in October 2007, sets out a proposal for an integrated policy for the EC.
France in the European Maritime Cluster
Moving beyond its present configuration as a confederation of national clusters, the European Network of Maritime
Clusters (ENMC), set up in Paris in November 2005 by ten European maritime organisations with France holding the
vice-presidency, is developing a structure that will enable it to play an important role at European level and drive home
the message of how important the maritime sector is (see p. 2).
For example, on the suggestion of the ENMC, the EC has commissioned a study aimed at harmonising the statistics
and establishing a Europe-wide situation detailed by country. This study is intended to show European and national
decision makers how crucially important our sector is.
Major maritime countries in Europe
Great Britain France Italy Spain Germany Norway Holland Denmark Total EFTA
Jobs 296 450 292 579 253 260 225 095 207 345 130 381 126 227 96 756 2 357 286
Value added 21 467 18 945 16 000 10 363 15 259 14 440 9 645 7 678 140 491 M€
Source: Policy Research, compilation of data from 2005 to 2007 for the maritime perimeter defined by the CMF, thus excluding data on coastal tourism and inland waterway transport.
The data are not entirely consistent with our figures. They appear to exclude research and services such as finance and insurance linked to the maritime sector.
These figures date from 2008 and have not been updated at the present time.
The French maritime industries in Europe: how the sectors rank on the European podium
- Offshore and related services
- Liner construction
- Leisure boats
- Maritime finance
- Insurance
- Broking
- Classification
fact
- Defence vessel construction
- Government Action at Sea
- Scientific research
- Construction of sailing boats
and inflatables
- Seismic surveys
France, Portugal then Spain are the countries giving most support to the European effort towards an
integrated maritime policy.
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- Shipping lines
- Fishing
- Motor cruisers
- Insurance (by sectors)
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the maritime clusters
in Europe
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The European Network of Maritime Clusters (ENMC) was founded on 4 November 2005 in Paris by the maritime
organisations of ten countries, with the aim of promoting and reinforcing the European dimension of the maritime
clusters and their sectors.
France currently holds the vice-presidency of the ENMC, which is developing a structure that will enable it to play
a role at European level and convey to the authorities of the European Union the message that the maritime industries
are of vital importance.
At present there are 12 national clusters in the ENMC:
Germany:
Bundesministerium für
Wirtschaft und Technologie
www.bmwi.de
Spain:
Cluster Maritimo Español
www.clustermaritimo.es
Denmark:
Maritime Development
Center of Europe (MDCE)
www.maritimecenter.dk
Finland:
Aker Artic
www.akerarctic.fi
France:
Cluster Maritime Français
www.cluster-maritime.fr
Italy:
Federazione del Mare
www.federazionedelmare.it
European Network of Maritime Clusters
www.european-network-of-maritime-clusters.eu
Luxembourg:
Cluster Maritime Luxembourgeois
www.cluster-maritime.lu
Norway:
Maritimt Forum
www.maritimt-forum.no
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The Netherlands:
Dutch Maritime Network
www.dutch-maritime-network.nl
Poland:
Polish Maritime Network
Institute
www.gdansk.uw.gov.pl
United kingdom:
Sea Vision U.K.
www.british-shipping.org
Sueden:
Maritime Forum
www.sai.se

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© Seine Alliance
two major projects
It is commonly thought that France, with so much wealth on its soil, has neglected its maritime capabilities and settled
for a terrestrial paradigm. This image could easily be countered if there was a reason to express national pride, because
this tends to rouse the enthusiasm of most people. Ariane and Concord are examples where, out of a sense of pride, the
French have embraced their aerospace sector. Therefore, to make everyone proud of its maritime sector, France would
need to complete large developmental projects. In fact, such projects do exist, and could spearhead the creation of a
new image, a maritime image, of France:
SeaOrbiter
SeaOrbiter is the brainchild of marine architect Jacques Rougerie, and
is the only vessel of its type in the world. It represents a new concept
in continuous 24 hour manned underwater observation. It will provide
scientists with a unique opportunity to study marine phenomena,
especially those involved in global warming, and add to our knowledge
of the rich diversity of resources in the oceans and on our planet as a
whole in order to conserve them.
It is also an authentic platform for communication, accessible to
education, and the vehicle of a new adventure offered to researchers
around the Mediterranean, Europe and the world.
It is, finally, an innovative technical project, an advanced platform
designed to test cutting edge technologies in multiple fields, especially
those associated with renewable and sustainable marine energy.
The hyperbaric laboratory at the heart of the vessel is an authentic space
simulator that will allow a crew of 6 to 8 astronauts from NASA or ESA (European Space Agency) to train for future
manned space flights and carry out unrestricted extra-vehicular activity in the surrounding subsea environment, making
observations and doing experiments similar to those carried out in space.
www.seaorbiter.com
France, a new liner
Seine Alliance is engaged on a project to build a new liner named France. It will be different from other liners and
the target launch date will be 2015. This project is illustrated symbolically by the recovery of the tip of the bow of
the now dismantled liner France, later Norway, now exhibited on the operating site of its river tourism business in
the port of Grenelle.
The design of this new liner makes a complete break from
modern ships. Its capacity has been deliberately limited to
around 450 passengers accommodated in luxurious suites,
all facing outwards.
In its day, the former France was an exceptional ship for a number of reasons: its size, its speed, its then revolutionary
fittings, etc.; it had real “French style”.
Now times have changed: the competition for size has reached its limits, ecological considerations and a return
to “what a cruise liner should be” are what now concern a certain class of passengers somewhat bewildered at not
finding the ship that will offer them their ideal cruise.
Coming from a family that has helped fit out the most famous ships built in the Penhouët yards for more than half
a century, the instigator of this project sees this new ship as another chapter in a history going back to the beginning
of last century, and as a new ambassador of “l’art de vivre à la française” on all the oceans of the world.
www.lenouveaupaquebotfrance.com
fact
95% of the sea floor is completely unknown. The known sea floor is about the same area as Paris!
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© SeaOrbiter

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maritime group
competitiveness clusters
The highly coordinated BRITTANY and PACA Maritime competitiveness clusters are two of the sixteen internationally
orientated clusters of competitiveness identified by the government in July 2005. The aim of these two Clusters is to
develop facilities and services offering real technological breakthroughs that can bring advanced solutions to world
markets in response to the growing demands for safety and sustainable
development. Five areas are targeted:
- Maritime security and safety: surveillance and control of sea approaches,
security of sensitive installations (ports, offshore platforms),
- Naval engineering, maintenance and services: e-maintenance, dynamic
modelling and monitoring of the condition of ships, productivity improvement
through the development of intelligent robots, ship design including yacht
design,
- exploitation of marine energy resources: offshore oil, autonomous
underwater vehicles, exploitation of current, tidal, wind and wave energy,
- exploitation and development of marine biological resources: new
molecules from the marine biodiversity, tools and services for sustainable
fishing, new fisheries, and control of the environmental risk in aquaculture,
- coastal environment and engineering: surveillance and modelling of the
marine and coastal environment, development of coastal areas, coastal infrastructure designed to protect the environment.
Maritime group competitiveness clusters
The Brittany and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Maritime group competitiveness clusters: Two hubs of economic development
and competitiveness, linked by aims, modus operandi and coordinated systems of governance. Initially recognised
by the French government in 2005, their status was fully approved in 2008.
Our aims
• To encourage the emergence of innovative collaborative projects and support them in the search for funding.
• To act as an agency of sustainable economic growth implementing an integrated maritime policy.
• To provide a platform for a consistently expanding, dynamic network of over 560 members, 60% of them SMEs, bringing
together key elements of French Marine Science and Technology research and representing 100 000 jobs.
• To provide two clusters with strong local bases and with complementary spheres of activity covering both maritime coastlines
of mainland France, as well as with links with overseas territories and a developing network at an international level.
Over 160 collaborative, officially recognised projects totalling over e400 M in R&D.
Maritime Cluster flagship projects
• MARQUOPOLEAU projet (Funded by FUI – French Government Interministerial Funding Programme) overseen by the
Brittany Maritime Cluster
Theme: ‘Coastal and environmental management’
Directed by Littoralis, MARQUOPOLEAU will develop techniques for detecting the source of coastal water pollution.
• SEA EXPLORER projet (Funded by FUI – French Government Interministerial Funding Programme) overseen by the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Maritime Cluster
Themes: ‘Maritime safety and security’, ‘Coastal and environmental management’ and ‘Ocean energy resources’.
Directed by the ACSA Company, the object of this project is to develop and deploy a type of underwater “glider”. The
small, unmanned craft will be powered by gravity and cyclic ballasting and will carry out reconnaissance of the undersea
environment. One of its applications will be to monitor the impact of wastewater discharge from the Marseille urban area
on microorganisms in the marine environment.
fact
CMF members - www.pole-mer-bretagne.com / www.polemerpaca.com
In France, more than 10% of the active population are directly involved in maritime activities.

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French shipping companies
A relatively new fleet and a full and diversified range of services
Turnover Maritime and coastal transport • 12 billion euros
Direct French jobs in shipping companies • 11 000 sea-going
• 8 500 shore
Source : Armateurs de France
In 2009, there were around a hundred French shipping companies operating 1,400 vessels, 700 of which under the
French flag. 305 million tonnes of goods and 12 million passengers are carried every year.
A significant asset of the French shipping industry with an average age of 7 years, the fleet is one of the newest and
most diversified in the world. French shipping companies operate in all sectors: goods transport, passenger transport,
vehicle transport, oceanographic research, offshore activities and services, assistance and salvage.
Modern and reactive, the French fleet is the one best able to adapt to market conditions. French shipping companies
give high priority to safety and the environment, and work continuously to improve the operating conditions of their ships.
The French flagged merchant fleet as at 1st January 2009 (source DGITM) – in thousands GRT:
By specialising in diverse areas, French shipping companies cover the whole range of sea transport. They have a well-trained
officer core who also take part in initiatives aimed at improving their working conditions, in particular through associations
such as Acomm (Merchant Navy Captain and Officer’s Association) (cf. page 55).
From coasting to ocean-going voyages throughout the world, French shipping companies can transport all types of cargo.
Armateurs de France
Armateurs de France is a professional organisation that represents 65 French maritime transport and service companies.
Its brief is to:
• Protect and further the interests of French shipping companies
• Represent the companies before French, community and international authorities
• Communicate and promote the image of sea transport
• Negotiate collective agreements and branch agreements
• Inform and advise its members
fact
The cost of shipping 20 tonnes of goods by container from Asia to Europe is less than a single economy
class air ticket over the same route.
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27 868
734 172
11 229
2 479 476
105 950
526 178
7 274
174 676
2 035
141 795
22 685
1 609 154
17 257
Liners and cruise ships
Ferries
Passenger vessels
Oil tankers
Chemicals tankers
Liquid-gas carriers
Liquid foodstuff tankers
Bulk carriers
Other multipurpose dry bulk carriers
Ro-Ro
Multipurpose and mixed cargo ships
Container ships
Other types of vessels*
*Excluding service vessels
CMF member - www.armateursdefrance.org

The main areas of activity:
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Containers:
Apart from the giant CMA-CGM (see box), two other companies operate container ships: Marfret and Maersk France (see
boxes).
CMA-CGM
A French group making history, third in the world in container
transport and first in France.
• Turnover of 15.1 billion dollars in 2008.
• Fleet of 395 ships, 98 of which are owned by the company itself.
• 9 million TEU transported in 2006.
• 400 ports served in 150 countries.
• Extensive geographic coverage: 650 agents including 64 in China.
• 17,000 employees including 4,000 in France.
• 21 new ships on order for delivery between 2009 and 2012.
CMA-CGM is also active in the cruise business with Compagnie des
Iles du Ponant (see box p. 13).
Maersk France
Maersk France SA is owned by A.P. Moller - Maersk, headquartered
in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was founded in
1904.
Maersk France SA is the agent in France of the Maersk Line,
the world leader in container shipping. Maersk Line vessels
call at France’s main ports such as Le Havre, Brest, Montoir
de Bretagne, Dunkirk Fos sur Mer, Port Reunion, Pointe à
Pitre and Fort de France.
The Maersk Line is dedicated to minimising its environmental
footprint and conducting its business in a sustainable manner.
In the area of container terminals, APM Terminals division of the group A.P. Moller - Maersk is also present in France as
part of Terminal Porte Océane S.A. at Le Havre and SAS-OR NFTI at Dunkirk.
As shipowners, the company Maersk Maritime SAS operates two container vessels, the Maersk Garonne and Maersk
Gironde built in 2002 and 2003, sailing under the French flag.
Marfret
A family owned SME, Marfret operates as both a sea carrier and shipowner. The Company employs 150 people and
has a turnover of 165 million euros. With its 5 regular lines, Marfret has a strong territorial presence in three main geographical
areas: Europe and the Mediterranean, America and the Caribbean, South East Asia and the South Pacific.
fact
A 10,000 unit container ship is the same as 5,000 lorries.
CMF member - www.cma-cgm.com
CMF member - www.maerskline.com
CMF member - www.marfret.fr
© CMA-CGM © Maerks France

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© BOURBON
Offshore services:
BOURBON
A leader in offshore oil & gas marine service.
BOURBON is a leading international player in offshore marine services.
• 2008 income: 931.3 million euros (including 672 million euros for the Offshore Division).
• Number of employees as of June 2009: 6,300 employees (including 5,900 employees for the Offshore Division).
The new-generation offshore fleet has 326 vessels (as of June 2009) and 127 units on order.
• MPSV (Multi-Purpose Supply Vessels for IMR operations / Inspection Maintenance Repair).
• AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels carry out operations for positioning, maintaining and moving oil and gas
platforms).
• PSV (Platform Supply Vessels).
• FSIV (Fast Supply Intervention Vessels).
• Crewboats (personnel transport).
• Terminal Tugs.
With 6,300 professionals and a fleet of 335 owned
vessels and 141 units on order, BOURBON is currently
present in more than 28 countries.
BOURBON offers a broad range of offshore oil and
gas marine services. Under the Horizon 2012 plan,
BOURBON intends to become the leader in modern
offshore oil and gas marine services by offering the
most demanding clients worldwide a full line of
innovative, high performance new generation vessels
and a modular range of inspection, maintenance
and repair services through its Subsea Services
Activity.
BOURBON also specialises in bulk transport and
protects the French coastline for the French Navy.
JIFMAR Offshore Services
Jifmar Offshore Services is the leading French Multicat type operator.
Thanks to a young fleet of vessels and its highly qualified personnel,
Jifmar provides assistance to marine construction companies.
In particular, Jifmar provides managers of offshore terminals with
integrated inspection - maintenance - repair services combining project
management and engineering, maritime expertise, underwater expertise,
tools and vessels to increase efficiency and safety when working at
sea.
And many other areas of expertise
Drybulk:
Solid bulk transport is especially well represented, in particular by BOURBON (Setaf Saget, a subsidiary of BOURBON,
manages a fleet of 20 ships on average, including 10 bulk carriers and 1 cement carrier of its own, and under BOURBON's
strategic plan it will have doubled the number of ships it owns by 2012) and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (see box p. 11).
fact
The French offshore oil and gas sector is a world leader and alone accounts for up to 9% of added value in
the maritime economy.
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CMF member - www.jifmar.fr
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SMO has been a shipowner since 2004. Their 3 ocean-going vessels are operated by A.B.C.R.M., mainly on the Rhône
River-Mediterranean Sea route. These low draft ships can easily reach river ports and yet still trade at sea. Their cargoes
vary: steel scrap, steel, grain, cement, heavy lifts. This is a dynamic company that pays particular attention to safety and
the environment, and seeks to develop a long-term relationship with its customers.
Agence Maritime de l’Ouest
Agence Maritime de l’Ouest was founded in 1935 in Paimpol, Brittany. Its main activity was shortsea transport. The
company has since extended its fields of activities to owner, ship manager, ship operator, ship broker, stevedore and
freight forwarder. Its main spheres of activity are dry bulk transport, conventional and heavy lift cargoes, engineering
and transport, and tugboat operation.
Compagnie Armoricaine de Navigation
Compagnie Armoricaine de Navigation (CAN) is a sand-dredging operation, a subsidiary
of the Roullier Group. CAN operates two sand dredgers, “Côtes de Bretagne” and “Côtes
d’Armor”, registered in Paimpol. They extract marine calcium amendments and siliceous
materials from proprietary and third-party deposits along the coasts of northern Brittany
and the Atlantic Ocean. These two ships also operate on maritime projects such as
re-sanding beaches and hydraulic embanking.
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
For more than 150 years, the Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group has been a worldwide acclaimed
specialist in bulk transportation and logistics. With a 30 unit fleet and modern logistics assets
(floating cranes, barges and tugs), Louis Dreyfus Armateurs offers a wide range of services,
including port management, to all its customers in the bulk logistics supply chain.
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs also specialises in various technological partnerships with important
industry specialists: submarine cable-laying with Alactel-Lucent, offshore seismic research with CGG Veritas and aircraft
component sea transportation with Airbus. These offshore services are complemented by ocean towage, heavy lift
transport and salvage under the brand name Fairmount Marine.
Its latest development is ro-ro and ro-pax transportation: the opening of routes between France and Italy and the United
Kingdom demonstrates the confidence of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs in the Motorways of the Sea solution as a credible
low-cost alternative to “all-road” transport.
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs owns a total of more than 50 units.
Seatrans maritime
Established in 1993, Seatrans is a shipping company operating in the dry bulk sector (agriproducts, fertilizers, minerals,
bagged rice). Seatrans operates an average of 5 to 6 chartered bulk carriers from 20,000 to 30,000 tons deadweight.
Transport Maritime Côtier (TMC)
A coastal inter-island specialist carrying freight to Ushant, Groix, Belle île and île d’Yeu,
TMC owns 2 identical 40m ships, Taillefer 3 and Guédel 3, built at the Merré yards in 2004 and 2009.
fact
Member of CMF - www.abcrm-shipping.com
Maritime transport carried 1 tonne of goods per human being per year over 7,500 km.
Member of CMF - www.amo-ship.com
CMF member
Member of CMF - www.lda.fr
Member of CMF
CMF member
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Liquid bulk:
French shipping companies are present in liquid bulk transport with 60/70 tankers carrying raw and refined bulk cargoes.
Oil and energy
Among shipping companies specialising in petroleum products, chemicals or liquefied gas are:
Broström Tankers France SAS
Broström Tankers France SAS operates a modern fleet of 24 petroleum product/chemicals tankers in Europe and worldwide.
Broström offers competitive logistics solutions to the petroleum and chemicals industry, focusing on industrial tanker
shipping and marine services.
The fleet is mainly composed of high quality product short and medium range (MR) tankers.
Eitzen Chemical France
Eitzen Chemical France specialises in transporting bulk chemicals in small vessels (under 10,000 dwt).
In cooperation with the group, the company’s activities are mainly concentrated in Western Europe and West Africa, where
2 chemicals tankers are operated under tonnage contracts or in the “spot'” market.
www.eitzen-chemical.com
Gazocéan
Founded in 1957, Gazocean is one of the oldest companies in the liquefied natural gas industry. Its expertise has been built
up over more than fifty years of activity in this sector.
Gazocean has always been a pioneer in the use of innovative technology in the highly specialised field of Liquefied Natural
Gas (LNG) shipment.
Gazocean is a subsidiary of the GDF SUEZ Group.
Today, Gazocean operates ships fitted with innovative insulation tanks and efficient propulsion systems.
Based on its operational experience, Gazocean can offer consultancy, expertise and training services.
Gazocean now employs around 200 people at sea and on shore.
www.gazocean.com
Sea-Tankers
This company, founded in 2007, transports petroleum products and is an amalgamation of the activities of Fouquet Sacop
and Pétromarine. The company has a fleet of 29 tankers varying in size from 1500 to 20,000 dwt, specially designed to
transport refined petroleum products.
www.fouquetsacop.com et www.petromarine.fr
SOCATRA
SOCATRA is a leading provider of seaborne transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products. Its fleet of 13
double-hull tankers (plus 4 new-build tankers to be delivered in 2010) has an average age of 5 years. The Group also operates
2 ro-ro barges designed to carry oversized components for the Airbus A380 on the Garonne River.
SOCATRA is also a major operator of oil storage facilities on the French Atlantic coast, and a prominent player in the Seine
River leisure cruise industry in Paris.
www.socatra.com
These shipping companies compete actively in a rapidly expanding global shipping market carrying goods for the most demanding
international companies including Total (see box p.58).
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French shipping companies are leading ferry operators. Britanny Ferries (see box), Corsica Ferries, SeaFrance and SNCM
are the largest. On 1st July 2009, the French ferry fleet of around one million gross tonnes was comprised of:
Ferries High Speed Vessels Ro-pax Ro-Ro Local service
French flagged 27 2 3 11 29
Foreign flagged 13 4 1 7 0
Total 40 6 4 18 29
On order 1 0 0 0 1
Source : Le Marin - août 2009.
Brittany Ferries
CMF member - www.brittany-ferries.fr
Specialising in passenger and freight transport, Brittany Ferries operates from France, Great Britain, Ireland and Spain.
• 2,700,000 passengers, 800,000 cars and 231,000 freight vehicles
were carried in 2008
• 374.5 million euros
• 8 vessels
• 2,500 full-time equivalent employees, 70% sea-going, all French
Nationals
Launch of the ferries Mont St Michel (2002), Pont Aven (2004),
Normandie Express (2005), Cotentin (freight only) and Armorique
(2009) increased the Company’s competitiveness significantly.
Compagnie du Ponant
CMF member - www.ponant.com
The cruise liners of Compagnie du Ponant, a subsidiary of the CMA-CGM
Group, offer a very high standard of service enhanced by French-style
savoir-faire.
Its three ships of low capacity design (64 passengers on the Ponant, 90 on
the Levant and 226 on the Diamant) offer cruises with an intimate
atmosphere that can reach destinations inaccessible to most cruise liners
including exclusive locations normally the preserve of yachts (Orinoco,
Seychelles, Antarctica…).
Two new cruise ships are under construction, the Boreal and the Austral, and are due to be delivered in 2010 and 2011
respectively.
Compagnie du Ponant directly or indirectly employs more than 300 people and is the number one cruise line operating
under the French flag.
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In 2007, for the second year in a row, the French merchant fleet was ranked foremost in the world for
quality and safety.
© Brittany Ferries

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© TOTAL
offshore oil and gas service
and supply industries
Turnover Jobs in France Share of exports
9.1 billion euros (f) 28,000 (e) 90 %
Source: French Petroleum Institute (Institut Français du Pétrole - IFP) – 2008 – (e) Estimate / (f) Forecast
The French offshore oil and gas service and supply sector is the second largest exporter with 18%* of the world market
for offshore support services. Turnover has risen from 3.5 billion euros at the end of the 90’s to 9.1 billion euros today.
The French offshore oil industry is a world leader, and alone would account for up to 9% of the added value of the
maritime economy. (*Source: Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment).
The offshore oil and gas services and supply industry is made up of companies operating dedicated fleets or engaged in
the extensive studies or construction work needed to find and extract offshore oil and gas deposits. It includes equipment
suppliers and service providers, especially ship operators and design and engineering firms.
Turnover (in billions of euros) for the oil
and gas service and supply industry in
France (excluding international transport)
The leading French companies:
For technical facilities
Technip is among the five world leaders in oil and gas engineering services. It offers a full range of engineering and
construction services in hydrocarbons and petrochemicals, especially for the offshore industry.
Bouygues Offshore, taken over by SAIPEM SA in 2003, engages mainly in offshore oil activities (construction of rigs,
seabed-to-surface connections, floating production systems and pipelines), LNG and drilling.
Doris Engineering specialises in technical studies, project management and assistance for the oil and gas industry.
For offshore services
BOURBON (see box p. 10) is a specialist in offshore maritime services among
others, where it has become one of the world leaders.
CGG Veritas (formerly Compagnie générale de géophysique) is among the world
leaders in geophysics. It concentrates on services and the production of specialised
equipment for seismic surveys.
The Comex Group is a pioneer in sub-sea engineering, technology and services
by divers or remotely operated vehicles.
An innovative industry:
World firsts such as the first deep water platforms for harsh environments (Arctic), the first jack-up platforms and firsts in
smart drilling, electromagnetic data transmission and new devices for laying gas and oil pipelines in deep water have all
been produced by French technology and expertise.
However French companies are short of staff such as engineers, technicians and project managers, not to mention seagoing
personnel.
fact
■ Onshore
■ Offshore
(f) Forecast
Source : IFP
There are 20 billion km 3 of methane hydrates beneath the ocean floor and under Arctic permafrost, twice
proven oil and gas reserves.
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shipbuilding
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The French shipbuilding and repair industry employs around 40,000 people and is ranked 6th in the world and 2nd in
Europe in the global civil and military market.
Total turnover in 2008 Jobs Share of exports %
(million of euros)
Construction of merchant ships, supply vessels & fishing boats 1 500 5 000 80
Repair of merchant ships, supply vessels & fishing boats 150 1 000 60
Construction of defence vessels: 1 500 6 500 30
Operational maintenance 800 5 000 -
Equipment suppliers and subcontractors 2 300 22 000 60*
Total (excl. double accounts) � 5 000 40 000 -
*Including vessels built in France for overseas customers and re-exported
France's success in this field is due to the adaptability of its human resources, their capacity for innovation (an area in which
the French naval industry is in the vanguard) and business efficiency. Unlike Asian shipyards, French shipyards are experts at
building the most complex units (high value added): liners, destroyers and power projection ships, methane carriers, submarines;
and their know-how can also be applied in offshore activities. French shipyards and equipment suppliers are capable of
producing all types of sophisticated vessels up to 400m in length.
Shipbuilding: an exercise in systems integration
Shipyards build metal structures (hulls) then incorporate them in systems often built elsewhere. This is the task of a systems
integrator. The task of building a ship is therefore essentially one of managing the construction of a system in which
subsystems are integrated. The companies that supply these subsystems are mainly located on the coast but also throughout
France.
The leaders in shipbuilding:
DCNS
DCNS, a world-class player in naval defence
A partner to navies worldwide, DCNS is a leading international
player in naval defence. The Group designs, builds and
supports surface ships, submarines and mission-critical
systems and equipment incorporating the most advanced
technologies.
The Group provides ships and systems to the French Navy, its
main customer, to play a major role in what is a world-class
fighting force. Over 30 navies in the world also trust in DCNS.
Drawing on its dedicated teams, proven expertise and
extensive industrial resources, DCNS is also expanding into
new markets in civil nuclear energy, marine renewable
energy and naval and industrial services. DCNS is committed to sustainable development and was one of the first defence
contractors to achieve Group-wide certification to ISO 14001. The DCNS Group employs 12,000 staff and generates
annual revenues of around 2.5 billion (2008 figures).
fact
The Queen Mary II produces enough electricity to supply a town of 300,000 inhabitants!
CMF member - www.dcnsgroup.com
© Xavier Rossi Gamma

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CMN
Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie: pioneers in the fast vessel market.
CMN has a very varied production range and expertise. The Cherbourg shipyard in particular has the capability to build:
A full range of modern navy vessels (fast attack craft, surveillance craft, launches, corvettes, patrol boats and fast interceptors).
More than 300 ships including 100 missile patrol boats have been built and are now in service in some fifteen navies.
• Motor yachts (from 25 to 73 m)
• Luxury sailing yachts (single hull or catamaran) or racing yachts (Géodis,
60 feet)
• Small cruise vessels (100-150 passengers)
Under the “Baynunah” project currently under way, six 71 metre attack
corvettes fitted with ultra modern detection and interception systems are
being built for the United Arab Emirates.
Two 60 metre yachts were delivered in 2009.
Ship repair and maintenance:
Cegelec
Cegelec is an international group offering engineering services to companies and local authorities. Present in some thirty
countries, it designs, installs and maintains systems in industry, infrastructure and the service sector.
Strengthened by its international presence and its multi-technical skills, the Cegelec Group is particularly active in the
maritime sector: its core businesses include the design, installation and commissioning of technical installations (high
and low tension electrical installations, HVAC, fluid and mechanical engineering), site security systems and access control
for land and sea infrastructures and all types of ships. Cegelec also specialises in servicing and maintaining equipment
in ports, shipyards and offshore platforms, and on civil and military vessels. Cegelec has sales of 3 billion euros and
employs 25,000 people.
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STX Europe
In September 2008 the STX Group became major shareholder in STX Europe
with 92% stake, creating an international builder of sophisticated vessels
among the top global players. Already renowned for its expertise in cargo
vessels such as VLCC’s, STX contributes its expertise to the construction of
passenger and offshore vessels in European shipyards.
A subsidiary of STX Europe, STX France SA comprises two shipyards in Lorient
and Saint-Nazaire specialising in the construction of 30 up to 300 meter long
sophisticated passenger vessels. Two subsidiaries add to the French structure:
STX France Cabins designs and produces pre-fabricated cabins for all kinds of
passenger ships, with a capacity of 6000 cabins a year; and STX France Solutions,
renowned as a skills centre in the fields of basic and detailed design.
The order book of STX France includes a 1,275 cabin cruise ship for MSC Crociere and a 2,098 cabin cruise ship for the
Norwegian Cruise Line to be delivered in March and May 2010 respectively; a 70 meter long offshore patrol vessel (OPV)
for Raidco Marine, to be delivered en 2010, and a projection and command vessel for the French Navy to be delivered
to DCNS at the end of 2011 for entry into service in 2012.
Population growth on the planet is accelerating: housing density is now 5 times greater than the average
on a 60 km coastal strip.
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CMF member - www.stxeurope.com
CMF member - www.cmn-goup.com
CMF member - www.cegelec.fr
© B. Biger / STX France SA © Guillaume Plisson

Saint-Nazaire Marine
Based in St Nazaire, the largest shipbuilding site and fourth largest port in France,
Saint-Nazaire Marine, a private ship repair yard with 6,000 m 2 of workshops along
the Forme Joubert dock, provides a full range of maintenance services for all types
of ships: dredgers, oil tankers, chemicals tankers, bulk carriers, passenger ships, …
SIRENA
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SIRENA (Syndicat National des Industries de la Réparation Navale - National Ship Repair Industry Syndicate) represents
three shipyards in France (Arno-Dunkerque, Sobrena in Brest, and UNM in Marseille), the main activity of which is ship
repair and ship conversion mainly for international customers.
V.Navy
V.Navy is affiliated to the group V.Ships, the world leading provider of maritime services, and has four business units:
• Financing schemes such as PPP or PFI.
• Through Life Support of naval vessels.
• Marine Environmental Services and green dismantling of merchant vessels, offshore installations and naval units.
• Security at Sea, from the security of offshore facilities to the supply of vessels serving them.
Civil and naval shipyards, repair yards and their equipment suppliers are represented by a recognised professional
body:
GICAN
(French Naval Industry Group)
GICAN is the professional group representing the French naval industry. GICAN members are involved in naval defence,
maritime security, safety and environment, and commercial shipbuilding. As a result, the organisation is supported by the
French Ministry of Defence, the General Directorate for Maritime Affairs (DAM), part of the French Ministry of Ecology,
Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea (MEEDM), and the General Secretary of the Sea.
140 companies are members of GICAN. They include not only key prime contractors, system integrators and equipment
providers but also Small and Medium Industries (SMI) involved in naval, cruise or mercantile shipbuilding and ship repair.
The group as a whole has a 5 billion euro turnover and is responsible for more than 40.000 jobs.
GICAN brings together the skills of all of its members. It is responsible for their promotion in France and abroad, their strategic
positioning within Europe, and recognition of the high technology which characterises the industry. GICAN represents
the naval sector in public and international bodies. GICAN also organises Euronaval, the international naval defence
and maritime exhibition. The next edition will take place from 25th to 29th October 2010 at the Paris Le Bourget exhibition
centre.
fact
CMF member - www.saint-nazaire-marine.com
The world’s major shipping companies, all sectors considered, are essentially European.
CMF member
CMF member - www.v-navy.com
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Subcontractors and equipment suppliers:
AAA Marine
AAA Marine engages in all subcontract work and offers management packages for ships, yachts and sailing boats, and
supplies parts for them.
Work is carried out by its independent teams at customers’ yards in France and abroad or in their factories.
Bassin d’essais des carènes
Established in 1906 in Paris, the Bassin has been located since 1992 at Val de Reuil (Normandy). It conducts naval
hydrodynamic and hydroacoustic tests for ships, submarines and marine moving parts. This centre has high performance
test facilities, often unique in their capabilities.
Bretagne Pôle Naval
• Bretagne Pôle Naval is a cluster of naval industries on the western edge of France.
• Its 60 members are shipyards and companies with expertise in every field: engineering, project management,
equipment design and supply, onboard integrated systems, tests and commissioning, logistics, maintenance and related
services.
• Its objective is to develop the cluster's activities through:
- Synergies and partnerships between companies,
- Development of industrial onshore facilities,
- Promotion of members’ products and skills,
- Diversification in marine renewable energies such as offshore wind energy,
- Jobs and training.
D2M Consultants
For more than twenty years, D2M has been a leading French company, acting as a naval architect for merchant or defence
ships, and also for marine engineering and services to ship owners.
This fully independent company provides assistance to ship operators, oil & gas companies and engineering and offshore
companies throughout their new build or conversion investment projects.
Masson Marine Engineering
Throughout its 100 years of experience, Masson has proven its capacity to adapt to the needs of its customers by offering
a complete range of marine gearboxes and controllable pitch propellers. Systems cover a power range between 100 and
10,000 kW.
Prüftechnik France
The French subsidiary of international group Prüftechnik AG (world leader in the laser optical alignment industry),
Prüftechnik France specialises in preventive maintenance and offers the following services:
• Shaft alignment and geometrical measurements by laser optical
• Propeller shaft torque measurement
• Online particle distribution counter monitoring wear debris in oil
• Vibration analysis by portable systems or monitoring systems
• Vibration analysis by telemonitoring
fact
CMF member - www.aaa-aero.com
CMF member
CMF member - www.bretagnepolenaval.org
CMF member - www.marined2m.com
CMF member - www.masson-marine.com
CMF member - www.pruftechnik.fr
A 22,000 tons ship transports the same amount as a 225 wagon train or 870 lorries which, put end to
end, would stretch 18 km.
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the maritime safety and
security industries
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Increasing globalisation is presenting sea transport with new challenges and threats, which are :
• Monitoring sea transport to prevent and protect against threats such as terrorist attacks, piracy and illicit trafficking;
• Supervising maritime activity to protect marine resources, preserve the environment and provide assistance to people
and goods.
Against this background, which is provoking the introduction of stronger legislative and regulatory measures as well as
increased government action at sea in pursuit of a global approach to maritime and environmental challenges, French
manufacturers have developed solutions, systems and equipment specially for the fields of maritime security, safety and
the environment.
Most of these manufacturers are members of the GICAN Maritime Security, Safety and Environment Committee (cf. page 17).
This committee was set up in 2006 and includes around forty French companies specialising in naval defence and maritime
security, safety and the environment.
It acts as a forum for information exchange and cooperation for its members, and it also organises promotional activities
for their services in Europe and internationally.
These manufacturers include the leaders of the Defence and Security sectors:
Sagem Défense Sécurité
Thales
Through SAFRAN Group, Sagem is present on all continents.
CMF member - www.sagem-ds.com
It has developed comprehensive self-protection solutions adapted to military and civilian
shipping requirements. In particular, it offers a complete and modular range of such devices for
ship and port safety and security: Infra-Red surveillance systems (VIRMA), remotely controlled
dazzler and water cannon.
Furthermore, Sagem equips 130 warships of all sizes in 20 navies across the globe with
decoy-launching systems.
CMF member - www.thalesgroup.com
THALES, key player for Maritime Safety & Security solutions
In view of these challenges, Thales, offers a broad range of Maritime
Safety & Security solutions and services to protect people and assets.
Multiple capabilities are offered, ranging from sensitive site protection,
traffic management, coastal, airborne, shipborne and underwater
surveillance, to fully integrated systems coordinating multiple maritime
operation centres, administrations and resources. Thales also provides
surveillance and service solutions via satellite.
With worldwide references, Thales provides a comprehensive vision
for safer oceans with open systems for incremental upgrades and integration of customer legacy systems. In 2008, Thales
acquired Barco’s maritime activities, thus reinforcing its competences in the domain and enhancing its catalogue with
field-proven vessel traffic management solutions (VTS).
fact
Pirates were hung “high and short”: high to let everyone see, and short to save on rope which was more
valuable than the lives of the buccaneers.
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Maritime safety related training:
DCI / NAVFCO
DCI/NAVFCO, the naval component of Défense Conseil International, transfers French Navy know-how to friendly
naval forces, in the field of training, instruction and technical/operational assistance, particularly as regards maritime
safety and security.
In 2008, more than 400 officers and petty officers of 15 foreign naval forces were
trained in France and abroad.
In the field of maritime safety and security, DCI/NAVFCO transfers the know-how
necessary for intervention and control operations at sea. These training programs
are taught by French Navy experts for the benefit of foreign units belonging to Coast
Guards and Navy Special Forces.
CEPS
An association specialising in research and practical instruction in survival techniques, the CEPS provides a range of
training courses.
Other French companies specialising in safety and security:
Anticip
Anticip is a security company. Its services are built on the operational experience of its staff. It is mainly involved in piracy
related security. The security concepts developed by Anticip are based on its experience in managing major crisis
situations.
Automatic Sea Vision
The Automatic Sea Vision system is the first fully automated optical warning system covering the needs of safety and
security at sea, on board ships and around sensitive coastal and port facilities.
Circé Groupe
Circé Group, structured in 3 companies (Circé Ingénierie, Circé Interactive, Circé Technologie) is specialized in complex
systems engineering. Its services in Management (Project and Processes) and Risk Management (RAMS, Integrated
Logistics Support, Software Security, Nuclear Safety and Training Engineering) are applied in the Defence, Aerospace, Rail
and Nuclear (civil and military) industries.
Mobilis
With a track record of 19 years in maritime and fluvial navigational marking, MOBILIS offers a wide range
of equipment, all French, in the specific sectors of beach buoyage and maritime buoyage and channel
marking.
fact
It was under Napoleon I that the first semaphores were created (which now provide a visual, radio and radar
watch along our coasts).
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CMF member - www.groupedci.com
CMF member - www.ceps-survie.com
CMF member - www.anticip.eu
CMF member - www.automaticseavision.com
CMF member - www.circe-group.com
CMF member - www.mobilis-sa.com
© Jacques Tonard
© Mobilis

Sodena
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A subsidiary of the IXCORE Group, Sodena has been a specialist in shipboard information technology since 1984.
It equips vessels of all types (fishing boats, French Navy craft, merchant ships) with its dual functionality systems: safe navigation
with electronic charts, and sea trade database management.
It also offers shore services with VMS (Vessel Management Systems) and VTS (Vessel Traffic Systems).
Recognised Security Organization (RSO)
Agence Surtymar:
Leader in France and in Morocco for maritime security, the Agence Surtymar provides ISPS compliance and security engineering
for ports, port facilities and ships in France and abroad. Certified ISO 9001, the Agence Surtymar is a Recognised
Security Organization (RSO) and an official Maritime Training Centre.
www.surtymar.com
Groupe Save:
whose motto is “Convert risk management into competitive advantage” covers areas from risk analysis and risk management
(activities, possessions, individuals, environment and process), to prevention, training, implementation of procedures,
process, security standards (ISO 9001, 28001, 27001, 14001, OHSAS 18001) and claim management (claims adjustment,
appointment of experts, out of court settlements, follow-up of procedures).
www.groupesave.com
Kargus Sea International (KSI):
Kargus Sea Interconnection is a company specialising in maritime and port security problems. Its management team aided
by the best specialists gives it a service capability in all aspects of security including the analysis of very specific risks. This
advisory service is supplemented by research into systems of defence or prevention appropriate for a given set of circumstances,
including non-lethal weapons.
www.ksi-maritime.fr
Pelagos :
A consulting company specialising in transportation. Since 2005 its maritime security department, one of the leaders in
France, has conducted security studies in relation with ISPS Code conformity for more than 25 ports and 60 port facilities
in France and abroad. Since 2009 its consultants have assisted companies to obtain certification by Customs as an Authorised
Economic Operator (AEO)..
www.pelagos.biz
fact
CMF member - www.sodena.eu
CMF members
Around 97% of France’s territorial waters are in the Overseas Territories, i.e. an exclusive economic zone
of more than 10 million km 2 , which is home to 66% of existing Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions and walruses)
and Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises), and contains 55,000 km 2 of coral reefs, or 10% of world reserves,
as well as the second largest lagoon in the world.

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marine renewable
energy
According to a recent study, the world potential for marine renewable energy generation could be in the order of 120,000
TWh of electricity per year. This would be close to the annual consumption of the whole of humanity!
France’s maritime sectors are well placed to take advantage of the development of renewable energy. It has the second
largest Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), offering huge opportunities for all types of marine renewable energy (wind, current,
tidal, wave, ocean thermal energy, ...), and a strong diversified industry with opportunities for significant synergies
with these new activities.
France is firmly committed to regulation. Under the Kyoto protocol, it along with other EU countries must produce at least
23% “green energy” by 2020 (under directive 2001/77/EC).
The authorities seem to have realised the urgency of the situation. Proactive commitments have emerged from the Grenelle
Maritime Forum (e.g. boosting marine energy by financing demonstrator projects, ...). These commitments were backed
by the President of the Republic in his speech in Le Havre on 16 July 2009.
Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables (SER)
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CMF member - www.enr.fr
SER brings together more than 400 firms and associations with activities related to areas such as wind energy, geothermal
energy, photovoltaic solar energy, thermal solar energy, hydraulic energy, wood energy, bio-fuels and other biomass
sources.
More than a thousand firms are represented through SER member associations.
The mission of the SER is:
• to promote the interests of French industry managers and professionals working in the renewable
energy sector;
• to further French interests in the main European programs set up to boost this sector.
SER promotes renewable energy through development of the activities covered by its members.
To this end, SER represents them with public, national, European and local authorities
and with regulatory authorities. SER promotes the results of these activities with the public and
in the media.
Offshore wind energy
This is a vast developing market in which France can play a role. Wind energy is set for rapid development throughout
the world.
AREVA Multibrid
AREVA Multibrid manufactures wind turbines for offshore wind farms. The company has been a subsidiary
of the AREVA Group since October 2007. Since its foundation in 2000, AREVA Multibrid has
been active in designing and manufacturing the M5000 5 MW capacity offshore wind turbine
which it produces in Bremerhaven. It has also accumulated extensive experience in offshore transport
and construction.
A highly qualified team of specialists with several decades of experience in the wind sector provides
expertise in the sector's individual technical fields. Finally, the company's positioning in the
offshore market has the substantial backing of AREVA behind it.
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The Jason II satellite will observe changes in sea levels over the whole planet every ten days.
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La Compagnie du Vent
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One of the main players in renewable energy, La Compagnie du Vent is a subsidiary of GDF SUEZ and the French
pioneer in its speciality: wind energy.
Its aim is to produce clean renewable energy in a socially responsible manner. It has installed 243 onshore wind turbines
with a total output of more than 236 megawatts and is currently developing the “Deux Côtes” offshore wind farm
project in the Channel. This 141 turbine project, with a total output of 705 megawatts, will be located more than 14 km
off of the Picardy and Haute-Normandy coastline and will generate enough electricity to cater for the needs of almost
900,000 people.
La Compagnie du Vent closely monitors developments in other marine-based renewable energy sources and is ready to
participate actively in their development.
Enertrag
Enertrag is a European IPP (independent power producer) specialising in sustainable energy. Enertrag currently operates
more than 400 wind turbines with an installed capacity of over 720 MW and annual generation of 1.5 billion kWh,
covering demand by approx. 1.5 million people. Its core business is financing, installing and operating wind farms.
Enertrag France has been chosen by the French Ministry of Industry to carry out the first offshore wind project in
France (Côte d’Albâtre).
Nass & Wind Offshore
Nass & Wind Offshore is a subsidiary of Nass&Wind Group, a French holding company set up in 2001 by Peter Nass
and his wife Nathalie Le Meur to develop renewable energy projects. It is dedicated to developing offshore wind farms
on the coasts of France. Nathalie Le Meur and Peter Nass have decided on the dual strategy of developing offshore wind
farms with fixed foundations in shallow water and then floating offshore wind farms in deep water. The aim of this
original strategy led by a unique developer is to generate a minimum of 1.000 MW from marine wind power by 2020,
representing around 15% of the target set by the French government.
Valorem
A pioneer in the development of renewable energy projects (wind, photovoltaic, methanisation, marine renewable
sources), Valorem also generates green energy. From development through to operation of its projects, Valorem's aim is
always to extract maximum value from the natural resources.
Offshore, Valorem installs wind farms and is an active partner in establishing an offshore trial site for wave energy
recovery systems in the Pays de la Loire region.
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CMF member - www.compagnieduvent.com
CMF member - www.enertrag.com
CMF member - www.nass-et-wind.com
CMF member - www.valorem-energie.com
Solar energy cannot penetrate the dark depths of the ocean. To replace it, bacteria use hydrogen sulphide
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wpd Offshore France
A subsidiary of the international WPD Group, WPD Offshore France designs and develops offshore wind farm projects
along the coasts of France.
With the construction and financing of more than 100 renewable energy generating stations throughout the world (for a
total capacity of more than 1 500 MW), the WPD Group has built up unequalled expertise in renewable energy. Indeed
WPD is one the major players in offshore wind farms with around 1,000 MW under construction, mainly in the Baltic.
Marine renewable energy also includes:
• Hydrokinetic energy
• Wave energy
• Tidal energy
• Ocean thermal energy
These types of energy have the advantage of being both steady and
predictable. France has a potential 12GW of installable power and an
annual quantity of recoverable energy estimated at 10 TWh/year.
It should be noted that France is behind in the technology race and
measures are being taken to create a national industrial sector.
For the time being, projects are either at the design stage or the prototype
stage (photo opposite: installation of a prototype).
In pursuit of this objective, numerous engineering design bodies are working to improve, test and develop these ongoing
projects, including:
École Centrale de Nantes -
Laboratoire de mécanique des fluides
The Laboratoire de mécanique des fluides of the École Centrale de Nantes is
a research laboratory associated with the CNRS. It studies marine and oceanic
engineering problems using a combined approach: computer simulation and
experimental simulation, aided by the unique experimental facilities available
in France.
fact
The potential output available in Brittany and Normandy from sea currents is 6 GW, equivalent to more than
three EPR nuclear reactors!!
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With total traffic through metropolitan ports of 383.4 MT (excluding bunkering and provisioning), the figures for
2008 confirmed the slowdown in activity after a period of steady growth between 2002 and 2006 (average annual
growth of +3%). Trade was steady compared with 2007, leaving scope for improvement in relation to the European
competition which was more buoyant overall.
Port authorities
Port trades
Total
* Source : UPF - ** Grand Port Maritime
In July 2008 the French government passed a law to reform the ‘autonomous’ ports (ports operated as commercial and
industrial state-run bodies, now to be known as “Grands Ports Maritimes”) with the aim of making France’s main ports
more competitive in the short term against European ports. It requires the Large Seaports (GPM) to refocus the public
service mission of ports on managing and developing infrastructure .
The commercial sea ports, which handle more than 85% by volume and 66% by value of France's external trade by sea
(41% and 20% respectively of total external trade), are broken down as follows:
• 11 ports are operated by the State: 7 GPM in Metropolitan France, 1 autonomous port and 3 ports placed under chambers
of commerce and industry in the Overseas Departments (DOM).
• 2 autonomous ports in the Overseas Territories (TOM).
• around forty ports under regional administrations (some since 1983, others since 2007), which are in general under
the authority of chambers of commerce. These ports handle 76.4 MT of goods, more than 80% of the passenger traffic
and more than 215,000 tonnes of fish products.
The public authorities administering these ports are federated within the UPF (Union des Ports de France – see box) which
represents them at national and European level.
UPF
L'Union des Ports de France (UPF) is the professional federation of French ports.
Its members comprise the administering bodies of 45 French commercial ports and fishing ports situated in Metropolitan
France and the overseas departments and territories: large seaports, autonomous ports, ports run by chambers
of commerce and industry and those run by public-private partnerships.
The purpose of the Association is to look after the interests of the French port establishments; it is the main representative
of the public authorities and professional groupings of the maritime and port world and represents French
ports in the European Sea Port Association (ESPO).
The advantages of French ports:
An excellent interconnecting network links the large ports of Metropolitan France to the major road, motorway and rail routes
and to the principal navigable rivers and canals.
A strategic geographical position for handling the production and distribution of goods destined for Europe:
• Facing the Channel and North Sea, Le Havre, Calais and Dunkirk are the first large European ports of call for imports.
• Facing the Atlantic, the ports of Nantes - Saint-Nazaire, La Rochelle and Bordeaux are the ports of entry for the large international
flows destined for the East, North and South of Europe.
• In the Mediterranean, Marseille-Fos: the largest port in France and the Mediterranean, situated at an important intersection
of trade routes.
• The ports of the overseas departments in the Indian Ocean and Caribbean are ports of entry to the EU.
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Turnover *
More than 1 billion
euros (around 625
million for the GPM**,
and more than 250 for
decentralised ports)
3.5 billion euros
4,5 billion euros
Direct jobs in ports*
State operated
services:
3500
Port establishments:
6500
30 000
40 000
A merchant ship calls at a French port every six minutes.
Goods traffic 2008
383.4 million tonnes,
307 of which for the
GPM.
More than 12.2 for
DOM ports
Passenger traffic
2008
27.8 million passengers,
17.8 of which in the
Channel and North
Sea and 10 in the
Mediterranean.
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And numerous other advantages:
• exceptionally good access for navigation enabling them to accommodate the largest ships
• high quality infrastructures
• modern efficient facilities
• reserves of land still available
• areas reserved to accommodate logistics activities, distribution and warehousing
• dynamic port communities with successful businesses servicing both ships and the movement of goods
• highly advanced computerised trading platforms within port communities.
• high standards of safety and security
Grand Port Maritime La Rochelle
CMF member - www.larochelle.port.fr
Port Atlantique La Rochelle is the :
• 7th sea port in France,
• 1st French port for forest products and paper pulp imports,
• 2nd French port for cereal imports.
Total traffic: 7.9 million tons, 2.4 million of which are refined oil products, 900 000 tons are forest products, 3 million are
cereals and farming related traffic, with industrial products developing strongly.
Projects:
As part of the CPER (Contrat de Projet Etat-Régions) 2007-2013, the Port Atlantique La Rochelle is planning 6 infrastructure
projects:
1. Creating a new goods terminal at Anse Saint Marc.
2. Building port yards at La Repentie.
3. Securing the port's rail network.
4. Rock excavation at the harbour entrance to accommodate
very large ships.
5. Creating a 2nd berthing space at Anse Saint Marc.
6. Building a north dock in the lock basin.
Grand Port Maritime Le Havre
Le Havre is the 2nd largest French port and the 5th largest North-European port with more than 80 million tonnes
handled
• The largest French port for external trade and container trade with 2.5 million TEU in 2008 (more than 63% of the
containers handled in French ports)
• 40% of the supplies of crude oil for France
• More than 6,400 calls in 2008
• Truly remarkable shipping facilities: accessible round the clock by the largest vessels in operation
• A strategic location as the first main port of call in Northern Europe
• 16,400 direct jobs related to port business
Development (aerial view of the two port entrances)
Port 2000:
• a first terminal 700 metres long operational since April 2006,
• a 2nd terminal 700 metres long came on stream in late 2007.
• Start of construction work in summer 2007 for 2,100 m of additional quay.
The berths of this phase will be delivered from the 2nd half of 2009.
The Grand Port Maritime has also drawn up a master plan for the years 2020/2030 to anticipate port and industrial
spatial development, especially regarding its fuels, logistics and environmental components.
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Eventually, the Port 2000 project will have generated an extra 6,000 directly and indirectly supported jobs…
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Grand Port Maritime Marseille-Fos
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France’s leading port, in 2008 the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille handled more than 96 million tonnes of commodities
and passed 2 million passenger threshold thanks to exceptional growth in cruises.
The port’s facilities are spread over two geographic sites:
• the East Basin: Marseille,
• the West Basins: Lavéra, Caronte and Port Saint Louis du Rhône.
The activity related to the Port of Marseille-Fos generates more than 41,000 jobs in all, including
21,000 in the Metropolitan Marseille Provence zone. 50,000 jobs are forecast by 2012.
The goal of Marseille-Fos is to reach a volume of 150 million tonnes by 2020 based on implementation
of its strategic plan.
Grand Port Maritime Nantes - Saint-Nazaire
Port de Calais
Calais: the N° 1 port to the UK
A leading port on the Atlantic seaboard, Grand Port Maritime
de Nantes Saint-Nazaire serves the needs of importers and
exporters in the Grand Ouest regions.
Its activity generates 2.7 billion euros in added value and 26,000
jobs.
Recording the biggest increase among the French autonomous
ports, its traffic, which rose in 1966 to 10 million tonnes, now
exceeds 37 million tonnes.
In 2008, Calais confirmed its status as the N° 1 European port on the continent for the RO/RO trade and N° 4 French
port in terms of goods traffic. It also enjoys number one status for passenger traffic.
With 40.4 million tons of goods traffic, the port of Calais is the leading exit port to the UK.
The port of Calais is located on the busiest straits in the world
for international shipping traffic and is the main port for handling
traffic between mainland Europe and England. This leading
status was further confirmed in 2008 with 1,744,844 million
lorries passing through the port - an average of 5,000 lorries per
day with peaks of up to 7,300 lorries per day.
The Nord Pas-de-Calais Region, port authority since January
2007, has launched a medium to long term port development
scheme called “Calais Port 2015”.
fact
Sea transport has increased more than 5 times in thirty years.
CMF member - www.marseille-port.fr
CMF member - www.nantes.port.fr
CMF member - www.calais.cci.fr / www.calais-port.com
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Several major projects are under study or development, including:
• urgent capacity extensions: 2nd phase of Port 2000 at Le Havre, the Fos 2XL project to build a new container terminal
at Fos, extension of the port of Calais, deepening of the approach channel to Rouen,…
• the construction of new LNG terminals
• the development of new systems of organisation at port terminals to increase productivity and improve the attraction
of French ports for operators and private investors, in application of the port reform law of 4 July 2008,
• improvement of land links to high volume transport (rail and waterways): transfer of port railway management to port
authorities, arrival of new rail operators…
• the development of coastal shipping routes and motorways of the sea, notably the Franco-Spanish project across the
Bay of Biscay
Port activities and services
La Chambre Nationale des Courtiers Maritimes de France:
“Conducteurs en douane” (customs house shipbrokers), formerly “Courtiers Maritimes Interprètes & Conducteurs de
Navires”, act for the shipowner or its agent and handle the customs formalities (ship’s clearance) required of ships entering
French ports.
Compagnie d’Exploitation des Ports:
A branch of Veolia Environment, the world leader in environmental services, Compagnie d’Exploitation des Ports (CEP) is
an entity dedicated to managing port sites (ports, terminals and services). In 2008, CEP had a turnover of e10M and around
100 staff.
Container Terminal Services:
Container Terminal Services (CTS) is a consulting firm specialising in containerised transport. The reputation and quality
of its services are based on over 15 years of experience in the shipping industry, in container terminal development and
multimodal transport, and on the expertise of a multi-skilled team of experts. CTS also acts as an agent for the purchase
and sale of used port equipment.
www.container-ts.com
Delom Portuaire:
Heir to the ship operating business, it has been a specialist since 1987 in port activities in the port of Sète. It is especially
active in cargo handling operations and the transit of goods vehicles, containers, live animals and heavy lifts. Delom Portuaire
also operates as a freight forwarder and charter broker and has been established in Marseille since 2007.
Harbour Pilots Federation:
The Harbour Pilots Federation is a truly major player: 346 pilots, more than 100,000 piloting operations per year, 32 pilot
stations, 3 helicopters and more than 100 pilot launches
www.ffpm.fr
Keroïca:
A specialist in harbour works and underwater structures (construction, maintenance and surveys of berths, installation of
pontoons and walkways, installation of anodes on piles, underwater welding and cutting).
fact
The world’s cattle emit as much gas as all transport activity in the world. Measured in CO2 equivalent,
livestock farming contributes more to global warming than the transport sector.
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LBC Tank Terminals:
The LBC Tank Terminals Group is a major logistics operator in the petrochemicals
industry, offering a total storage capacity of 3 million cubic meters
spread over its 15 port terminals in Southern Europe (France: Le Havre,
Marseille, Nantes and Bayonne and the Iberian Peninsula: Cartagena,
Santander and Lisbon), and in Northern Europe, USA and Asia.
The Headquarters of the Southern European Division are located in
Marseille.
www.lbctt.com
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Le Treport Shipping Stevedoring:
This operator runs the port of Tréport and provides a range of port services: cargo handling, shipping agent, storage,
weighing, customs broker, forwarding agent, chartering, logistics.
RDM Consultants:
Market and feasibility studies, benchmarking, market intelligence and strategic surveillance, partner research, statistics
analysis, state-of-the-art studies.
RDM Consultants has in-depth knowledge of all main European and Mediterranean ports and is ideally placed to carry
out studies and research for its clients.
www.rdmconsultants.net
Société du Dépôt de La Pallice (SDLP):
SDLP is jointly owned by SPD – Société Pétrolière de Dépôts – (Socatra
Group – 48%), Total France (34%) and Bolloré Énergie (18%).
The facility is located on the French Atlantic Coast, near La Rochelle, and
comprises three XXX with a total capacity of 210,000 cu.m.
UNIM – Union Nationale des Industries de la Manutention dans les ports français:
UNIM is the French association of cargo handling companies and terminal operators located in all French seaports. Its member
companies are responsible for operating terminal loading and unloading facilities such as container cranes, gantries
and all other equipment required at terminals (straddle carriers, forklifts…)
They employ dock workers as permanent salaried company employees on long-term contracts.
www.unim.org
Worms Services Maritimes:
This company now provides all the services of shipping agent in France and the countries bordering the Mediterranean.
It is established in 13 French ports.
www.worms-sm.com
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Anvers is the main port serving the Lyon region. Nearly 70% of containers destined for France come
through foreign ports !
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logistics
These days, 90% of world trade is transported by sea. This goods traffic passes through seaports, an inescapable route for
all shipments. These ports are now much more than transit points. They provide added value for which there is a real demand,
such as the processing of products, financial breaks in free-trade zones, specialised packaging methods, etc.
Supply chain logistics (transport of raw materials usually in bulk) accounts for two thirds of shipping traffic, while
distribution logistics (manufactured products often transported in containers) accounts for the other third.
French companies are increasingly turning to logistics service providers offering a complete integrated service: 3PL (Third
Party Logistics), 4PL (Fourth Party Logistics), freight forwarding, etc.
Short Sea Shipping (SSS) accounts for nearly 40%
by volume of goods transported within Europe,
70% of the activity of French ports, and has grown
by 32% in the last five years.
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BP2S is a platform for networking, organising meetings and delivering support to projects and initiatives which advance
short sea shipping, motorways of the sea and intermodal logistics in France and Europe.
BP2S provides regular information via our:
• Daily updated web site, including its member’s private access zone.
• Database of short sea services to and from France
• Weekly newsletter and other communications
Finally, BP2S assists its members in gaining access to national and European financial aid programmes. BP2S is the
national contact for the European Marco Polo II program.
DAHER
EU-27 intra-European transport: distribution by mode
Source : Eurostat 2008 (Tons-km)
DAHER is a European integrated equipment and services supplier to the aerospace industry and to manufacturers.
DAHER operates in all modes of transport: sea, air, road, river and rail.
For sea transport, DAHER specialises in “ro-ro” and “heavy-lift” vessel charters for military and civil projects, while also operating
as a forwarding agent in conventional shipping in support of manufacturers pursuing their international development: sourcing,
distribution, maintenance (repair and replacement).
fact
© PANSN – André Bocquel
Créac’h, one of the 5 lighthouses on the island of Ushant, is the most powerful in the world, with a
range of 63 km.
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Sea 39 %
River 3 %
Rail 11 %
Road 47 %
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Government action at sea
Secrétariat Général de la Mer (attached to the Prime Minister’s office)
The Secretariat General of the Sea has interministerial responsibility for the monitoring, evaluation and long-term planning
of maritime policy. It is involved in mapping out public policies regarding the sea and coastline and co-ordinates government
action at sea through the Maritime Prefects. It is attached to the Prime Minister’s office and also serves the minister with
responsibility for the sea in matters concerning him.
The Maritime Prefect
Under the decree of 6 February 2004 on government maritime related operations known as l’Action de l’État en Mer (AEM),
the Maritime Prefect, who is a government delegate and direct representative of the Prime Minister and of each minister,
is vested with State authority over all areas covered by the AEM.
With powers of coordination in a crisis situation, he is today the chief authority in all maritime spheres, notably in defending
the sovereign rights and interests of the nation, maintaining public order and protecting people and property.
He has the resources of the French Navy at his disposal, as well as those of the Maritime Gendarmerie, the Department
of Maritime Affaires (DAMGA), Customs, Civil Defence and the French national lifeboat institution Société nationale de
sauvetage en Mer (see box p. 34).
Maritime Gendarmerie
The maritime gendarmerie is a specially trained division of the national gendarmerie, placed under the Chief of Staff of
the French Navy. It is stationed along the entire French coast (including the overseas territories), on French naval bases and
in some large civil ports.
It carries out its general policing functions under the authority of the
maritime prefect (environmental protection, policing of fisheries and
shipping, port security, rescue and assistance of people and property), and
its criminal investigation functions under the control of the public
prosecutor (all forms of illicit trafficking, illegal immigration, pollution). The
remit of its 1,100 servicemen, a third of whom have the rank of criminal
investigation officer, extends up to 200 nautical miles out to sea. It is
equipped with 32 patrol boats and launches from 20 to 32 metres long.
It is in the process of setting up new units responsible for the security of
the approaches and inner waterways of some ports of vital importance (Le
Havre 2006, Marseille 2009, Dunkirk then Montoir-de-Bretagne).
Direction générale des douanes and des droits indirects (Customs and Excise)
The action of Customs helps to prevent illegal activities at sea, notably smuggling and illicit trafficking of goods and people.
Its functions also include navigation control, coastal surveillance, protection of the marine environment (marine pollution
prevention), control of the legal status of ships and protecting and assisting people in distress.
Customs has 63 vessels including 30 coast guard patrol boats of 14 to 32 metres, and 30 nautical surveillance launches.
It also has 20 aircraft, 2 of which are fitted with a remote marine pollution detection system (POLMAR), and 8 helicopters.
Civil Defence
This arm cooperates in coastal life-saving and pollution prevention operations. It has 14 helicopters stationed on the coast
in summer.
fact
The French Navy has mounted several important operations to protect French and European maritime interests
in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic (off Africa), the Indian Ocean, or for the relief of disaster victims, playing an
essential role on each occasion.
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Developing career transition pathways between the Navy and the Merchant Navy
Servicemen from all ranks and with varying lengths of service leave the Navy every year. Some of them wish to transfer
their expertise to the civil maritime sector, ashore or on board merchants ships, fishing boats or in the leisure boating
industry.
In response to this demand, the Department of Maritime Affairs (DAM), the French Navy and the CMF have worked
together to develop a simplified system of equivalent qualification ratings aimed at helping those servicemen in career
transition to obtain the merchant navy qualifications needed to work in companies in the maritime sector.
The Defence Department’s re-employment initiative Défense Mobilité facilitates links between maritime companies
and Navy sailors in career transition. Full information is provided at www.defense-reconversion.fr.
The French Navy
France has the sixth largest navy in the world by tonnage, and the third largest in deep-sea capabilities.
The wide spectrum of missions that the French Navy is called upon to perform lie within the national security strategy set
out in the White Book. This strategy is defined in response to the international geo-strategic situation, its risks and
foreseeable threats. The White Book confirms the need for an ocean-going navy capable of operating in distant parts, at
depth and over lengthy periods of time, usually as a joint-service, interministerial or multinational operation. This navy
must act continuously on a daily basis to protect France's citizens, its maritime interests and its responsibilities.
The possession of substantial materiel - nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, cruise missiles, observation and telecommunications
satellites, special forces - gives France a special place in the concert of nations. France is a member of
the “Power Club”.
The contributions of the French Navy are organised around five major strategic functions defined by the White Book:
• Deterrence: the foundation stone of France’s strategy. At least one missile launching nuclear submarine is always on patrol
at sea.
• Knowledge/anticipation and prevention of crisis situations or
conflicts. The naval units deployed contribute with, among others,
intelligence and their deterrent effect.
• Intervention. Since the end of 2008, as part of the EU’s first
operation Atalanta, France has deployed between one and two
surface ships and maritime patrol aircraft to guard merchant ships
and provide deterrence against pirate attacks. Super-Etendard
aircraft participated in Afghanistan from 6 June to 3 October
2008, in operation Snake Pit. They flew on combat missions in
support of coalition troops, with 248 air sorties for 79 air support
missions.
• Maritime protection, which includes protection and operations
conducted within the remit of Government Action at Sea,
represents 27% of the Navy's activity. It is split into several
missions: sea rescue and assistance (432 people rescued in 2008),
prevention and treatment of pollution at sea, fisheries surveillance
and policing (587 boats inspected, 28 boats rerouted), drug
smuggling (26 vessels intercepted, 10 tonnes of drugs seized),
maritime surveillance and prevention of illegal immigration (53 boats
intercepted, 1,345 illegal immigrants and 50 traffickers handed
over to the border police).
fact
Nearly all cocaine entering Europe is trafficked by sea.
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51,265 servicemen and civilians
(Coastguards and marine employees outside the Department of Defense included)
Naval resources
Submarines 10
Aircraft carriers 1
Amphibious assault ships 4
Destroyers 16
Offshore patrol vessels 25
Minesweepers 11
Other mine related warships 7
Logistics vessels 7
Instruction and training units 18
Experimental vessels 3
Air resources
Carrier borne aircraft
Rafales aircraft 28
Modernised Super-Etendard aircraft (SEM) 42
Hawkeye aircraft 3
Lynx helicopters 26
Dauphin Pedro helicopters 3
Panther helicopters 16
Maritime Affairs Administration
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The Department of Maritime Affairs (DAM), within the General Directorate of Infrastructures, Transport and the Sea,
formulates and implements, through a dedicated local area network, government policies on a range of issues relating
to sailors and their profession, such as training, health and employment law. Its policy remit also covers ship safety
and security, shipping surveillance and maritime signalling, control of maritime activities, the merchant fleet, and yachting
and nautical leisure activities.
The network of county and regional offices of Maritime Affairs registers ships, keeps the registers of French flagged vessels,
and regulates the professional activity and training of sailors. It is also responsible for controlling maritime activities
(policing fisheries in particular), shipping surveillance, search, rescue and assistance at sea, identification and observation
of pollution.
The control and surveillance system includes deep-sea capabilities (two patrol ships 46 and 52 metres long) plus:
3 regional launches and 60 inshore units.
1,800 maritime affairs agents are distributed on the coast in the branch offices, in the 7 regional operational surveillance
and rescue centres (CROSS) and 2 MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres), as well as in the 16 ship safety
centres (CSN) responsible for carrying out Flag State surveys and Port State Control.
The maritime affairs administration provides the following specialised services:
- Aids to Navigation: lighthouses, marker buoys and beacons
The system of aids to navigation on the coasts of France and its overseas territories comprises around 6,500 maritime
signalling establishments. This service is responsible for providing and maintaining a beaconing system that enables
navigators to locate their position and avoid hazards.
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Policing and surveillance 0
Patrol ships 13
Coastal patrol boats 25
Nautical data 0
Oceanographic and hydrographic vessels 4
Oceanographic vessel in partnership 1
Pollution control 0
Abeille type tugs 4
Ocean-going tugs 3
Regional support vessels 4
Clean-up support vessels 4
Patrol launches 2
Maritime patrol aircraft
Atlantique 2 22
Maritime support aircraft
Support and training aircraft 59
Search and rescue 0
Gardian and Falcon aircraft 9
Dauphin helicopters 8
Super-Frelon helicopters 8
Knots, denoting the speed of ships, is a unit that goes back to the time of sailing ships. They were made in a rope
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- Security, surveillance, search and rescue: CROSS
The 7 regional operational search and rescue centres (CROSS) make use of the naval and air resources of the administrations
and bodies engaged in Government Action at Sea.
The 2 MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres) in Papeete and Nouméa complete the system, enabling France
to fulfil its life-saving obligations in the immense areas of the Pacific under its responsibility.
As part of the plan to introduce the Community maritime traffic monitoring and information system, DAM has introduced
the TRAFIC 2000 system, the national entry and exit point to the European Union’s network SafeSeaNet.
TRAFIC 2000 is also associated with the French Navy's SPATIONAV programme, which monitors sea traffic by AIS
(automatic identification system) off French coasts.
CROSS centres have operational responsibility in France for the sea pollution surveillance system CleanSeaNet set up
by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
CROSS centres also have operational responsibility in France for the European Long Range Identification and Tracking
(LRIT) data centre established by EMSA.
Information systems are at the heart of maritime safety in Europe. The Department of Maritime Affairs puts a special
effort into developing its information systems, enabling the CROSS’s, the maritime safety centres and the maritime signalling
services to fulfil their missions of search and rescue at sea, supervising sea traffic and hazardous goods, monitoring
pollution, tracking ships and overseeing maritime signalling establishments.
These information systems are linked to maritime and pollution surveillance space vectors.
Sea Rescue
Together with the Navy, the merchant navy, the fishing fleet, pleasure craft, and inshore service craft, the SNSM
(see box) is the “6th component” of France’s “navies”. Although not under direct State control, it does play a key
role in public safety.
SNSM
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If the French Volunteer Lifesaving Association, SNSM, did not exist, the number of victims at sea would be five times higher!
SNSM is a “Public Utility” established under the French law of
associations of 1901. It operates on the basis of volunteers
committed to saving life at sea. Around 35% of its budget of
e19 M comes from State subsidies and 65% from private
donations.
The SNSM fleet is made up of 189 lifeboats and over 400
inflatables operated by:
- 3,500 permanent volunteer crewmen,
- 1,200 permanent administrative volunteers,
- 1,400 summer lifeguards on beaches,
and 48 employees working mostly in the Paris headquarters.
SNSM has a very close-knit network of 223 maritime stations in France and the overseas territories (of which one
fifth are operational in summer only) plus 30 Lifeguard Training Centres training over 500 new lifeguards every
year. The results speak for themselves: The results speak for themselves: over 50% of life-saving operations in
Metropolitan France is carried out by the SNSM, 81% of these at night!
fact
The international distress call was CQD until 1906, then it was S0S, now it is Mayday, an English corruption
of the French phrase "venez m’aider” meaning “come and help me”.

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Having experienced steady growth since the late 1990s, the French nautical industries saw their situation come under significant
pressure from the autumn of 2008, with a very sharp downturn in orders. The global leader in sailboats and inflatable boats building
and the world’s fourth position in motorboats production, French nautical industries are adapting to the situation and preparing
as best they can for recovery whilst maintaining their dominant positions.
The French nautical sector in figures*
• almost 5,000 companies
• 45,000 workers
• total turnover of around 5 billion euros
• 30 trade sectors: marinas, boatbuilders, engine manufacturers/distributers, equipment manufacturers, Maritime and
waterways charters, trade and maintenance, outdoors and surfing sports, service providers,...
• France exports 66% of its production
Breakdown of turnover by activity
* Figures taken from “French nautical industries key figures 2007/2008”: study conducted by the French Nautical Industries Federation and published in December 2008.
Nautical activities in figures
Despite the crisis, there is still a strong interest in nautical activities and a genuine desire for on-water leisure. Whilst there
is a definite wait-and-see attitude, the pull of the ocean, people’s desire to navigate, to maintain or upkeep their boats
and renew their equipment, remains as strong as ever. Big sailing races or events have never generated as much interest
or drawn as many spectators (over a million were at the start of the Vendée Globe alone) and nautical activities are proving
immensely popular: over 500,000 visitors attended events organized as part of the national get afloat weekend (Fête du
Nautisme), and over 320,000 people competed in a virtual online version of the Vendée Globe at www.virtualregatta.com.
Meanwhile, hosts of disciplines sports federation are attracting increasing numbers of members (kayaking, kitesurfing,
sailing, etc.).
• 9 millions occasional recreational boaters
• 4 millions regular boaters
• an active fleet of over 470,000 boats
• over 20,000 new registrations every year
• of which around 80% are motor boats and 60% for boats less than 6 metres
in length
• 90,000 permits delivered every year
• over 1,000 sailing schools
• more than 200 motor school boats
Facilities
There are over 370 marinas and harbours for recreational craft, with more than 160,000 berths, not including individual
and collective moorings. Altogether, the total accommodation capacity is estimated at 220,000 berths and moorings.
fact
■ Builders and
■ manufactures: 26%
■ Trading: 23%
■ Repairs: 13%
■ Equipment
■ manufactures: 10%
■ Engine
■ manufactures: 9%
■ Marinas: 8%
■ Location: 6%
■ Divers: 5%
France has some 9 millions for water sport enthusiasts, more than people in Denmark.
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Conseil Supérieur de la Navigation de Plaisance
et des Sports Nautiques
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The Supreme Council of the boating and water sports consists of 41 members representing the widest range of skills in
the sector.
Its aims are conception, coordination, consultation and impulsion.
His concerns in boating are affecting all areas of our society in terms of economy, development, environment, employment,
security, tourism, education, recreation and sport.
Its work contributes to the structuring and development of the supply of water activities, to develop the legislative and
regulatory framework, the development of practice and to boost the sector.
It seeks to support change.
Fédération Française des Ports Plaisances
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The French Federation of Marinas (FFPP) has 300 members on the whole french seaside, rivers and lakes. The FFPP is
divided in seven associations working independently in each main French nautical area. It is the only official negotiator
with the French government concerning marinas; the FFPP manages French marinas’ collective agreements. The FFPP defends
its members’ interests, gives them legal assistance, technical and social advice and also manages the economic integration
of marinas. The FFPP has many well-known sponsors. Together, they supply the best offers to every marina.
Each member of the FFPP is committed to the “Clean Marinas agreement” which is the best way to protect the environment.
Fédération Française des Industries Nautiques
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The French Nautical Industries Federation (FIN) aims to defend, represent and promote the different sectors of the French
nautical industries both at home and abroad. The FIN currently has more than 700 members, representing more than 80%
of the industry’s turnover.
In contact with the authorities at the regional, national, and European level, the French Nautical Industries Federation assists
and advises companies in a number of domains: legal, social, economic and technical, and plays a role in providing
information to the public and media.
At the international level, the FIN is, alongside with the Belgium Federation
“Nautibel”, a founder of the European Confederation of Nautical Industries
(ECNI).
The Federation owns the Paris International Boat show, Cannes International
Boat and Yacht Show, and Maritima, the trade show dedicated to the
maritime and coastal economies. The FIN also runs coordinated actions,
such as French pavilions, to facilitate the presence of its members in major
or rapidly growing international boat shows. In addition, the FIN supports
the Grand Pavois de La Rochelle and is also behind events such as the
national get afloat weekend (Fête du Nautisme), contributing to the
development and practice of water-based recreational activities.
At environmental level, the FIN initiates Bateau bleu Program which objective is to insert environmental preoccupation
throughout the boat life cycle (R&H, construction and destruction of unfit boats).
The FIN has a permanent staff of close to twenty people who guarantee the implementation of the initiatives voted by the
general meeting of its members. Thanks to a strong regional presence, the FIN is in daily contact with its members and
the authorities, at both the national and regional levels.
fact
The 7 regional association affilated marinas of FFPP were involved in the pact “Clean port”, enabling the
protection off the environment under the best condition.
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Since the wreck of the Erika in December 1999, the French and European authorities have introduced and applied
preventive and deterring measures aimed at obtaining safer ships for a cleaner sea.
In 2005, France adopted the Charter of the Environment which illustrates its determination to speed up concrete actions
and legislation for sustainable development.
The most significant action in 2007 was the organisation of the Grenelle Environmental Forum, a government sponsored
forum to promote favourable conditions for the emergence of a new French deal on the environment.
Representatives of the maritime sector, government authorities, manufacturers, federations and institutions are all now
involved in tackling the environmental issue. Indeed they are pressing ahead with their actions, as exemplified by the
Yachting Industries Federation which has published a report on the environmental impact of yachting, or Armateurs de
France whose “Blue Charter” was a pioneer in the field.
The sea: a fragile environment:
Source : Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la Nature et l’Homme
Several members of the French Maritime Cluster offer innovative, high value adding solutions, equipment and services for
pollution control, waste treatment, etc.
Environmental protection:
Ship-Waste agency
The website: www.ship-waste.com offers the entire maritime community Web Services aimed at facilitating and optimising
all operations to collect waste of maritime origin in compliance with the Annexes of the MARPOL Convention.It provides a
useful online service for submitting the Advanced Notification Form (ANF), validation and consultation of the ship Waste
Delivery Receipt (WDR); and qualification of participants on their transparency and operational quality.The ship-waste.com
website is the first online tool based on voluntary action by the whole maritime community to optimise and manage all ship
waste collection operations.
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aeces,
toxic
detergents
Material in
suspension
Pesticides,
fertilizers
Transport of pollutants
by washout
Slurry
Eutrophisation
Invasive
species
Pathogenic
microbes
and viruses
Immersion
of industrial
sludge
Oil
Toxins,
detergents,
microbes
Origin of pollution in the world’s oceans
Land
Sea
Air
Oil slicks,
deballasting,
degassing
5.4 billion euros are being spent annually by the EU in protecting coastlines against erosion and flooding
for the period 1990-2020.
75 %
5 %
5 %
15 %
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Passive Safety:
JLMD
An international leader in FOR (Fast Oil Recovery) systems, the JLMD Ecological
Group designs, develops and markets pre-installed, onboard equipment for all types
of vessels for protecting fuel bunkers and tanks used to transport ecologically
hazardous products. These systems provide solutions in the event of an incident
where tanks are involved, and enable vessels to operate safely, profitably,
competitively and reputably.
Cleanup:
Écocéane
Thomsea
Established in 2003, Thomsea is the leading European company in the design and
development of Marine Spill Trawls, patented systems for cleaning up oil spills and
other marine pollution at sea and on waterways and lakes (crude and light oils,
floating waste, etc.)
Using its growing expertise, Thomsea also provides training for crews and operators
of small craft in the use of Thomsea trawls on oil spills and emergency cleanup
operations at sea, in coastal areas and ports, and on rivers and lakes.
Waste treatment and demolition of polluted structures:
SERMAP
Since 2003, Ecoceane has been investing in research and development to
produce a range of vessels to collect both solid and liquid floating petroleum
and hydrocarbon waste.
Ecoceane now has two patented ranges of vessels built entirely of aluminium,
one designed to clean up all types of waters such as rivers, lakes, ports and coastal
areas, the other designed to collect hydrocarbons at sea caused by spillage or
degassing.
he SERMAP Group specialises in liquid and solid waste collection from ships all over France. Approved by the Port
Authority of Marseille and Dunkirk, Sermap operates on behalf of French Shipping Agents to collect liquid waste (slop,
sludge, bilge water, oil tank wash, noxious liquids, sewage..) and solid waste (oil rags, incinerator ash, paint buckets, ...)
from merchant ships.
Sermap actively contributes 24/24 7/7 to establishing transparency and traceability for waste collected from ships on call.
TOPP DECIDE
TOPP DECIDE is a consultancy that advises industry on the rational dismantling of civil and military ships, oil platforms
and other complex industrial infrastructures. TOPP DECIDE has an in-depth knowledge of good practice in all aspects of
dismantling: technology, health and environmental safety, industrial organisation, economics, law, government policy and
communication.
fact
On 1st April 2008, more than 113,000 ha spread over nearly 600 sites were under the protection of the
conservation body Conservatoire du Littoral.
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CMF member - www.ecoceane.com
CMF member - www.thomsea.fr
CMF member - www.sermap-group.com
CMF member - www.topp-decide.com
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Total expenditure Staff
in millions of e
Ifremer 206** 1 546
CNRS-INSU-Universités 90** 800
IPEV 10 5
CEDRE 4,6 50
IRD 35,8 98
INRA 7,6 102
Total civil 354 2 601
SHOM 54*** 520
Total civil and military 408 3 121
* Sourced from each organisation ** excl. investment
*** excl. hydro-oceanographic fleet used by the French Navy
Research organisations
CETMEF
marine scientific
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The French have been pioneers in marine research for 20 years,
especially in deep sea exploration.
Only three deep sea exploration submersibles exist in the world.
Ifremer has the Nautile, which can operate up to a depth of 6,000
metres.
Its technological advances allow France to monitor the oceans by
a system of temperature and salinity measurements coupled with
satellite data.
French research also has a distinguished record in coastal oceanography
as well as marine ecology and environmental quality
monitoring. The vessels Pourquoi Pas? and Beautemps-Beaupré of
Ifremer and the French Navy are the flagships of the world’s
scientific fleet.
With nearly 10% of the world's research effort, France ranks 2nd in
oceanographic research.
A central technical service with a national remit, the Centre d'Études Technique Maritimes et Fluviales (CETMEF) (Centre
for Maritime and Fluvial Studies) is directly attached to the Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and
the Sea. Its 250 agents engage in three main activities:
• research, development and innovation in hydraulics and applied sedimentology
• state-of-the-art engineering and technical expertise for ports, coasts and inland waterways, navigation security and
telecommunications, the production of guides, manuals, study reports and software for the scientific community,
• industrial technical management.
CORRODYS
CORRODYS is an expert laboratory in corrosion assessment, especially marine corrosion and
microbially influenced corrosion. CORRODYS provides expert reports, corrosion assessment,
tests of materials, coatings and biocides in corrosive environments, especially in seawater, and
R&D program coordination.
Genavir
Genavir is an economic interest grouping that manages oceanographic research ships and equipment on behalf of its
members. Its members are:
• Ifremer • l’IRD • le CNRS • le CEMAGREF • BOURBON Offshore Surf.
On behalf of Ifremer it operates:
- 4 deep-sea vessels: Pourquoi pas?; Atalante; Thalassa; Suroît.
- 3 coastal vessels: Gwen Drez; Thalia; Europe; and the survey launch Haliotis.
- Equipment and vehicles such as seismic prospecting systems and the manned submersible Nautile and remotely
operated Victor 6000.
It also operates the research vessels Antéa (Atlantic intertropical zone) and the Alis (based at Nouméa) for the IRD.
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Civil* and military marine research
by the principal organisations.
CMF member - www.cetmef.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
60% of the world's population live less than 60 km from the sea; soon it will be 75%.
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The Laboratoire de mécanique des fluides of the École Centrale de Nantes (see box p.24) contributes to marine
scientific research by developing tools mainly in conjunction with the company HydrOcean.
HydrOcean
HydrOcean is an innovating company that specialises in numerical simulation for fluid dynamics and hydrodynamics. It
provides industrial and R&D studies for naval applications, the offshore industry, the leisure boat industry, in marine
sustainable energy and in general in all industrial fields faced with complex fluid mechanics problems.
Ifremer
CMF member - www.ifremer.fr
The French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, Ifremer, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary, seeks to improve
knowledge of the seas and oceans by carrying out survey and monitoring missions of the marine environment, and to support the
development of the French maritime economy.
It designs and develops observational, experimental and monitoring tools, manages the French oceanographic research fleet for
the scientific community, and maintains oceanographic databases.
Ifremer is a source of knowledge, innovation, data and expertise on the sea, both in terms of public policy and socio-economic
activities. It is the only structure of its kind in Europe.
The contract between Ifremer and the French state is thus of particular importance for both partners.
Staff: 1,546 employees (full-time equivalent for 2008)
72 laboratories located in 26 establishments along the French coast and in the overseas departments and territories.
Ifremer’s research strategy pursues ten main goals:
- to increase knowledge of ocean circulation in order to help identify changes occurring,
- to increase knowledge of marine biodiversity in order to protect it better,
- to develop enhanced value and the use of biological resources through biotechnologies and bio-prospecting,
- to contribute to sustainable fisheries and aquaculture,
- to promote sustainable use of mineral and energy resources,
- to supplement monitoring networks to meet global and European challenges,
- to design a nationwide environmental forecasting system for coastal environments,
- to optimise the oceanographic fleet as a major resource facility,
- to implement a national and European strategy for marine databases,
- to promote shared capacity for technological innovation.
It works in close collaboration with fisheries and aquaculture professionals, with companies and the French Navy, and seeks to
develop national and international partnerships with other research organisations.
SHOM
SHOM is the French national hydrographic service whose task is to ensure the availability of accurate information on the
coastal and oceanic physical environment, a task which it carries out by coordinating the collection, filing and dissemination
of information to meet public, military and civilian requirements cost effectively.
It is entrusted with 3 major missions:
- national hydrographic service: general hydrography for the benefit of all seafarers;
charting and nautical publications.
- a defence function: SHOM provides defence expertise and supports naval operational
requirements in the maritime environment.
- support for government maritime policies: operational oceanography; maritime limits
and boundaries; management of tidal observatories; and in cooperation with the French
National Geographic Institute (IGN), development of a high resolution digital littoral
elevation and hydrodynamic model (Litto3D®)…
Digital terrain model from the ‘litto3D ®’ programme on the Presqu’île de Giens.
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240,000 marine species have been identified to date (against 1.4 million documented species on land).
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Sea fishing and aquaculture are two complementary activities essential for the food chain, and France is ranked among
the three leading countries in Europe for these activities.
Type of production Turnover
(millions of euros)
Jobs Tonnage
Fish Fresh
Frozen
1,011
171
1,182 (9,782)* 19,936
325,951
165,769)*
491,720
Marine
aquaculture
Shellfish
farming
381
47
428
20,000 (9,100)*
(650)*
20,750
189,153
6,100
195,253
Total - Fish and Aquaculture 1,610 40,686 686,973
Auction markets / Wholesale trade /
Seafood processing industry**
5,978 18,500
-
Source: FranceAgriMer figures for 2007 / MAP
* full-time equivalent ** 2006 data
Metropolitan France has 63 fishing ports, 40 fish markets, 23 producers’ organisations and 661 wholesale and processing
companies.
The fishing industry – from boat to consumer – is an important sector both economically and for regional development.
Marine aquaculture, with around 3,210 companies, is included in this
sector.
Personnel/No engaged in fishing sea in 2007
Sea fishing
France is ranked 4th in Europe for sea fishing.
Headline data:
• 7,631 vessels representing 9% of the European Union fleet.
• Fleet composed mainly of boats less than 12 metres, with 13% made
up of 12 to 24 metre vessels.
• Turnover: over 1 billion euros.
• Brittany contributes 22% of France's fishing output by value, followed
by the regions Pays de Loire (5.6 %) and Nord-Pas-de-Calais (6.4%),
Distant water fishing
Offshore fishing
where the Comité Régional Nord des Pêches (North Regional Fisheries Board), a CMF member, is particularly active.
• Fresh fish accounts for 47% of fishing and marine aquaculture.
• In frozen fish, tropical tuna (skipjack and albacore) is the number one species.
Diversified fisheries and extensive fishing grounds.
In France four types of fishing are prosecuted:
• Distant-water fishing prosecuted by vessels over 1,000 GRT, and vessels over 150 GRT making trips of more than
20 days,
• Offshore fishing carried on by vessels making trips lasting between 4 and 20 days.
• Inshore fishing with trips of 1 to 4 days.
• Small-scale fishing with trips of less than 24 hours.
The fishing grounds are located off the French coast, in the waters around Scotland and Ireland, between Iceland and
Greenland, off Spain, and from the Gulf of Guinea to the Indian Ocean (tropical tuna) and as far as the Antarctic.
Sales and consommation:
• The principal fish markets by value are Boulogne-sur-mer, Le Guilvinec, Lorient, Concarneau, Les Sables d’Olonne and
Erquy. In 2008, more than 210,000 tonnes were sold there by French and foreign boats.
• In 2008, French households bought 38% of their seafood products fresh, 23% as chilled prepared products, 23% as
frozen products and 16% as tinned products.
• In 2008 restaurants bought 250,160 tonnes, of which 112,345 tonnes were fresh products, 114,710 tonnes were
frozen products, 12,888 tonnes were tinned products and 10,218 tonnes were chilled prepared products.
fact
Coastal fishing
Small-scale fishing
According to the FAO, 23% of fish stocks are over-fished or exhausted. 77% are stable or under-fished.
8419
937
3471
3792
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French sea fish and aquaculture production in 2007
Quantities sold (in thousands of tonnes, live weight)
Fish 459.2
Crustaceans 12.8
Shellfish and similar 233
Cephalopods 23.5
Algae 65.2*
Total Metropolitan France 793.7
Value of sales (in millions of euros)
Fish 1,098
Crustaceans 78
Shellfish and similar 474
Cephalopods 75
Total -Metropolitan France 1,725
Source: FranceAgriMer figures for 2007
*Source: Chambre Syndicale Nationale des Algues Marines. Quantity bought or caught in 2008
CNPMEM
The National Committee of Maritime Fisheries and Marine Fish Farming (CNPMEM) brings together the whole fisheries
sector, from production to processing.
It is a well-balanced representative body, a point of contact with public services and institutions through its elected or appointed
professional representatives, supported by a coastal network of 14 regional committees and 39 local committees.
It is tasked with:
• protecting the interests of those operating in the sector at all national, European and international decision making
levels,
• promoting jobs in the fisheries sector,
• managing fisheries by establishing professional regulation,
• gaining recognition for the commitment of those operating in the sector for a responsible and sustainable fishery
and for their contribution to the development of the economic, social, cultural and regional dimensions of fishing relative
to other interests (biodiversity, Natura 2000, …) and other users of the sea.
UAPF
CMF member
L’Union des Armateurs à la Pêche de France (UAPF) is an organisation representing French fishing vessel owners. Its members
operate deep-sea and distant-water fishing boats in North East and Central East Atlantic waters, the Indian Ocean
and the Southern Ocean.
The UAPF represents and promotes the interests of French fishing vessel owners with public authorities, community authorities,
regional and international fisheries management organisations, and other national and community professional
organisations. It also helps to build relationships between its members and Fisheries Research Institutes.
With nearly 26% of sales, marine fish farming has become a key branch of the sector.
World fish catches have reached a record 95 million tonnes per year. To meet demand, aquaculture is rapidly expanding,
with world annual production of 47.8 million tonnes, or 43% of human fish consumption against 9% in 1980. The UN
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that fish farming must produce an additional 40 million tonnes by 2030.
fact
Seafood is the main source of animal protein for 1 billion people in the world, or 1 in 6 people.
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The French Consortium for Fisheries Development (COFREPECHE – “Consortium Français pour le Développement des
Pêches”) is a worldwide fisheries consultancy company established in 1980 jointly by professionals of the fisheries sector
and Ifremer, the well known French Marine Research Institute (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer).
The sustained deployment of special French then Spanish purse seiners in the Indian Ocean during the 80’s was their
first success story. Since then, experts from COFREPECHE have travelled all over the world to carry out studies and assessments
and to provide technical assistance and engineering supervision aimed at sustainable management of the sector and
job creation. With significant experience and ‘know-how’ gained in several countries, Cofrepeche has become a key international
partner in fisheries and aquaculture consultancy.
Coopération Maritime
La Coopération Maritime française is a grouping of around 130 maritime cooperatives covering five branches of activity
(provisioning – social matters, vessel ownership – management, producers’ organisations – the wholesale fish trade,
marine fish farming, mutuals and insurance). Its brief is to represent, defend, stimulate and promote the fisheries sector
and marine fish farming.
SFAM (Syndicat Français de l’Aquaculture Marine et Nouvelle)
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CMF member
The SFAM groups together the great majority of French producers of marine and new species (sea-bass, gilt-head sea-bream,
sturgeon, meagre, salmon and turbot). The production of the sector represents approximately 65 million juveniles (of which
more than 70% are for export), 7,500 tons of table fish and 15 tons of caviar. Based near Bordeaux, the SFAM participates
in the work of all bodies related with the sector and is pushing for sustainable growth since French aquaculture products
currently represent a mere 2% of consumption of marine food products in France.
Shellfish farming is the most widespread aquacultural activity in France. Marketed production
of farmed shellfish is estimated at 190,000 tonnes with a value of 381 million euros, or 70%
of the total value of French aquaculture production (source DPMA) and 22% of total French
production of aquatic products (fish and aquaculture).
Marine pisciculture, an activity of increasing expertise, should continue to grow.
• It produces three main species: bass, gilthead sea bream and turbot.
• Marine pisciculture accounts for 12% of the turnover of the fish farming sector.
Sea products also include resources on the sea bottom such as aggregates:
UNPG
The French Aggregates Association (UNPG) represents companies producing aggregates from marine deposits. Of the
400 million tons of aggregates produced annually, 7 million come from marine deposits. The marine aggregates sector
consists of 12 companies and employs 200 shipboard and 100 shore staff. 15 dredgers unload these aggregates at 20
French ports. The market is worth e70 million.
The UNPG represents the mutual interests of its members. Its role is to provide them with assistance and information
in a range of fields, such as access to mineral resources, environmental protection, product quality, economic trends,
legislation, etc.
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CMF member - www.cofrepeche.fr
CMF member - www.cooperationmaritime.com
CMF member - www.unpg.fr
Several French fisheries lead the world in quality, in both biological and economic terms, e.g. prawns
and scallops...
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marine insurance
With a market share of more than 6% in 2007, French marine insurance companies are among the leaders in a large
independent international market (turnover of 22.1 billion dollars in 2007 - source: IUMI), insuring transporters and
operators in international trade against the financial consequences of incidents involving their ships (“hull”) and the goods
they transport (“cargoes”).
Turnover (hull) 538.3
Turnover (cargoes) 872.9
Total 1,411.2
Jobs in 2005* 1,182
Source: FFSA (2008 figures in €M) *Source: Ifremer
On average, French marine insurance is 3rd in the world for all hull and cargo insurance, with a growth rate twice
that of GDP. These figures exclude captive markets (Japan and partly the United States). Source: Les Échos.
In 2008, the Hull and Cargoes branch recorded a significant increase of 10.5%. Contrary to previous years, the
branch’s performance in 2008 was boosted by the rise in the dollar against the euro (the dollar being the currency
used in many contracts, especially for hulls). On a constant exchange-rate basis, this 10.5% rise in turnover for the
whole marine insurance and shipping sector falls to +8.7%. After a significant deterioration in 2007, the results for
marine and transport insurance improved in 2008. The C/P (claims/premiums) ratio of the branch was 71% at the end
of the first year (-5 points compared with 2007). This improvement was more marked for hulls (75%, -8 points) than
for cargoes (69%, -3 points). The results for 2009 however will certainly be affected by the crisis (reduction in both
the volume and value of insurable assets: decline in world trade volumes, sharp fall in commodity prices from their
peaks in 2008, collapse of ocean freight rates worldwide).
The activities of French marine insurance companies extend way beyond the domestic market: 80% of their turnover
is derived from foreign customers and involves nearly a quarter of the tonnage of the world's merchant fleet.
Contribution by category in en 2008 - Source : FFSA
The French insurance market is:
• internationally focused: risks underwritten abroad represent 80% of the total.
• quality conscious: the fleets covered are selected with extreme care. No new policy is accepted if there is any doubt
as to the quality of management.
• powerful: full loss cover up to e150 M per unit.
• reliable and creditworthy:
- No French insurer is rated less than “A” by Standard & Poors,
- The legal solvency ratios required are among the highest in the world, and are strictly monitored by the Ministry of the
Economy and Finance.
• creative and flexible: The French policy is the most advantageous in the world for shipowners (burden of proof on the
insurer)
- Shipowners can however select any policy they wish (British, Norwegian, etc.)
• and the market benefits from a favourable outlook over the medium term.
Despite a depressed economic environment, forecasts indicate steady growth for sea transport and insurable assets over
the medium term.
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Distribution of preniums by categories
Direct business done in France
All cargoes 48 %
The average age of the French fishing fleet is more than 24 years.
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3rd party, transporter 15 %
Yachting 12 %
Hulls 25 %
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ADAM ASSURANCES
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Established in 1833, Adam Assurances S.A.S. is a marine insurer based in Bordeaux, an underwriter acting for first class
insurance companies on the French market and a specialist in marine and transport insurance throughout the world.
AXA Corporate Solutions
Acknowledged leader in the transport insurance market
• 1,954 billion consolidated revenue in 2008, e405 million of which was contributed by the marine branch (76% cargo,
24% hull)
• More than 1,400 employees worldwide, including 260 engaged in marine insurance in France, Dubai, Germany, Hong
Kong, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, the UK and USA
• Underwriting capacity of e60 million, plus an AA financial rating
• Lead insurer for more than 70% of its portfolio
AXA Corporate Solutions is responsible for providing hull insurance for 25% of the world’s commercial fleet tonnage, and
cargo coverage for a quarter of the world’s top maritime companies.
AXA Corporate Solutions offers a wide range of cover for all types of transport risks:
• Hull, loss of charter and IV (increased value)
• War risks
• Freight forwarders’ liability
• Cargo, including storage
AXA Corporate Solutions supports customer development through an efficient organisation
comprising:
• Multicultural and multilingual claims management teams, available 24/7
• A team of marine transport specialists (mostly ex-mariners) in security, risk assessment and loss
prevention
• An international network that covers more than 90 countries
Groupama Transport
The only insurance company specialising in marine and transportation insurance.
Ranked N° 2 in the French Market for 2008.
• Overall volume of premiums: e303,000,000, including e235,000,000 for marine insurance
• Assets e123,160,000
• a staff of 275 (including 47 claim adjusters), with qualified teams employing transport industry professionals, experts in
insurable techniques and professions.
Activities organised around customers' professions in order to offer the best innovations
and tailor-made cover (shipowners, fishing activities, port activities, inland craft, pleasure
craft, cargo market, transport and logistics activities).
With it’s headquarters in Le Havre, GROUPAMA TRANSPORT is close to its clients with
teams located in Paris, Marseilles, Lille, Lyon, Strasbourg, Nantes, Pau, La Réunion,
London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Milan, Genoa, Madrid and Riga.
An insurer meeting clients' expectations, associate member of Intertanko, member of
the Seine-Normandie logistics cluster of competitiveness, and engaged in numerous
initiatives in sustainable development.
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orporatesolutions.com
CMF member - www.axa-corporatesolutions.com
CMF member - www.groupama-transport.com
Most sea pollution is not caused by oil slicks, which in fact are steadily declining in frequency and
volume. And yet people still believe this popular myth!
© AXA
© Groupama Transport

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The French market is breaking new ground with the “Rendez-Vous de l’assurance transports” in Cannes, an annual
international gathering unique in Europe, which provides transport insurance and risk management professionals with their
own special forum to develop new avenues of cooperation. This forum is an initiative of the French Federation of
Insurance Companies (FFSA) and is organised by the Marine and Transport Insurers’ Studies and Services Committee (CESAM).
The first edition of the “Rendez-Vous”, now planned as an annual event, was held in Cannes on 28th and 29th April 2009
and was hailed as a great success. The second edition of the Cannes “Rendez-Vous” is scheduled for Tuesday 4th and
Wednesday 5th May 2010.
French insurers now include piracy in their hull insurance cover. In the “war risks” policy, they offer full cover
against piracy whether committed for financial, political or war related motives.
The French market is offering a new hull package formulated in a collaborative effort between the FFSA, Armateurs de
France (ADF) and the Union des Courtiers d’Assurance Maritime et Transports (UCAMAT). The hull package is intended
for all owners and operators of merchant ships throughout the world. It offers clear comprehensive guarantees and
has been designed to reinforce the French claims handling model.
The French market has also developed its cargo policy. With the extension of the “warehouse to warehouse” clause,
cover is extended to loading and unloading risks even when carried out by the insured (“All Risks” cover).
Fédération Française des Sociétés d’Assurances
et structures d’intermédiation
French marine insurers are represented by the French Federation of Insurance Companies and Intermediation Organisations
(FFSA) and come together under the Transport Insurance Commission (COMAT). They are continuously improving the terms
of the policies they offer in France and internationally, and play an essential role in risk prevention.
P&I
France P&I is a service company specialising in the prevention and handling of all types of marine claims and disputes for
French and foreign ship operators. Led by a team of claim handlers and in-house lawyers experienced in French and English
Maritime Law, FRANCE P&I also act as P&I Correspondent.
www.francepandi.com
McLeans S.A. is a P&I Correspondent acting for P&I Clubs for Shipowners and Charterers and other P&I Insurers in France,
French overseas territories, in the Maghreb and in Spain. McLEANS S.A. is a member of the McLEAN GROUP.
www.mcleangroup.fr
Marine Insurance Broking
Marine insurance brokers negotiate risk cover with insurance companies. In particular, they negotiate ship related risk
cover on behalf of shipowners, and cargo related risk cover in behalf of shippers. They act as an intermediary placing
risks on behalf of customers (hull of course and risks associated, in terms of volume and accidents, mainly with
relatively high cost high frequency goods transport) and sometimes even on behalf of the insurer.
The French market is composed of some major players who are also CMF members, most affiliated to UCAMAT, the
Union of Maritime and Transport Insurance Brokers (CMF member), which is enjoying a new boom.
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There are at least 50,000,000 tonnes of individual waste items in the Bay of Biscay, 80% of them
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Marine Insurance Brokers
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CMF members
Ascoma Maritime
A leading insurance broker in Monaco and throughout Africa, long-established in 15 countries, the ASCOMA Group
develops insurance solutions tailored to the requirements of the shipping and yachting communities.
www.ascoma-maritime.com
Cap-Marine
A leading insurer of shipping fleets, specialised operators, and professionals in the logistics sector.
• More than 400 customers and 1,800 vessels of all flags.
• A formal network of agents world wide.
• It continues to expand by adding, in particular, inland waterway activities and cargo insurance for major companies.
www.cap-marine.com
Filhet-Allard Maritime
The slogan “At the heart of international trade” reflects the vision of Filhet-Allard Maritime, a specialist in maritime, transport,
hull and cargo risks, to contribute alongside buyers, sellers, charterers and shipowners in the same measure as bankers
to the success of international trade operations. Its tools:
- “Client teams” provide constant responsiveness, professionalism and proximity,
- A strong international presence, through branch offices (Geneva, Abidjan) and the mobility of its team,
- Organisation: a technical and logistical platform in Bordeaux and commercial branches now in Bordeaux, Geneva and
Abidjan,
- A large handling capacity and the confidence of the main insurance markets,
- A policy of continued technical, linguistic and in-field training for its 50 international agents.
www.filhet-allard.com
Groupe Eyssautier
• One of the leading French brokers specialising in marine & transport insurance,
• In 2008, EUR 70 million in premiums collected / EUR 9.7 million in total brokerage,
• A staff of 55 people, split between offices in Paris, Marseilles and Athens,
• Direct access into the London market with Lloyd’s broker accreditation
• Lead partner of Gras Savoye, the largest French insurance broker.
www.groupe-eyssautier.com
Guian
The full range of marine and transport risks are covered by GUIAN, backed up by specialists in hull, cargo and related liabilities
and a long tradition of brokerage.
Among its traditional capabilities that have earned it an excellent reputation are:
- Blue and brown water
- Fishing industry, hull, cargoes and liabilities
- Construction risks
- Logistics, ports and terminals
- Gas industry: hull and cargoes
- Offshore and subsea activities
It provides a full range of brokerage, administrative and claims handling services worldwide.
www.guian.com
Marine & Transport Risk Management (MTRM)
Dedicated to marine insurance, MTRM provides insurance solutions and services to ship owners, charterers and shippers.
MTRM is active in Hull & Machinery, Cargo and liability insurance.
In particular, the company is developing P&I, Charterers Liability Cover and Crew Insurance.
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The ocean is the main source of water vapour and supplies the atmosphere with a large part of the
energy needed to form wind and clouds.

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ship broking
France has around 30 companies with nearly 200 brokers operating over the whole maritime transport sector in
chartering, purchase/sale and orders for new ships on the international market.
Brokers: an interface between charterer and shipping company and between shipping
company and shipyard
A ship broker is an intermediary between the supply and demand sides of the ship chartering, shipbuilding, and sales and
dismantling markets.
In these markets, the broker assists its clients (charterers, shipping companies or shipyards) in finding a counterparty,
negotiating deals and preparing commercial documentation.
Affrèmarine
Established in 1990, Affrèmarine is a fully independent company specialising in dry cargo chartering. Whatever the
origin, destination or size of cargo, Affrèmarine charters vessels on voyage and time charters directly with shipowners
and charterers. With around 350 vessels chartered per year, Affrèmarine has become one of the leading ship-broking
companies in France.
AXSMarine
AXSMarine is an IT company that focuses exclusively on the maritime sector, delivering software and services as well as
bespoke solutions to shipping professionals.
Barry Rogliano Salles (BRS)
Barry Rogliano Salles ranks among the world's very top shipbroking companies.
• More than 150 years experience: company founded in Marseille in 1856.
• Turnover of more than 40 million euros, 80% abroad.
• A portfolio of more than 1700 customers.
• More than 150 people employed, 100 of which in the Paris headquarters.
• 8 departments, dealing with separate industrial activities: crude oil, petroleum products, chemicals, gas, dry bulk, liners,
offshore oil and gas, passenger ships.
• Covers all broking operations in chartering, purchase/sale and shipbuilding.
• An international presence: Great Britain, China, Croatia, Switzerland, Dubai, India, Vietnam, Singapore, Spain and Greece.
BRS gathers, processes and disseminates information to provide its customers with a wide range of additional broking
services: market analysis (fleets, freight rates, demand for transport), business opportunities, management of tenders, ship
valuations, feasibility studies, contracts.
The BRS Group also covers other activities such as freight derivatives, yachting, consulting, information platforms and
insurance broking.
La Chambre syndicale des courtiers d’affrètement
Maritime et de Vente de Navires de France.
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CMF member - www.french-shipbrokers.org
SYCRA (French Maritime Brokers Federation) arranges forums for professionals, particularly in the form of its highly
regarded networking matinees.
It also has representation in various national and international organisations which enables it to monitor developments in
major economic and legal issues concerning the profession.
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CMF member - www.affremarine.com
CMF member - www.axsmarine.com
CMF member - www.brs-paris.com

shipping finance
France is firmly established among the world leaders in shipping finance with heavyweights such as:
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas Shipping : “Shipping Financier of the year”
• A portfolio of some 850 vessels.
• More than 150 client companies in the world including the top 20 in
each shipping sector.
The Shipping Finance Group covers the financial needs of shipping
companies around the world.
The Shipping Finance Group includes a vast array of expertise in the sector
(60 specialists) and has the global network of BNP Paribas behind it.
CALYON
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CALYON is the leading French bank in international shipping finance markets. CALYON has been active for the past 30
years and ranks among the very top global players.
Specialised sales teams established in Athens, Hamburg, Hong-Kong, London, Oslo and Paris are supported by a central
management infrastructure in Paris.
CALYON has developed worldwide expertise in structuring, arranging, underwriting and syndicating shipping finance
transactions, and in peripheral products:
• mortgage loans, French and foreign Export Credits,
• tax leveraged structures (such as the UK or French Tax Leases),
• hedging market risks,
• financial advice and services…
CALYON currently manages USD 29 billion of shipping finance transactions
syndicated in the market, and the Bank’s own volume of business covers:
• portfolio commitments in excess of USD 18.5 billion (by end June 2009)
• a modern and diversified fleet of 1,110 ships
• around 200 ship owning groups worldwide.
In 2008, CALYON arranged 83 transactions including 75 as sole or lead arranger, for a total of USD 6 billion. 190 vessels
were financed, including 151 new builds.
Crédit Coopératif
Credit Cooperatif is a co-operative bank that provides finance for companies involved in very diverse branches of
industry. It offers a whole range of financial services for their operations, both domestic and overseas. Its maritime
industry branch – shipping, harbour activities, fishing and the seafood sector – has been operating since 1947, and
generates a significant part of the total business of Credit Cooperatif. It uses its expertise to provide guidance for
government authorities, particularly the Ministry of Agriculture, and the European Commission. The bank provides
financial, commercial and technical support to its maritime clients through its specialised department based in Nanterre –
Paris la Defense or through its branch office network.
Its Maritime Commission helps it to maintain close links with the sector and to adapt its services.
As a cooperative bank, Credit Cooperatif is a member of the BPCE Group, which allows it to take advantage of the power
of a large group, sharing its technical tools and know-how, whilst maintaining the personal touch of a human-sized bank.
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CMF member - www.calyon.fr
CMF member - www.credit-cooperatif.coop
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Société Centrale de Crédit Maritime Mutuel
Crédit Maritime, administered by fishing professionals, has 6 regional banks (5 in France and the 6th in the Overseas
Territories), a total of 160 branches and 1,000 employees. It entered into a strategic partnership with the “Groupe Banque
Populaire” on 19th October 2004.
Crédit Maritime provides finance for the whole fishing and fish farming sector, and has developed acknowledged
expertise as a finance provider for commercial ports, yachting, camp sites and stakeholders in the economy of coastal
areas.
Société Générale CIB
More than 30 years experience in Shipping Finance
For over 30 years, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (SGCIB) has been a
major shipping finance provider with a large international arrangement and advisory capability.
Having its teams of asset finance experts present in the main international financial centres,
especially Paris, London, New York, Madrid, Singapore, Hong Kong, Milan, Tokyo, Sao
Paulo,… has allowed SGCIB to acquire a detailed knowledge of local environments
enabling it to support its customers in their development.
Particularly active in the container ship, gas carrier and offshore sectors, SGCIB has developed close relations with more
than a hundred international shipping companies, leaders in their markets, providing them with innovative solutions that
meet their specific needs. The range of products offered by SGCIB draws on all of the bank's specialised financing methods
including standard mortgages, limited recourse finance, leasing, export credit, derivatives, merger and acquisition advice,
etc.
Other leading companies specialising in asset based finance and advice for the shipping sector:
FIMAR
CMF member
A financial studies and engineering company specialising in shipping finance (more than 40 merchant ships, cruise ships,
passenger ships and fluvio-maritime vessels):
• Structured finance packages with financial and fiscal leverage,
• Finance for the Overseas Departments and Territories,
• Syndication of corporate and individual investors,
• Back-office management of nominee companies (GIE-SNC-Copropriétés maritimes).
Apart from the financing of structured assets, structures have been created to manage special funds for developing
value added companies:
ACE Management
CMF member - www.acemanagement.fr
Specialising in high technology sectors with applications in the aerospace, safety, defence and shipping industries,
ACE Management, a private asset management company established in June 2000, advises and manages 7 investment
funds representing nearly e300 M: Aerofund II, Sécurité, Aerofund I, Advance Capital Europe, Financière de Brienne,
123 Multinova, UFF Innovation 3… and soon the MER fund.
Thalocea Capital Partners
A financial analysis and own-account investment company devoted to the maritime economy.
The objective of Thalocea Capital Partners is to identify and grow an asset class composed of mature securities structuring
world trade and innovative securities related in particular with sustainable development.
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CMF member - www.sgcib.com
CMF member
© Société Générale CIB

classification
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Classification societies help companies comply with quality and safety standards in the course of their business. They play
a predominant role in maritime transport by ensuring that ships are built and operated according to satisfactory safety
standards.
Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is the 2nd largest classification society in the world by number of
vessels classified.
With 1,500 marine experts in over 140 countries (more than 850 locations), BV had
a turnover in 2008 of 293.5 M euros in its marine division. BV classifies ships and
offshore rigs, and issues safety certificates on behalf of more than 130 governments
and flagging authorities. The operational fleet classified in its register numbers 8,750
ships (66 M GRT).
In 2008, BV's share of new orders represented 13.9% of the world fleet under
construction.
• Quality:
- BV is among the best performing classification societies monitored by the Port State Control authorities:
- BV is among the top classification societies in the ranking operated by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
- Bureau Veritas is among the high performance classification societies monitored by the Paris MOU Committee
over a 3 year period (2006-2008) with only 43 detentions for 11,897 ship inspections.
• Main technical advantages: classification of sophisticated vessels
- 20% of new gas carriers are classified by BV,
- BV classifies the biggest dredgers in the world and a large number of specialised vessels (roll-on roll-of vessels,
research vessel, tugs, multipurpose supply vessels etc.)
• For Navies:
- in close cooperation with DGA-SPN, DCNS and the French Navy, BV has established classification rules for navy
ships and submarines.
• In the offshore sector:
- BV worked on LNG FPSOs for deployment offshore in Australia and Africa, and performed Front End Engineering
Design (FEED) studies for an offshore project in the Russian high Arctic.
DNV France
DNV Maritime France is established in all main French ports and by the end of
2008 had more than 11% (by GRT) of the fleet under the French flag under
DNV classification. In France, DNV is involved in the following activities:
• Ship classification: new builds and ships in operation
• Certification of material and equipment
• Energy management and environmental issues
• Sea skills
DNV France is part of DNV (Det Norske Veritas) which has been an independent foundation since 1864 and today has
a global presence with a network of 300 offices in 100 countries. Its prime assets are the knowledge and expertise of its
8,000 employees from 98 nations.
DNV is a leader in risk management, helping customers safely and responsibly improve their business performance. As
companies today are operating in an increasingly more complex and demanding risk environment, DNV’s core expertise
is to identify, assess and advise on how to manage risk.
DNV Maritime is one of the most important worldwide classification societies with, by the end of 2008, nearly 16% of
the world fleet classified, 19% of new builds on order and 70% of the marine fuel testing market. DNV is recognised by
130 maritime administrations.
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To date, no French ship has been involved in a major pollution incident, either deliberate or accidental.
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CMF member - www.dnv.fr
© Bureau Veritas © Det Norske Veritas

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Germanischer Lloyd France
Germanischer Lloyd (GL) is a ship classification society and an international technical insurance and consulting company
for the energy sector. The company employs more than 6,100 engineers, surveyors, experts and administrative staff in 80
countries. The global network consists of more than 200 locations around the globe.
GL is dedicated to ensuring the safety of life and property
at sea, and preventing pollution in the marine environment.
As an independent third party, GL is developing
state of the art rules, procedures and guidelines for ship
owners, shipyards and the maritime supply industry. GL
classifies container ships, tankers, bulk carriers, multipurpose
vessels, high-speed ferries and cruise ships as well
as super yachts and sports boats. GL also has long-standing
expertise in the naval sector.
For GL, energy efficiency remains a top priority. To help
ship owners and yards prepare for the environmental and economic challenges of tomorrow, GL has established its new
subsidiary “FutureShip”. Its services comprise the FuelSaver programme, including CO2 analysis and operational fuel
consumption analysis, amongst others.
GL’s fleet in service amounts to 80 million gross tons. More than 6,870 ships are currently surveyed on a regular basis by GL.
Lloyd’s Register EMEA
Lloyds operates around the world surveying and certifying ships, systems and facilities to improve quality and increase
safety. Shipowners using its services benefit from some of the world's finest marine expertise and an organisation dedicated
to delivering the very best service throughout the life of the vessel. It operates in three different areas:
• Classification: Identifying risks during the design, construction and operation of ships through application of their
Classification Rules.
• Consultancy: Offering a range of practical solutions designed
to help improve performance and reduce business risk:
- Ship Emergency Response
- Fuel Analysis and Advice
- Technical Investigations
- Noise and Vibration
- Environmental Protection
• Training: Its award-winning Marine Training Services Team
offers a wide range of courses tailored to the shipping industry.
Lloyds recognises that every organisation has unique requirements,
and will work with customers to anticipate, understand
and fullfill their training needs.
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France is one of the richest countries for biodiversity: of the 238 main eco-regions (areas of land or water
with special environmental conditions) listed by the WWF, 17 are in France and 14 are in France's Overseas
territories.
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CMF member - www.lr.org/Marine
© Germanscher Lloyd
© Lloyd’s Register

Training
maritime training and
employment
Training is part of the bedrock on which the maritime economy is built. It is
what sustains companies and allows them to maintain their added value. France
has developed comprehensive career routes for all occupations in the
maritime sector and offers a wide range of training options from the CAP (a
2-year vocational diploma) to ‘bac+5’ (Masters degree). France has also
undertaken measures to reform the training given in merchant navy colleges
to be better prepared for the challenges to come.
The French Maritime Institute (IFM) keeps an up-to-date list of all maritime
training facilities in France, including the addresses and particulars of all
centres.
For more information see its website http://ifmer.org, where all your questions will be answered.
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DCI/NAVFCO, a naval component of Défense Conseil International, transfers the expertise of the French Navy to foreign
navies through technical and operational training, instruction and assistance especially in the field of maritime security and
safety (cf. page 20).
École de management de Normandie
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CMF member - www.iper.fr
Based in Le Havre for 30 years and part of the Normandy Business School, the IPER (Port Management Training Institute)
offers a large number of courses covering different aspects of port activities, international transport, logistics and international
trade.
L’École Navale
The naval graduate college (Grande école de la mer) has trained all officers
of the French Navy in Brest for 180 years. Benefiting from its perfect setting
and purpose-built infrastructures, the college offers advanced theoretical and
practical teaching, open to students from abroad, in three main fields of education:
human sciences and military training, seamanship and training in the
various branches of engineering. Depending on the course selected, the college
enables students to obtain qualifications up to Masters level (bac + 5):
ingénieur de l’école navale or master professionnel.
Euromed Management
CMF member - www.maritimemba.com
Euromed Management School is now among the top 10 French university level management schools or ‘grandes écoles’
and the top 20 European business schools. It offers 3 advanced training programmes for the maritime industry:
• M.Sc. in Maritime, International and Logistics Management
• Master of International Maritime Management
• and now the prestigious new Executive Maritime MBA: a degree of international calibre introduced in 2008.
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sea levels have risen by 17 cm.
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Port Revel
Inventor of the concept and world leader, Sogreah-Port Revel trains harbour pilots, captains
and officers in ship handling using 1:25 scale models of 10 ships and 3 tugs operating on
a 5 ha lake and equipped with a DGPS tracking system.
Université de Nantes
CMF member - www.portrevel.com
CMF member - www.univ-nantes.fr
Bachelor and Masters (shipping-trading) degrees from the University of Nantes
The IUP Maritime Finance, Banking, Insurance and Logistics centre (I.E.M.N.-IAE) of the University of Nantes offers a 3
year course for transport professionals in general, and shipping, negotiation and international finance professionals in
particular.
Recruitment
The crisis weighing on the economy, especially the maritime economy, has resulted in maritime employment falling
in France (cf. our preface). However, all sectors of this maritime economy are not affected to the same degree.
In the merchant navy, for example, there is currently a significant shortage of qualified officers to meet its needs. A
recent study showed that world requirements stood at 420,000 officers, against an existing number of 404,000. Applied
to France, this shortage would be in the order of 600 officers.
In 2008, the French Navy recruited 3,377 people, officers, petty officers and sailors. Forecasts for 2009 are for 3,576.
Several organisation provide services to fill these recruitment needs:
CLIC&SEA
Clic&Sea – the leader in the French market - is an employment web site that specialises in the naval and maritime
sectors. A true ally of HR departments, Clic&Sea offers three types of services: the publication of job adverts, a targeted
CV bank and contact facilities... www.clicandsea.fr
H2P
A human resources consultant and training organisation devoted to the recruitment of generalists and specialists,
group and/or individual retraining courses, training in morphopsychology adapted to the sales force and team building
for managerial staff. www.h2pconsulting.com
Horton International France
Horton International France is an executive search firm founded in 1979. It is a member of the Horton International
network which has 26 offices and a hundred consultants world wide. Areas in which it has specialist knowledge
include industry, banking, insurance, fashion and cosmetics, construction and shipping. It has also developed significant
expertise in African markets. www.horton-france.com
La Touline
The only association devoted entirely to the professional placement of maritime personnel, LA TOULINE was established
in 1989 by sailors for sailors. Its team of paid and voluntary staff offers professional advice and mentoring,
based on its experience and unrivalled network of partners. www.latouline.com
RT & A
Founded in 1984, RT&A is an executive search firm dealing in executive posts, highly technical functions and the
recruitment of high-potential individuals. RT&A is an independently owned company and a member of the Amrop
Group. www.rta.fr
Temporis Pôle Naval
A Temporis franchisee in Lorient, Concarneau and Quimperlé, this agency specialises in ship construction and repair.
In January 2008, it opened Temporis Lorient Pôle Naval, an agency offering expertise unique in the region.
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© Sogreah

AAAAM
last but not least…
And beyond
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The Association of Administrators of Maritime Affairs brings together officers belonging to this profession regardless of
their position (active, retired or on secondment). Beyond the mutual exchange of information among its 200 members,
the association helps to spread the influence of the French maritime administrations. It also works to ensure that they
are appropriate to the needs of all aspects of the maritime environment. To that end the association publishes (once or
twice a year) “RIGEL”, a magazine devoted to legal, administrative and economic developments in the French maritime
world.
ACOMM 2005
Thought and action for the defence and promotion of merchant navy officers (from student to master) and promotion
of the merchant navy. http://acomm.nuxit.net
AEN
The Association of Naval Academy Graduates helps former Naval Academy graduates in need of assistance and maintains
friendly links between members. www.anciens-navale.fr
Cercle de la Mer
The Cercle de la mer was founded in Paris in 1971 with the object of developing interest in maritime matters and related
activities. Located on a barge at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, between the Iena and Bir Hakeim bridges, the Cercle is an
exceptional site. www.cercledelamer.com
CCI du Havre
The Chamber of Commerce of Le Havre is a public institution that currently represents around 6,000 industrial, commercial
and tertiary service companies situated in a region with 29 municipalities. It is a real driving force for local economic development,
and is the hub of a dynamic network acting for the creation and development of companies. www.havre.cci.fr
CCI Marseille Provence
Because of its location, the CCI (Chamber of Commerce and Industry) of Marseille Provence is central to the development
of the regional and national maritime economy. It assists the 60,000 businesses in its region with formal procedures, it designs
and supplies practical tools for them, and helps them to capture international markets and acquire new technology.
Today it intends to become a definitive source of economic reference, capable of mobilising on immediate projects while
helping economic stakeholders take advantage of medium and long-term opportunities and cope with future threats.
www.ccimp.com
IFM
The French Institute of the Sea (IFM) is a non-profit making association whose aim is to increase awareness among the French
people of the fundamental role of the sea in all fields and to promote French maritime activities by all available means.
The French Institute of the Sea achieves its goals by lobbying, disseminating information, research, and through activities
and actions directed at decision makers and the public in general. www.institutdelamer.org et http://ifmer.org
Presse
To inform the general public or its more aware readers of the latest sea related news, the maritime sector can count on
major newspaper groups such as Infomer (www.infomer.fr) (Ouest France, Le Marin, Cultures Marines, Produits de la Mer…)
and equally on smaller, original and highly motivated organisations such as Mer et Marine.com (www.meretmarine.com)
(daily news and features on all of the French maritime players). The IFM also publishes “La Revue Maritime”, established
in 1861, the oldest publication in France to do with the sea.
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Aquaculture accounts for 42% of the fish consumed in the world.
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Publishing
Romain Pages Editions
Romain Pages Editions was established in 1987. It specialises in illustrated books, including books
on the sea.
Its publication “Voyage au coeur des récifs” (Reefs Revealed) by Alex Mustard won the 2007 International
Prize for Underwater Image Books.
“Marin-Pêcheur” (Fishermen) by Jean-Pierre Duval received 3 awards :
• the Coffee Table Book Prize of the Académie de marine
• the Prize of the 7th edition of the Salon Nautique de Paris
• the Place de Fontenoy Prize 2009 awarded by the Association amicale des administrateurs des
affaires maritimes
Romain Pages Editions are currently working on a large project on the French Navy (see www.marinenationale.info) and
another on the SNSM.
Culture
L’Institut océanographique
Established in 1906 by H.S.H. Prince Albert I of Monaco, a pioneer of modern oceanography, the Foundation has been
working for more than a century to develop and promote knowledge about the oceans. The Foundation comprises
two institutions: the “Institut océanographique” in Paris and the “Musée océanographique” in the Principality of
Monaco.
www.oceano.org
Le musée national de la Marine
Marine is the oldest French institution to record this important subject. Temporary
exhibitions and interactive programmes enable more than 400,000 visitors
every year to discover the historical, economic and sociological effects of maritime
adventures from the distant past to the present day.
Together with the Cluster Maritime Français, the museum produces the interactive
programme “The maritime world today”.
www.musee-marine.fr
Nausicaa
Nausicaa, the French National Sea Experience Centre at
Boulogne sur Mer is much more than a mere aquarium.
Nausicaa is a unique place where visitors can discover the
marine environment. At once entertaining, educational and
scientific, the Centre derives its originality from its main
focus on the relationship between man and the sea.
www.nausicaa.fr
Terre Entière
Terre Entière is a French tour operator specialising in cultural cruises, excursions, pilgrimages and religious itineraries. A
major player in cultural tourism, Terre Entière offers a wide range of guided tours each year in conjunction with prestigious
partner institutions.
www.terreentiere.com
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6,000,000 tonnes of waste end up in the sea every year. 75% from the land (industry, fertilizer...).
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Maritime law is the law governing all things, activities and events related with the sea. In particular, it deals with matters
relating to sailors, ships and other sea craft, charter parties and maritime transport, shipowning and ship sales, maritime
safety, events on the sea and marine insurance...
Most legal experts, lawyers or practitioners of maritime law belong to the Association Française de droit maritime
(www.afdm.asso.fr) which acts as a coordinator and consultant at national and international level.
In the event of litigation (arrest and sale of ships, cargo disputes, pollution…) or negotiations concerning maritime actions,
the parties (shipping companies, brokers, P&I…) are advised and assisted by lawyers who are specialists in the sector. They
work for law firms such as: SCP Richemont Nicolas et Associés, and also
Cabinet Isabelle Corbier, a law firm that provides advice on maritime law and environmental law.
www.isabellecorbier.com
Clyde&Co, a London law firm established in Paris since 1992, specialising in insurance, transport (maritime, air, road, rail),
construction, industrial risks and arbitration.
www.clydeeco.com
Gide Loyrette Nouel, is a full-service international law firm founded in Paris in 1920 and specialising in all areas of business
law. Over 30 years ago, it established a practice which provides clients with expert advice and assistance on all sea, air
and road transport, industrial risks and insurance issues.
www.gide.com
Holman Fenwick & Willan is a recognised market leader in every aspect of maritime law, from high profile casualties
(collisions, salvage, wreck removal, pollution and other environmental issues, hull insurance, actual and constructive total
loss and personal injury claims), to the carriage of goods by sea, the purchase, finance and insurance of maritime assets,
and matters relating to port infrastructure and development.
www.hfw.com
Norton Rose is a commercial law firm specialising in advice on buying and selling ships.
www.nortonrose.com
SCP Gautier Vroom & Associés: Part of international law firm Ince & Co since 2002, their historic links with the players
of the maritime sector and the French insurance market go back several decades. Their offices in France practise French
law and English law in the fields of advice and litigation.
www.incelaw.com
SCP Schubert Collin & Associés specialises more in business, tax and labour law.
www.shubertcollin.com
SCP Villeneau-Rohart Simon: The first maritime law firm established in France (Paris - Marseilles), it specialises in
litigation, arbitration and mediation in maritime law (Admiralty, carriage, C/P, marine insurance, shipbuilding, yachting,
pollution…).
www.villeneau.com
Dispute resolution by arbitration or conciliation can be carried out through the Chambre Arbitrale Maritime de Paris
(Maritime Arbitration Court of Paris) (www.arbitrage-maritime.org), which can provide companies of all sizes with the
necessary facilities. Its services are as effective as similar Anglo-Saxon jurisdictions and are quicker and less expensive.
fact
China directly or indirectly dumps 80% of its industrial waste into the sea.
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Charterers and agents
Among French charterers, the Total Group (see box) dominates the international market and is ranked 4th among international
oil companies by volume. Other companies operate successfully in the freight transport market with, notably, among
cement carriers, a major player Ciment Calcia (www.ciment-calcia.fr), and for drybulk the Louis-Dreyfus Group.
AUTF (L’Association des utilisateurs de transport de fret) (Freight Transport Users Association) numbers among its members,
and actively furthers the interests of, several companies of the sector. www.autf.fr
L’AMCF (Agents Maritimes and Consignataires de France) (Shipping Agents and Freight Forwarders of France) is the outcome
of a merger between FACAM and SNAM. The FACAM is a federation of port associations, shipping agents and freight
forwarders. SNAM is a syndicate representing shipping agents.
Total
Being the fifth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company in the world, TOTAL plays a predominant role in
both the French and International Maritime Industry.
Total is primarily involved in the seaborne transportation of hydrocarbons:
• More than 3000 voyages carried out annually by the Group’s chartered fleet.
• Approximately 130 million tons of hydrocarbons shipped annually.
• A fleet of around 70 vessels under time charter.
• More than 100 vessels at sea at any given time.
Total also has an important presence in the LNG shipping sector. It has recently brought into service its first timechartered
LNG carrier: the Artic Lady.
Consulting
The full panoply of French maritime organisations is completed by a range of consultancy firms, offering a wide spectrum
of expertise. French research consultancies (excluding the offshore sector) are active in all branches of marine engineering,
including port facilities, naval architecture (complete ship projects) and specialised areas of marine engineering under
subcontract (e.g. ventilation).
Apart from these specific areas of expertise, consultants provide services in business development, communication and
organisation management. Among these are:
Alisker: This firm has the skills to manage communications programmes of all kinds. Its experienced account team provides
its clients in the naval and maritime fields with senior-level strategic advice and exemplary production and execution.
It offers a full range of communication services including communication plans, visual communication and design, website design
and textual content…
www.alisker.com
EB Conseil : A consultant specialising in institutional relations whose services include representation and lobbying on
behalf French businesses before French and European public authorities, research relating to finance especially from
Community sources, representation of foreign businesses in France, canvassing of the French market in the maritime
and port sectors.
Eurotrans Consultants: A law firm known for its expertise in assisting businesses with strategic decision-making in the
fields of transport and logistics.
www.eurotrans.fr
fact
In a total area a quarter the size of mainland France, there are 26 times more plants, 100 times more species
of fresh water fish, 60 times more species of birds, 98% of the vertebrate fauna and 96% of the vascular
plants native to France.
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MLTC: Established in 1997, the consultancy Maritime Logistics & Trade Consulting (MLTC), a subsidiary of the shipbroker
BRS specialises in port and maritime transport studies for clients in France, Europe, the West Indies, West and
North Africa and the Indian Ocean. Its skills cover many fields including economic, technical, commercial and operational
studies. MLTC can provide complementary expertise in environmental impact studies, legal and financial aspects,
or any other transport related studies required by clients.
www.mltc.fr
Navispec: A member of the inter-professional network of S2F Conseil, Navispec provides ship-related services including:
assistance with construction, fitting out, surveys and technical ship management. The network of Navispec covers the Middle
East, Algeria, Greece and France and includes certified consultants in naval architecture and technical and document management.
www.navispec.ae
PricewaterhouseCoopers: insurance, accountancy and advisory services. With more than 3,800 people in 25 offices in
France, PricewaterhouseCoopers has for many years provided industry-focused services to maritime companies.
http://entreprises.pwc.com
SM 2 Solutions Marines: is a pioneering French company that provides unique solutions for the sustainable and cost-effective
strategic implementation of coastal and marine engineering and infrastructure projects.
www.sm2solutionsmarines.com
S.M.S: “Société Marine de Service” is a company involved in engineering, sales, marketing and services (including aftersales).
SMS has established a network in the main countries with shipping and shipbuilding activities.
www.smsmarine.fr
Three Gorges Consulting: a specialist in audits for ship and oil platform construction in China.
www.three-gorges.net
Van Vooren: consulting service for the maritime sector.
XAG Conseil: a law firm established in 1992 and specialising in three areas: risk prevention, crisis management and strategic
intelligence, it provides assistance in project management for states and their administrations, large companies, SME
networks, local and regional authorities.
www.xavierguilhou.com
Chalus Chegaray & Cie
Chalus Chegaray & Compagnie supports the companies it invests in by providing services that empower them to focus on
their strategic core businesses.
Maritime expertise
Cabinet Gabonais d’expertise maritime: Safety certification of vessels flying the Gabonese flag, legal and technical evaluations.
S2F Conseil: maritime expertise in diverse areas.
www.s2fconseil.com
Upem - Professional Union of Marine Surveyors:
founded in 1975 and with more than 70 active surveyors, its members are professionals whose qualifications, technical
skill and marine experience allow them to practise in the surveying fields of commercial shipping, ship building and
repair, fishing, yachts and pleasure craft, inland water craft, underwater operations, etc.
www.upem.org
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Work done over a period of 5 years to improve the selectivity of trawl nets has been rewarded by the NGO “Seafood
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IT and electronic services
Ariane Marine
Ariane Marine is a division of Ariane Systems, the world’s leading provider of self check-in / check-out technology solutions
for the hospitality industry. Founded in 1998, Ariane now has over 1,500 kiosks installed at hotel properties in 15
countries. Numerous hotel chains utilise Ariane’s electronic kiosk solutions to streamline the check-in process. These
include Pullman, Golden Tulip, Holiday Inn, Radisson, Campanile, Ibis, Travelodge and Novotel among others. With the
recent formation of Ariane Marine, Ariane is now bringing their proven expertise to the global cruise and ferry market.
Based in Paris, France, Ariane Systems maintains regional offices in the U.K., Germany, Spain, Benelux, Scandinavia, the
Middle East and North America.
www.ariane-marine.com
Artway management
Specialising in HSQE Integrated Management Systems (Security, Safety, Quality, Environment), Artway
Management has developed innovative solutions:
• Shipping Process Manager © software suite
• Customized Services: consulting, training, on-line maintenance.
Optimising HSQE Systems design and management, Artway Management solutions benefit from
several years experience with 3,000 users worldwide.
www.artway.com
Docsea
Since 2001, Docsea has installed fleet management software in more than 350 ships.
The new Fleet Information Management System (FIMS) by Docsea is a centralised solution for managing Technical Functions,
Purchasing, QHSE and Crew. Oriented towards future technologies, the FIMS is innovative and unique and can be
used with all existing data base management systems.
FIMS facilitates the integration and use of its data by all services within a company. Docsea offers special versions for the
fishing and offshore industries.
www.docsea.com
MATRA Électronique
MATRA Electronique operates as an equipment manufacturer capable of designing, manufacturing, integrating and performing
final acceptance tests on equipment all to customers’ technical specifications. Its expertise lies in its core business:
embedded electronics for defence systems. At present, its customers also belong to other business fields such as commercial
and military aeronautics, medical devices and oil and gas research and drilling, which all have in common stringent requirements
and very long life cycles.
www.matra-electronique.com
Transas Mediterranean
Transas Mediterranean SAS offers technologically advanced solutions and maintenance in the whole Mediterranean
area: onboard navigation systems and equipment, maritime simulators and shore-based surveillance and security systems.
Miscellaneous
Logbooks Journaux de Bord
“Logbooks” supplies all registers and regulations required on merchant ships (logbooks, ISPS registers,…)
fact
The French maritime sector is soon to be increased by around 10% as a consequence of the UN’s EXTRAPAC
programme.
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AAA MARINE.........................................................
ABC RM ................................................................
ACE MANAGEMENT..............................................
ACOMM 2005.......................................................
ADAM ASSURANCES.............................................
AFFREMARINE ......................................................
AGENCE MARITIME DE L’OUEST ..........................
AGENCE SURTYMAR.............................................
AGENTS MARITIMES ET CONSIGNATAIRES DE
FRANCE.................................................................
ALISKER.................................................................
ANTICIP ................................................................
AREVA MULTIBRID................................................
ARIANE MARINE ...................................................
ARMATEURS DE FRANCE......................................
ARTWAY MANAGEMENT ......................................
ASCOMA MARITIME .............................................
ASSOCIATION AMICALE DES ADMINISTRATEURS
DES AFFAIRES MARITIMES ....................................
ASSOCIATION DES ANCIENS ELEVES DE L’ECOLE
NAVALE.................................................................
ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DE DROIT MARITIME
AUTOMATIC SEA VISION......................................
AXA CORPORATE SOLUTIONS .............................
AXSMARINE ..........................................................
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BARRY ROGLIANO SALLES ...................................
BASSIN DES CARENES...........................................
BNP PARIBAS ........................................................
BOURBON............................................................
BP2S......................................................................
BRETAGNE PÔLE NAVAL.......................................
BRITTANY FERRIES ................................................
BROSTRÖM TANKERS FRANCE ............................
BUREAU VERITAS..................................................
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CABINET GABONAIS D’EXPERTISES MARITIMES ..
CABINET ISABELLE CORBIER ................................
CALYON ...............................................................
CAP-MARINE.........................................................
CCI DU HAVRE .....................................................
CCI MARSEILLE PROVENCE ..................................
CEGELEC ...............................................................
CENTRE D’ETUDES ET DE LA PRATIQUE DE LA
SURVIE..................................................................
CERCLE DE LA MER...............................................
CETMEF.................................................................
CHALUS CHEGARAY & Cie ...................................
CHAMBRE ARBITRALE MARITIME DE PARIS .........
CHAMBRE NATIONALE DES COURTIERS
MARITIMES DE FRANCE........................................
CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DES COURTIERS
D’AFFRETEMENT...................................................
CIMENTS CALCIA (AUTF) ......................................
CIRCE....................................................................
CLIC & SEA............................................................
CLYDE & CO PARIS ...............................................
CMA-CGM ............................................................
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COFREPECHE........................................................
COMITE NATIONAL DES PECHES MARITIMES ET
DES ELEVAGES MARINS ........................................
COMITE REGIONAL NORD DES PECHES
MARITIMES ET DES ELEVAGES MARINS ................
COMPAGNIE ARMORICAINE DE NAVIGATION....
COMPAGNIE D’EXPLOITATION DES PORTS .........
COMPAGNIE DU PONANT...................................
CONSEIL SUPERIEUR DE LA NAVIGATION DE
PLAISANCE ET DES SPORTS NAUTIQUES.............
CONSTRUCTIONS MECANIQUES DE
NORMANDIE ........................................................
CONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES........................
COOPERATION MARITIME ..................................
CORRODYS...........................................................
CREDIT COOPERATIF ...........................................
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D2M CONSULTANTS ............................................
DAHER..................................................................
DCI / NAVFCO ......................................................
DCNS ....................................................................
DELOM PORTUAIRE .............................................
DNV FRANCE........................................................
DOCSEA................................................................
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EB CONSEILS ........................................................
ECOCEANE............................................................
ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES - LABORATOIRE
DE MECANIQUE DES FLUIDES .............................
ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT DE NORMANDIE -
IPER.......................................................................
EITZEN CHEMICAL FRANCE .................................
ENERTRAG ............................................................
EUROMED MANAGEMENT...................................
EUROTRANS CONSULTANTS................................
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FEDERATION DES INDUSTRIES NAUTIQUES........
FEDERATION FRANCAISE DES PILOTES
MARITIMES ...........................................................
FEDERATION FRANCAISE DES PORTS DE
PLAISANCE............................................................
FEDERATION FRANCAISE DES SOCIETES
D’ASSURANCE ......................................................
FILHET-ALLARD MARITIME ...................................
FIMAR ...................................................................
FRANCE P & I........................................................
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GAZOCEAN ..........................................................
GENAVIR...............................................................
GERMANISCHER LLOYD FRANCE.........................
GICAN...................................................................
GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL .......................................
GRAND PORT MARITIME DE LA ROCHELLE ........
GRAND PORT MARITIME DE MARSEILLE-FOS .....
GRAND PORT MARITIME DE NANTES -
SAINT-NAZAIRE.....................................................
GRAND PORT MARITIME DU HAVRE...................
GROUPAMA TRANSPORT.....................................
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GUIAN ..................................................................
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H2P CONSULTING ...............................................
HOLMAN FENWICK & WILLAN............................
HORTON INTERNATIONAL FRANCE....................
HYDROCEAN........................................................
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IFREMER................................................................
INFOMER ..............................................................
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE LA MER ..........................
INSTITUT OCEANOGRAPHIQUE..........................
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JIFMAR OFFSHORE SERVICES ...............................
JLMD ....................................................................
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KARGUS SEA INTERCONNECTION.......................
KEROICA...............................................................
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LA COMPAGNIE DU VENT....................................
LA TOULINE..........................................................
LBC TANK TERMINALS..........................................
LE TREPORT SHIPPING STEVEDORING ................
LLOYD’S REGISTER EMEA......................................
LOGBOOKS JOURNAUX DE BORD ......................
LOUIS DREYFUS ARMATEURS ..............................
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MAERSK FRANCE ..................................................
MARFRET ..............................................................
MARINE & TRANSPORT RISK MANAGEMENT ......
MARINE NATIONALE ............................................
MARITIME LOGISTICS & TRADE CONSULTING....
MASSON MARINE ENGINEERING.........................
MATRA ELECTRONIQUE.......................................
McLEANS .............................................................
MER ET MARINE.COM ..........................................
MOBILIS................................................................
MUSEE NATIONAL DE LA MARINE .......................
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NASS & WIND OFFSHORE ...................................
NAUSICAA ............................................................
NAVISPEC..............................................................
NORTON ROSE LLP..............................................
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PELAGOS .............................................................
PÔLE MER BRETAGNE...........................................
PÔLE MER PACA ...................................................
PORT DE CALAIS (CCI DE CALAIS)........................
PORT REVEL..........................................................
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ENTREPRISES.......
PRÜFTECHNIK FRANCE ........................................
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RDM CONSULTANTS ............................................
ROMAIN PAGES EDITIONS ...................................
RT & A...................................................................
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S2F CONSEIL.........................................................
SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE..................................
SAINT-NAZAIRE MARINE ......................................
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SCP RICHEMONT NICOLAS & ASSOCIES .............
SCP SHUBERT COLLIN & ASSOCIES .....................
SCP VILLENEAU-ROHART SIMON ........................
SEA-TANKERS ........................................................
SEAORBITER..........................................................
SEATRANS MARITIME ...........................................
SEINE ALLIANCE....................................................
SERMAP ................................................................
SHIP-WASTE AGENCY ...........................................
SHOM...................................................................
SIRENA..................................................................
SM 2 SOLUTIONS MARINES...................................
SOCATRA ..............................................................
SOCIETE CENTRALE DE CREDIT MARITIME
MUTUEL ...............................................................
SOCIETE DE DEPOT DE LA PALLICE......................
SOCIETE GENERALE CIB .......................................
SOCIETE MARINE DE SERVICE ..............................
SOCIETE NATIONALE DE SAUVETAGE EN MER ....
SODENA ...............................................................
STX EUROPE .........................................................
SYNDICAT DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES........
SYNDICAT FRANÇAIS DE L’AQUACULTURE
MARINE ET NOUVELLE.........................................
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TEMPORIS PÔLE NAVAL .......................................
TERRE ENTIERE .....................................................
THALES .................................................................
THALOCEA CAPITAL PARTNERS ...........................
THOMSEA.............................................................
THREE GORGES CONSULTING.............................
TOPP DECIDE .......................................................
TOTAL ...................................................................
TRANSAS MEDITERRANEAN .................................
TRANSPORT MARITIME CÔTIER (TMC) ................
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UCAMAT ...............................................................
UNIM ....................................................................
UNION DES ARMATEURS A LA PÊCHE DE
FRANCE.................................................................
UNION DES PORTS DE FRANCE...........................
UNION NATIONALE DES PRODUCTEURS DE
GRANULATS..........................................................
UNION PROFESSIONNELLE DES EXPERTS
MARITIMES ...........................................................
UNIVERSITE DE NANTES.......................................
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V.NAVY..................................................................
VALOREM..............................................................
VAN VOOREN.......................................................
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WORMS SERVICES MARITIMES.............................
WPD OFFSHORE FRANCE ....................................
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maritime directory:
Principal Administrations and Institutions
(non-members of the CMF)
In France :
• Secrétariat Général de la Mer
16 boulevard Raspail – 75007 Paris
Tél : 01 42 75 66 00
www.sgmer.gouv.fr
• Ministère de l’Écologie, de l’Énergie, du Développement
durable et de la Mer
Grande Arche
Tour Pascal A et B
92055 La Défense Cedex
Tél : 01 40 81 21 22
www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
Which includes:
• Secrétariat d’État chargé des Transports (auprès
du MEEDM)
40, rue du Bac
75007 Paris
Tél : 01 40 81 21 22
• Direction Générale des infrastructures, des
Transports et de la Mer (DGITM)
Grande Arche, Paroi Sud
92055 La Défense Cedex
Tél : 01 40 81 21 22
www.mer.gouv.fr
• Direction des Affaires Maritimes (DAM)
Arche Sud
92055 La Défense Cedex
Tél : 01 44 49 80 00
www.mer.equipement.gouv.fr
• Direction des Transports Maritimes, routiers et
fluviaux (DTMRF)
La Grande Arche
92055 La Défense Cedex
Tél : 01 40 81 72 10
www.transports.equipement.gouv.fr
• Établissement National des Invalides de la
Marine (ENIM)
3, place de Fontenoy
75700 Paris 07 SP
Tél : 01 44 49 87 88
www.enim.eu
• BEAmer (bureau d’enquêtes sur les événements
de mer)
Tour Pascal B - Antenne Voltaire
92055 La Défense Cedex
Tél : 01 40 81 38 24
www.beamer-france.org
• Institut Maritime de Prévention - IMP
60, Avenue de la Perrière
56100 Lorient
Tél : 02 97 35 04 30
www.imp-lorient.com
• Service d’Informations et de Relations Publiques
de la Marine (SIRPA)
2 rue Royale
75008 Paris
Tél : 01 42 92 16 39
www.defense.gouv.fr/marine
• Secrétariat d’Etat à l’Outre-Mer
27, rue Oudinot
75007 Paris
Tél : 01 53 69 20 00
www.outre-mer.gouv.fr
• Ministère de l’Alimentation, de l’Agriculture et de
la Pêche
78, rue de Varenne
75394 Paris 07 SP
Tél : 01 49 55 48 80
www.agriculture.gouv.fr
Which includes:
• Direction des Pêches Maritimes et de
l’Aquaculture (DPMA)
78, rue de Varenne
75349 Paris 07 SP
Tél : 01 49 55 82 01
• Ministère de l’Economie, de l’Industrie et de
l’Emploi
139, rue de Bercy
75572 Paris cedex 12
Tél : 01 40 04 04 04
www.minefe.gouv.fr
Which includes:
• Direction Générale des douanes et des droits
indirects (DGDDI)
11, rue des Deux-Communes
93558 Montreuil Cedex
Tél : 01 40 04 04 04
www.douane.gouv.fr
In Europe :
• European Commission
General Directorate of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
B – 1049 Bruxelles
http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs

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Cover: designed by Jacques Rougerie Architecte.
Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside front cover
Introduction by François Fillon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
The importance of the sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Contribution of the maritime sector to the French economy . . . . . . . . . . .3
Europe and France in the European Maritime Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Maritime clusters in Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Two major projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Maritime clusters of competitiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
French shipping companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
The offshore oil and gas service and supply industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Shipbuilding and repair / Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
The maritime safety and security industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Marine renewable energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Government Action at Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Yachting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Equipment and services for the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Marine scientific research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Fish and sea products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Marine insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Ship broking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Maritime finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Maritime training and employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Last but not least . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Directory of principal administrations and institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
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The CMF team (photo from left to right): Philippe Perennez, Marie-Noëlle Tiné, Francis Vallat, Alexandre Luczkiewicz.
Special contributions to the design of this booklet were made by: Bertrand, Boris, Jean-Pierre and Nathalie, whom we thank
for their cooperation.

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About the CMF
The web site: www.cluster-maritime.fr
source of reference for the French maritime economy
1 million pages read since the site was launched in December 2006,
with an average of 45,000 per month since the beginning of 2009
The agenda of the CMF, scheduled maritime fairs and conferences
Analyses and figures of the French maritime economy
All sectors of activity in the maritime economy, item by item
Bilingual lists of our members by sector
Our actions, top selections
A dedicated download area with 34,400 downloads to August including:
• CMF brochures (2006/2007/2008 editions): 5,500 downloads
• List of maritime specialist services: downloaded 2,100 times
• Reports by the synergy groups:
- “Contribution to the debate on the development of the Ports Autonomes”: 3,200 downloads
- “Navy-Merchant Navy cooperation”: 1,900 downloads
- “Towards a maritime graduate academy”: 750 downloads
What has been written about us (extracts):
“Gradually thanks to you, the gaze of the French people is going to turn a little more towards the oceans’ immensity”
“Your web site is a mine of information on the individual French maritime sectors and their participants”
“At your networking buffet, I felt as if I had done a whole week’s work in just under 3 hours”
“Well done to the CMF for all that it has done for the Grenelle Maritime Forum”
Number of visits
to our web site
(monthly average)
“I am very happy and proud to be a member of the CMF, the work of which does so much to help us develop our activities
in the maritime sector”
Would you like to join the French Maritime Cluster
and help further the development of Maritime France?
Go to our web site www.cluster-maritime.fr
and under the heading “Join” click “How to join”.
Brochure produced in partnership with the French Institute of the Sea
Cluster Maritime Français
47, rue de Monceau - 75008 Paris
Tél. : 01 42 25 00 48 - Fax : 01 53 89 52 15
contact@cluster-maritime.fr
2006
4 000
2007
12 000
2008
36 000
sept 2009
53 000
Impression : Groupe Renard - Réalisation : NAL