angalis mep 2009 - Le Cluster Maritime Français
angalis mep 2009 - Le Cluster Maritime Français
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le cluster maritime français<br />
Charterers and agents<br />
Among French charterers, the Total Group (see box) dominates the international market and is ranked 4th among international<br />
oil companies by volume. Other companies operate successfully in the freight transport market with, notably, among<br />
cement carriers, a major player Ciment Calcia (www.ciment-calcia.fr), and for drybulk the Louis-Dreyfus Group.<br />
AUTF (L’Association des utilisateurs de transport de fret) (Freight Transport Users Association) numbers among its members,<br />
and actively furthers the interests of, several companies of the sector. www.autf.fr<br />
L’AMCF (Agents <strong>Maritime</strong>s and Consignataires de France) (Shipping Agents and Freight Forwarders of France) is the outcome<br />
of a merger between FACAM and SNAM. The FACAM is a federation of port associations, shipping agents and freight<br />
forwarders. SNAM is a syndicate representing shipping agents.<br />
Total<br />
Being the fifth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company in the world, TOTAL plays a predominant role in<br />
both the French and International <strong>Maritime</strong> Industry.<br />
Total is primarily involved in the seaborne transportation of hydrocarbons:<br />
• More than 3000 voyages carried out annually by the Group’s chartered fleet.<br />
• Approximately 130 million tons of hydrocarbons shipped annually.<br />
• A fleet of around 70 vessels under time charter.<br />
• More than 100 vessels at sea at any given time.<br />
Total also has an important presence in the LNG shipping sector. It has recently brought into service its first timechartered<br />
LNG carrier: the Artic Lady.<br />
Consulting<br />
The full panoply of French maritime organisations is completed by a range of consultancy firms, offering a wide spectrum<br />
of expertise. French research consultancies (excluding the offshore sector) are active in all branches of marine engineering,<br />
including port facilities, naval architecture (complete ship projects) and specialised areas of marine engineering under<br />
subcontract (e.g. ventilation).<br />
Apart from these specific areas of expertise, consultants provide services in business development, communication and<br />
organisation management. Among these are:<br />
Alisker: This firm has the skills to manage communications programmes of all kinds. Its experienced account team provides<br />
its clients in the naval and maritime fields with senior-level strategic advice and exemplary production and execution.<br />
It offers a full range of communication services including communication plans, visual communication and design, website design<br />
and textual content…<br />
www.alisker.com<br />
EB Conseil : A consultant specialising in institutional relations whose services include representation and lobbying on<br />
behalf French businesses before French and European public authorities, research relating to finance especially from<br />
Community sources, representation of foreign businesses in France, canvassing of the French market in the maritime<br />
and port sectors.<br />
Eurotrans Consultants: A law firm known for its expertise in assisting businesses with strategic decision-making in the<br />
fields of transport and logistics.<br />
www.eurotrans.fr<br />
fact<br />
In a total area a quarter the size of mainland France, there are 26 times more plants, 100 times more species<br />
of fresh water fish, 60 times more species of birds, 98% of the vertebrate fauna and 96% of the vascular<br />
plants native to France.<br />
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CMF members<br />
CMF member - www.total.com<br />
CMF members
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