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Europe's largest cruise ship takes to the seas

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:21:00 +0100

Europe's largest cruise ship the MSC Preziosa – a behemoth longer than the Eiffel Tower – has cast off on its first voyage, from Saint-Nazaire in western France to the southern port of Marseille.

Grounded tanker leaks oil off Brittany coast

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:56:00 +0100

A cargo ship ran aground and spilled oil into the sea off the coast of France's northwestern region of Brittany early on Friday as a storm battered the region, officials said.

French shipping giant to partner with Italian rival

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:06:00 +0100

The world's second and third largest container shipping companies, Swiss-Italian MSC and France's CMA CGM, announced a partnership Thursday to share their fleets.