Chinese ice-class cargo ship arrives at French port

After a 33-day voyage, Chinese ice-class cargo ship Tian En, designated to transport cargo via the northeastern...

German and French Ministries Plan for Stronger Eurozone

German and French finance ministries will set up a joint working group to make proposals for strengthening the eurozone, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Monday after a meeting with new French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire in Berlin.

Brussels warns French economy out of kilter, chides Germany, Italy

The European Commission warned France two months before elections that its economy was out of balance and in need of reforms as it also chided Germany and Italy.

French government favourable toward Fincantieri’s bid for STX France

A leading French minister expressed support for a bid by Italy’s Fincantieri’s (FCT.MI) for shipbuilder STX France, adding that the government would aim to keep the shipbuilder’s main site running at Saint Nazaire.

Two buyers eye struggling French shipyard STX – source

Two potential buyers have emerged for STX France, a shipyard subsidiary of the struggling South Korean group STX Corp, according to a French finance ministry source.

Poor French wheat yields to dent EU crop as rain hampers harvest

The smallest French wheat harvest in at least a decade is set to push European Union production down sharply from last year’s record, while persistent rain is also raising the risk of lower quality in some major wheat belts, analysts and traders said.

Wärtsilä to propel French Polar logistics icebreaker

Wärtsilä is equipping a new icebreaking Polar logistics vessel being built at Chantiers Piriou shipyard in France with main engines, exhaust treatment systems and thrusters. ...