Marfret in the spotlight

Marfret and its general manager Guillaume VIDIL have been honoured with a place in the Choiseul Région Sud list of the 100 most dynamic young executives in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, home to Marfret’s head office.

The award belongs to all our teams, whether at sea or on shore. Their efforts have enabled our company to continue playing a strategic role -to become a vital link even- during the ongoing pandemic, since it is sea transport that ensures the continued supply of medical equipment and pharmaceutical goods.

Welcome Marius!

The Marius (ex Nordmaple) has just joined our company fleet today, during its commercial call at Dunkirk. The “closing”, decisive and final stage of the purchase, marked the transfer of ownership to Marfret at 11:00 am.

Marius, a name dear to the people of Marseille [1], means “of the sea“. It is also an abbreviation of ‘’Marfret is useful’’.

This geared vessel can carry up to 2500 teu and features 750 reefer plugs. Its specifications are a perfect match, in terms of capacity and performance, for the needs of our NASP line on which it is deployed. This weekly fixed day service serves Northern Europe, the East Coast of the United States and the Pacific. It is the only direct service in the market between Europe and Papeete and Noumea, as well as between New Zealand and Europe.

The acquisition of the Marius is part of our strategy to constantly improve our CO2 emission ratios per tonne transported. The vessel, built in 2018, is equipped with the latest-generation fuel-injected engine guaranteeing excellent performance in terms of fuel consumption.

[1] Marius, a sailor from Marseille, is a famous character in the works of the French author Marcel Pagnol. Marfret, a French liner shipping company, has been headquartered in Marseille since its creation in 1951.

New 40’HC dry containers within sight!

Marfret is again expanding its fleet of containers with 200 brand new 40’ high-cube dry units. Fresh from the construction factories, the containers have left Asia and are on their way to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. They will be available for bookings in the very first days of May.
A highly sought-after commodity at the moment, 40’ HCs provide an increased load capacity of between 10 and 15% over standard containers due to their extra 30cm in height.
With this new order, Marfret is reassuring customers that there is availability on the market and demonstrating the company’s ability to accompany its customers in their growth.
For a number of years, Marfret’s logistics department has continued to order containers in order to keep up with demand and provide recent equipment. In 2020, Marfret already increased its fleet of 40’HC dry by 10% and invested in 550 new reefer containers.