Naval Group Management and Unions in Negotiations for Compliance with New Metallurgy Agreement

2023-10-15 22:50:00 On January 1, the new metallurgy collective agreement (NCCM), signed on February 7, 2022 by the UIMM and three trade union organizations representing this branch (CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO), will come into force. In this perspective, management and unions of Naval Group have negotiated in recent months an amendment for the compliance with the … Read more

LNG Carriers and the Yamal LNG Plant: Uninterrupted Shipments Despite Regional Tensions

2023-09-24 22:20:00 The Vladimir Vize, one of the ice-breaking LNG carriers used to export liquefied natural gas produced by the Yamal LNG plant in northern Russia, is currently on technical shutdown at the Damen Shiprepair shipyard in Brest. The latter has also been used to welcoming this type of ship since the Siberian production unit … Read more

Strengthening Surveillance in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais: Navy’s Mini-Drone System Deployed for Cross-Channel Migrant Crossings

2023-09-06 22:27:00 While attempts to cross migrants between France and the United Kingdom have increased in recent weeks, the maritime prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea has announced the strengthening of surveillance means in the Strait of Pas-de -Calais. This involves the deployment, from the coast, of the Navy’s mini-drone system (SMDM). The … Read more

Fossil coral reefs: the start of an international expedition off Hawaii

2023-09-04 22:20:00 Looking back at the evolution of the environment over geological history can tell us a lot about the future, especially when it comes to topics of global and societal importance such as the level of sea, climate change and coral reef ecosystem health. An international scientific research expedition, conducted on behalf of the … Read more