All Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) articles

  • LDA makes key business changes
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    LDA makes key business changes

    2025-07-03T07:00:00Z

    Independent private equity firm InfraVia Capital Partners has acquired an 80 percent  stake in Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), a subsidiary of the Louis-Dreyfus Company. LDA now plans to invest some EUR1 billion (USD1.18 billion) in the fleet and new technologies. Moreover, Samira Draoua has also joined LDA as ceo.

  • Berg secures engine deal for LDA  ro-ro vessels
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    Berg secures engine deal for LDA ro-ro vessels

    2024-06-24T08:52:00Z

    Swedish firm Berg Propulsion will supply dual-fuel engine systems for three of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) wind-assisted ro-ro newbuilds.

  • Flying Whales – LCA60T off-loading a vessel
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    LDA inks agreement with Flying Whales to develop heavy lift airship solution

    2023-11-22T11:18:00Z

    Logistics group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has signed an MoU with airship manufacturer Flying Whales to incorporate the LCA60T airship solution into its freight forwarding activities. 

  • Airbus- Rendering of the new fleet of wind assisted vessels
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    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs to supply Airbus with three wind-assisted newbuilds

    2023-10-27T08:37:00Z

    Airbus will renew its entire fleet of chartered vessels that transport aircraft subassemblies between production facilities in Europe and the USA with three, low-emission ro-ro vessels, supported by wind-assisted propulsion.

  • Caption- rendering of the vessel Ville de Bordeaux, chartered by Airbus and operated by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, and equipped with three bound4blue eSAILs®. Copyright Louis Dreyfus Armateurs   bound4blue
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    eSAILs to be fitted on Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ Ville de Bordeaux

    2023-10-04T10:27:00Z

    Aircraft manufacturer Airbus will equip one of the vessels it uses to transport aircraft subassemblies, chartered from shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, with wind-assisted propulsion technology.  

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    French focus shifts offshore

    2022-12-07T10:58:00Z

    France’s wind energy sector, both onshore and offshore, continues to provide plenty of work for the heavy lift and project logistics community, and ports are preparing for a surge in activity.

  • Antwerp XL set to shape the future of breakbulk
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    AntwerpXL prepares for October event

    2022-07-18T08:35:00Z

    The AntwerpXL exhibition and conference will return to the Antwerp Expo, Belgium from October 4-6.

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    ​Changes at the top of LDA

    2021-12-24T09:13:00Z

    Gildas Maire will step down as ceo of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) in January 2022 and will become an advisor to the chairman of the executive board, Edouard Louis-Dreyfus. He will be succeeded by Kamil Beffa.

  • LDA installs kite system
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    LDA installs kite system

    2019-07-16T10:25:00Z

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has fitted its ro-ro vessel Ville de Bordeaux with an AirSeas kite system, as it looks to develop the use of wind propulsion technologies.

  • Car transport wagons arrive in Tangiers
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    Car transport wagons arrive in Tangiers

    2019-05-30T11:25:00Z

    A shipment of 16 GEFCO car transport wagons has been moved from Montoir-de-Bretagne in France to the port of Tangiers in Morocco.

  • LD Seaplane handles engine move
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    LD Seaplane handles engine move

    2018-11-09T11:05:00Z

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs subsidiary, LD Seaplane, has loaded the second batch of 28 engines for the Dassault Mirage F1 fighter aircraft in Montoir, France.

  • Double first for space programme
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    Double first for space programme

    2018-06-18T16:00:00Z

    The load-out of the AEOLUS satellite on the ro-ro ship Ciudad de Cadiz at the Montoir de Bretagne ro-ro terminal was a first in several ways. 

  • New shortsea link for Cuxhaven
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    New shortsea link for Cuxhaven

    2018-05-24T15:05:00Z

    LD Seaplane has started a regular shortsea ro-ro shipping service connecting Nantes Saint-Nazaire in France and Cuxhaven, Germany.

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    BIMCO adopts ship financing term sheet

    2016-11-23T00:00:00Z

    November 23 - BIMCO's Documentary Committee has approved a standard term sheet for use in ship financing transactions.

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    Fairmount completes Castoro Sei tow

    2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Fairmount Marine has towed the pipelay vessel Castoro Sei from Genoa in Italy to Rotterdam, using its tug Fairmount Glacier.

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    The Friday Flyer - March 7th 2014

    2014-03-07T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Boskalis reaches agreement on Fairmount acquisition

    2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Royal Boskalis Westminster nv has reached an agreement to acquire Fairmount Marine bv and Fairmount Ocean Towage Company bv from the French group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.

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    Boskalis set to move on Fairmount Marine?

    2013-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - According to reports in the Dutch media, Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) is, once again, in acquisition mode.

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    Boskalis set to move on Fairmount Marine?

    2013-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - According to reports in the Dutch media, Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) is, once again, in acquisition mode.

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    Fairmount Expedition delivers Castor topside in Spain

    2011-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - Fairmount Marine's powerful tug Fairmount Expedition has safely delivered a 18,000 ton (16,329 tonnes) topside for process, utilities and living quarters for the Castor project offshore Spain. The topside was loaded onto Heerema's H-541 barg