What le marin does

Le marin is a French B2B digital media platform specializing in maritime economic news and analysis across sectors including shipping, fishing, marine renewable energies, defense, naval industries, oil and gas, sciences and environment, and maritime training and employment. The platform serves maritime industry professionals — including shipping companies, port operators, fishing industry operators, defense contractors, naval industries, renewable marine energy companies, and maritime training institutions — as well as executive-level decision makers seeking specialized sector-specific economic intelligence. It operates as a standalone brand under Ouest-France, a major French regional newspaper group headquartered in Rennes, France, leveraging the parent group's editorial infrastructure while maintaining its own specialist maritime vertical focus.

The platform's product portfolio is anchored on two subscription tiers: Le marin Numérique at €350 per year (approximately €29.17 per month), which provides unlimited article access, daily newsletters, and special digital dossiers; and Le marin Expert at €725 per year (approximately €60.42 per month), which adds five-account team access, editorialized data, webinars, and strategic monitoring capabilities. Beyond core subscriptions, the publication produces monthly thematic dossiers for in-depth sector analysis, a weekly digital magazine (Hebdo digital) in flip-page format, quarterly hors-séries covering shipyards, marine renewable energies, regions central to maritime economy, and military vessels, and a portfolio of sector-specific newsletters spanning Shipping, Pêche, Énergies marines, Défense, Industries navales, Oil & Gas, Formation et emploi, Sciences et environnement, and Nautisme et plaisance.

Le marin also operates a calendar of professional events including the Assises de l'économie de la mer, Assises de la pêche et des produits de la mer, and Euronaval, which function as both revenue channels and community-building touchpoints with maritime decision makers. Distribution is digital-first via the lemarin.ouest-france.fr website, which is positioned with a self-serve subscription model targeting enterprise buyers with a global scope, supplemented by organic presence on Facebook and LinkedIn, an RSS feed, and a recruitment/job board integration via La Capitainerie. The business is privately held as a brand within the Ouest-France media group; no separate external funding, investors, or standalone financial disclosure is available for Le marin.

Name

le marin

Legal name

Ouest-France (operator of le marin)

Website

https://lemarin.ouest-france.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le marin is a French B2B digital media platform providing specialized maritime economic news and analysis across shipping, fishing, defense, marine energies, and naval industries, serving maritime professionals via paid subscriptions, sector newsletters, thematic dossiers, and industry events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Le marin is a French trade publication that produces and distributes economic, industrial, and strategic news and analysis for the maritime sector. It operates a paid digital subscription platform complemented by monthly dossiers, a weekly digital magazine, special issues, newsletters, and an annual flagship event, covering shipping, fishing, marine renewable energies, naval defense, and the broader maritime industrial base.

Product overview

Le marin is a French maritime economic news platform published by Ouest-France, offering a portfolio of professional publications and subscriptions. The core offering centers on B2B journalism covering maritime sectors (shipping, fishing, marine energy, defense, naval industries), delivered through multiple channels: digital subscriptions (Le marin Numérique at €350/year and Le marin Expert at €725/year), monthly dossiers, weekly digital magazines (Hebdo digital), quarterly hors-séries, and sector-specific newsletters. The platform also organizes professional events including the Assises de l'économie de la mer and Assises de la pêche et des produits de la mer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le marin Numérique (digital subscription) Digital subscription tier providing access to the daily French maritime economic news platform, website, and mobile applications, targeted at maritime professionals seeking continuous industry news.
• Le marin Expert (premium digital subscription) Premium digital subscription tier providing full access to Le marin Numérique content plus monthly thematic dossiers, the weekly digital magazine, and special issues for senior maritime professionals requiring deeper sectoral analysis.
• Monthly dossiers (Les Dossiers du Marin) In-depth monthly thematic publication featuring long-form analysis on key maritime industries, bundled with the Le marin Expert subscription and targeting senior maritime decision-makers.
• Le marin Hebdo (weekly digital magazine) Weekly digital magazine providing curated maritime economic news and analysis, bundled with the Le marin Expert subscription and available to maritime professionals seeking a weekly digest.
• Special issues (numéros spéciaux) Thematic special issues dedicated to specific maritime subsectors or events, bundled with the Le marin Expert subscription and aimed at maritime professionals needing deeper single-topic coverage.
• Les Assises de l'économie de la mer (annual event) Annual in-person conference gathering French maritime economic stakeholders for discussions, networking, and deal-making, organized by Le marin and available to subscribers and the broader maritime community.
• Email newsletters Daily and weekly email newsletters distributing curated maritime economic news to subscribers, included with subscriptions and designed for quick professional consumption.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Maritime Executive: The Maritime Executive is an online daily maritime news publication covering shipping, naval, offshore, and regulatory topics for a global professional readership — a direct digital-first competitor to Le marin's news model.
• TradeWinds: TradeWinds is the leading global subscription-based shipping and maritime trade news publication, with a tiered digital subscription model and deep coverage of commercial shipping, offshore, and ship finance — directly comparable to Le marin's shipping and naval industries vertical.
• Riviera Maritime Media: Riviera publishes B2B maritime trade journals (Maritime Reporter, Marine Log, Passenger Ship Technology) with sector-specific coverage of shipping, offshore, and naval markets — overlapping Le marin's vertical segmentation and digital subscription model.
• Maritime Reporter & Engineering News: Maritime Reporter (part of MarineLink) is a long-running US-based B2B maritime trade magazine covering shipbuilding, offshore, ports, and naval technology — structurally similar to Le marin's industry-vertical news approach.
• Lloyd's List: Lloyd's List is the historic London-based daily maritime intelligence title offering paid subscriptions, premium data products, and events across commercial shipping — the closest English-language analog to Le marin's professional maritime economics offering.
• Mer et Marine: Mer et Marine is a French-language maritime news outlet covering naval defense, shipping, and offshore energy — directly competing with Le marin in the same French professional maritime audience.
• Baird Maritime: Baird Maritime operates a portfolio of trade publications covering commercial shipping, naval defense, and offshore (WorkBoat, Maritime Log, Ausmarine) with a similar verticalized B2B news and events model.

Emerging players

• Splash247: Splash247 is a digital-first maritime news and opinion outlet covering container shipping, bulk, and tanker markets with newsletters and editorial commentary — an emerging digital-native peer to Le marin's B2B maritime news offering.

Broad incumbents

• S&P Global Commodity Insights (Maritime): S&P Global Commodity Insights (including Platts) offers premium maritime freight, tanker, and shipping intelligence with proprietary data and analytics — a broad incumbent whose premium data tier competes with Le marin Expert.

Regional players

• Mer et Marine — Le Marin (same market): ActuNautique is a French maritime digital media outlet covering yachting, commercial marine, and ports — addressing overlapping French-language maritime professional readers as Le marin with a slightly more nautical-leaning focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lemarin.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lemarin
• Xx.com/_lemarin

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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