May 14, 1951, the Douce France was being loaded at the port of La Lave in Marseilles. The 36 meter long motor sailing vessel loaded 300 tons of cement to Bizerte, 17 tons and 395 kilos of gas bottles and 20 tons of general cargo.
The first trip of the company Marseille Fret founded by Claude VIDIL and Pierre GIRAUD went smoothly...