Iran seeks port investment
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – Iran is seeking investment of 600 trillion rials (about $1.2 billion) in its private ports, according to...
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Turkey: Seaports cargo traffic – Jan-Sep 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 11, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported total seaport cargo traffic for September 2024. Below is the monthly data for 2023 and 2024. The information includes the ports controlled by the ministry. In September 2024, the ports handled 41.67 million tons (Mt) of cargo, compared to…
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North Sea Port to invest in a new railway bypass
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – North Sea Port will invest seven million euros in a new railway bypass from the North Sea Port to...
North Sea port seeks new CEO
Ghent, B (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – The CEO of North Sea Port, Daan Schalck, will be stepping down at the end of the year for personal reasons....
Rix calls for solution to GPT Terminal concession, Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – “Following the decision of the Council of State on the Genoa port terminal, I have asked the Western...
Port of Cadiz approves concession for fish farm
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – The board of directors has granted a 50-year concession for a period of 50 years to Andalucía...
Montenegro’s Port of Bar to buy cranes
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – The Port of Bar has plans to purchase two mobile cranes to replace equipment damaged in the July...
Italy starts sending asylum seekers to Albania
Shëngjin, Albania (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – The port of Shëngjin has hosted the Italian Naval ship “Libra” which is carrying 16...
Cruise companies question delayed building in Port of La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – “In the absence of certainty about the availability of mooring, cruise companies could decide to...
Port of Gijon plans cold ironing for container ships
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – EALINGWorks Gijonport, presented by the Port Authority of Gijón, has received a grant of 2,610,000 euros...
Ploče Port Authority to implement 5G connectivity
Ploce, Croatia (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – Ploče Port Authority is to implement 5G connectivity with a programme called...
Antwerp and Rotterdam fight the “PIN code fraud”
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – Europe’s two largest container ports – Netherlands’ Rotterdam and Belgium’s Antwerp...
Possible precursors for chemical weapons, nerve agents seized in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – Spanish police arrested four people suspected of organising a sanctions-busting network after customs...
Lazio seeks permission for Simplified Logistics Zone (ZLS)
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – The proposal to establish a Simplified Logistics Zone (ZLS) in Lazio has been presented, contained in a...
PortXchange released Port Emissions Report
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – PortXchange released its Port Emissions Report which provides a complete examination of...
GreenPort congress in Le Havre: environmental challenges vs economic demands
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – The 19th GreenPort congress in Le Havre, France from 23 to 25 of October focuses on the theme of...
Hiab unveils technology for autonomous load handling
Malmö, Sweden (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – Hiab, part of Cargotec, unveiled a new autonomous load handling capability for MULTILIFT demountable...
Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct 23-Sep 24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...
Finance allocated for redevelopment work at Falcata zone, Messina
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – The CIPESS-Inter-ministerial Committee for Economic Planning and Sustainable Development is to...
The cure of Russia’s empty containers syndrome costs up to $5 bln
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – Between $3 and $5 billion are needed to remove empty containers from the European part of Russia. Most of...
Cadiz’s Port of Rota starts dredging work
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – The Consejería de Fomento, Articulación del Territorio y Vivienda, through the Agencia Pública de...
DP World to go ahead with GBP 1bn London Gateway investment
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – DP World has announced a £1bn expansion of London Gateway to make it Britain’s largest...
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II will use shore power from 2028
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (MVII) will equip its terminal with shore power from 2028. Also...
Consortium team delivers specification for Port Community System to Constanta port
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – The Romanian IT company Critical Technologies SRL, the German port consultancy HPC Hamburg Port...
Stena Line, ABP plan new ferry terminal in Immingham
Immingham, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) to proceed with new £200 million ferry...
Russian ports handled 667.4 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Sep’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-September 2024 decreased by 3.5% compared to the first nine...
Another large cocaine seizure linked to port of Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – A large quantity of cocaine was seized during a raid in Neu Wulmstorf on the Hamburg city limits by German...
Kalmar to supply GMP Le Havre with hybrid straddle carriers
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – Kalmar has signed a deal to supply Générale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP) in Le Havre, France with...
Two more cargo ships hit by Russian missiles in Odesa port
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – Russian ballistic missiles hit and damaged on October 14 two cargo vessels in Ukraine’s largest Black Sea...
Israel’s naval base in Haifa port attacked. Cargo port operational
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group with a total financial and military backing from Iran...
Ships linked to Russia shunned in world ports
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – Port terminals belonging to Western shipping lines are creating obstacles for container ships...
