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France’s CMA CGM container traffic rises 20% in 2016

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – French shipping group CMA CGM transported a total of 15.6 million TEUs in 2016, up 20%. The rise in...

Trasmediterranea to handle 420,000 cruise passengers at Valencia port in 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Spanish cruise operator Trasmediterranea expects the number of passengers serviced at Valencia port this...

Northern Ligurian Sea port system to support Maersk container terminal in Vado Ligure

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – The Port System of the Northern Ligurian Sea plans to support the construction of the container terminal...

Italy’s Onorato acquires Livorno port’s ro-ro terminal operator

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Italian company Onorato has acquired Livorno Terminal Marittimo (LTM), the operator of ro-ro and ro-ro-pax...

2016 Financial Results: CMA CGM

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 12, 2017 – CMA CGM, the French shipping group, has published its 2016 financial results. Volumes shipped in 2016...

Which cruise companies are leading the charge in cutting air pollutants?

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 12, 2017 – One cruise ship emits the same volume of air pollutants as 5 million cars traveling the same...

Rimorchiatori Napoletani buys two tugboats from Sanmar

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 12, 2017 – Sanmar A.S.’s faith in their latest design cooperation with Robert Allan Ltd has been well rewarded....

AFLAS Awards 2017 – La Spezia Container Terminal nominated for “Best Container Terminal in Europe”

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2017 – Contship has announced that La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) has been nominated for the Best...

Tugboat operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti to increase fleet

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian tugboat operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.A. said it plans to increase the size of its fleet, as it...

Aviles port starts process of land concession to Asturiana del Zinc

Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Aviles port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has initiated the process of the concession of...

Italy’s Grimaldi to focus on mainland cabotage

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian shipping group Grimaldi plans to focus its development strategy on “mainland...

Cosco presents investment plan, looks for government support

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The new Cosco-led management of the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (OLP) has requested increased support...

DAL comments on Spanish port strikes

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – DAL says that in recent weeks labour disputes have escalated in Spanish ports as a consequence of the...

Constanta management meets port community

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The Constanta port community has held a meeting with the mayor of Constanta and CEO of C.N....

Global shipping alliances choose Salerno as container hub for southern Italy

Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – Salerno port continues to grow and becomes a crossroads for container traffic. The harbour was chosen as a...

The Minister of Shipping meets Piraeus port management

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – At a meeting held yesterday between the Minister P. Kouroumplis and the CEO of the PPA S.A. Cpt. Fu...

Viking Cruises to operate seven calls at Valencia port in 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Norwegian group Viking Cruises said it plans to operate a total of seven calls at Valencia port in 2017. The...

Transcoma starts introduces automated picking at Barcelona port logistics zone

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Spanish company Transcoma Grupo Empresarial has started operating an automated picking process at its...

CaroTrans develops central/east European network

Prague, Czech Republic (Ports Europe) March 7, 2017 – CaroTrans, a global non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) and ocean freight consolidator,...

Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises present 2017 offer in Valencia

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises chose Valencia to launch itineraries, current promotions and new...

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