Albania
Albania is a country in Southern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, West of Macedonia and Northwest of Greece; it is an official candidate for accession to the European Union (EU); its primary seaport is Durrës, which is managed by Autoriteti Portual Durrës.
Albanian seaports see cargo traffic up in Q3 2024
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) October 30, 2024 – In Q3 2024, Albanian seaports handled 1.92 million tons (mt) of cargo, up 12.3% on the same period of...
No bidders for Albania’s Durres, Porto Romano developments
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – The government’s overambitious, and bordering with embezzlement, plans to redevelop the country’s...
Toxic waste ship boomeranged back to Albania’s Durres port
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – A cargo ship with toxic waste cargo returned to Albania’s Durres Port on October 28 after being...
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...
Albania promises €54 mln for NATO naval base in Porto Romano
Tirana, Albania (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Albania is promising to invest about 54 million euro in the creation of a NATO naval base on the...
Albania’s Durrës Port sees cargo up in August
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – In January-August 2024, the Durrës-Porto Romano Port Complex handled 4.2 million tons of cargo, up...
Albania’s Durres port exports highly toxic waste
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) September 1, 2024 – The illegal export of hundreds of tonnes of highly toxic waste via Albania’s Adriatic Sea port of...
Maersk to return toxic waste headed for Thailand back to Albania
News Release – Environmental justice groups applaud decision and call on shipping line to return similar wastes they abandoned in China – August...
Albania announces tender for new commercial port in Durres
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 1, 2024 – Albania has announced an international tender for the construction of a new commercial port in Porto...
Albanian seaports increase cargo traffic by over 37% in H2 2024
Tirana, Albania (Ports Europe) August 1, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the seaports of Albania handled 2.14 million tons (MT) of cargo, compared with...
Europe’s global organized crime challenge focus of INTERPOL Regional Conference
News – Interpol – Senior law enforcement officials from 54 countries gather to address regional crime threats – June 11, 2024 TIRANA, Albania...
7.3 kg of cocaine seized in Albania’s port of Durres
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) May 25, 2024 – 7.3 kg of cocaine was seized in Albania’s Adriatic Sea port of Durres on the evening of May 24. The drug...
Albania’s Port of Durres sees slight rise in Q1 2024 cargo traffic
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, the Port of Durres handled 1.6 million tons of cargo, up +3.4 % on the...
“Adriacustoms” initiative presented in Rome
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 — Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has hosted the presentation of the Adriacustoms project. This...
EMS Shipping & Trading claim against Albania proceeds
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 19, 2024 – An ICSID tribunal has refused to separately hear Albania’s preliminary objections to a claim brought...
Desla to build solar plant near Port of Durres, Albania
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 12, 2024 – The local Desla will build and operate a 3 MW solar plant near the port city of Durrës. A government...
Government gives more details for Port of Durrës project, Albania
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe)- March 22, 2024 — The Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, has provided more details about the proposed...
Port of Durres railway contract awarded to Italy’s I.N.C. Spa
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – The Ministry of Infrastructure has signed a contract with Italy’s I.N.C. Spa to upgrade the...
Claims for €140 million against government related to Durres port
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) March 1, 2024 – Under the headline Port of Durrës: The government is headed for a 140 million euro penalty from...
Tender for new Albanian port in Porto Romano
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) February 23, 2024 – In March, Albania will announce an international tender for the construction of a new commercial port to...