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.
Durrës port continues operations despite Covid-19
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 16, 2020 – Autoriteti Portual Durres (APD – Port Authority of Durrës) has continued activities at the port...
ECOPORTIL project officially presented in Limassol on March 6, 2020
News – ECOPORTIL – March 6, 2020 The ECOPORTIL project, in which Frederick Research Center in Cyprus is a key partner, was officially presented in...
Albanian seaports see cargo up 14.4% in 2019
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 28, 2020 – The Institute of Statistics has reported 2019 figures for cargo and passengers using Albanian...
Kosovo business delegation visits Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 28, 2020 – A delegation from delegation from the Kosovo Chamber of Commerce has visited the port of Durrës to...
Albania’s Durrës port to implement SUPAIR sustainability plan
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 28, 2020 – Autoriteti Portual Durres (APD – Durres Port Authority) considers protection of the environment...
Albanian delegation visits Croatia’s Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
Delegation of the Republic of Albania paid a working visit to the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure – January 13, 2020 Secretary of State...
German ambassador Zingraf praises the positive business climate at the port of Durrës
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) November 24, 2019 – The German Ambassador to Albania, Peter Zingraf, has headed a german delegation visiting Durrës...
Kosovo benefits from Durrës port customs post
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) November 24, 2019 – The opening of the Kosovo customs point at the Albanian Adriatic port of Durrës has contributed to...
Regional Stakeholders Conference “Black Sea Synergy: the way forward
Press Release – Regional Stakeholders Conference “Black Sea Synergy: the way forward” – 7 November 7, 2019 The Regional Stakeholders Conference...
Albanian seaports see increased traffic in September 2019
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 29, 2019 – The Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) has reported increased seaport traffic for September 2019. The...
Durrës port sees increased traffic in Jan-Sep 2019
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 13, 2019 – The Adriatic sea port of Durres handled 3.12 million tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2019,...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) president meets Albanian prime minister
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) September 24, 2019 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern...
In the first half of 2019 traffic of goods handled by Albanian ports increased 13.9%
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – The volume of freight loading/unloading in Albanian ports, in the June 2019 was 413,000 tonnes,...
Project to transform Durrës port underway
News – Project to transform Durrës port underway – July 26, 2019 Dredging works kicked off today to deepen widen the basin and the access channel...
Durrës port completes TAP pipeline transport
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – Last week, the German Albanian Logistics Agency (GALA) completed the project to unload and store sheet...
Italy’s Gruppo PIR handles 9 million tonnes of products at Vlorë port in last 10 years
Vlorë, Albania (PortSEurope) June 4, 2019 – Italian company Petrolifera Italo Rumena SpA (Gruppo PIR) has celebrated 10 years of activity in the...
Italy’s Adria Ferries to add new vessel to Durres service
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) May 20, 2019 – Adria Ferries, a unit of the Frittelli Maritime Group, plans to launch this autumn a new vessel on the...
Local company Vega signs dredging contract Durrës port starts
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 12, 2019 – The local company Vega has signed the contract with the Durrës Port Authority to dredge the basin and...
Russia, Turkey, USA ports account for 55% of Durrës port trade
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 26, 2019 – Russia, Turkey and the USA are the leading trading partners of Durrës port, according to statistics...
Durrës port cargo traffic declines slightly in 2018
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 – Durrës port handled 3.614 million tons of goods in 2018, slightly down from 3.684 million tonnes in the...