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Croatia

Croatia is a country in Southeast Europe. Its Adriatic Sea mainland coast is 1,777 kilometres long. The main ports are Rijeka, Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Ploče and Dubrovnik, which are overseen by the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure.

Plenkovic, Li say Peljesac bridge symbolises Croatia-China-EU cooperation

Zagreb, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – Last week Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang visited the...

Croatia and China sign bilateral agreements, issue joint Silk Road statement

Zagreb, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang have issued a joint...

Chinese investors show interest in Rijeka port rail project

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 12, 2019 – Chinese companies are interested in participating in the project for the modernisation of the...

The Dubrovnik Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries

Dubrovnik, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 13, 2019 – A Chinese delegation headed by Prime Minister Li Keqiang is in Dubrovnik to take part in the 16 + 1...

Brodotrogir d.d. shipyard enters bankruptcy proceedings

Split, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – The Commercial Court in Croatian port of Split has opened pre-bankruptcy procedures over the Brodotrogir...

Croatia government will not support bailout of Uljanik Group

Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 2, 2019 – The Croatian government cannot endorse the proposed restructuring of the ailing Uljanik Group, as that plan...

Investments in Rijeka will significantly strengthen all key infrastructure facilities and services

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 2, 2019 – Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has visited the northern port of Rijeka and expressed satisfaction with...

Italy-Croatia crossborder port cooperation project starts

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – The Improving maritime transport efficiency and safety in the Adriatic (INTESA) project, co-financed with about...

Duško Grabovac is most likely new president of Luka Rijeka

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 21, 2019 – Duško Grabovac is the most probable successor of Jedrzej Mierzewski as president of the...

Rijeka free port celebrates anniversary and looks to future

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 21, 2019 – The Northern Adriatic port city of Rijeka has been celebrating the 300th anniversary of its status as a...

Dubrovnik airport and port authority cooperate in EU ADRIGREEN environment project

Dubrovnik, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – Dubrovnik’s airport (ZLD – Zračna luka Dubrovni) and port authority (LUC – Lucke...

Pula port launches preparatory work for cruise terminal construction

Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – Croatia’s Pula port authority has launched a tender for geomechanical explorations of the marine...

Koper, Rijeka, Trieste need to join forces against leading European ports

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 8, 2019 – Croatia’s biggest port of Rijeka is lagging behind Koper in terms of growth, and the third large...

Rijeka port launches tender for container terminal construction

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – Rijeka port has opened a tender for the concession of a new deep-water container terminal. Bids can be placed...

Koper port generates 10 times higher revenue than Croatian competitor Rijeka

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – Koper port last year generated revenues of €226 million ($255 million), which is 7% more than in 2017. Net...

Italy, Croatia launch project to cut nautical, coastal tourism CO2 emissions in Adriatic

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 1, 2019 – Italian and Croatian authorities have launched a joint initiative to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in...

Government works on business plan for shipbuilding group Uljanik

Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 21, 2019 – Croatian Economy Minister Darko Horvat has said that any restructuring plan for the troubled...

EU investing €3.8 million in Croatia’s Crikvenica port

Crikvenica, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Croatia’s Crikvenica has been included in the European Union’s projects for improvement of...

Croatia invites Chinese companies to participate in Rijeka port road tender

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Croatia’s transport minister Oleg Butkovic has invited Chinese companies to participate in a...

Rijeka port’s container traffic rises 8.1% in 2018

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2019 – Rijeka port’s container traffic rose 8.1% in 2018 to a record-high 227,375 TEUs, with more than...

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