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Trieste remains key port for Austria

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2017 – Trieste was one of the most important ports of the Habsburg monarchy. Today, the port is once again the...

Balearic Islands ports cargo traffic increases in 2016

Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – The cargo traffic of the five ports operated by Balearic Islands port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...

Bilbao port presents services at Aragon conference

Bibao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – Bilbao port authority has participated as exhibitor at the 7th edition of the Arex conference, a...

Barcelona port president denies corruption accusations

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – The president of Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona), Sixte Cambra, has denied...

Uganda railways delegation visits Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2017 – Valencia port received on February 1 a delegation of Uganda railways, interested in the implementation...

EU approves dismantling of ships at Bordeaux port

Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Bordeaux port has received an approval by the European Union for the dismantling of ships. The site...

Costa Cruises to generate €2.2 million profit for Tarragona tourist companies

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – The start of operation of Costa Cruises in Tarragona will generate a profit of approximately €2.2...

Ferrol port tenders communication service of “LIFE DrainRain” project

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) tendered the communication service on...

Ukrainian seaports increase cargo turnover by 15% in January 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – According to the Ukrainian Seaports Authority in January 2017 the volume of cargo handling in...

A Coruna port authority to reinforce commitment to nautical tourism

A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 РA Coruna port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de A Coru̱a) has reinforced its commitment to nautical...

Spanish police arrest Barcelona port president

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Barcelona port president Sixte Cambra was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as part of the Pika...

Algeria to develop El-Hamdania port

Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Algeria is to proceed with the development of a new $3.5bn (€3.24 billion) port and industrial zones...

Albania issues tender for concession of ship services at ports

Dürres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Albania’s transport ministry has opened a tender for awarding a five-year concession contract...

Barcelona sets record figures in foreign trade containers, vehicles and passengers

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – The Port of Barcelona sets new record figures in foreign trade containers, vehicles and passengers....

SCZone negotiates with Toyota TTC-NYK- Bolloré group for new vehicle platform

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) has revealed that it began...

GPH acquires stakes in three Italian cruise port terminals

Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Turkey-based Global Ports Holding (GPH) has acquired stakes in three companies managing cruise ports...

Damietta port reports increased business in 2016

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has said that the number of vessels increased from 2,357 vessels in 2015...

Investors have until March 24 to submit binding bids for Thessaloniki port

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 –  Greece has given investors until March 24 to submit binding bids for Thessaloniki port. The sale...

Cyprus Shipping Association voices concern over Limassol port

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – The Cyprus Shipping Association has voiced concern over the operation of the Limassol port, after it...

Limassol port privatisation marked by criticism

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – On January 29, 2017, Dubai’s DP World assumed management of Limassol port as part of the...

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