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All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual countries and some regions.
Puertos del Estado president says access construction to Punta Langosteira is essential
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – The access to the Punta Langosteira, the outer harbour of A Coruna port, is “a pending...
Motril port cargo traffic rises 10% Y/Y in 2016
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – With a total cargo traffic of 2.1 million tonnes and a growth of 10% on the year in 2016, Motril port...
Valencia port reduces sale price of yacht purchased for America’s Cup
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has reduced the sale price of the yacht it...
Castellon port changes valuation of land plots in its area
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Castellon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) has modified the valuation of the land in...
Kartesia takes control of Castellon port solid bulk cargo terminal operator
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Luxembourg-based investment fund Kartesia and Spain’s Gimeno Group have taken control of a...
UniportBilbao names president
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – The board of directors of UniportBilbao, the association supporting the promotion and competitive...
Consorcio de la Marina presents plan to reconstruct Valencia marina
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Spanish company Consorcio de la Marina has presented a plan for the reconstruction of the marina at...
Damietta reports traffic growth in 2016
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Damietta Port Authority has reported an increase in the movement of ships and cargo in 2016 compared...
Cosco continues to develop Piraeus operations
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 22, 2017 – Cosco, the Chinese shipping group which operates Piraeus port, is adding to the port’s capacity...
Cosco presence in Greece yet to be exploited
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 22, 2017 – At Naftemporiki’s 3rd annual shipping conference last week, Tassos Vamvakidis, the commercial...
Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority to improve relations with dredging companies
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 21, 2017 – Under the leadership of new acting CEO Raivis Vetskagans, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA)...
Malta National Statistics Office reports record cruise year in 2016
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 21, 2017 – According to figures published by the National Statistics Office in Malta, 2016 was a record year for...
Beirut port revenues down in 2016
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – The Port of Beirut (PoB) and Port of Tripoli (PoT) reported revenues of $254 million (€237.7...
Japanese businesses investing in Izmir
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Many Japanese companies have recently made investments in the Aegean province of İzmir, which is seen as...
Greek shipping ministry announces plan for regional ports
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – The Greek Minister of Shipping & Island Policy has announced privatisation plans for the ports...
SSA Marine interested in Anaklia port management
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 16, 2017 – Leading international terminal operator SSA Marine has started negotiations with the Anaklia...
Gibraltar port appoints new pilot
Gibraltar (Ports Europe) January 21, 2017 – The Gibraltar Port Authority has appointed a new pilot. Captain Pete Hilbert has recently completed his four...
Brexit – British International Freight Association (BIFA) comments on May’s speech
London, United Kingdom, January 21, 2017 – The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says that whilst Prime Minister Theresa May’s much...
Brexit – CBI’s report of the UK-EU negotiations – transport, distribution and logistics sector
London, United Kingdom, December 23, 2016 – As an enabling industry, the transport, distribution and logistics sector supports and relies on the whole...
Brexit – British Ports Association responds to Prime Minister’s speech
London, United Kingdom, January 21, 2017 – Responding to the Prime Minister’s Brexit speech this week, the British Ports Association (BPA) Chief...