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Event – European Maritime Day – Poole, UK, May 18-19, 2017

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 -The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual meeting point for Europe’s community of maritime...

Chipolbrok starts service to Far, Middle East

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – US-based shipping company Chipolbrok, which operates its Spanish hub at the port of Bilbao, has started a...

Petlim container port second phase scheduled for Summer

Petkim, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Petlim container port second phase will enter service in June of this year,” said SOCAR Turkey Energy...

Grimaldi interested in Mediterranean acquisitions

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Speaking during the 3rd Naftemporiki shipping conference in Athens, Grimaldi managing director President...

Hellenic Ports Association reports an increase in cruise passengers in 2016

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – Cruise passengers to Greece recorded a 5% increase in 2016, making it a ”good year” for the...

Greek cruise traffic set to fall in 2017

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – Despite forecasts of robust growth for the international cruise travel industry, the Greek cruise...

Limassol issues delays Total hydrocarbon exploration

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Total S.A., the French energy company, has informed the Cypriot government that plans to drill for...

Ukrainian Sea Port Authority to carry out Yuzhny dredging works

Yuzhny, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – The Ukrainian Sea Port Authority (USPA) will fulfil agreed requirements to carry out dredging works at...

Event – BiLOG Logistics and Maritime Forum

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Piacenza’s mayor, Paolo Dosi and the President of Eastern Liguria Sea Port Authority, Carla...

Marseille Fos holds promotion event in Lyons

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 25, 2017 – The association uniting the Port of Marseille Fos stakeholders chose Le Sucre in the Confluences...

Ship circles for 24 hours off Bastia port due to poor weather conditions

Bastia, France (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – A total of 163 passengers were stranded in a ship off Bastia, Corsica, for 24 hours. The Mega Smeralda...

Trieste port president to present services on conference at Italy’s Embassy to Austria

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – The president of Trieste port, Zeno D’Agostino, plans to take part in an event to present the...

Valencia port container traffic rises 2.32% Y/Y in 2016

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Valencia port closed 2016 with a container traffic of 4.722 million TEUs, a figure that represents an...

Vigo port starts 80% of projects under Blue Growth strategy in less than one year

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has started about 80% of the 43 projects planned in the...

Vigo port strengthens cooperation with Celta Vigo football club

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Vigo port plans to promote the image of the city through the city’s football club. At a meeting held...

Barcelona port awards contract for promotion of services in southern France

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) has awarded a contract for the promotion...

Valencia regional councillor praises Castellon port authority

Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Valencia regional councillor for Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change and Rural Development, Elena...

Valencia port receives visit of Mexico’s Oaxaca region representatives

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Valencia port has received a visit of the representative of the Mexican region of Oaxaca to the Federal...

Cadiz port delegation visits Canary Islands to promote shipping line

Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – A delegation from the port community of Cadiz headed by the president of the port authority, Jose Luis...

Spanish northern ports presidents meet to discuss cooperation, intermodality

Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Competition and collaboration, competitiveness and efficiency, coordination and planning, are some of the...

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