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All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual countries and some regions.
Algeria’s CNAN renews fleet
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – At the moment when the Timgad ship, bought by the Algerian National Shipping Company (CNAN), was...
Bordeaux port launches “Gironde XL” development plan
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Bordeaux port has launched its “Gironde XL” development plan, designed to increase the...
Taganrog port cargo traffic rises in Jan 2016
Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2016 – Taganrog port handled 180,900 tonnes of cargo in the first month of 2016, up 9.6% on the year. Traffic of...
Luka Koper reports increased container traffic in January 2017
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Despite a strong wind that obstructed the work at the container terminal for some days in January, we...
Baleària to invest €5.5 million in energy savings
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. (Baleària) has announced that it is investing €5.5 million...
Izmir shareholding transferred to Turkish Wealth Fund
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 12, 2017 – Turkey has transferred stakes in İzmir port, which has been in the privatization portfolio since 2007,...
Spanish Public Works Ministry, trade unions to discuss port reform on Feb 14
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Spanish Ministry of Public Works will meet with trade unions again on February 14 to try to approach...
Valencia port unions, employers have 72 hours to discuss reform proposals
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Normality returned on February 12 to Valencia port after the agreement reached by port companies and...
Marseille port to start construction of two container terminals
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – After preparatory work and studies in 2016, the construction site for the two container terminals of...
Canadian miner Kinross to set up logistics hub at Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Las Palmas port will become a global logistics hub of the Canadian-based gold and mining company...
Andalusia ports handle half of total fruits, vegetables in Spanish harbours in 2016
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – The ports of general interest in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia account for half the total...
Punta Langosteira handles a third of total solid bulk at A Coruna port
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – Punta Langosteira, the outer harbour of A Coruna port, already handles one-third of the port’s...
Spanish Minister rejects trade union proposals for stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2017 – In the midst of a trade union mobilisation against the Spanish government’s proposal for the...
France’s CMA CGM names CEO
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – French shipping group CMA CGM has appointed Rodolphe Saade, the son of the company’s president,...
Huelva port expects serious growth of container traffic in 2017
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – The 2016 financial year was very positive for Huelva port, which has seen traffic grow significantly,...
Varna port pre-tax profit almost doubles in 2016
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 9, 2017 – Varna port operator booked a pre-tax profit of BGN 13.5 million ($7.3 million/€6.9 million) in 2016,...
GasLog closes sale & purchase agreement with Gastrade
Alexandropoli, Greece (PortSeurope) February 10, 2017 – GasLog Ltd, an international owner, operator and manager of liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
Europe Technologies and Chantier Naval de Marseille sign MOU
Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – During the Euromaritime event in Paris, Chantier Naval de Marseille (CNM) signed a MOU with Europe...
Grimaldi promotes Barcelona-Sardinia line at Fruit Logistica fair
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – The fruit and vegetables market and the handling of perishable products have significant importance...
Las Palmas port signs framework agreement with Brazilian fruit exporters
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) February 10, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has signed a framework agreement with...