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French state to get €27.75 million dividend from seaports this year

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – French major seaports and the autonomous port of Paris will pay a total of €27.75 million ($29.4...

Italian Navy to transfer dock at Taranto harbour to port authority

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The Italian Navy plans to transfer the ownership of its dock at Taranto port to the institution managing...

Venice employers association president says harbour needs to adjust to larger ships

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The president of the Venice section of Italian employers’ association Confindustria, Matteo Zoppas,...

Valencia port calls tender for reconstruction of Xita dock

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has called a tender for the upgrade of the...

DAL comments on Spanish port strikes

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – DAL says that in recent weeks labour disputes have escalated in Spanish ports as a consequence of the...

Constanta management meets port community

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The Constanta port community has held a meeting with the mayor of Constanta and CEO of C.N....

Stowage sector strikes damage activities at Seville port

Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – The threat of a strike by the stevedoring sector, which has not yet been carried out, has created...

Andalusian minister calls on government to boost exports via transport corridors

Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – The Minister of Economy of the Andalusian Government, Antonio Ramirez de Arellano, called on the central...

Global shipping alliances choose Salerno as container hub for southern Italy

Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – Salerno port continues to grow and becomes a crossroads for container traffic. The harbour was chosen as a...

Barcelona port delegation visits Port Said

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – A delegation from Barcelona port has visited East Port Said to look at existing infrastructure and assess...

Gioia Tauro port workers suspend strike action

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – The prefect of Reggio Calabria, Michele di Bari, has persuaded striking workers at the port to suspend...

The Minister of Shipping meets Piraeus port management

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – At a meeting held yesterday between the Minister P. Kouroumplis and the CEO of the PPA S.A. Cpt. Fu...

Spain’s Petronor completes scheduled stop at Bilbao port refinery

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Spanish company Petronor, which generates more than 40% of the total cargo traffic of Bilbao port, has completed...

A Coruna port’s exterior harbour expands traffic exponentially

A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – A Coruna port’s exterior harbour Punta Langosteira has increased its activity in an...

Ferrol port cargo traffic rises 20% in Feb

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Ferrol port handled 1.2 million tonnes of cargo in February, up 19.46% on the year. The traffic exceeded the...

Viking Cruises to operate seven calls at Valencia port in 2017

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Norwegian group Viking Cruises said it plans to operate a total of seven calls at Valencia port in 2017. The...

EU Commissioner calls on Spanish Congress to ratify stowage reform

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has called on Spanish Congress of Deputies members to ratify...

Valencia port to take part in Seatrade Cruise Global trade fair

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans to participate in Seatrade Cruise Global...

Malaga port calls tender for tour operators

Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Malaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga) has called tenders for the delivery of tourist...

Gijon port reports annual surplus

Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Gijon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) reported an annual surplus of €1.003 million ($1.058...

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