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First cargo vessel left Chornomorsk port defying Russian blockade

Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – The first vessel since Russia exited the UN-brokered deal for the export of Ukrainian grain via the...

China’s port of Lianyungang visits Aktau, Kazakhstan

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – A delegation of the regional government and the port of Lianyungang, China, has visited the port of...

Wabtec signs railway development agreement with Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec) has signed an agreement with national...

Pérez y Cía Group acquires Barcelona Container Depot Service

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – The Pérez y Cía Group has acquired Barcelona Container Depot Service, SL ( BCDS), which...

Container ship from Odessa arrives in Cagliari

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – The Mediterranean Intermodal Terminal Operator (MITO) terminal in Cagliari has welcomed the...

INSTC – Russia’s hopes and the reality

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Deprived of Western markets due to sanctions, Russia is desperate to redirect its trade to Asia,...

Green hydrogen in the Suez Canal Economic Zone

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Green hydrogen production plants and facilities will be built in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE)...

New vertical quay to increase Novi Sad cargo capacity by 0.5 million tonnes

Novi Sad, Serbia (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – DP World has opened a new vertical quay wall in Serbia’s Danube River port of Novi Sad that cost 8...

Port of Gioia Tauro wants to challenge EU green regulations

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – The Port of Gioia Tauro wants to challenge EU green regulations and has contacted the government...

“Channeling the Green Deal for Venice” – an EU project

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – “Channeling the Green Deal for Venice” is a Connecting Europe Facility-funded project...

India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor  continues to attract comment

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – On the sidelines of the recent G20 summit in New Delhi, a multinational railway and sea ports...

Port of Barcelona reports cargo traffic down over -12% in Jan-Aug 2023

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – In the first eight months of 2023, the Port of Barcelona reported total traffic of 42.8 million...

Port of Huelva receives three offers for Enagás terminal work

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – The Port Authority of Huelva has received three offers to build a cold conduction network from the...

DFDS acquires FRS Iberia

Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – International shipper DFDS has acquired FRS Iberia from its parent company FRS, a Flensburg-based...

Port of Valencia sees cargo traffic slightly down in August 2023

València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – For the third consecutive month, total traffic from Valencian ports shows signs of stabilisation...

Atyrau port has been idle for three years due to low water level

Atyrau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s port of Atyrau on the Ural River (Jaiyq in Kazakh language) near its Caspian Sea...

Ukraine exports more grain than in 2022 via Danube, rail, road

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – Ukraine has already exported more grain through Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta than it...

Update: Port of Derna is safe for ships

Derna, Libya (Ports Europe) September 17, 2023 – Ships and tugboats can enter and operate in the port of flood-stricken Derna, the Libyan National Unity...

Update: Two cargo ships entered Chornomorsk

Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 17, 2023 – The first two cargo ships that defied the Russian navy blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports entered...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Aug’23

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 16, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-August 2023 period increased by 8.7% compared to the...

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