Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas

Countries

All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual countries and some regions.

MSC Nicola Mastro brings 9,500 TEU to Port of Gioia Tauru

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – The MSC Nicola Mastro container ship has visited the southern port of Gioia Tauro and a record 9,500...

Via the Danube, railway, and road transport Ukraine can almost replace grain export via its Black Sea ports

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – The European Union (EU) and the U.S. can realistically help Ukraine export, via the Danube River and...

Update: Bulgaria to cancel the Lukoil concession for Rosenets oil port

Rosenets, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – The Bulgarian Ministry of Transport said that the procedure for cancelling the concession of...

Update: The second ship that broke Russian blockade enters Romanian waters

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – The bulk cargo carrier Primus (it arrived in Odessa in February 2022 under the name Polarstar),...

Project for a multimodal logistics center in Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – A multimodal logistics center (railway – river – roads) is to be created in Nizhny...

Edison in Brindisi port to promote LNG project

Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – Representatives of the Edison group will be in Brindisi next week to meet port officials and local...

Bulgaria to cancel the Lukoil concession for Rosenets oil port

Rosenets, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – Bulgarian Ministry of Transport said that the procedure for cancelling the concession of Russia’s...

Second merchant ship breaks Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 26, 2023 – The Russian Navy is becoming a laughing stock after a second bulk cargo...

Delo Group starts using specialized containers of Global Ports

St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) August 25, 2023 – The Delo Group has started regular transportation and port handling of mineral fertilizers with...

Spain’s largest cocaine seizure in the port of Algeciras – 9.5 tonnes

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2023 – 9,436 kilograms of cocaine, the largest haul ever seized in Spain, were found in a refrigerated container...

Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to create joint logistics company for TITR

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) August 25, 2023 – Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan intend to create a joint logistics company to operate within the...

Spain: Seaports – January-July 23 cargo report

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) August 25, 2023 – In the period January-July 2023, Spanish seaports handled 320.1 million tons of cargo, down -4% on the...

Port of Marseille reports reduced cargo in first half of 2023

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 25, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the port of Marseille Fos handled 35 million tonnes (mt) of cargo....

Russian invasion reduces imports of Ukrainian grain in Valencia

The war in Ukraine generated by the invasion of Russia put many countries in check on a crucial issue for food: cereals. The ‘granary of Europe’...

2nd update: Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – Four candidates submitted on August 23 binding offers in the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean...

Ports of Genoa sees slight fall in July cargo traffic

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – In July 2023, the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure handled a total of 5.77 million tonnes, down -0.2%...

Port of Volos continues to import cars, privatisation approaches

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – On July 7 and 19, two Ro-Ro vessels delivered over 1,600 cars. Another vessel is on its way to the port...

Update: Why does the Volos port privatization matter?

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – Four candidates submitted on August 23 binding offers in the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean...

Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – Today, binding offers for the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean Sea port of Volos (Volos Port...

APM Terminals: Rail freight on track for record volumes

Rail is acknowledged as the most fuel-efficient way to move freight over land, with a gallon of fuel stretching an average of 500 miles, according to the...

Subscribe to weekly news

We keep you informed on the top European port news.