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President, Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority, Mario Sommariva, resigns

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Yesterday, Mario Sommariva, President, Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale...

U.S. select committee highlights Chinese threats to ports

Washington, United States (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Last week, Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar,...

Russia’s Quark fund invests in Arctic Vitino port along NSR

Beloye More, Russia (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Russia’s closed-end mutual investment fund Quark became a 50% co-owner of Nord Star, the...

GIS: All eyes on Russia’s Northern Sea Route

Schaan, Liechtenstein (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – The missile attacks in the Red Sea are a reminder of the vulnerability of commercial...

200th container train from China arrives in Aktau port

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The 200th container train so far in 2024 from China has arrived at Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port...

Port of Ravenna joined an international mission to Egypt

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The Port Authority of Ravenna joined an international mission to Egypt organised by the MACFRUT trade...

CDP, Italian government presents “maritime ventures”

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – CDP Capital Ventures, the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy aim to create 10 new companies in the...

Port and harbour pilots in Portugal on strike

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – Port and harbour pilots in Portugal started a strike today at 0700, which will last 48 hours. They...

Kazakh ports handled 1.9 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-Aug’24 – really?

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports handled 1.9 million tonnes of cargo in the first eight months of the...

Bilbaoport to host Project Cargo Summit

Experts from around the world gather in Bilbao to discuss the mega logistics of the future – September 16, 2024 The VII edition of the Project Cargo...

Port of Ancona starts modernisation works

Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The Port of Ancona has started modernisation works to compete with other North Adriatic ports. The work...

Cruise associations announce coalition

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – MedCruise, Cruise Baltic, Cruise Britain, Cruise Norway and Cruise Europe established the United...

Strikes at Leixoes and Lisbon, cruise ships divert to Vigo

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The strike called by Portuguese port pilots for today and Tuesday will directly affect several...

Valencia to host the World Forum of Cities and Logistics Platforms in 2025

Valencia, September 16, 2024.- Valencia will host the World Forum of Cities and Logistics Platforms in 2025, an international event that brings together...

Port of Gioia Tauro has started electrification of the eastern quay

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has started electrification (cold ironing) of the eastern quay which...

43 kg of cocaine seized in Antwerp port – again a teenager arrested

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 15, 2024 – Customs officers found 43 kg of cocaine, with a street value of between 1.3 and 3 million euros in...

Russian ports handled 596.2 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Aug 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-August 2024 decreased by 3.1% compared to the first eight...

Antiquated railway and road infrastructure in Russia

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2024 – Russia’s attempt to bypass Western sanctions by redirecting its trade towards the East (China) has...

Hutchison Ports BEST introduces first 100% electric Reach Stacker

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 14, 2024 – Hutchison Ports BEST has introduced the first electric Reach Stacker in Southern Europe at its...

Remolques Unidos presents new tugboat at the Port of Santander

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) September 14, 2024 – The Remolques Unidos group has presented its new tugboat “Trheintaycuatro” at the Port...

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