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Record 190 kg cocaine seized in Burgas port – 300 kg more expected

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – A record 190 kg cocaine worth over $7 million was seized in Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Burgas from a...

Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct’23-Nov’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...

Eurofos renews conecession in Port of Marseille

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – Eurofos has renewed its Terminal de Méditerranée in Fos-sur-Mer concession until 2046. Located in...

Russian ports handled 815.1 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Nov 24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-November 2024 decreased by 2% compared to the first 11 months...

Over 1 ton of cocaine en route to Morocco seized in Brazil’s Itapoa port

Itapoá, Brazil (Ports Europe) December 14, 2024 – Over one ton of cocaine was seized on a Liberian-flagged ship en route to Morocco docked at the port...

Russian Navy: The Arctic – a region of possible future conflict

St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) December 14, 2024 – The Arctic is one of the key regions where a confrontation between the world’s leading...

New shipbreaking yard in Egypt’s Damietta port

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 14, 2024 – An enterprise for shipbreaking that will dismantle and dispose of sea vessels will be created in...

Latakia and Beirut ports might lose captagon “business”

Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) December 14, 2024 – With the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad last weekend, the country’s largest Mediterranean...

CMA CGM heads consortium with concession in inland Port of Lyon

Lyons, France (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – CMA CGM is heading a consortium that has won a 30-year sub-concession at the port of Lyon. The...

World Bank discusses second phase development of Alat port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – The World Bank, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Digital Development and Transport and Baku International...

Port of Algeciras inaugurates first solar facility

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has inaugurated the first of its solar panel...

Customs officers at Port of Cork seize cocaine worth €3 million

Cork, Ireland (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – On December 11, 2024, Irish Revenue officers seized over 43 kg of cocaine with a value of around 3...

UniportBilbao reports increased investment in port logistics

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – Companies associated with UniportBilbao, the multimodal cluster of the Port of Bilbao, have started...

Port of Vigo breaks record for daily fish landing

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – Yesterday, Vigo Fishing Port recorded the best night of the year in terms of fish landings. A total of...

New Baleària ferry reduces emissions by 22%

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – Baleària has introduced a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fast ferry on the...

AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale – €71 million deficit

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – An auditors report on the three-year budget of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...

European companies launch alliance for H2med Southwestern Hydrogen Corridor

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – A number of leading European companies have created a new alliance to support the H2Med Southwestern...

Why Alexandroupolis port is strategic for the West

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – A ship needs six to ten days to sail from a Greek Aegean Sea port to Romania’s main Black Sea...

Greek privatisation agency receives ISO recertification

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 12, 2024 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF,TAIPED), has been successfully audited and...

Sciacca & Termini Imerese join AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) December 12, 2024 – The management of the ports of Sciacca, in the Agrigento area, and Termini Imerese, in the...

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