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Slovenia is a republic in southeastern Europe: member of the European Union; it has just 47km of coastline on the Northern Adriatic Sea which is the location of Koper port, the country’s only seaport; the port is managed by state-owned Luka Koper d.d.

Prime Minister Šarec and Chinese Premier on possibilities for expanding relations between the two countries

News Release – Prime Minister Šarec and Chinese Premier on possibilities for expanding relations between the two countries – April 11, 2019...

Koper port’s cargo traffic falls slightly in Q1

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – Koper port handled 5.919 million tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2019, down from 6.077 million...

Koper port to participate in 16+1 summit as Slovenia eyes improvement of ties with China

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 11, 2019 – Port operator Luka Koper d.d. will participate in the Dubrovnik summit of the 16+1 initiative, which...

Venice, Trieste and Koper ports sign SECNET agreement

Koper, Slovenia, March 28, 2018 – The SECNET project was officially concluded today in Trieste, which was held in the framework of the European project...

Koper port piloting services employees to launch strike in April

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – Koper port’s piloting services employees plan to launch a strike on April 3 to demand greater safety at...

Koper port increases export capacity to Austria businesses

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 21, 2019 – At a business event near Koper, 26 Austrian companies active in the logistics, transport, IT and civil...

Koper port hosts promotional event in Cairo

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – Port operator Luka Koper d.d. has held its now annual event in Cairo with its Egyptian business partners,...

Koper port generates 10 times higher revenue than Croatian competitor Rijeka

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – Koper port last year generated revenues of €226 million ($255 million), which is 7% more than in 2017. Net...

Luka Koper reports 2018 net operating profit of €60 million, up 71%

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 24, 2019 – Luka Koper Group has reported a net operating profit for 2018 of €60 million ($68.05 million), up...

Luka Koper adds rail capacity to speed up vehicle handling

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 24, 2019 – Following the announcement last week that the local Kolektor CGP has won the contract to build...

Koper port awards railway lines construction contract to Kolektor CPG

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 22, 2019 – Luka Koper has selected the bid of Slovenian company Kolektor CPG in a tender for the construction of new...

Koper port could benefit from EIB railway finance

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 17, 2019 – It has been reported that the European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering providing finance for the...

Amber Rail Freight Corridor becomes operational

Koper, Slovenia, February 13, 2019 – With the publication of paths for international freight trains in mid-January 2019 the Amber Rail Freight Corridor...

Luka Koper among finalists in Golden Thread 2018 competition

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – Luka Koper is one of the seven finalists for the research project Golden Thread 2018 in the category...

Luka Koper refinances loans

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – Luka Koper, d.d., operator of Koperport, has refinanced part of its long-term loans by executing two...

Slovenian government agrees to second railway track between Koper and Divača

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The Slovenian government has agreed to investment in a second railway track between Koper and Divača,...

Koper port reports increased cargo traffic in 2018

In 2018 a total of 24 million tonnes of cargo were handled in the port of Koper, a 3 % rise compared to the 2017. Containers continued with a steady 8 %...

Koper port works on strategic business plan for 2020-2025

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – In the first quarter of 2019, Luka Koper, the operator of Koper port, will prepare a new Strategic...

Luka Koper sells 15.2% stake in Portorož airport operator

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Serbian entrepreneur Miodrag Kostić has taken control of the capital of Slovenian airport...

Luka Koper publishes business plan for 2019 and business performance summary for 2018

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – Luka Koper d.d. has published the summary of the Business plan of Luka Koper, d. d., and Luka Koper...

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