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Slovenia

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.

Slovenia seizes over 15,000 tonnes of undeclared cigarettes

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – Slovenian customs officials seized more than 15,000 tonnes of undeclared cigarettes at Koper port in...

Port of Koper invests in solar power

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – Efforts to achieve the Port of Koper’s energy transition goals are increasingly being implemented...

Cocaine discovered in Port of Koper

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – Slovenian police have confiscated 260 kilograms of cocaine in the port of Koper. The seizure occurred...

Lidl establishes Tailwind Intermodal for Koper cargo

Graz, Austria (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – Lidl, the German international discount retailer chain, has established Tailwind Intermodal GmbH to handle...

Port of Koper tests electric tractor

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 6, 2024 – The Port of Koper is currently testing an Koper tests electric tractorelectric tractor manufactured by...

Port of Koper makes annual “environment” payment to municipality

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – Last year, the Port of Koper and the Municipality of Koper signed an agreement on the implementation...

Port of Koper sees slight fall in cargo traffic in 2023

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Luka Koper, operator of Koper port, has reported a slight fall in total cargo traffic in 2023, but...

Port of Koper inaugurates new lorry terminal

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – The Port of Koper has inaugurated a lorry terminal in the Sermin area of the port, which is operated...

Port of Koper reports record for car handling

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Luka Koper achieved an extraordinary feat just before the end of the year by breaking the vehicle...

State and local municipality welcome income from Luka Koper

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The Port of Koper, operated by Luka Koper dd, contributes both to the state and the local municipality...

EIB loans finance for Koper and Divača railway expansion

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €250 million loan agreement with 2TDK Družba za...

Port of Koper reports record car and Ro-Ro traffic

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – The Port of Koper has reported that November was a record month for the terminal which handles car and...

Luka Koper, new board members, business plan approved

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – The supervisory board of Luka Koper has approved new members of the company’s management board...

Port of Koper welcomes delegation from Poland

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – Earlier this week, the Port of Koper welcomed the ambassador of Poland, Mrs. exc. Krzysztof...

VinFast & Luka Koper sign agreement for electric vehicle handling

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – VinFast and Luka Koper have signed an agreement to establish Ro-Ro terminal services for VinFast...

cargo-partner launches LCL service for sea freight for dangerous goods

Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) November 9, 2023 – Logistics provider cargo-partner has launched a new LCL sea freight consolidation service for dangerous...

Slovenian seaports see freight down slightly in August

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 19, 2023 – Slovenia’s seaports handled 14.4 million tonnes of freight in January-August 2023, slightly down -4.3%...

Port of Koper looks to build trade with Vietnam

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – The Port of Koper is looking to build trade with Vietnamese ports and has hosted a delegation from the...

National Council of Switzerland visits Port of Koper

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 11, 2023 – Yesterday, Luka Koper hosted Martin Candinas, President of the National Council of Switzerland. He was...

HMM starts Koper-Piraeus transshipment service

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – The South Korean shipowner HMM has started a new connection with Koper with connecting transhipment in...

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