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Three cheers for Ukrainian Black Sea grain corridor
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 14, 2023 – Despite the continuing Russian drone and missile attacks on ports and grain export infrastructure in the...
DP World Yarımca starts maritime transport of cars in containers
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – DP World Yarımca is introducing a solution for the maritime transport of cars in containers which...
Update: “Russian tsar of Thessaloniki” to add Volos port to his Greek portfolio
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) with an offer for 51 million euro has been selected as the preferred...
More protests against Snam LNG facility in Vado
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – There has been a further protest against the proposed Snam LNG facility in Vado, Genoa. A protest began...
Enel to resume Porto Empedocle LNG plant project – again
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – Enel has agreed to resume the Porto Empedocle liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant project,...
Wabtec signs railway development agreement with Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec) has signed an agreement with national...
C2X to build large-scale green methanol production for multiple industries
C2X is a new, independent company aiming to build, own and operate assets to produce green methanol at scale. C2X is backed by A.P. Moller Holding, following a...
Port of Taranto blocks China-linked concession
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has blocked a concession to a company linked with China –...
NATO naval exercise near Danube delta, Russia losing its grip on Black Sea
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) September 10, 2023 – Romanian and United States naval forces are the organisers of a multinational naval exercise Sea...
Port of Livorno publishes tender for cold ironing project
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – The Port Authority of Livorno has published a tender for the design and construction of the cold...
Thessaloniki Port Authority launches rail service with Skopje
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) is launching a new container block-train service between...
EBRD to approve $125 mln loan to Damietta Port’s 2nd terminal project
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is set to approve a $125 million loan to...
Kazakh container terminal in Poti to be ready in 2024
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – In October, Kazakhstan’s transport and logistics investment group of companies PTC Holding will start the...
Italian government to disburse €14.7 mln to ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has disbursed an advance of €14.7 million to the 12 Port System...
Russia bombards Ukrainian inland Danube river port of Reni
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – In a development in the Russian war against Ukraine, Russia has attacked the inland river port of Reni. Three...
Delo Group joins Russian-Turkish Dialogue Association
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – Russia’s Delo Group has signed an agreement to join the Russian-Turkish Dialogue Association. Delo...
EBRD lends funds for Mersin International Port expansion
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 18, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a senior loan of up to $50 million...
Port of Trieste issues tenders for Pnrr projects
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – The Port Authority has launched tenders for a value of €160 million in order to start the structural...
Update: Ukraine will help Moldova rebuild 400 km railway to Reni Port with EU funding
Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – War-torn Ukraine will help its poor neighbour Moldova to rebuild a 400 km-long section of the railway line from...
Grimaldi introduces green Ro-Ro ships in Italy-Greece line
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The Grimaldi Group is introducing two state-of-the-art hybrid vessels Eco Catania and Eco...