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Five consortia interested in operating Beirut port container terminal

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – The Ministry of Public Works and Transport issued a tender for the concession of Beirut port container...

CMA CGM completes first transaction relating to sale of eight port terminals to Terminal Link for $815 million

CMA CGM completes a first transaction relating to the sale of eight port terminals to Terminal Link for $815 million in cash – March 26, 2020 The CMA CGM...

EU authorises the sale to Terminal Link shares of CMA CGM in port terminals

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 21, 2020 – The European Commission has approved the transaction whereby the French shipowning group CMA CGM...

YILPORT Holding reports cargo numbers for its terminals in 2019

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 5, 2020 – Last month, Yilport Holding has reported that its terminals globally handled 6.15 million TEU containers...

YILPORT Holding takes over Taranto Container Terminal

News Release – YILPORT – March 3, 2020 Yilport Holding announced the takeover of Port of Taranto’s container terminal. The 49-year concession...

Valenciaport presents new container terminal benefits to local socialist party

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2020 – Aurelio Martínez, president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port...

EBRD joins Mersin International Port $600 million Eurobond issue

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 22, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has joined in a $600 million Eurobond...

APM Terminals Poti formally restarts port expansion permit process

APM Terminals Poti has re-initiated the process of obtaining the necessary permits with a firm intention to build the new deep-water multipurpose port in Poti...

Preliminary figures 2019: HHLA achieves targets for the year

According to preliminary unaudited figures, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its Group revenue by 6.8% to €1.38 billion in the 2019 financial...

COSCO Shipping Ports sees global total of 8.125 million TEU, a year-to-date fall of 4.6%.

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 17, 2020 – In January 2020, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd handled a global total of 8.125 million TEU, a year-to-date fall...

APM Terminals’ Vado Gateway terminal commences operations

The new Vado Gateway terminal, located in Vado Ligure, Italy, received its first commercial service on 11 February 2020. The ship, M/V Maersk Kota, was the...

DP World handles 71 million TEU, reports 1.0% volume growth in 2019

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 4, 2020 DP World handled 71.2 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container...

APM Terminals presents Poti expansion project to government

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 4, 2020 – In a press release today, APM Terminals Poti said that has presented its plans for the creation of a...

Swissterminal and DP World enter strategic partnership

Expected to deliver a strong competitive advantage and enhance the industry-leading position of both companies – January 21, 2020 DP World and...

COSCO Shipping Ports sees 4.8% increase in TEU handled in 2019

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 21, 2020 – In 2019, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd handled a global total of 102.7 million TEU, up 4.8% on the previous...

YILPORT announces new business plan for 2020 and beyond

YILPORT Holding announces new business plan for 2020 and beyond – January 16, 2020 Robert Yuksel Yildirim, the Founder and Chairman of YILPORT Holding,...

95% of replies support the new terminal of the port of Valencia

The Port Authority of Valencia will answer each of the allegations and try to incorporate the improvements that can be assumed. 205 out of a total of 216...

Unanimous support of the Valencian Community to the new container terminal of Valencia port

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has registered up until 14.00 today more than 200 replies from...

PSA International reports increase of over 5% in global container traffic in 2019

Singapore (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) handled 85.2 million containers (TEU) globally in 2019, an increase of 52%....

Gioia Tauro port’s MCT returns to growth

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – After two years of economic uncertainty, the southwest Italian port of Gioia Tauro has returned to...

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