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Alpe Adria Spa improves half year traffic handling

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2022 – Alpe Adria Spa has improved half year traffic handling in 2022. The company operated 6,000 trains and...

Russia’s containerized cargo market is losing ground

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 9, 2022 – Russia’s containerized cargo market is losing ground decreasing by -15.6% in the first eight months of...

The VCFI index records a 3.2% drop

The VCFI index records a 3.2% drop in the cost of Mediterranean freight in September – October 7, 2022 The Valencia Containerised Freight...

Sanctions-hit Russia redirects cargo transshipment to the South

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – Sanctions-hit Russia is redirects cargo transshipment to the South and replacing containers with oil....

New terminals to increase cargo capacity of Olya port to 4 mln tonnes

Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) October 5, 2022 – Two new terminals to increase cargo capacity of Olya port to 4 million tonnes. The reconstruction of berths No....

China to help Russia build container factory

Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) October 4, 2022 – China is set to help Russia build container factory near near the Russian Caspian Sea port of Olya. A Chinese...

EUROKAI terminals see container throughout down in H1 2022

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 30, 2022 – The EUROKAI Group, which includes CONTSHIP, reported an overall fall of -14% in container (TEU)...

China Ports Container volume rises 4.1% in from January to August 2022

China Ports Container volume rises 4.1% in from January to August 2022,Ningbo Containerized Freight Index decease dramatically in September 2022 –...

Russia’s RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 22, 2022 – Russia’s transport company RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa with a multimodal...

Port of Valencia sees mixed results in August cargo traffic

València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 20, 2022 – The Port of Valencia saw mixed results in August cargo traffic figures. Valenciaport saw reductions...

Port of Barcelona sees eight month cargo traffic up nearly 10%

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona sees eight month cargo traffic up nearly 10% and containers up 1.5% Total...

Ukrainian Danube Shipping launches inland waterway container transport

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 16, 2022 – Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company has started a service for inland waterway container transport. Since...

Hapag-Lloyd acquires a 49% stake in the Spinelli Group, Genoa

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 15, 2022 – Hapag-Lloyd has acquired a 49% take in the Spinelli Group of Italy. The Spinelli family control 51%...

Georgian seaports increase cargo traffic in Jan-Jun 2022

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 12, 2022 – Georgian seaports increase cargo traffic in Jan-Jun 2022, reaching 6.3 million tons (mt). This...

Container handling statistics at Turkish ports, January-August 2022

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 9, 2022 – Container handling statistics at Turkish ports in August 2022 show a total of 1.04 million containers...

Italy: Ranking – Top container ports – January-June 2022

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – Assoporti, the Italian port association, has reported cargo figures for the first half of 2022, including...

Port of Constanta receives intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan

ConstanÈ›a, Romania (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Constanta has received intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan via a co-ordinated...

Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) grows 1.1% in August

València, 2nd September 2022 – The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) for August is growing steadily in a scenario in which maritime...

Ranking: Valencia is top Spanish container port in July 2022

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 2, 2022 – The Port of Valencia was the top Spanish container port in July 2022. It handled 445,239 containers...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports reports improved half year results

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) August 31, 2022 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited reported improved results in the first half of 2022. Revenue was $704.6...

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