Ferries
Port activities linked to the handling of ferries and ferry passengers. Includes passenger terminal investment.
Fred. Olsen Express launches new route between El Hierro and Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – Fred. Olsen Express has launched a new route between El Hierro and...
Svishtov-Zimnicea Danube ferry with a night service
Svishtov, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 3, 2025 – Due to the high demand and the long lines of trucks at the only two bridges between Bulgaria and Romania...
Tender for a new €10 mln lake ferry near Varna port
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 30, 2024 – A tender for the procurement of a new ferryboat (motorized platform), designed to transport passengers,...
Second run for Varna-Poti railway ferry
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 25, 2024 – The Georgian-flagged ferry AIA (IMO: 9120384) will transport 39 rail tankers for the second time from...
New Baleària ferry reduces emissions by 22%
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – Baleària has introduced a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fast ferry on the...
EU ports handled 395.3 million passengers in 2023
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 9, 2024 – In 2023, ports in the European Union handled 395.3 million passengers, up 5.8% increase on 2022...
New passenger terminal for Souda port, Crete
Souda, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – The national privatisation agency, Taiped, will issue a tender for a new passenger terminal at the...
Balearia takes over Tarifa-Tangier maritime line
Tarifa, Spain (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – The Baleària shipping company has been awarded a 15-year contract to operate the shipping line...
Tanger Med handles more traffic during 2024 Marhaba season
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – During the 2024 Marhaba season, the Tanger Med port complex handled 1.73 million passengers and...
New Black Sea railway ferry line Varna-Poti
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – The Georgian-flagged Ro-Ro ferryboat AIA (IMO: 9120384) opened a few days ago a line between the Bulgarian...
New Caspian ferry line Turkmenbashi-Olya might finally launch
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – After years of talks, in the near future, a regular ferry service may finally be launched between...
Port of Sète forecasts 220,000 passengers in 2024
Sète, France (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – By year-end, the Port of Sète in southern France estimates that it will have handled around 220,000...
Varna-Batumi ferry line plan sinks
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – The attempt to resume the ferry line between Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna and Georgia’s Batumi using...
Piraeus Port Authority, Q3 2024 cargo volumes
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – The cruise sector grew traffic with a number of ships rising (+9.2%) and the total number of passengers...
Condor Ferries to end its winter services linking Cherbourg to Channel islands
Poole, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – Condor Ferries has decided to end its winter services linking Cherbourg to Jersey and Guernsey,...
Channel Islands to support French ferry line
Jersey, Channel Islands (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – The Channel Islands’ government has agreed to provide financial support of GBP 140,000 to...
The first trip of Burgas-Istanbul ferry was cancelled
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 9, 2024 – The Turkish company İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret (IDO) today cancelled the start of a new...
Ferries are endangered species in the Black Sea
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 5, 2024 – The once booming ferryboat services market in the Black Sea is almost extinct. Out of more than 10...
Operation Marhaba sees 45,690 passengers use Al Hoceima port
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – This year’s Operation Marhaba event saw 45,690 Moroccan passengers pass through the port of Al...
New Burgas-Istanbul ferry line as of October 11
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – The Turkish company İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret (IDO) will start a new ferry service...