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Port activities linked to the handling of ferries and ferry passengers. Includes passenger terminal investment.

Shipping companies return to operate on the Algeciras-Ceuta line

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – With the end of the state of alarm in Spain due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, the shipping companies...

Works at Gelibolu New Ferry Terminal continue

Çanakkale, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 13, 2020 – Land reclamation continues on the future site of the Gelibolu New Ferry Terminal (Gelibolu Yeni...

Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy: Modernization of ferry transport continues steadily

The policy of strengthening the country’s shipping network, which began last year with a decision by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Giannis...

Work to start on construction of Gelibolu New Ferry Terminal, Turkey

Çanakkale, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 5, 2020 – Following a tender last February, Tokdemir Engineering signed a contract in May with Türkiye Denizcilik...

Consortium to build new Cap Janet passenger terminal in Marseille port

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 31, 2020 – Marseille port authority has selected four local companies to construct the new Terminal International du...

Coronavirus, an additional daily maritime connection with Sicily

News – Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport – Minister De Micheli signed the decree – April 22, 2020 The Minister of Infrastructure and...

Greek ports see increased cargo in Q3 2019

Hellenic Statistical Authority – Traffic of passengers, goods and mobile units in greek ports: 3rd quarter 2019 (Provisional data) – March 17, 2020...

Valenciaport issues tender for new public passenger terminal

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 4, 2020 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has issued a tender the...

Tirrenia di Navigazione receives good and bad news from the EU Commission

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 3, 2020 – The European Commission has ruled that the public service compensation granted since 2009 to Tirrenia di...

Port of Cork’s response to Brittany Ferries decision to end Cork to Santander ferry route

Port of Cork’s Response to Brittany Ferries Decision To Finish the Cork to Santander Ferry Route – January 29, 2020 The Port of Cork have been informed...

Ukraine and Austria discuss improved transport links

Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladislav Krikliy met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to Ukraine Hernot...

Algerian ports see marginal increase in 2019

Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 2, 2020 – Serport, the state-owned manager of 10 ports, has reported total cargo in 2019 of 120 million tonnes,...

Brittany Ferries maintains commitment to Ireland-Spain route; moves departure port to Rosslare

Brittany Ferries – News Release – January 20, 2020 Brittany Ferries has announced that it is to move its Ireland/Spain sailings from Cork to...

Valencia port plans new passenger terminal

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 16, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) plans to...

New catamaran line between Burgas and Istanbul

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 16, 2019 – A new catamaran/fast ferry line will start operations on July 1, 2020, between Bulgaria’s second...

Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Brittany Ferries to acquire Condor Ferries

14th November 2019 Brittany Ferries, in consortium with the Columbia Threadneedle European Sustainable Infrastructure Fund (ESIF), has reached an agreement to...

Croatia to modernise port of Zigljen

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2019 – Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butkovic, has signed an agreement to finance...

Ferry connection between Skadovsk port and Zonguldak Turkish port planned

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 7, 2019 – Skadovsk port has hosted a meeting of the port administration, Kherson Oblast Administration and...

Enedis and Marseille Fos port sign partnership for new connection of Marseille basins to public electricity network

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 18, 2019 – Enedis and the port of Marseille Fos have signed an agreement for a new connection of the Marseille...

OPE closes with 142,955 passengers in Malaga port, 15% up on 2018

The increase in vehicles is close to 32% when reaching 29,949, compared to 22,696 that embarked and disembarked in Malaga last year. The sub-delegate of the...

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