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Trade unions, shipowners discuss Trapani port problems 

Trapani, Italy (Ports Europe) August 6, 2018 – The problems of the port sector were discussed in a meeting of trade union representatives, shipowners...

Baleària uses third of its fleet to service OPE routes

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 6, 2018 – Spanish shipping companyBaleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. is currently operating with a third of its...

OPE boosts Málaga port’s passenger traffic 

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) August 6, 2018 – Operación Paso del Estrecho (OPE) has experienced a significant growth, with very positive results in...

Italy’s Tirrenia constructing 4,200 linear metre ro-ro ship in Germany

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – Italian ferry company Tirrenia is constructing a new 4,200 linear metre ro-ro ship in the German shipyard...

Motril port sees increased first half 2018 traffic figures

Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – The port of Motril closed the first half of the year with a merchandise growth of 34%, from 1.1 million...

Baleària to invest €60 million in converting ferries to natural gas 

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Baleària plans to invest €60 million ($70.1 million) to convert five ferries...

Operation Paso del Estrecho passenger traffic reduces at Almería port

Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Between June 15, the date on which Operation Paso del Estrecho (OPE) officially began, and on July 25, the...

Almería port reports improved cargo and passenger traffic in first half of 2018

Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) July 30, 2018 – Mari Carmen Ortiz, president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería),...

Traffic of the port of Gandia increased 15.17% during the first half of the year

Gandia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The port of Gandia closed the first half of the year with an increase of 15.71% in freight traffic. In...

Motril port renews three concessions

Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The Board of Directors of the Port of Motril has approved the administrative concessions requested by German...

Italy’s Moby, Tirrenia merger not to lead to workforce downsizing

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The merger of Italian ferry companies Moby and Tirrenia will not lead to any negative effects on the number of...

Algeciras port calls tender for OPE service area 

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – Algeciras port has called a tender for the construction of the service area of Operation Paso del Estrecho...

Palermo port attracts interest of ferry, cruise companies

Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) July 23, 2018 – Cruise companies and groups that manage ferry lines and motorways of the sea are ready to invest in the port of...

Mesta port, Chios, remains under-used

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 21, 2018 – The coastal connection of the port of Mesta, Chios island, with the port of Piraeus was the main theme of...

Portugal unveils regular Portimão-Funchal sea link

Portimão, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – Portugal’s Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, visited Portimão for the reception ceremony of...

New company Alboran starts Málaga port-Tanger Med ferry service

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Alboran, owned 50% by Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas SA and Maritima Peregar SA group, has set up a...

Italian court cancels fine imposed on Moby, CIN

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – The Italian Regional Administrative Court for Lazio has cancelled the fine of €29.2 million ($34.2 million) that...

Spain’s Baleària adds “Eco Aire” ship to Formentera-Ibiza line

Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – Spanish ferry company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas SA has added the “Eco Aire” ship to the service...

Grimaldi Group handles 157,000 passengers on Livorno-Olbia line in Jan 1-Jun 24

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – Italy’s Grimaldi Group said it handled 157,000 passengers and 54,000 vehicles on the Livorno-Olbia-Livorno...

Eurogate, Trasmediterránea, Baleària and Malaga port prepared for Operation Paso del Estrecho

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – The Port of Malaga has prepared new infrastructure to service Operation Paso del Estrecho, which began on...

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