Ferries
Port activities linked to the handling of ferries and ferry passengers. Includes passenger terminal investment.
Introduction of Vizzavona ship demonstrates success of Corsica Linea
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – The private French shipping company Corsica Linea is to introduce the Vizzavona vessel, a mixed cargo...
Grimaldi Lines, Blu Navy sign commercial agreement
Olbia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 7, 2018 – Italian companies Grimaldi Lines and Blu Navy have signed a commercial agreement to guarantee their customers...
Sicily port workers plan Palermo protest
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – The port workers of Sicily plan to protest today, in front of the Palermo offices of Autorita’ di Sistema...
Moby Lines relaunches Nice-Bastia service
Nice, France (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 –Â This summer, the Italian ferry company Moby Lines SpA will relaunch its new Nice-Bastia (Corsica) service. It...
Alti Fondali quay is now operational in Porto Torres, Sardinia
Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 3, 2018 – The Alti Fondali quay is now operational and is the largest pier in the port. The...
Grimaldi changes the ferries to Brindisi port and confirms the stage in Corfù
Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – The Italian shipping group is replacing two passenger and ro-ro ships operating out of Brindisi port with...
Minoan Lines applies to operate ferry service on Piraeus port-Chania line
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – Minoan Lines SA has applied to operate a ferry service on the Piraeus-Chania (Crete) route. The Ministry of...
AlmerÃa-Nador line relaunch can have positive impact on Melilla port
Melilla, Spain (PortSEurope) May 21, 2018 – The president of Melilla port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Melilla), Miguel MarÃn, has said that the...
Fred Olsen, Naviera Armas complain of poor infrastructure at Canary ports
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2018 – Fred Olsen and Naviera Armas SA, the two large shipping companies that operate in the Canary...
Brittany Ferries commences Cork-Santander port service
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) May 13, 2018 –Â Brittany Ferries’ previously announced new route between the Irish port of Cork and northern...
Boluda receives prize from Las Palmas port foundation
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 9, 2018 – Boluda Corporación MarÃtima has been awarded the Ports of Las Palmas Prize 2018, in the...
Torremar names board member
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 9, 2018 – Italian ferry company Torremar has said it confirmed Pietro Dapelo and Matteo Savelli as president and CEO,...
Concession for Olbia port set to expire in August
Olbia, Sardinia (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 –Â On August 19, 2018, the concession contract for the management of Olbia port services expires, a concession...
Murcia region calls for launch of regular line connecting Cartagena port to Balearic Islands
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – The Murcia regional assembly has unanimously approved a motion urging the central government to study the...
Civitavecchia port inquires about labour contracts of ship serving line to Livorno, Olbia
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Civitavecchia port has turned to the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) to inquire about the...
Corsica Ferries opens line to Balearic Islands
Toulon, France (PortSEurope) April 24, 2018 – Corsica Ferries its line from Toulon to Alcudia, a port in the north of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands,...
Porto 2000 meets the Livorno Chamber of Commerce
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) April 20, 2018 –Â At the invitation of the president of Camera di Commercio della Maremma e del Tirreno (Chamber of...
Santander, Cork ports sign twinning agreement
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) April 19, 2018 – The president of Santander port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander), Jaime Gonzalez, and the...
Toulon meeting discusses telematization of Sardinian ports
Toulon, France (Ports Europe) April 19, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea Port Authority) is...
Baleà ria submits application for EU funding to relaunch Gijón-Nantes MoS
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2018 – Spanish shipping company Baleà ria EurolÃnias MarÃtimas S.A. has submitted an application for economic aid...