Inland Ports & Waterways
The activities of inland commercial ports & waterways, including rivers and canals. Includes inland port development and waterway cargo traffic numbers. For example, the Danube river which passes through or touches the borders of 10 countries: Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia, Ukraine and Moldova.
Turkey plans “build and operate model” for the Kanal Istanbul project
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 3, 2021 – Turkey is planning to adopt a “build and operate model” for the Kanal Istanbul project, said...
Port of Novorossiysk again with the highest cargo turnover among Russia’s ports with 104.79 million tonnes in Jan-Sep’21
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 29, 2021 – Cargo turnover of Russia’s seaports during the first nine months of 2021 was 622.05 million tonnes...
Russia delays ships crossing Kerch Strait to and from Mariupol and Berdyansk
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 27, 2021 – As part of an unannounced blockade of the Sea of Azov last September, Russia increased the...
Ukraine’s Chornomorsk Port to boost its competitiveness with a PPP – EBRD and IFC assist
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 22, 2021 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and International Finance Corporation...
RFC Amber trials longer trains
On 20 October 2021, freight train operator GYSEV CARGO operated the first 740 m long Demo-Train on the Sopron – Budapest section of the AMBER Rail...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan promotes Kanal Istanbul
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 11, 2021 – Speaking at the 12th Transport and Communication Council at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport, President...
Senior EBRD manager visits Giurgiuleşti, Moldova
Moldova, Romania (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – Matteo Patrone, Managing Director for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus at the European Bank for...
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay promotes Kanal Istanbul Project at conference
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 23, 2021 – Speaking at the start of the 7th International Blue Black Sea Congress held...
The Neva 2021 exhibition & conference opens in St. Petersburg
Neva 2021, the 16th International Exhibition and Conference for Commercial Shipping, Shipbuilding, Offshore Energy, Ports, Inland Waterways and Oceanography,...
Russian seaport cargo traffic increases slightly Jan-Aug 2021
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – In January-August 2021, Russian seaports handled 552.75 million tons of cargo, up 1.6% on the same...
Analysis – Caspiy and Martrade advance plans for modernisation of berths in Olya port on the Caspian Sea
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) September 1, 2021 – PLC Caspiy has received from Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development resident status for the port-type...
New appointments in Ukrainian ports
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 30, 2021 – In the quiet summer months Ukrainian ports saw a number of new high-level appointments. Vladimir Ilyich...
President Erdoğan: “Kanal Istanbul will take its place in history as one of the most important values of our country”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “Kanal Istanbul, whose contributions to Turkey are incomparably higher than the cost of the project, will take its...
Minister Karaismailoğlu spoke at the closing session of the 12th Transport and Communications Council
Karaismailoğlu said, “With our vision in line with our Transportation and Logistics Master Plan and Strategic Plan, we will continue on our way by taking...
Minister Karaismailoğlu spoke at the closing session of the Turkey Maritime Summit
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 4, 2021 – Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Adil Karaismailoğlu, spoke at the closing session of the...
Swissterminal Group begins operations in France
Frenkendorf, Switzerland, 30 June 2021: Swissterminal AG will officially take over the operation of three inland ports in the Alsace region – Ottmarsheim,...
EBRD details investment in Giurgiuleşti International Free Port, Moldova
Chișinău, Romania (Ports Europe) June 29, 2021 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has published a...
Minister attend meeting to review port of Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Director of the Inland Navigation Directorate of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure participated in the final conference of the EU project...
The foundation of the Kanal Istanbul Sazlidere bridge is launched
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 28, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, headed by Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu, has published a...
Ukraine and European Business Association discuss river and sea infrastructure
The first meeting between Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuri Vaskov and representatives of the Logistics Committee of the European Business Association...