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.
European Federation of Inland Ports backs the European Commission’s roadmaps to navigating the future of European inland waterway transport
25 June 2021 The European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) supports the aims and roadmap set out by the “NAIADES III: Boosting future-proof European inland...
Kanal Istanbul will connect the world to Turkey
Minister Karaismailoğlu made examinations in the area before the “Kanal Istanbul Bridge Groundbreaking Ceremony”, one of the most important...
Port Authority of Seville approves actions to promote river tourism
The Board of Directors of the Seville Port Authority (APS) today approved the award of administrative authorizations for the use of the new quay at the Tablada...
Analysis – New container and breakbulk shipping line: from Yarimca, via Don-Volga rivers canal, into Aktau and Turkmenbashi, then to China and back
Yarimca, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The big losers of the yet to be launched new container and breakbulk shipping line, linking Marmara (Yarimca...
Port of Mariupol affected by Russia-Ukraine cold war in the Azov Sea
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – Mariupol, Ukraine’s largest Azov Sea port, is almost ready for the opening of a new modern grain complex on...
EBRD acquires operator of Giurgiulesti International Free Port, Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova (Ports Europe) May 19, 2021 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said that it has acquired 100% of the...
Analysis – Danube River–Aegean Sea Canal project surpasses the craziness of Kanal Istanbul
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – A megalomanic project to construct a Danube River–Aegean Sea Canal has been a Serbian dream for well...
Kanal Istanbul construction to start in June
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – A sod-turning ceremony for the Kanal Istanbul project will be held by the end of June. Despite opposition to...
In January-April 2021 freight traffic on the Dnieper increased by 1.2 million tons
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 13, 2021 – The River Information Service of Ukraine (RIS) has reported that in the first 4 months of 2021, cargo traffic...
Danube Logistics presents the fifth release of its annual Carbon Footprint Report
Danube Logistics presents the fifth release of its annual Carbon Footprint Report developed in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol – May 11, 2021...
DP World expands European inland network through Swissterminal tender success to operate three Alsace ports
DP World has significantly expanded its European inland network, adding three key ports in the Alsace region through its affiliate company, Swissterminal...
Lifting the curtain on the reverberations of the Suez blockage – Maersk
On Tuesday March 23, a 400-meter-long container vessel ran aground and became lodged sideways across the waterway in the Suez Canal. Almost a week in and with...
Russia: Extended meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council
Kazan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 6, 2021 – An Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting took place on April 30 in Kazan and was attended by government...
Swiss Rhine ports: Handling statistics 1st quarter 2021 – Cargo handling at previous year’s level
At a good 1.25 million t, the cargo throughput in the Swiss Rhine ports in the first quarter of 2021 is roughly at the level of the corresponding period of the...
Karasu port to add Ro-Ro service to Burgas after the one to Constanta
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 3, 2021 – Studies have started for the establishment of a Ro-Ro line between Bulgaria’s second largest Black Sea port...
Slovakia plans LNG terminal in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia (Ports Europe) April 30, 2021 – State-owned Public Ports has said that a €40 million ($48.4 million) liquified natural gas (LNG)...
Russia looks to develop Astrakhan port facilities
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 22, 2021 – The Minister of Transport, Vitaly Savelyev, has held discussions with Igor Babushkin, governor of the...
Valenciaport is managing normally 32,313 containers affected by the Suez Canal blockage
Between 6 and 16 April, the docks of the port area have assumed the loading and unloading operations of 10 vessels detained in the Suez Canal with complete...
Positive results of freight traffic on the Dnieper in the first quarter of 2021
The first quarter of 2021 showed positive statistics of freight traffic on the Dnieper; a positive trend is observed for all major categories of goods –...
Kanal Istanbul construction to start this summer – first financing banks mentioned
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 12, 2021 – The tenders for the Kanal Istanbul project will start in the coming months and construction is expected to...