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.
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...
Amidst arrests and protests Kanal Istanbul start of construction approaches
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 9, 2021 – Kanal Istanbul’s project works and development plans have been completed, and tender preparations are...
The first ship affected by the blockade of the Suez Canal arriving in Barcelona is operating normally
The container ship MSC Amber, the first ship affected by the Suez Canal blockade to arrive at the Port of Barcelona, has docked tonight at the BEST terminal...
Valenciaport easily manages more than 30,000 additional containers from the Suez Canal delay
València, April 7, 2021.- After the arrival today of the Conti Everest and the CMA CGM Centaurus at the docks of the Port of València, there are now three...
Valenciaport is operating normally with the arrival of the first ships that were held up by the blockade of the Suez Canal
València, April 6, 2021- The activity of Valenciaport is proceeding normally after receiving at the docks of the Port of Valencia the first ship that was held...
Opposition to Kanal Istanbul project leads to the arrest of 10 retired admirals
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – Ten Turkish retired admirals were detained after they signed a statement supporting the importance of the...
Port of Algeciras resumes normal operations
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – The APM Terminals facilities in the port of Algeciras have received the container ship...
First ship bound for Spain to be delayed in the Suez Canal arrives at the Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 4, 2021 – APM Terminals has received the Mary Maersk vessel, which was scheduled to arrive on March 31 but was...
Valenciaport prepared to manage traffic held back by the blockade of the Suez Canal
Terminals and shipping companies will focus their management on the coordination of empty containers so that they are in the terminal yards for the shortest...
Port of Barcelona prepares a Contingency Plan to deal with the increase in traffic from Asia
The Port of Barcelona is working on a Contingency Plan to respond to the increase in traffic that will occur when the ships that have been blocked in the Suez...
Valenciaport, ready to manage traffic held up by the Suez Canal blockade
The terminals and shipping lines are going to focus their management on coordinating the empty containers so that they are in the terminal yards for the...
CMA CGM – Situation in Suez Canal #4
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 Dear Valued Customers, The CMA CGM Group is pleased that the action plan implemented by the Suez Canal authorities with the salvage...
Movement of Ukrainian exports not affected by Suez Canal blockage
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 31, 2021 – Stark Shipping has said that the blockage of Suez Canal by the container ship Ever Given has not affected...
Up to three months to clear the containers backlog after the Suez Canal is unblocked
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 30, 2021 – It is expected to take some three months for the delayed containers due to the six-day blockage of the Suez...
Ukraine seeks to develop inland waterways
The start of river transport reform and the restoration of inland waterways is one of the priorities of the Ministry of Infrastructure this year, said the...
Suez Canal Authority: Successful refloating of Ever Given
Suez Canal Authority – March 29, 2021 ​Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), has announced today,...