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.
Analysis – Recep Tayyip Erdogan says tender for Canal Istanbul project to be held soon
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 13, 2019 – The tender for the Canal (Channel, Kanal) Istanbul project, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of...
Croatia holds forum on investment, protection of the Adriatic, shipping and inland navigation
Ministry of the Sea, Transport & Infrastructure, Croatia – December 7, 2019 Topics such as investment in port infrastructure, protection of the...
Russian and Iranian ports discuss cooperation
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 8, 2019 – The head of Gilan Ports and Maritime Administration, Iran, Hamidreza Abaei, has met with the...
EBRD to help Belarus upgrade key transport corridors
EBRD – December 3, 2019 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to furnish a loan of €259 million for upgrades of key...
Ukraine to work on DIONYSUS project for the integration of ports on the Danube into EU transport system
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 5, 2019 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) is to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the development of...
Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Varna to dredge channels to attract new cargo
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 3, 2019 – Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea port of Varna will have its two main access channel’s dredged to a depth...
Valencia port joins transport conference of Waterborne technology platform
Valenciaport – November 29, 2019 Today, Juan Manuel Díez, Corporate Planning & Control Manager of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV –...
Luka Koper reports its nine-month net profit drop by 29% year-on-year to €34.5 million
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) December 1, 2019 – Luka Koper, operator of Slovenia’s only maritime port, has reported its nine-month...
Ukraine will develop the E-40 waterway
Government of Ukraine – November 25, 2019 A key issue for the development of river transport and logistics is Ukraine’s active participation in the...
Analysis – Iranian ambitions for the Syria’s Mediterranean coast
Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Iran has bolstered its military and economic presence along Syria’s Mediterranean coast, according to...
Serbia: transport of petroleum products by rivers clearly defined by law
Government of Serbia – November 14, 2019 Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure...
EU: Alternative fuel boost for rivers and canals
CEF Transport – November 11, 2019 Europe’s first shore-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker station for inland shipping was inaugurated on 31...
River traffic should be tripled – Vladislav Krikliy
Ukraine – Ministry of Infrastructure – November 12, 2019 River traffic should triple. This was stated by the Minister of Infrastructure...
Capacity expansion of dry cargo terminal at Moldova’s only Danube River port
Giurgiulesti, Moldova (PortSEurope) November 1, 2019 – Danube Logistics, the operator of Moldova’s only port on the Danube River –...
Belarus signs $20 million contract to build port on the Dnieper
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 27, 2019 – Belarus has signed an investment agreement with Beltopenergo to build a river port on the Dnieper...
CNR joins Via Marseille Fos association
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 16, 2019 – On September 25, 2019, CNR (Compagnie Nationale du Rhône) formalized its membership of the Via...
Ukraine dismisses further port managers
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 8, 2019 – Minister of Infrastructure Vladislav Krykliy has signed orders to terminate the employment of Dmytro...
EBRD in Ukraine to discuss project investment
Vladislav Krykliy meets with Jean-Eric de Sachón, Head of the European Investment Bank, Ukraine – September 30, 2019 On September 30, 2019, Minister for...
Ukraine to reform inland waterways transport to EIU standards
One of the main goals of the reform of inland waterway transport is the implementation of EU legislation, – Vladislav Krykliy – September 21, 2019...
Escola Europea – Rail transport and the development of the Iberian Peninsula as a Hub – Atlantic Corridor
September 4, 2019 DidYouKnow – Rail transport and the development of the Iberian Peninsula as a Hub – Atlantic Corridor Should Spain and Portugal jointly...