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.
Brothers in … sanctions: Russia, Iran, Syria
Sevastopol, Crimea (PortSEurope) September 6, 2019 – Russia, via occupied Crimea, has offered U.S. sanctions-hit Iran use of its Black Sea ports to transport...
ERDF to invest €363.3 million in bridge over Danube in Romania
Romania: faster movements across the Danube and to neighbouring countries – September 2, 2019 The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is...
Suez Canal Container Terminal to open reefer repair hub to all brands
The Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), strategically located at the mouth of the Suez Canal in Egypt, has announced its intention to open its reefer...
Egypt reviews new Suez Canal achievements
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has produced the following information on the 4th anniversary of the new Suez Canal. Celebrating the 4th anniversary of the New...
European Commission approves €27.4 million for multimodal platform in the Port of Galați
European Commission approves €27.4 million for multimodal platform in the Port of Galați – July 30, 2019 The European Commission has approved, under...
Medlink sees growth in inland transport of dangerous goods
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 19, 2019 – Medlink Safe has recorded growth of +67% in 2018 and today, with the arrival of XPO Logistics and LPO...
Analysis – Iran wants to take over Iraqi and Syrian cargo flow with Latakia port & railway line
Latakia, Syria (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – Iran, Syria and Iraq are discussing the construction of a railway line connecting the Iran’s Imam Khomeini...
USPA uses Zelensky Odessa port visit to highlight investment concerns
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 15, 2019 – President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has visited Odessa port, where Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority...
Dubai Ports World with a Danube river ports push
Ruse, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 14, 2019 – After being awarded a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement to operate the Serbian inland port of Novi Sad...
Constanta port plans dredging work
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 12, 2019 – The port of Constanta has started making arrangements for forthcoming dredging work. The dredging works...
Suez Canal pays €3.8 billion to Egypt’s treasury in 2019
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – Egypt’s finance ministry has said the Suez Canal Authority paid EGP 72 billion ($4.3 billion/€3.8...
Marseille port part of Rhône-Saône-Méditerranée transport study
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – A new study has made it possible to estimate the development potential of river transport in the...
Suez Canal’s investment opportunities are very promising
Suez, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 30, 2019 – Suez Canal’s investment opportunities are very promising there are new projects that are being...
First international transport and logistics exhibition Caspian Ports & Shipping 2019 held in Aktau port
News – Trans-Caspian International Transport (TITR) – May 15, 2019 On May 13-15, 2019, the first international transport and logistics exhibition...
P&O Ports appointed operator of Novi Sad port, Serbia
Novi Sad, Serbia (PortSEurope) May 13, 2019 – P&O Ports, part of DP World, has been awarded a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement to operate...
Egypt’s government dismisses rumours about partial privatisation of Suez Canal
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 7, 2019 – Egypt’s government has dismissed rumours about the potential privatisation of parts of the Suez Canal...
Analysis – Kanal Istanbul – the largest construction project in the world for a decade
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 1, 2019 – Construction works for Canal (Channel, Kanal) Istanbul project, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of...
Analysis – Syria signs 49-year contract for operation, overhaul of Tartus port with Russia’s Stroytransgaz
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) April 25, 2019 – The Syrian authorities have concluded a 49-year investment contract with Russian company Stroytransgaz for the...
Suez Canal Authority, China’s Tianjin to develop 2nd phase of TEDA Industrial Zone
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) April 25, 2019 – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s...
METRANS starts new block-train service between Koper port and Enns
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 – The Luka Koper port authority has reported a new railway service connecting Enns, in Austria, with Koper...