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HHLA sees container traffic down -14.6% in first half

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 17, 2023 – Container throughput at HHLA’s container terminals decreased year-on-year by 14.6% to 2.87 million...

Update: AD Ports signs Kazakhstan port terminal agreement

Kuryk, Kazakstan (Ports Europe) August 17, 2023 – An agreement for the construction of a grain terminal and a multifunctional marine terminal Sarzha in...

Port of La Spezia cargo traffic down -4.2% in first half of 2023

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – In the first six months of the year, 6,445,618 tons of goods passed through the La Spezia terminals,...

Defiant German ship sails out of Odessa despite Russian threats

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – In a show of defiance and with complete disregard for Russian threats, the first merchant ship has used...

Russia again attacks Ukrainian Danube ports exporting grain

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – Ukraine’s air force on Wednesday said a large group of Russian army drones entered the mouth of the Danube...

Port of Vigo taking steps to attract largest cruise ships

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – The Port of Vigo is taking steps to attract the largest cruise ships. Cruises are one of the fastest-growing...

Port of Genoa able to transport 4 m high road trailers by rail

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – The newly rebuild Facchini 1 tunnel, included in the route of the Terzo Valico dei Giovi – Genoa...

Event: Black and Caspian Freight Forum 2023

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – The “Black and Caspian Freight Forum 2023: corridors, cargos, infrastructure” will take...

Port of Venice reports total cargo down nearly 5% in first half

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 10, 2023 – The Port of Venice has reported total cargo handled of 12.34 million tons in the first half of 2023, down...

TransContainer company builds container terminal in Moscow region

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – Usady Container Terminal LLC, part of Transcontainer, will construct and operate a container terminal in...

ICTSI handled 6.27 million TEUs in Jan-Jun2023, +9%

Manila, Philippines (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – ICTSI handled consolidated volume of 6.27 million TEUs in the six months ended June 30, 2023, +9%...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Jul’23

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-June 2023 period increased by 9.3% compared to the first...

Normal navigation in the Danube following August rains

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – Following the rainy start to August, the low-flow situation in the Danube River is easing further, with...

Ege Port Kuşadası celebrates two decades

KuÅŸadası, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – Ege Port KuÅŸadası, Turkey’s leading cruise port has celebrated its 20th anniversary. It...

Valenciaport increases use of rail transport

València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) 2,180 trains, an average of 87 per...

LNG Croatia’s Krk terminal receives 70th vessel

Krk, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – Yesterday, LNG Croatia’s Krk terminal received its 70th vessel since starting operations in 2021. The...

Gijon LNG storage plant receives first commercial cargo

Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – Spanish energy company Endesa’s El Musel liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage site in Gijon has received...

Algeria’s port railway dream

El-Hamdania, Algeria (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – Algeria has an overly ambitious program to establish railway links between its Mediterranean ports in...

Railways play a catch-up game to larger ports

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – When a large vessel carrying for example 5,000 containers arrives at a port, the terminal is, for a...

Russian ports handled 526.8 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Jul’23

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-July 2023 increased by 9.3% compared to the same period last...

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