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33% less cargo transported via Azov Sea and Don River ports in 2022
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) December 22, 2022 – 32.7% less cargo was handled by Russian ports on the Azov Sea and Don River (Azov-Don basin) in...
Ukraine’s NIBULON sees exports down by -164%
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Figures released by NIBULON show the continued impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine. From 1 January to 15...
Cruise ships resume services between Turkey and Libya
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Cruise ships have resumed services between Turkey and Libya with a vessel leaving Izmir in Turkey for...
Uzbekistan sends block train to Burgas, Bulgaria
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Uzbekistan has send its first block train to Burgas, Bulgaria along the “Middle Corridor”....
Spinelli invests in new Gottwald crane in Port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – The Spinelli group has announced the arrival of the new Konecranes Gottwald crane of sixth generation...
Southern ports to benefit from Italian government rail investment
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2022 – Southern ports are to benefit from Italian government rail investment in two high-speed projects. Two...
Greece’s ONEX signs shipbuilding contract with Fincantieri
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2022 – Fincantieri and ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group have signed an agreement to establish a...
Italy: Top 10 container ports by TEU traffic – Jan-Sep 2022
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – Assoporti, the Italian ports organisation, has published total cargo figures for January-September 2022,...
Global Ports Holding is preferred bidder for Alicante Cruise Port concession
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH) has been announced as preferred bidder to operate a 15-year cruise port...
Salerno Container Terminal to open new border inspection post
Salerno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Salerno Container Terminal to open new border inspection post today. It has been designed to meet the...
Piraeus Container Terminal handled 359.8k TEU in Nov 2022, -10.5%
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – In November 2022, the Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) handled 359,800 containers (TEU). This is -10.5%...
Total cargo at Valenciaport down in November
València, Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Total cargo handled at Valenciaport was down in November by -6.12% at 73 million tonnes (mt) in the...
EBRD will lend €10 million to the Ukraine’s Grain Alliance Group
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend €10 million to the...
Kyrgyzstan – one of the most landlocked countries – to use Khalifa Port Abu Dhabi
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy has signed an agreement with AD Ports Group (United Arab...
Russia plans container lines from China to St. Petersburg and Novorossiysk ports
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Reduced freight rates for sea container transportation are allowing Russian logistics companies to...
Tunisian ports cargo volumes till September unchanged compared to 2021
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Tunisian commercial ports handled 21.3 million tonnes of cargo during the first nine months of 2022, an...
Chinese wheel loader for the Temryuk-Mechel terminal
Temryuk, Russia (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – Port Mechel-Temryuk has started using a new high-performance Chinese-made wheel loader SANY SMHW-48. This...
Very keen to bypass unreliable Russia, Kazakhstan has identified alternative oil export routes
Tengis, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) December 17, 2022 – Very keen to bypass sanctions-hit Russia as a transit country, Kazakhstan has identified alternative oil...
Sestri shipyards under development in Port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – The Sestri Ponente shipyards in the Port of Genoa are being developed into a state-of-the-art super dock....
Greek port cargo traffic down over -5% in Q2 2022
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – Greek port cargo traffic in the Q2 2022 decreased by -5.6% compared with the 2nd quarter 2021. The...