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Port of Constanta sees reduced handling of Ukrainian grain, Jan-Nov 24

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) December 18, 2024 – In January-November 2024, the Port of Constanta handled 6 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain, down...

Med Marine adds new tugboat tug to fleet

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 18, 2024 – Med Marine is adding a firefighting harbour tug to its fleet after its construction as newbuild ER144...

Hutchison BEST signs crane contract with ZPMC

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 18, 2024 – Hutchison BEST has signed a contract with China’s ZPMC to acquire two new Super Post Panamax...

First train on the Port of Valencia railway motorway is underway after DANA

News Release – Port of Valencia – December 18, 2024 On the occasion of the reactivation of the railway highway of the Port of Valencia, Juan Carlos...

APM Terminals Barcelona awaits electric cranes

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 17, 2024 – Next week, APM Terminals is expecting the arrival of its first electric straddle carriers. These...

Finland orders new icebreaker ship

Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) December 17, 2024 – The Finnish government has said that it has ordered a new icebreaker ship, the “Aino”,...

Baltic Sea, North Sea states take targeted measures against Russian shadow fleet

Tallinn, Estonia (Ports Europe) December 17, 2024 – A group of littoral states around the Baltic Sea and the North Sea have announced that they will...

Spain’s Port of Cartagena expects to break cruise records

Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) December 17, 2024 – In 2025, the Port Authority of Cartagena will surpass its own record for cruise ship tourists. More...

13.5 mln tonnes of cargo via Volga and Don rivers’ system in 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 17, 2024 – Inland waterways cargo transportation via Russia’s Volga and Don rivers in 2024 reached 13.5 million...

Russia’s FESCO with Shanghai-Vladivostok direct container line

Vladivostok, Russia (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – In early December, Russia’s FESCO Transport Group, part of the giant RosAtom state corporation,...

Turkey: Ranking of TEU traffic by port – January-November 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for November 2024...

Turkish Seaports – TEU traffic – January-November 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for November 2024....

Tenerife Container Terminal signs deal with CMA CGM

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – After three years of negotiations, Tenerife Container Terminal (TC...

HHLA CTA terminal receives first remote-controlled container gantry crane

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) receives three new highly automated container gantry cranes, the...

EBRD lends finance to Casablanca & Jorf Lasfar, Morocco

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will loan up to MAD 690 million (65.9...

Iran’s Caspian Sea merchant fleet comprises 87 ships

Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The country has recently increased the number of ships in its Caspian Sea merchant fleet to 87 vessels,...

Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct’23-Nov’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...

Russian ports handled 815.1 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Nov 24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-November 2024 decreased by 2% compared to the first 11 months...

CMA CGM heads consortium with concession in inland Port of Lyon

Lyons, France (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – CMA CGM is heading a consortium that has won a 30-year sub-concession at the port of Lyon. The...

Port of Vigo breaks record for daily fish landing

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – Yesterday, Vigo Fishing Port recorded the best night of the year in terms of fish landings. A total of...

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