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Update: To build or not to build – overseas Russian ports

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – In a schizophrenic third change of position in as many months, Russia, isolated from the Western transport...

CMA CGM launches EMED 1 service linking Turkey, Egypt & Lebanon

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The French shipper and logistics group CMA CGM will launch the new EMED1 service on July 8, 2024. The...

BATSO Project launched – maintenance of floating wind turbines

Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The BATSO project has been launched which will define and validate tools and methods for replacing major...

$4.7 billion China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway line

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – Beijing will issue a $2.35 billion loan for the construction of the long-delayed $4.7 billion...

Kazakhstan increases rail exports of fuel oil via Georgian ports

Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – In January-May 2024, Kazakhstan increased rail exports of fuel oil through Georgian ports to 413,200 tons...

Azerbaijan Railways considers operating a terminal in China

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) is considering operating a terminal in China. The aim is to improve land...

Fincantieri and Viking sign contracts for two cruise ships

The order confirms a strong order pipeline as per the Industrial Plan 21 JUNE 2024 Fincantieri and Viking have announced that they have signed contracts to...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-May 2024. Spain’s ports of...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January-May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 236,330,520 tons between January and May, which represents an increase of...

Cargo traffic through Spanish ports +3.5% in Jan-May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Spanish ports of general interest moved a total of 236,330,520 tons between January and May 2024, an...

Venezia Terminal Passeggeri renegotiates concession

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – The Northern Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has approved Venezia Terminal Passeggeri (VTP)’s...

Valenciaport reports positive May 2024 cargo statistics

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has reported positive cargo traffic numbers for May 2024. By sector The export sector...

Central Asia-South Caucasus-Anatolia corridor – CASCA+

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Uzbekistan’s Railways has proposed the creation of a consortium to coordinate cargo transportation...

Alphaliner Top 100 container market ranking

Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 23, 2024 – The June 22, 2024 Alphaliner Top 100 global container market figures list 6,986 active ships, 30,046,280...

Maersk adds fourth vessel to Chornomorsk-Constanta line

Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 23, 2024 – The Maersk container service between Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Chornomorsk (Chernomorsk) and...

The delayed Rasht-Caspian Railway is operational

Rasht, Iran (Ports Europe) June 22, 2024 – The long-delayed Iran’s Rasht-Caspian Railway, connecting the city of Rasht to the country’s Caspian Sea port...

FDR: Insurance issue for Dutch and Europe’s inland waterways

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – European inland waterways face a crisis that could have major consequences for shipowners,...

New EU sanctions against LNG will affect European ports

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – The European Union has agreed new sanctions against Russia which, for the first time, include liquefied...

Odessa ports handle more grain, Constanta less

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – In January-May 2024, the Port of Constanta handled 3.5 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain. This is down...

Cold ironing to start in Porto Nogaro, Friuli Venezia

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The Region Friuli Venezia has delivered the works for the dock electrification system (cold ironing) of the...

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