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Kalmar launches new electric empty container handler
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – Kalmar has launched a new electric empty container handler. The Kalmar electric empty container handler...
Mersin Port International names new Sanmar tugboat
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – Mersin International Port (MIP) has held the naming ceremony for its latest new tugboat at the port. It was...
Sanmar prepares new tugboat for Port of Burgas
Altinova, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – Sanmar has carried out a naming ceremony for a new tugboat “Alioth” to be delivered to BMG...
Safaga Port, Egypt, issues cold ironing tender
Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – AD Ports has issued a tender for dock electrification (cold ironing) at its multipurpose terminal...
Iran wants to use INSTC to move coal from Russia to India
Mumbai, India (Ports Europe) June 11, 2024 – Iran has announced plans to transport coal from Russia to India via Iran’s railway network, said the...
Jan de Nul, Fortescue to connect Africa, Europe for green electrons
Rabat, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 11, 2024 – Belgian marine contractor Jan de Nul and Australia’s Fortescue will work jointly on a project to lay...
FAO Report: Global fisheries and aquaculture production reaches a new record high
Aquaculture surpasses capture fisheries in aquatic animal production for the first time, the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 says – June 7,...
Port of Cadiz starts work on “cold ironing”
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Cadiz (APBC) has started work on the connection between the Las Cortes...
Container Port Performance Index 2024 – Top Italian ports – Ranking
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence have published the fourth edition of Container Port...
Port of Barcelona: environment impact of 2nd container terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The Port Authority of Barcelona (APB) has released public information on the environmental impact of its...
Valencia Containerized Freight Index decreases by -12.98% in May
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – In May 2024, the Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) which is based on the export prices...
Port of Antwerp completes first dredging of Southern Canal Dock
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp has completed the first stage of the dredging of the Southern Canal Dock at the...
Turkish shipyard launches second ferry for Scottish Isles
Yalova, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The Cemre Shipyard has launched a second ferry to Caledonian MacBrayne in Scotland. The vessel, MV Loch...
Port of Gioia Tauro to demolish three large cranes
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) June 9, 2024 – Three large cranes, no longer used by operator Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), will be demolished....
More cargo, less crude oil in Algeria’s Bejaia port in Q1’24
Bejaia, Algeria (Ports Europe) June 8, 2024 – Algeria’s Mediterranean port of Béjaïa (Bejaia) increased cargo handling by +5.11% in the first quarter of...
Posidonia 2024 sees flury of new business deals
The 28th edition of the biennial Posidonia Exhibition came to an end today proving once again that it is the most sought-after event to conduct business and...
La Spezia Container Terminal: Molo Ravano expansion tender
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2024 – The La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) has published a tender for the expansion of the new Molo Ravano in...
Beirut: Cargo traffic – March, Q1 2024
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – The Port of Beirut has published total cargo traffic for March 2024. In March 2024, total cargo traffic was...
Beirut: Container (TEU) traffic – March, Q1 2024
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – The Port of Beirut has published total container (TEU) traffic for March and Q1, 2024. In March 2024, total...
Port of Marseille to gain cargo with Marcegaglia steel works
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – The Italian Marcegaglia group is in the process of acquiring the former Ascometal steelworks in...