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Piraeus port will have role in distributing IKEA products regionally
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – Inter IKEA Holding and the local retailer Fourlis Group will invest around €70 million in an...
Belarus exports cargo via Astrakhan port
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – Two years ago, Belarus started exporting cargo via the Russian Caspian Sea port of Astrakhan. This...
Valenciaport closes 2023 with cargo traffic down -2.81%
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) handled 76.74 million tons of cargo in 2023, a decrease of -2.81%....
Update: Russian top 12 container ports in 2023
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – Container turnover of Russian seaports in 2023 was 4.96 million TEU, which is 15% more than in 2022,...
Azerbaijan’s ASCO handled 4.9 mln tons of cargo in 2023
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – In 2023, tankers of Azerbaijan Caspian Sea Shipping CJSC handled 4.9 million tons of cargo. Dry cargo...
Port of Lisbon receives MSC Euribia, zero emissionsÂ
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – On January 24, 2024, the Port of Lisbon received the MSC Euribia, the first cruise ship to undertake a...
Port of Sines joins MSC Dragon network
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – With the first call scheduled for February 5, the Port of Sines will become part of the Dragon Service...
Port of Funchal sees rise in passenger numbers in 2023
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The Port of Funchal, in 2023, registered a movement of 1,031,704 passengers on cruise ships...
Port of Genoa extends concession for Amico & Co
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The port of Genoa has extended the concession of Amico & Co until the end of 2060. Amico & Co...
Astrakhan is a centre of Russia’s Caspian logistics
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Hard pressed by Western sanctions, Russia is trying to find alternative transport routes towards...
Albania’s seaports handled 6.75 mt of cargo, up +75%
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Albania’s Adriatic Sea ports handled a record 6.75 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, a huge +75%...
inwi, Medusa Submarine Cable System to strengthen trans-Mediterranean connectivity
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Global telecom operator inwi and Medusa Submarine Cable System have signed an agreement to reinforce...
Livorno’s FSRU Toscana terminal to shut down for maintenance
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has announced that the FSRU Toscana terminal will undergo extraordinary...
Hapag-Lloyd publishes preliminary business figures for 2023
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Hapag-Lloyd publishes preliminary and unaudited figures for 2023 – earnings down, TEU handling...
Tanger Med handles 8.61 mln TEUs in 2023, up +13.4%
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – In 2023, Tanger Med Port handled 8,617,410 TEUs, up +13.4% on 2022. This is equivalent to 95% of...
FESCO adds ship to Indian service
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – FESCO will add a second ship, FESCO Olga, to the FESCO Indian Line West (FIL-W), which operates...
Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd alliance could boost Rijeka, Croatia
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Earlier this month, the two shipping companies Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd announced a new operational...
HAROPA cargo traffic down -4.5% in 2023
Paris, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – The HAROPA ports handled 81.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, down -4.5% on the previous 12 months....
Damietta Container & Cargo Handling joins the Portchain Connect Network
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Co (DCHC) has joined the Portchain Connect network. DCHC were...
OTEKO modernises its bulk terminal in Taman
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – Russia’s OTEKO company, the operator of two marine terminals in the port of Taman (bulk and liquid)...