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Ukraine’s inland Danube ports almost doubled cargo in 2023
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Ukraine’s inland Danube cluster ports almost doubled their cargo turnover in 2023 to 32 million...
Construction work at the Port of Tremestieri set to resume
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Bruno Teodoro Spa is set to resume construction work at the port of Tremestieri, a crucial...
Barcelona port to seek agreement on water usage by cruise ships
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona is seeking agreement with the different cruise companies so that after the...
Update: Significant decline in cargo in Russian ports in Q4’23
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Cargo handled by Russian ports increased by 5.1% compared to 2022 to the all-time record of 884.7...
New Ro-Ro line between Trieste and Damietta
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – An agreement to launch a roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) sea freight line with a capacity of 420 trucks every...
Russia wants logistics centers and marine terminals abroad
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Hard pressed by Western sanctions and exclusion from the global logistics chain, Russia started talking...
CMA CGM buys British Wincanton
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Ceva Logistics UK Rose Ltd., a subsidiary of Ceva Logistics owned by French shipping firm CMA CGM is...
Port of Marseille, cargo down, revenue up in 2023
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Marseille handled 72 million tons of cargo, down -7%. All segments recorded...
Bulgaria and Greece to build up military transport capacity
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Bulgarian government has said that it will invest around 6 billion euros in transport connections....
EC funds study for a third bridge between Bulgaria and Romania
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has finally forced the European Commission (EC) to approve financing for...
Marseille’ Eurofos has reached the milestone of 10 mln containers
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – Last November, Eurofos crossed the threshold of 10 million containers handled since the start of its...
Concessions for Bulgaria’s largest ports delayed 20 years
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) January 22, 2024 – A report by Bulgaria’s Audit Chamber reveals that a law adopted 20 years ago obliged the state to...
The global media about the Red Sea crisis
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 21, 2024 – Welcome to the new global shipping order where the Suez and the Panama canals are no longer the key sailing...
Building a new Adriatic port for Albania and landlocked Balkans
Durres, Albania (PortSEurope) January 21, 2024 – Following the plan of Dutch engineering consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV, Albania’s small Adriatic Sea...
First cruise service visiting all Caspian states
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) January 21, 2024 – Moscow has decided to replace services affected by Western sanctions opportunities for Russian...
Danube not included in Schengen deal for Bulgaria and Romania
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) January 20, 2024 – The Danube River is not included in the agreement for the accession of Bulgaria and Romania in the...
Port of Marseille remains on course, record investments in 2023
Grand port maritime de Marseille – In A Global Context Of Decline, The Port Of Marseille Fos Remains On Course And Is Making Record Investments –...
Iberdrola to introduce “cold ironing” in Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The Spanish multinational electric utility company Ibedrola plans to introduce onshore power supply (OPS,...
Update: Russian ports handled 883.8 mln tonnes of cargo in 2023
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The cargo turnover of Russian seaports in 2023, despite Western sanctions, increased by 5% compared to 2023...
Cruises also affected by the Red Sea crisis
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – Since October, Houthi rebels have been attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea, vessels the rebels...