Industries
All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual industry categories.
Metrans opens new rail hub in Budapest linking north and south Europe
Budapest, Hungary (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Metrans, the intermodal subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is further expanding its...
Ukraine’s Nibulon agrees $100 million loan from IFC
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Ukrainian grain exporter Nibulon said it has signed an agreement to receive a $100 million (€89.7 million)...
Constanta Port to become member of the International Association Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) jule 15, 2017 – The National Company Maritime Ports Administration SA Constanta and the Association “Trans-Caspian...
The 50th MedCruise General Assembly will take place 14-17 June 2017 in Gibraltar
Gibraltar (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 –Â The 50th MedCruise General Assembly is taking place this week in Gibraltar with around 120 representatives from...
Lebanon looks to develop Tripoli port
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The Lebanese government is to take steps to develop the northern sea port of Tripoli. The head of the...
Spain’s GarcÃa Reboredo acquires three cranes for VilagarcÃa port
VilagarcÃa, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Spanish docking company GarcÃa Reboredo, S.L. has acquired three double-articulated cranes from Port...
All dock workers participate in strike at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – All dock workers in Santander port are following the 48-hour general strike that began at 0800 local time on...
Noatum Port’s purchase by Cosco to reshape Spanish ports industry
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The acquisition of a 51% stake in the capital of Noatum Ports Holdings for €203.49 million ($228.35 million)...
Dockworkers strike causes total block of Spanish ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The 48-hour strike that Spanish dockworkers started at 0800 local time is causing a “total stop”...
Spanish trade union UGT calls strike of employees of state-owned ports, port authorities
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Spanish trade union Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) has called on the employees of port authorities and...
Vigo port president warns that strikers rights have limits
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) president, Enrique López Veiga, today stressed that the right to...
Spanish dock workers employers ask competition watchdog for support
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The Spanish employers association in the stowage sector and trade unions ended their meeting without agreement...
Spain’s Tradisa Operador LogÃstico names managing director
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Spanish logistics company Tradisa Operador LogÃstico SL has appointed AgustÃn Mà ria managing director and...
EU to support sustainable fisheries in Mediterranean region
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The European Parliament adopted with 558 votes in favour and 43 against an initiative in support of sustainable...
Yildirim takes control of Leixoes container terminal operator
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Turkish group Yildirim now owns 100% of the capital of  Container Terminal (TCL), after the purchase of the...
The maritime economy and “smart” technology
Marseille, France (PortSEurope), June 13, 2017 – L’Institut méditerranéen du transport maritime (Mediterranean Institute for Maritime Transport...
Call for local employment at Civitavecchia port
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 13, 2017 – Municipal Councilors, Mauro Guerrini and Mirko Mecozzi, have asked the president of the Centre-North...
Spanish government to support launch of Valencia-Mostaganem ferry line
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spanish central government’s representative in Valencia region, José Vicente Herrera, has discussed the...
Spanish dock workers to stage 48-hour strike as of June 14
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spanish dock workers plan to hold a 48-strike as of June 14 as they did not manage to reach an agreement in...
Motril to handle 10% more passengers in OPE 2017
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – Spanish government expects Motril port’s passenger traffic to be higher by 10% during this year’s...