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Serbia, China, Hungary start talks on transport corridor to Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Serbia, China and Hungary have agreed to start talks as soon as possible on the modernization of the transport...
Georgia, Iran & Azerbaijan to launch south-west transport corridor
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – The heads of Georgian, Iranian and Azerbaijani railways have discussed launching a new South-West...
Tarragona port president confident of standard-gauge rail connection project
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The president of Tarragona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona), Josep Andreu, is confident that...
Turkey’s Ekol Logistics to commence operations in three Spanish cities
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Turkish company Ekol Logistik A.S. plans to commence operating in Seville, Irun and Girona, as part of an...
MacAndrews considers regular service connecting Ferrol port to northern Europe
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – MacAndrews & Company Limited is considering launching a regular service that connects Spain’s Ferrol...
Andalusia government official calls for better rail links to regional ports
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Gaspar Llanes, Secretary General of Economy of Andalusian regional government, stressed yesterday that...
Kazakhstan, China presidents launch train container service to Turkey, Central Asia
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have officially launched a...
Consortium completes dredging at Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The consortium of Consorzio Stabile Grandi Lavori S.C.R.L., Ottomano Ing. Carmine & C. S.A.S. and Favellato...
EU: Joint Statement on the occasion of World Oceans Day
Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2017 On the occasion of the World Oceans Day (8 June), Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs...
USPA and World Bank to update Ports Development Strategy
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Ukrainian Seaports Authority (USPA) jointly with the World Bank experts will update the Ports Development...
Dockworkers strike causes diversion of ships from Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The second day of the strike called by stevedores against the reform of the sector begins to affect cargo...
Qatar crisis to cause problems in international shipping – Spediporto
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The breakup of diplomatic relations with Qatar, accused by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and...
Harbour strikes affect Canary Islands ports
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Ports in the Canary Islands (Islas Canarias) have been affected by the strikes by stevedores, who are...
Spanish port strike may cause supply problems to Citroën plant in Galicia
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The second of the six days of strike announced by the stowage trade unions in Spain has also been carried out...
Koper mayor says port negotiates launch of LNG regasification plant
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification plants are again modern. The one of Trieste failed, but that of...
Trieste and Duisburg ports to cooperate
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) and the northern Italian port of Trieste are set to increase their...
Renfe Mercancías to start Barcelona port-Lyon freight line in Autumn
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Spanish freight railway firm Renfe Mercancías SA plans to start an international container traffic service...
Puertos del Estado president says strike causes direct damage to Spanish ports
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna has reiterated that the strike of dock workers is causing...
No accidents at dockworkers strike in Vigo port on June 7
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – The second day of a strike by dockers in Vigo port was carried out “without accidents,” sources from...
Spanish dockworkers strike participation at 99.93% during morning shift on June 7
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2017 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado said the proportion of dock workers who joined the strike at...