Industries
All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual industry categories.
Tenerife says 20% of world cruise fleet passes through port every year
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – A total of 20% of the world’s cruise fleet, currently consisting of 458 vessels, passes through Tenerife...
Costa Crociere starts operating line from Tarragona
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Italy-based Costa Crociere S.p.A. has started to operate from Tarragona port as a base port for a route that...
Spanish trade unions call port strikes on five more days
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring trade unions have called strikes for five more days in June, adding to the three planned...
Rijeka port calls tender for container terminal project consultancy services
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Luka Rijeka d.d., the operator of Croatia’s Rijeka port, has invited bids for the delivery of consultancy...
Ukraine eyes strengthening of ferry links with Turkey
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Ukraine and Turkey should strengthen the development of their ferry transport links and, in particular, to...
USPA to finance grain terminal construction project of Mariupol port
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Ukraine Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mariupol port for the...
Portuguese Minister of the Sea says new Lisbon cruise terminal to have key economic importance
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Portuguese Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vittorino, has said that the new cruise terminal in Santa Apolónia,...
Spanish government sets up commission to ensure minimum services during port strikes
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – The Spanish Public Works Ministry has set up a commission to monitor the strike at ports called by the...
Koper port starts operating first of two new container cranes
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) June 3, 2017 – Luka Koper d.d., the operator of Koper port, has started operating the the first of two new container...
Koper port registers new monthly record for TEUs
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) June 3, 2017 –Â In May 2017, Luka Koper d.d. registered a new monthly record of 79,917 TEUs, up 14% on the same month in...
Ferrol port grants commercial ship consignment services authorisation to Incargo Galicia
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) has granted an authorisation to Incargo Galicia...
Aveiro port breaks monthly cargo traffic record in May
Aveiro, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Aveiro port had a very promising performance in May. With more than 535,000 tonnes handled, the port recorded...
Sines port LNG terminal handles 12 tankers in Q1 2017
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – The liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal of Sines port handled 12 tankers in the first quarter of 2017, which...
Novorossiysk port oil traffic at KTK terminal increases in Jan-May 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Novorossiysk port saw oil traffic at its Caspian Pipeline Consortium (KTK) terminal rise by 22.6% on the...
Baku’s new port can become hub for Asia-Europe trade – analyst
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Azerbaijan’s Center for Sustainable Development Studies president Nariman Agayev has recommended the...
Valencia port in talks with logistic operators interested in Parc Sagunt
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) is in talks with at least two large logistic operators...
Costa Crociere has no plans to move headquarters away from Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Italy’s Costa Crociere S.p.A. has no plans to move its headquarters away from Genoa, CEO Michael Thamm said....
EU EUROfish project to invest in Mediterranean aquaculture
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 –  A new €7 million ($7.85 million) EU-funded research project titled PerformFISH was launched in Volos,...
Egypt and Greece agree to launch cruise services
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism has been taking steps to revive the local tourism industry which has failed...
Two new signatories to the Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – On 16 and 31 May respectively the Ambassadors to the European Union of the People’s Democratic...