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Izmail port cargo traffic falls 12.4% y/y in Q1 2017
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 23, 2017 – The volume of cargo traffic of Ukraine’s Izmail port in January-March 2017 amounted to 951,000 tonnes,...
TFG Transfracht links up with Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – TFG Transfracht, a provider of containerized seaport hinterland services, is to integrate the Adriatic...
Slovenian Parliament to vote on Koper railway project upgrade on April 26
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – The bill on the project for the upgrade of the railway line connecting Slovenia’s Koper port to the...
Petroleum products transit through Ukraine falls in March 2017
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 23, 2017 – In March, the transit of petroleum products through the territory of Ukraine amounted to 61,500 tonnes, which...
Neptune Lines starts operating at Setubal port
Setubal, Portugal (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Greek shipping group Neptune Lines has started operating the “Iberia + Med + Aegean & Black...
Slovene government approves Koper-hinterland rail link
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Last night, the Slovenian Parliament passed an urgent bill to approve the building of a new high-speed...
Asia-Mediterranean container shipping declines in Jan-Feb 2017
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – According to a recent report by UK consultancy Drewry, container shipping on the Asia-Mediterranean sea...
Enagas, Puertos del Estado to carry out LNG road show in Portugal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Spanish gas distributor Enagas and the country’s port agency Puertos del Estado are organising a road...
Alphaliner expects East-West container demand to rise by 5% in April
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – With the launch of new alliances, especially in East-West traffic, as of April 1, the demand for ships and...
USPA to return funding spent for purchase of dredger in four years
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 23, 2017 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration (USPA) expects to return the funding spent on the purchase of a ship for...
Cruise ship to service Sochi-Crimea route is almost ready for operation
Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) April 23, 2017 – The cruise ship, which will carry service the regular Sochi-Crimea route, is almost ready to start operations....
Chernomorsk port cargo traffic rises 14% y/y in Q1 2017
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 23, 2017 – The cargo traffic of Chernomorsk port in January-March amounted to 3.85 million tonnes, which is 14.1%...
Piraeus port welcomes first Chinese cruise visitors
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Leading managers of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (OLP), owned by China’s Cosco, have welcomed the...
Kernel to increase cargo traffic at Chernomorsk port
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 23, 2017 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration (USPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kernel...
Spain braces for another storm of stowage strikes
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – After the truce declared on March 16 with the rejection in the Congress of Deputies of the stevedoring...
Ukrainian government presents route of test freight train to Iran
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 23, 2017 – The route of the test train from Ukraine to Iran will pass through Baku, Azerbaijan, to the port of...
Grupo Nogar to participate in BreakBulk Europe Fair in Antwerp
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Grupo Nogar is one of the three Spanish companies that will be part of the Ports of Spain stand at the BreakBulk...
Repair at La Esfinge dock of Las Palmas port to last for four months
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – The president of Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas), Luis Ibarra, said the...
Leixoes container terminal operates 25 vessels in April 3-9
Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – In the period between April 3 and 9, Leixoes container terminal received and operated 25 vessels, in a...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado aims to attract traffic at BreakBulk Europe 2017 Fair
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado and the main Spanish ports will participate in the BreakBulk...