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Spain’s Trasmediterranea starts Gandia-Ibiza ferry service
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – Spanish ferry operator Trasmediterranea has started operating a regular service connecting Gandia port to...
Spanish government still not ready with mediation rules on stevedoring dispute
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – After Holy Week, the complete wording of the normative text that will shape the proposal for mediation in...
Algeciras container terminal attracts international services
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – The container terminal at the port of Algeciras, TTI Algeciras, has incorporated in the last few weeks the...
EU: Western Mediterranean – Actions for the sustainable development of the blue economy
Brussels, 19 April 2017 Today the European Commission launches a new initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the Western...
Ferretti group reports first profit since 2008
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) April 12, 2017 – The Ferretti Group has presented its financial results for 2016 and the first quarter of 2017. The group...
Puertos del Estado – February 2017 cargo traffic by port
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports February 2017 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Grimaldi launches Mexico Ro-Ro service
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – The Grimaldi Group is launching a new direct Ro-Ro service to Mexico for the transport of cars, rolling...
STX Fincantieri sign agreement
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 12, 2017 – Fincantieri S.p.A. has announced that it has signed with the French State, represented by the Agence des...
Salerno Container Terminal is a port of call for three new container services
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Salerno Container Terminal (SCT) in southern Italy will receive three new container services – The...
Las Palmas port transit cargo traffic rises 51% y/y in Q1 2017
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Freight traffic in transit increased by 51% in all types of ports managed by Las Palmas port authority...
Valencia port railway terminal to operate 24 hours a day
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – The railway terminal of Valencia port will be able to operate rail services 24 hours a day, thanks to the...
CTN considers including Barcelona in Marseille-Tunisia ferry line
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – On April 12, the “Tanit” ferry belonging to Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN), which...
USPA starts operational dredging of Odessa port
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) started on April 13 the operational dredging of Odessa port with its own...
MSC improves two services including calls in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the improvement of two of its services linking Northern...
Vigo port launches ro-ro ramp at Bouzas terminal
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 –  Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) has completed the rearangement of the huge parking lot at...
Truck traffic at Malaga port rises
Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 –  The handling of trucks has become a regular operation in the port of Motril, where there are also boats...
Vilagarcia port calls tender for construction of crane rails
Vilagarcia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 – The Official State Gazette (BOE) published yesterday the tender of the works to construct rails for the...
Cartagena port will receive first triple cruise call for summer season
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 – Cartagena port will receive the first triple cruise call for the summer season today. The...
Cadiz port cargo traffic declines in Q1 2017
Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 – General cargo traffic in Cadiz port recorded a year-on-year increase of 44.47% in the first quarter of 2017...
Five global groups show interest in Port Yuzhniy’s dredging tender
Port Yuzhniy, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 7, 2017 – The tender for a contractor for the dredging in Port Yuzhniy will be attended by five leading global...