Industries
All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual industry categories.
Spanish trade unions call off strikes on March 10, 13, 15
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Spanish trade unions have cancelled the planned strikes of dockworkers on March 10, 13 and 15. The trade...
Bank presidents to attend Mediterranean Corridor conference
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The presidents of Spanish lender Bankia, Ignacio Goirigolzarri, retailer Mercadona, Juan Roig, and...
Tenerife port gives land concession to Nervión Industries
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tenerife) has awarded a concession for the operation of a...
Valencia port calls tender for reconstruction of Xita dock
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has called a tender for the upgrade of the...
DAL comments on Spanish port strikes
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – DAL says that in recent weeks labour disputes have escalated in Spanish ports as a consequence of the...
Stowage sector strikes damage activities at Seville port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – The threat of a strike by the stevedoring sector, which has not yet been carried out, has created...
Andalusian minister calls on government to boost exports via transport corridors
Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – The Minister of Economy of the Andalusian Government, Antonio Ramirez de Arellano, called on the central...
Global shipping alliances choose Salerno as container hub for southern Italy
Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – Salerno port continues to grow and becomes a crossroads for container traffic. The harbour was chosen as a...
Spain’s Petronor completes scheduled stop at Bilbao port refinery
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Spanish company Petronor, which generates more than 40% of the total cargo traffic of Bilbao port, has completed...
A Coruna port’s exterior harbour expands traffic exponentially
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – A Coruna port’s exterior harbour Punta Langosteira has increased its activity in an...
Ferrol port cargo traffic rises 20% in Feb
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Ferrol port handled 1.2 million tonnes of cargo in February, up 19.46% on the year. The traffic exceeded the...
Viking Cruises to operate seven calls at Valencia port in 2017
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Norwegian group Viking Cruises said it plans to operate a total of seven calls at Valencia port in 2017. The...
EU Commissioner calls on Spanish Congress to ratify stowage reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has called on Spanish Congress of Deputies members to ratify...
Valencia port to take part in Seatrade Cruise Global trade fair
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans to participate in Seatrade Cruise Global...
CaroTrans develops central/east European network
Prague, Czech Republic (Ports Europe) March 7, 2017 –Â CaroTrans, a global non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) and ocean freight consolidator,...
IDC goes before the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – The International Dockers Council (IDC) goes before the European Commission and withdraws from the...
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to develop transport corridor
Astana, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to jointly develop international transport and transit...
Lebanon’s Tripoli port increases capacity
Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) March 7, 2017 – Tripoli port has received a delivery of cranes and equipment from China which should help increase port...
Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises present 2017 offer in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises chose Valencia to launch itineraries, current promotions and new...
EU parliament delegation visits Toulouse and Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 –Â A delegation of 11 members of the European Parliament (MEP) met French transport businesses in Toulouse...