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Motril port cargo traffic rises 10% Y/Y in 2016
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – With a total cargo traffic of 2.1 million tonnes and a growth of 10% on the year in 2016, Motril port...
Kartesia takes control of Castellon port solid bulk cargo terminal operator
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Luxembourg-based investment fund Kartesia and Spain’s Gimeno Group have taken control of a...
Damietta reports traffic growth in 2016
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 –Â Damietta Port Authority has reported an increase in the movement of ships and cargo in 2016 compared...
Cosco continues to develop Piraeus operations
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 22, 2017 – Cosco, the Chinese shipping group which operates Piraeus port, is adding to the port’s capacity...
Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority to improve relations with dredging companies
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 21, 2017 – Under the leadership of new acting CEO Raivis Vetskagans, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA)...
Malta National Statistics Office reports record cruise year in 2016
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 21, 2017 –Â According to figures published by the National Statistics Office in Malta, 2016 was a record year for...
Beirut port revenues down in 2016
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – The Port of Beirut (PoB) and Port of Tripoli (PoT) reported revenues of  $254 million (€237.7...
SSA Marine interested in Anaklia port management
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 16, 2017 – Leading international terminal operator SSA Marine has started negotiations with the Anaklia...
Valencia port to invest €23 million in dredging seabed at container terminals
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has envisaged a funding of €23 million...
Balearia, Renfe sign deal to sell tickets jointly
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – The president of shipping company Balearia, Adolfo Utor, and the chairman of Spanish state-run railway...
Russian government to examine Greek port, railway projects cooperation proposals
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Russia is ready to promptly examine the Greek proposal for port and rail projects, the Ministry of...
Cadiz port cargo traffic rises 8.52% Y/Y in 2016
Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Cargo traffic in Cadiz port grew by 8.52% on the year in 2016, reaching 3.979 million tonnes, the best...
A Coruna port cargo traffic falls 2.8% Y/Y in Jan-Nov 2016
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – A Coruna port cargo traffic fell by 2.8% between January and November 2016 due to the decline in solid...
Nador port to start expansion works shortly
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Work on the construction of the integrated platform at Morocco’s Nador port will begin shortly....
Damietta port reports increased cargo traffic in Q3 2016
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – Damietta Port Authority has reported an increase of 2.6% in vessel numbers throughout the third quarter...
Almeria mayor, Puertos del Estado president discuss railway line construction project
Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Almeria mayor Ramon Fernandez-Pacheco held a meeting with the president of Spanish national port agency...
Aviles port cargo traffic declines by 3.91% Y/Y in 2016
Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Aviles port handled a total of 4.97 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, down 3.91% on the year, mainly due...
Seville port urges Huelva harbour to keep Majarabique railway platform commitment
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Seville port has called on Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) to meet its commitment...
Seville port reports fifth highest annual cargo traffic in its history
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has reported data about its annual traffic for...
Spanish company to build multi-purpose warehouse at A Coruna outer harbour
A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2017 – The companies continue to bet on the Punta Langosteira outer harbour of A Coruna port. The first...