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Marseille port cargo traffic remains stable in 2016

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 24, 2017 – Marseille port generated a cargo traffic of 80.9 million tonnes in 2016, almost unchanged on the...

First train on TEN-T Adriatic-Baltic corridor to depart from Trieste port on Jan 25

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – The first intermodal train scheduled on the Kiel-Gothenburg route will travel from Trieste port...

Portugal expects 60% rise in Setubal port cargo traffic

Setubal, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Portuguese Minister of the Sea Ana Paula Vitorino said that the Portuguese government expects a...

Cosiarma returns to Lisbon port on Jan 22

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – Italian shipping company Cosiarma S.p.a., which left Lisbon port in 2014, has resumed its maritime...

Puertos del Estado president says access construction to Punta Langosteira is essential

A Coruna, Spain (Ports Europe) January 23, 2017 – The access to the Punta Langosteira, the outer harbour of A Coruna port, is “a pending...

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 – 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 – 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...

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