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Anaklia port saga: Construction will begin in March, by whom to be announced…end-2024
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – The construction of Georgia’s first Black Sea deep-water port in Anaklia will begin in March-April 2024,...
Thessaloniki as a gateway to Southeast Europe for East Port Said, Egypt
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – East Port Said, at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, sees the Greek Aegean port of...
Italy experiences surge in cruise ship tourism
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2023 – Italy is experiencing a surge in cruise ship tourism and 2024 is forecast to be a record year. Italy is...
Norwegian Cruise Line cancels 2024 visits to Israeli ports
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has cancelled all visits to Israel in 2024 due to the Israel-Hamas war. This...
Adif issues tender for Barcelona port transport improvements
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – The Spanish state infrastructure agency Adif has issued a tender to draft construction projects for the...
Kyiv claims Russia drops “explosive objects” in its Black Sea “humanitarian corridor”
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – There were no ships sailing to or from the Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Odesa (Odessa) on October 31 and...
Panama Canal will allow only 18 ships a day in 2024
Balboa, Panama (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – Due to drought, the number of daily crossings for cargo ships between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans...
Ukrainian Danube Shipping modernises Danube River port of Kiliia
Kiliia, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) has modernised an existing grain transshipment complex in...
Austria to head the EU Strategy for the Danube region
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – Austria takes over the presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) on November 1, from...
Port of Heraklion sees large rise in cruise passenger numbers
Heraklion, Greece (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – The Port of Heraklion has reported a large rise in cruise passenger numbers in the first 10 months of...
Izmail and Reni ports will be dredged to 7.2 meters
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – The Ukrainian Danube River ports of Izmail and Reni will have their depth increased to 7.2 meters by the...
Iran to provide ships for Russian North-South corridor via Caspian Sea
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) October 31, 2023 – PJSC Astrakhan Port (Solyanka) on Russia’s Caspian Sea cost, controlled (53.1%) by Iranian shipping...
An urban river logistics solution right in the heart of Paris
Since June 2023, OBD Grand Paris and Sogestran Logistics have been operating a new logistics solution to allow beverages delivery vehicle reloading right in...
Ports of Genoa reports record passenger numbers for Jan-Sep 23
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – The Ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado have reported over 4 million passengers, cruises and ferries, in...
Cypriot FSRU finishes gas trials in China
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – The Cypriot floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Etyfa Prometheas has finished gas...
Ports in Albania see Q3 2023 cargo traffic up +11.2%
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – The Adriatic Ports of Albania reported cargo traffic of 1.71 million tons (mt) in Q2 2023, up +11.2% on...
APM Terminals, DP World want fast electrification of CHE
The Hague, Netherlands (PortSEurope) October 30, 2030 – APM Terminals, the terminal operating arm of A.P. Moller Maersk, and DP World, two of the...
NGOs against the LNG terminal in Bar, Montenegro
Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – 27 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) sent a letter to the President of the European Commission (EC),...
Another Chinese Sany reachstacker for Novorossiysk port
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – Deprived of access to Western equipment and technology due to sanctions, Russian ports are turning...
Ukraine wants a “green corridor” linking Reni-Giurgiulesti-Galati
Giurgiulesti, Moldova (PortSEurope) October 28, 2023 – Ukraine is pushing for the creation of a “green corridor” between its port of Reni, Moldova’s...