Port Operations
Noatum Maritime announces management appointments
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Noatum Maritime has announced that César Cegarra has been appointed the new Director of Noatum Terminal...
“Connecting the world to Fresh Fruit” – Spanish ports at Fruit Logistica Fair in Berlin
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Spanish ports are present at the Fruit Logistica Fair, which will be held in Berlin February 6-8, with...
Trieste port’s new FREEeste logistics area already operational
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Italy’s Trieste port plans to officially open its free trade zone, named FREEeste, on February...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico (Ancona port) to decide on two bids for new port system plan
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Two consortia have applied to participate in the European call for tender for the drafting of the Port...
Livorno port approves security activities plan
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Livorno port has approved its operational plan for security activities, which will involve...
Castellón port awards liquid bulk terminal construction contract
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Castellón port has awarded the project for the construction of a liquid bulk terminal to a consortium of...
Tunisia’s Zarzis port expects launch of shipping line to Italy’s Marina di Carrara
Zarzis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – The Tunisian port of Zarzis expects the launch of a regular shipping line to Italy’s Marina di...
Spain’s Gran Canaria Subsea & Offshore renounces concession at Arinaga port
Arinaga, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Spanish company Gran Canaria Subsea & Offshore Base SL has renounced its concession...
Spain’s Renfe Mercancías to launch new service linking Madrid to Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Spanish state-owned freight railway operator Renfe Mercancías plans to launch a new service of three...
A Coruña port to break cruise traffic record in 2019
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – A Coruña port expects to surpass this year the record of cruise ship traffic with a planned calendar with...
Tanger Med port to strengthen maritime links with Vigo
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Tanger Med port is committed to strengthening its maritime connection with Vigo port to increase...
Fincantieri to establish shipbuilding hub in Palermo
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Fincantieri SpA and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP –...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (Civitavecchia port) allocated €8.2 million for investment
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – The Ministry of Transport (MIT) has announced that €8.2 million ($9.36 million) has allocated to...
Civitavecchia port starts action plan to increase fruit, vegetable traffic
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 1, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
Friuli Venezia Giulia region to support port sector’s labour market
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 3, 2019 – Friuli Venezia Giulia will become the first region in Italy to support the local port authority in...
E.R. London container ship arrives in Piombino for repair works
Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) February 4, 2019 – The E.R. London container ship has arrived at Piombino port for necessary maintenance activities a few...
Barcelona port books €53.7 million profit in 2018
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 4, 2019 – Barcelona port booked a profit of €53.7 million ($61.4 million) in 2018, 8% more than in the...
Bilbao port seeks to attract traffic at Fruit Logistica Fair
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 4, 2019 – Bilbao port and Mercabilbao will participate in the Fruit Logistica Fair, the main European event in the...
Valencia port agrees to sell land plot in Parc Sagunt to Tempe
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 4, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has signed an...
Turkey’s ports handles 72,360 ships in 2018
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 4, 2019 – Turkey’s ports handled 72,360 ships in 2018, the country’s transport ministry said. A...