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Yildirim considers CMA CGM share sale

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 6, 2021 – Last week, Lloyds List reported that Robert Yuksel Yildirim, President and CEO of Yildirim Group of...

Port of Casablanca receives environmental management standard ISO 14001

Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 6, 2021 – The port of Casablanca has obtained environmental management standard ISO 14001 (2015 version)...

Ranking: Turkish container ports – January-August 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – Turkey has five ports which have handled over 1 million containers (TEU) in the first eight months of...

Azerbaijan traffic on TRACECA transport corridor reaches 23.6 million tons

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – In the period January-July 2021, the total volume of cargo transportation through the Azerbaijani...

Ranking: Top 10 Italian ports – Container tonnage – first semester – 2020/2021

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 3, 2021 – In the first half of 2021, Italian ports handled 58.08 million tonnes (mt) of container cargo, compared to...

Port of Castellón – the port for ceramics

Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) October 1, 2021 – Up to the month of August, the Port of Castellón handled 13.67 tons of ceramics-related cargo in 2021....

Italy announces further marine transport investment

Rome, 30 September 2021 – The Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility (MIMS) has announced six decrees for the use of an additional €1.9...

Port Yarimca to handle PSA auto brands

Kocaeli, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 27, 2021 – Port Yarimca has won a tender with the international automotive Stellantis group. The port is located...

Port of Algeciras sees August cargo traffic up just +1.17%

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2021 – In the month of August the Port of Algeciras handled 8.89 million tons of cargo, up +1.71% on 8.74...

PJSC TransContainer has launched regular service from China to Rostov-on-Don via Nakhodka

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – PJSC TransContainer, a Russian intermodal container operator, has launched regular sea-rail...

LNG operations increase at Port of Motril

Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – With the arrival of the Baleària Hypatia de Alejandría ferry that uses liquified natural gas (LNG)...

Ports and logistics highlighted for Turkish investment

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – According to the Turkish government’s 2022-2024 Investment Program, both ports and logistics...

Wilhelmsen Ship Management to relocate of Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited from Cyprus to Athens

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 9, 2021 – Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) is to relocate its joint venture, Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited...

Ranking: Turkish container ports in Jan-Aug 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported containers handled by port for the period...

Turkey: Total container handling statistics by ports, January-August 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in August 2021 Turkish ports handled a...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority, January-August 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...

Turkey: Total cargo handling at ports January-August 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in August 2021 its ports handled 45.71...

Port of Marghera, Venice, prepares temporary cruise ship facility

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2021 –  The Port of Marghera, located next to the suburb of Mestre on the mainland shore west of...

COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – July 2021

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) August 27, 2021 – In July 2021, COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited registered global container throughput of 8.9 million TEU,...

Port of Algeciras reports July 2021 cargo traffic up over 7%

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) August 23, 2021 – In the month of July 2021, the port of Algeciras handled cargo of 9.31 million tons, up 7.73% on the...

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