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Koper port hosts Elemed project meeting

Koper, Slovenia, January 30, 2018 On January 29, 2018, the Port of Koper hosted a conference on the establishment of alternative fuels infrastructure and on...

European Commission to allocate €1 million ($1.24 million) for technical assistance at Baku International Sea Trade Port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 30, 2018 – The European Commission is to allocate €1 million ($1.24 million) for technical assistance for the...

Event: Security and Safety at the EU Ports / PPA EU Projects – Piraeus, January 31, 2018

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 30, 2018 – The “Security and Safety at the EU Ports and presentation of the PPA EU Projects”, will be...

Marín port withdraws 932 tonnes of waste in 2017

Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Marín port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín) withdrew 932 tonnes of waste in 2017, 30% more than...

Valenciaport Foundation teaches innovation and creativity in ports to executives from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Today begins the third course organized jointly by the Valenciaport Foundation in collaboration with...

Event: World Ports Conference – IAPH Baku 2018 on May 8-11, 2018

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – The IAPH World Ports Conference 2018 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 8-11, 2018. The main...

British Ports Chief comments on David Davis speech and calls for post-Brexit port zoning approach

26 January 2018 In response to today’s speech by the DexEU Secretary, David Davis at Teesport, the British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richard...

Thessaloniki Port Authority – Decisions of the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of 25.01.2018

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Following an Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of January 25, 2018, Thessaloniki Port...

LIvorno port looks to development of automotive trade

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 28, 2018 – In Livorno the real challenge is to provide the port with the necessary railway connections on the east...

Work starts for soundproofing barrier of Viale San Bartolomeo, La Spezia port

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 28, 2018 – Work has started on the first section of the sound-absorbing barrier will reduce noise coming from...

Ukrainian Sea Ports Association receives observer status at ESPO

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 27, 2018 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Association (USPA) has received the status of observer of the European Sea...

Huelva seeks to gain market share in links to Morocco

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has participated in the discussion sessions...

Morocco and EU look to simplify procedures between ports in the Mediterranean

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 27, 2018 – Morocco’s Agence nationale des ports (ANP – National Ports Agency) and the...

Vigo port profit nearly doubles in 2017

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Vigo port closed 2017 with “quite positive” financial results, having recorded a profit of €2...

Canary Islands regional government to invest €15.4 million in small ports

Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – The Canary Islands regional government plans to invest €15.4 million ($19.2 million) in the upgrade of...

Hungarian business delegation visits Koper port

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – A delegation of Hungarian business partners met with representatives of Port of Koper.  The two...

Piraeus Port’s car terminal reports 19.13% increase was reported at the car terminal

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – A 19.13% increase was recorded at the car terminal of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) in 2017, with...

Piraeus Port Authority contracts Huawei Technologies to modernise network infrastructure

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) SA has contracted Huawei Technologies SA to modernise of the PPA network...

China Merchants Port Holdings shows interest in Alicante port

Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – China Merchants Port Holdings is reported as being interested in Alicante’s Free Trade Zone and...

Valencia hosts annual meeting of Multiport association

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Valencia port hosted last week the annual meeting of the Multiport association. Multiport is a global...

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