Port Operations
BeLike awarded Algeciras port contract
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2021 – The software development company BeLike has been awarded a contract to the implementation of the...
EU Commission approves €270 million Italian measure to support rail freight and commercial passenger operators affected by coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €270 million Italian measure supporting both the rail freight sector and the rail...
Nidec ASI signs contract with Excel Sis for the creation of a shorepower project for the port of Valletta
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) March 25, 2021 – The local company Excel Sis has signed a €12 million contract with Nidec ASI to setup a shorepower...
Port of Santander has handled over 8 million cars
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2021 – At an event in the Port of Santander, president of the Port Authority, Francisco MartÃn, said that the...
Port of Algeciras sees February total cargo traffic down 14.8%
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2021 – The Port Authority of Algeciras has published cargo figures for February 2021, which show total cargo...
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – February 2021
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – In February 2021, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd has reported global container traffic of over 7.19 million TEU, an...
Greece: Cargo and passenger numbers for Q3 2020
Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces data on traffic of passengers, goods and mobile units in the Greek ports for Q3 2020 – March 17, 2021...
Employees of DP World Limassol initiate work stoppage
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Following an announcement about possible job redundancies, workers at DP World Limassol have started a...
A new rail shuttle service between Trieste port and Interporto Pordenone under discussion
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – A new rail shuttle service between Trieste port and Interporto Pordenone is a step closer following talks...
Port of Algeciras increases exports to USA
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – The Port of Algeciras has increased its exports of agrifood products to the USA, despite both U.S.-EU...
Global Ports’ trading statement shows business hit by pandemic
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – Last Friday, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding Ltd (GPH) reported its trading statement for 2020 which...
Fenaport critical of APM Terminals facility in port of Castellón
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2021 – The National Federation of Port Transporters (Fenatport – Federación Nacional de Transportistas...
Environmentalists protest at Mersin International Port expansion
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 10, 2021 – Environmentalists have reacted against a plan by Mersin Port Authority (MIP) to start an extension of the...
EBRD & IFC to fund work on the Chernomorsk port ferry concession project
Representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to fund the...
Ports of Genoa see cargo traffic down -6.3% in January 2021
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 9, 2021 – Commercial traffic in the ports of Genoa in January 2021 was 5,029,731 tonnes down -6.3% compared to the same...
Port of Barcelona completes the remodelling of commercial and marketing and innovation and business strategy
The Port of Barcelona has made an organisational change with the creation of the Commercial and Marketing and Innovation and Business Strategy areas –...
Ukraine deputy minister holds port discussions in Qatar
Doha, Qatar (Ports Europe) March 1, 2021 – On 27 February 2021, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine (CDTO) Dmytro Senik started a working visit to the...
Gefco opens warehouse in Tanger Med Logistics Zone
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 25, 2021 – Gefco, the French transport and logistics company, has opened a new warehouse in Tanger Med...
Spain: Total cargo handled by port authority – January 2021
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado has reported total cargo traffic of Spanish state-owned ports in January 2021 of...
MSC to operate Antwerp and Vienna freight rail service
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 25, 2021 – Starting in April this year, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to manage a twice-weekly freight...