Port Operations
In first quarter 2020, passenger traffic in Greek ports fell by -15.8%
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) September 17, 2020 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced data on traffic of passengers, goods and...
COSCO Shipping Ports – August 2020 container throughout
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) September 17, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported August 2020 container throughout for its terminals together...
Edison will come to Brindisi to present project for construction of a coastal LNG deposit
Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) September 16, 2020 – The chairman of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern...
May 2021 deadline for Greece-Cyprus ferry link attainable
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) September 16, 2020 – Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades has said that the goal of establishing a...
DP World Limassol welcomes Shipping Deputy Minister to the President at the Limassol port
Limassol, Cyprus – 14 September 2020 The Deputy Minister of Shipping, Vassilios Demetriades visited the Limassol port, where he received a tour of the...
Baku port could benefit from Swiss interest
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) September 15, 2020 – The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has said that it sees the country’s...
Valenciaport manages 503,482 containers in August and records its best month ever
This is the first time that the figure of 500,000 TEUs has been exceeded in a single month. A record that reaffirms the recovery of traffic after the worst of...
Greek government approves port privatisation plan update
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 9, 2020 – The Government Council for Economic Policy (KYSOIP) authorized the approved by the Hellenic Republic...
Spanish prime minister takes part in Southern EU Countries (MED7) summit
Pedro Sánchez stresses the importance of coordination by Mediterranean countries to push through policies of mutual interest in EU – September 10, 2020...
Anaklia Development Consortium issues statement claiming government’s intention to end project
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) September 11, 2020 – The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) has published a statement supporting its opinion that the...
Libya’s ports try to restart limited oil exports
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) September 11, 2020 – Tankers started arriving at the eastern Libyan port of Brega last month to take on oil – a...
Turkey: Total cargo handling statistics for seaports Jan-Aug 2020
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) September 9, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı) has published total...
U.S. Consul General Elizabeth Lee visits Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 9, 2020 – The newly-appointed U.S. Consul General, Elizabeth K. Lee, has visited Thessaloniki Port Authority...
Top five Ukrainian seaports report increased cargo
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 8, 2020 – In January-August 2020, the top five leading Ukrainian seaports handled a total of 96.8 million tons of...
Puertos del Estado reports July 2020 cargo traffic statistics by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) September 8, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports July 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Kumport Port to receive the Zero Waste Certificate
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) September 3, 2020 – Kumport Port Operations is the first business in Istanbul to receive the Zero Waste Certificate issued...
CMPort sees revenue down over 8% in first half of 2020
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) August 28, 2020 – China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort) has announced unaudited consolidated interim...
Greek and Bulgarian leaders meet to discuss regional issues
Borissov and Mitsotakis discussed strategic projects of regional and pan-European importance – August 24, 2020 The working meeting of Prime Minister...
Russia: Global Ports – terminal throughput Q2 2020
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) August 19, 2020 – Global Ports published yesterday its financial results for the period January-July 2020. The report...
Unctad: Ports in the global liner shipping network: Understanding position, connectivity, and changes over time
Unctad (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development): Ports in the global liner shipping network: Understanding their position, connectivity, and...