Port Operations
Mersin International Port – update – 23.03.2020
News Update – Mersin International Port (MIP) – March 23, 2020 We would like to inform you that the services provided by MIP, part of PSA...
Companies sign hydrogen research agreement in Singapore
Singapore (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – Seven Singaporean and Japanese companies have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to research the use of...
Port community of Barcelona guarantees supply to industries and citizens complying with new restrictions
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2020 – Barcelona port has reported that the port community is guaranteeing the supply to industries and...
APM Terminals Poti receives first stage approval for expansion
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – APM Terminals Poti has received approval from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development for the...
Slovenia’s 2TDK signs local consortium for Glinščica work, part of rail capacity increase for Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – State-owned 2TDK has announced the signature of an €8.5 million contract with a consortium comprising...
Five consortia interested in operating Beirut port container terminal
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – The Ministry of Public Works and Transport issued a tender for the concession of Beirut port container...
CMPort 2019 net profit up 15.4% to HK$8,362 million
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort) has reported financial results for 2019, and the...
First shipment arrives in Spain with around 1,200,000 masks for healthcare and transport workers
News – Puertos del Estado – March 28, 2020 A shipment with about 1,200,000 masks, purchased centrally by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and...
Unctad: Coronavirus – Let’s keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing
As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the global maritime transport industry is playing a critical role in the response – March 25, 2020 Written...
HHLA ports logistics group sees revenue increase over 7% in 2019
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 26, 2020 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has reported group revenue up by 7.1% to €1.38 billion ($1.51...
Italian ports seek government support
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – The sixteen presidents of the Italian ports system (AdSP – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale) have...
Coronavirus: Let’s keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing
News – UNCTAD – Coronavirus: Let’s keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing – March 25, 2020 As the world battles...
Analysis – Cruise ships businesses face hard challenges. COVID-19 takes business “offline”
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced it is to extend the suspension of cruise sailings of its...
Taranto port sees cargo traffic down over 11% in 2019
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – In the calendar year of 2019, the south Italian port of Taranto handled 18.1 million tons, down 11.3% on...
First batch of pipes for IGB arrive at Alexandroupolis port
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2020 – The first delivery of pipes for the gas pipeline “Interconnector Greece – Bulgaria...
Chinese company donates 10,000 protective masks to Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 23, 2020 – China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has donated 10,000 protective masks to the port of...
EU authorises the sale to Terminal Link shares of CMA CGM in port terminals
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 21, 2020 – The European Commission has approved the transaction whereby the French shipowning group CMA CGM...
Trieste Marine Terminal: Updated information on terminal and intermodal operation – 20.3.2020
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 21, 2020 – Trieste Marine Terminal S.p.a. has published the following update: TRIESTE, 20 March 2020 Dear Customers...
Greece takes measures to minimize passenger travel to the islands
Measures to minimize passenger travel to the islands announced by Greek Minister of Maritime and Island Policy Mr Yiannis Plakiotakis – March 20, 2020...
Sevilla ZAL reports increased revenue in 2019
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 18, 2020 – Sevisur Logística, operator of the ZAL (logistics area) in Seville port, has reported total revenue of...