Port Operations
Ukrainian sea ports authority saves UAH 63.44 million in 2019
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 14, 2020 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has reported that it reduced expenses over UAH 277.7 million...
Koper port improves port rail connections
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2020 – Luka Koper has completed the construction of the additional railway access for the Car and Ro-Ro...
U.S. delegation visits Port Authority of Alexandroupolis, Greece
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2020 – Counselor to the U.S. DFC Chief Executive Officer, Caleb McCarry, has visited the Port...
Analysis – The Port of Mariupol: A Chinese piece in Ukrainian-Russian Azov Sea puzzle
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 13, 2020 – It is widely expected that China will invest in Ukrainian Port of Mariupol as part of its Silk Road...
Top Spanish cargo ports in 2019 – winners and losers
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 13, 2020 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has reported that the 46 ports of general interest in Spain handled 564,611,193...
Ukraine calls for river transport development
In 2020 we plan to unlock the potential of river transportation and unload the roads as much as possible, Vladislav Krykliy – February 11, 2020 “In...
Georgia-Turkmenistan promotion focuses on the Lapis Lazuli transport corridor
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Georgia and the “CBA Kaizen” company have hosted a...
Portugal’s Sines port commences ambitious expansion works
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 11, 2020 – Work has started on the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean sea port of Sines, the first step to increase...
Attica Regional Governor visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 11, 2020 – Attica Regional Governor, Giorgos Patoulis, has visited Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) to meet with...
Analysis – In a snub to Russia, Iran and Syria sign maritime cooperation agreement
Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) February 11, 2020 – Defying pressure from Moscow, Russia’s dependant Syria has signed an agreement on maritime cooperation...
Six multinationals interested in building Enfidha deepwater port in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 9, 2020 – In January 2017, l’Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports (OMMP) declared that Tunisia would...
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region announces support for Marseille port companies
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 9, 2020 – In a press release, Marseille Fos port has welcomed last week’s decision by Renaud Muselier,...
Bordeaux port, Storengy and Nexeya sign agreement to developing hydrogen sector
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) February 7, 2020 – Storengy, Nexeya and the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux have signed a memorandum of understanding...
Analysis – Turkey to start construction of $20 billion Kanal Istanbul in 2020
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 7, 2020 – The zoning plan for the giant Kanal (Channel, Canal) Istanbul project, linking the Black Sea and the...
Transshipment rises three-fold at Bar port, Montenegro, in January 2020
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 5, 2020 – Luka Bar AD, operator of Bar port, has reported three times more traffic in January 2020 than in the...
Analysis – Anaklia deep sea port threatened by APM Terminals Poti port expansion
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 4, 2020 – In a press release today, APM Terminals Poti said that has presented its two-stage plan for the...
Piraeus port management meet with Greek Minister of Maritime and Island Policy
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 29, 2020 – Minister of Maritime and Island Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis, has held discussions with the Managing...
Baku port reports increased cargo in 2019
In 2019, the volume of cargo at the “Baku International Sea Trade Port” CJSC (Port of Baku) increased by 7,2% compared to 2018 (3.78 million tons) reaching...
Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad container train may finally run
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 2, 2020 – The national railway companies of Turkey, Iran and Pakistan have agreed to resume regular operations...
Algerian ports see marginal increase in 2019
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 2, 2020 – Serport, the state-owned manager of 10 ports, has reported total cargo in 2019 of 120 million tonnes,...