Port Operations
Ranking: Kocaeli is top Turkish cargo port in first half of 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – In the first half of 2022, Kocaeli was ranked as the top Turkish port by cargo handled. In January-June...
All three quays in the port of Toulon will have shore-to-ship power connection by mid-2023
Toulon, France, (PortSEurope) July 10, 2022 – The three quays (Fournel, Minerva and Corsica) of the Port of Toulon in Southern France will be equipped with...
Ranking: Ambarlı is top Turkish container port in first half 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 8, 2022 – Ambarlı is the top Turkish container port in first half 2022 with 1.47 million TEU, according to official...
Kazakhstan seeks new routes for oil exports after Russia suspends key oil pipeline
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 8, 2022 – Kazakhstan is looking for alternative trade routes to export oil after Russia ordered the Caspian Pipeline...
The cost of maritime transport decreases 2% in June
València, July 8, 2022 – The Valencia Container Freight Index (VCFI) for June has broken its upward trend with a drop of -2.19% compared to the...
Makhachkala port exports flour to the Middle East
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 7, 2022 – This month, Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port will start exporting flour to countries in the Middle East....
Turkish seaports increase cargo in first six months of 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 7, 2022 – In the first six months of 2022 Turkish seaports handled 273.47 million tons (mt) of cargo, compared to...
New Ports of Genoa breakwater to be shortened after tender failure
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – Last week, a consortium withdrew from the tender for the construction of the new breakwater of the port of...
PSA concludes first stage of Phase III of Sines Container Terminal expansion
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – On July 1, PSA Sines held a ceremony to mark the conclusion of the first stage of Phase III of the Sines...
Port of Barcelona awards fish market contract
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has awarded a €7.56 million contract to FCC Construcción to build the new...
APM Terminals Valencia introduces new global container tracking system
València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2022 – APM Terminals Valencia has introduced a new global container tracking system customers can now access...
New Maersk feeder service connects Vado Ligure with Port Said East
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2022 – A new feeder container shipping service from Maersk will connect Vado Ligure in Northern Italy with Port Said...
Port of Vigo reports positive container traffic
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 29, 2022 – The movement of containerized general merchandise in the Port of Vigo continues to be very positive. As...
Kalmar receives order from APM Terminals Tangier
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 29, 2022 – Kalmar has received a repeat order for shuttle carriers from APM Terminals in Tangier, Morocco. The first...
World Bank to provide finance for Nador West Med (NWM) port complex
Nador, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 27, 2022 – The World Bank has approved $250 million for the MA North-East Economic Development Project which aims to...
Port of Rijeka in demand to handle Ukrainian cargo
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 27, 2022 – The Adriatic Port of Rijeka has started receiving requests to handle grain cargo from Ukraine. This is the...
Varna as a back-up solution to Constanta for its overload with Ukrainian cargo
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 27, 2022 – With almost completely destroyed supply chains in Ukraine, blocked Ukrainian Black Sea ports and the...
DP World and PCFC to build a new Ro-Ro terminal in the Port of Constanta
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) June 24, 2022 – DP World and Dubai’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) have signed a contract to...
Ranking: Top 5 Spanish ports – January-May 2022 by total containers (TEU) handled
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – In the first five months of 2022, by total cargo handled, the top 5 Spanish ports were: Valencia (2.18...
Spanish ports see cargo traffic up over 7% in January-May
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – In the first five months of 2022, 236.59 million tons of cargo were moved by state-owned ports in Spain....