Port Operations
Uljanik, the Pula shipyard, will go into liquidation
Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) January 29, 2020 – Following a decision of the Commercial Court in Pazin, the Pula shipyard Uljanik d.d. will go into...
NYK, TTC and Bolloré sign contract to build the new Ro-Ro terminal in Port Said
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 29, 2020 – NYK, Toyota Tsusho Corporation (both Japan) and Bolloré Africa Logistics (Bolloré) have signed a...
Sino-Hellenic Investors’ Confederation is launched in Greece
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 26, 2020 – An official event in Athens has launched the Sino-Hellenic Investors’ Confederation, an...
Transshipment in Mariupol port increased in 2019 by 10%
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 21, 2020 – Total cargo handling of stevedoring companies operating in Mariupol Sea Port in 2019 totalled to 6.48...
Leading shipping companies set to sign Livorno Blu Agreement next week
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2020 – The main shipping companies operating at Livorno port, including CIN, Forship, Grimaldi, Moby and...
Koper port hosts delegations from COSCO and OOCL
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 14, 2020 – Port operator Luka Koper dd has hosted representatives of the international shipping lines COSCO and...
Egypt shows commitment to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – In a joint press conference with Chinese Foreign Minister, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said...
Greece set to tender ten regional ports in 2020
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis said this week that the government would be...
Cádiz port to improve environmental quality of La Cabezuela-Puerto Real dock
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2020 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) plans invest almost...
Greek Prime Minister visits Washington as U.S. boosts East Mediterranean interests
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the United States between January 5-8 and met with the...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – Puertos del Estado reports November 2019 cargo figures by port authority. Port Authority November ...
Bulgaria takes 20% stake in Gastrade, including the Alexandroupolis LNG facility
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) January 8, 2020 – Bulgaria’s state-controlled Bulgartransgaz is to purchase a 20% stake in Gastrade which is...
Assoporti delegates Corsini to the Cipe
Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale – December 17, 2019 The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...
CNsys, and Actual to bid for €4.6 million contract with Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 7, 2020 – Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI) has reported that it will enter negotiations with...
Cypriot Association of Maritime Agents comments on Limassol and Larnaca ports
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 7, 2020 – At the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Maritime Agents, held in Limassol, the re-elected...
Ukrainian section of the Pripyat river to be dredged
As part of the E-40 International Waterway Restoration Project, dredging of the Ukrainian section of the Pripyat River will be carried out. This was stated by...
Slovenia government signs EU grant for Hrvatski Leskovac-Karlovac rail development
Zagreb, Croatia (Ports Europe) January 6, 2020 – Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butkovic has signed a contract with the President...
Ukraine seaports transfer over 1 million TEU containers in 2019
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 6, 2020 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has reported that in 2019, local seaports handled over 1 million...
Did Russia close the Kerch Strait for Putin’s train ride?
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 22, 2019 – Russia will surprisingly close navigation across the Kerch Strait until midnight on December 24,...
Establishment of High Level Strategic Council between Georgia and Ukraine
Giorgi Gakharia and Volodymyr Zelensky Sign Agreement on Establishment of High Level Strategic Council between Georgia and Ukraine – December 13, 2019...