Port Operations
Morocco is consolidating itself as gateway for investment between Europe and Africa
Rabat, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 17, 2019 – “Morocco enjoys an extraordinary geo-strategic position thanks to its Mediterranean-Atlantic coastline...
COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 15.5% rise in June 2019 traffic
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – In June 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout...
Huelva port and Ferrovial sign contract for northern extension of the South Wharf
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2019 – Ferrovial SA, a Spanish multinational transport infrastructure company, has signed a contract with Autoridad...
Chinese company to buy power station in Israel, raising further concerns about Chinese investment
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) July 6, 2019 – Israel Electric Corp (IEC) said this week that it plans to sell the Alon Tavor power plant to a consortium of...
Medserv Cyprus awarded logistics contract by Total
News Release – Medserv Cyprus awarded logistics contract by Total – July 1, 2019 Medserv has announced that Medserv (Cyprus) Limited has been...
Swiss freight forwarder Lamprecht visits Contship’s La Spezia Container Terminal
News Release – Contship welcomes a delegation of Lamprecht’s Swiss customers in La Spezia to showcase the benefit of the Southern Gateway Alternative...
Luka Koper increases dividend for 2018
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 4, 2019 – At the 31st General Meeting of shareholders of Luka Koper, d.d. held on 28 June 2019, the company announced...
Castellón port hosts Mediterranean Corridor railway event
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Castelló (APC – Port Authority of Castellon) has hosted an event about rail...
Morocco launches Tanger-Med 2 terminals at Tangier port
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 1, 2019 – Tanger-Med 2 of Tangier port has been inaugurated to bolster Morocco’s position in the Mediterranean...
Marseille port adopts measures to reduce air pollution
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Marseille port has introduced a series of measures prepared by the Port Authority and port pilots to reduce...
Consortium acquires Euroports Holdings Group
News Release – Consortium acquires Euroports Holdings Group – June 28, 2019 A consortium consisting of R-Logitech, a subsidiary of Monaco Resources...
Morocco expands Tanger Med’s container capacity by 6 million TEUs annually
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Morocco opened on June 27 new terminals at Tanger Med port adding 6 million TEUs of annual capacity...
Emenasa to gain land concession in Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Spanish company Emenasa (Electromecánica Naval e Industrial, S.A.) is expected to gain the concession for the...
Vigo port drafts business plan for 2020
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Vigo port authority has approved the initial proposal of the 2020 Business Plan that needs to be ratified by...
Las Palmas port, Petrospot sign agreement to jointly organise Ship Supply and Bunkering Summit
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Las Palmas port authority, the Fundación Puertos and Spanish company Petrospot signed...
Corsica Linea gets contract to operate services linking mainland France to Corsica
Bastia, Corsica, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Corsica’s government has assigned to the shipping company Corsica Linea the contract to ensure...
Failed project costs Santander port €4.6 million
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2019 – Santander port authority has already invested €4.59 million ($5.2 million) for a project considered...
Atlas resumes bunkering activities at Ceuta port
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2019 – Spanish company Atlas restored the supply of fuel to ships during the night shift, which runs from 2200 to 0600...
Cartagena port records €21 million profit in 2018
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2019 – Cartagena port authority recorded a revenue of €50 million ($56.8 million) in 2018, while its...
Las Palmas port to start Reina Sofia dock extension project in August
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2019 – Spain’s Central Contractual Administrative Court has dismissed an appeal by construction...