Port Operations
RFI tenders for two green ferries for Strait of Messina
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) June 22, 2022 – Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) is tendering for the supply of two fast dual fuel ferries for the Strait of...
Ranking: French ports – Cargo throughput, Q1 2022
Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 21, 2022 – In the first quarter of 2020, French ports handled cargo of 73.09 million tonnes. This is up 6.75% on the first...
French ports see Q1 2022 cargo traffic up 6.75%
Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 21, 2022 – In the first quarter of 2022, the traffic of goods passing through the main French ports in mainland France...
Valenciaport returns positive sign in May for exports and imports
València, June 21, 2022 – The current economic and geopolitical situation is reflected in the fluctuations in the data of the Valencia Port...
Port of Taranto returns improved April cargo figure
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) June 21, 2022 – The Port of Taranto returned to positive cargo numbers in April 2022, after a negative first quarter. April...
Georgia: Total cargo traffic, Jan-Apr 2021, Ports of Batumi and Poti
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) June 21, 2022 – The Georgian government has published cumulative cargo figures for the January-April 2022 for its...
European delegation visits Tanger Med port complex
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – Last Friday, a delegation of European institutions visited the Tanger Med port complex and the Renault...
Port of Barcelona container traffic up +3% in first five months
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona’s full container traffic increased by 3% in the first five months of the...
Green corridor between ports in the Caspian Sea
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – Baku International Sea Port, Azerbaijan’s largest port in the Caspian Sea, continues development of its...
Ambassador of Guatemala visits the Port of Valencia
València, June 14, 2022.- The Guatemalan ambassador to Spain, Mónica Bolaños, has held a meeting with the president of the Port Authority of Valencia...
Ukraine exports over 1.74 mmt of grain, oilseeds and by-products in May
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 15, 2022 – During May 2022, Ukraine exported more than 1,743 million metric tons (MMT) of grain, oilseeds and by-...
CEVA Logistics has started a new weekly intermodal service with HHLA PLT Italy, Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) June 15, 2022 – CEVA Logistics, part of CMA CGM, has started a new weekly intermodal service from Trieste to Central and...
Ranking: Kocaeli the top Turkish cargo port in Jan-May 2022
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published statistics for total cargo handled by Turkish...
Sampol proposes hydrogen plant for port of Granadilla
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) June 10, 2022 – Sampol Ingenieria Y Obras SA has requested a concession for a surface area...
ABB to lead project for largest shore-to-ship solution in Port of Toulon
Toulon, France, (Ports Europe) June 9, 2022 – The Swiss company ABB is to lead a consortium to set up a turnkey project for shore-to-ship power...
Lithuania seeks better rail connections with Ten-T and Ukrainian ports
Klaipėda, Lithuania (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – The Lithuanian government is proposing improved transport links with the European Union’s...
EU adopts complete import ban on all Russian seaborne crude oil and petroleum products
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 5, 2022 – The European Commission has adopted the sixth package of restrictive measures against Russia. It includes...
Port of Vigo handles record number of containers in April
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – In the first four months of 2022, the Port of Vigo handled 71,361 TEU, up +10.4% on the same period of 2021. By...
Turkey: Cruise ship & passenger statistics 2021-April 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cruise ship and passengers statistics. The...
Port of Piraeus forecasts positive cruise ship season
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority is forecasting the arrival of 750 cruise ships in the 2022 season, of which 66% will...