Port Operations
Uiltrasporti says Hapag Lloyd eliminates Cagliari port from its services
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – Hapag Lloyd, the German transport company, has decided to eliminate the Sardinian port of Cagliari from its...
Analysis – China and Italy sign new Silk Road agreement – the aftermath
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 31, 2019 – A total of 19 institutional agreements and 10 commercial agreements were signed during the state visit of...
Sevisur Logística awarded two administrative concessions in ZAL, Seville
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla (APS – Port Authority of Seville) has approved two new...
GRI wind towers arriving at Seville port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2019 – Between March and April, 24 GRI wind towers will arrive by sea at the port of Seville, where they will be...
Oil Deposit Corunna SL application for new terminal in A Coruña port progresses
Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2019 – The concession requested by Oil Deposit Corunna SL (ODC) to build and operate a liquid bulk concession in...
Zona Franca delegate meets Cádiz port authority president
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2019 – The delegate of Zona Franca (Free Trade Zone), Victoria Rodríguez, has received the new president of the...
San José Constructora wins Cádiz Port Authority contract for tunnel work
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) will begin in the coming...
Bayonne port delegation visits Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2019 – A delegation from the French port of Bayonne has visited the facilities of Barcelona port and held a...
Salvador de la Encina appointed president of Puertos del Estado
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2019 – The Council of Ministers has approved the proposal of the Minister of Development, José Luis Ábalos, for...
Koper port piloting services employees to launch strike in April
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – Koper port’s piloting services employees plan to launch a strike on April 3 to demand greater safety at...
Venice port president criticises MOSE project
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern...
Bolloré in talks to sell subsidiary to Maritime Kuhn
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – French group Bolloré started negotiations with local company Maritime Kuhn to sell the port activities of...
Genoa port’s Calata Bettolo container terminal to be launched by end-2019
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – Genoa port expects the Calata Bettolo container terminal to enter into operation by the end of this year,...
Spain approves aid to longshoremen including in downsizing schemes
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – Spain’s government has approved the Royal Decree-Law which develops the reform of the stowage sector...
Vigo port’s traffic rises 4.8% in February
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo) president Enrique López Veiga has said that...
Las Palmas port to hold bunkering conference in 2020
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – Las Palmas port is currently working on holding a conference on...
Las Palmas port to host ship repair summit
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – Las Palmas port plans to show its strength in the areas of ship repair to 110 companies,...
EC approves financing for Ancona’s smart port project
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2019 – The European Commission has approved the extension of financing for the smart port project of...
Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum to highlight opportunities in East Mediterranean
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – The 5th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum will take place in Athens May 28-29, 2019, aims to showcase new...
COSCO Shipping Ports announces FY2018 financial results
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, a leading global leading ports operator, has announced full year results...