Port Operations
Avilés port to launch tender for reconstruction of railway lines
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Avilés port has approved a tender for the modification of the layout of the railway lines on the left bank...
Santander port may establish railway operator
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (APS – Port Authority of Santander) may establish a...
Grimaldi, Samskip, Rail Cargo Group to launch Venice-Duisburg freight rail service
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – A consortium of Italy’s Grimaldi, Dutch-based Samskip and Austria’s Rail Cargo...
EU investing €3.8 million in Croatia’s Crikvenica port
Crikvenica, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Croatia’s Crikvenica has been included in the European Union’s projects for improvement of...
Bulgaria to offer concessions for Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Bulgaria will launch concession tenders for its largest Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020 with...
VTB Acquires 100% of Novorossiysk Grain Terminal from NSCP Group
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – VTB Bank and Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port have announced on the acquisition by VTB Group of...
Greek parliament debates regional port privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – The Greek government has started debating the issue of regional port privatisation which could lead...
Corsica ports’ passenger traffic declines in 2018
Ajaccio, France (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – About 4.1 million passengers were transported on regular maritime services to and from Corsica...
Balearic ports attract €178 million investment in overhaul works
Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – The overhaul works launched by the current government at Balearic ports have attracted investments...
Genoa port launches Truck Management System at PSA Voltri-Prà terminal
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Genoa port has activated a Truck Management System (TMS) at the PSA Voltri-Prà container terminal....
Croatia invites Chinese companies to participate in Rijeka port road tender
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Croatia’s transport minister Oleg Butkovic has invited Chinese companies to participate in a...
Basque Country launches overhaul of Bermeo port
Bermeo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – The Basque Country regional government has started overhaul works on the Erroxape pier in the port of...
Spain’s Incargo Galicia may relaunch ferry links to UK from Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Vigo-based Incargo Galicia SL is looking to restart a regular ferry service between Vigo and the United...
Koper port to start environment monitoring
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – As part of a programme operated by EU-sponsored SUPAIR project, Koper port is to start environmental...
Alexandroupolis port looks to expand regional influence
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – “Logistics of Northern Greece and the role of the Port of Alexandroupolis” was the...
Sociedad Financiera y Minera awarded concession at Málaga port
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) has awarded a 4,900 m²...
Tarragona port ends 2018 with slightly lower revenue and traffic
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona) has reported that in 2018...
Huelva port open new €6.9 million fish market
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva) has inaugurated the facilities of...
World Bank and European Commission promote blue economy through new tool
Press release – European Commission – February 14, 2019 The World Bank and the European Commission have launched the Blue Economy Development...
Bilbao port sees turnover up 2.6% to €70.6 million in 2018
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2019 – Turnover at Bilbao port was €70.6 million ($79.75 million), up 2.6% on 2017. In July 2018, Autoridad...