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The Port of Bar is Montenegro’s main sea port. It is located in Bar. It is operated by state-owned Luka Bar.

SEE ports as key point for drug smuggling and illicit trade

Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) August 7, 2022 – Dozens of seaports in Southeastern Europe (SEE) as well as Danube river ports are key entry and exit...

Montenegro assumes observer status at ESPO

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – The authorities governing the Ports of Montenegro will join ESPO as an observer member. The decision was...

Montenegro’s Luka Bar reports record first quarter profit

Bar, Montnegro (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – Operator of the Port of Bar, Luka Bar AD, has announced a profit of €1.34 million in the first quarter of...

Interview with executive director of the Port of Bar, Ilija Pješčić

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – Last month, the Port Authority of Bar, the Adriatic port in Montenegro, has published an interview with...

Montenegro’s Luka Bar reports slight profit increase in 2020

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) April 30, 2021 – State-owned port operator Luka Bar has reported a net profit of €119,200 ($144,345) in 2020, up from...

Global Ports’ trading statement shows business hit by pandemic

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – Last Friday, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding Ltd (GPH) reported its trading statement for 2020 which...

Port of Bar to be logistics base for offshore oil drilling in Montenegro

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) March 10, 2021 – The Montenegro government has said that final preparations of the equipment to be used for the first...

Global Ports Holding completes sale of Port Akdeniz, Port of Adria future under consideration

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 27, 2021 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), a global independent cruise port operator, has announced that further...

Montenegro plans new container terminal for Bar port

Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) August 11, 2020 – The Montenegro government has announced the construction of a new container terminal in the Adriatic port...

Montenegro adopts strategy for the Maritime Economy 2020-2030

Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) August 11, 2020 – On July 30, the Montenegro government, at the proposal of the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs,...

Washington identifies Montenegro as possible LNG partner

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – Speaking to the RTCG broadcaster in Montenegro, US secretary of state responsible for energy from...

Transshipment rises three-fold at Bar port, Montenegro, in January 2020

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 5, 2020 – Luka Bar AD, operator of Bar port, has reported three times more traffic in January 2020 than in the...

Montenegro Prime Minister promotes the development of Bar

Government of Montenegro – November 21, 2019 Stabilization of public finances and focus on capital projects will provide conditions for dynamic...

Luka Bar, Montenegro, sells Hotel Sidro asset

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) November 7, 2019 – The port of Bar, operated by Luka Bar, has signed a contract for the sale of its 100% stake in LLC...

Luka Bar sees increased traffic in Jan-Sep 2019

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) November 7, 2019 – The port of Bar transhipped more than 1.13 million cargoes in the first nine months of 2019, up 18% on...

Several agreements were signed during Medvedev’s visit to Serbia

Belgrade, October 19, 2019 In the presence of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, several bilateral agreements and...

Luka Bar to sell hotel asset

Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) August 27, 2019 – Luka Bar A.D. Bar has announced the sale of the Anchor Hotel for €1.77 million ($1.96 million)....

Montenegro’s Bar port operator sees €22.1 million loss in 2018, seeks investment

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) April 26, 2019 – Montenegrin port operator Luka Bar recorded a €22.1 million ($24.7 million) loss in 2018, due to the...

Bar port represents huge investment opportunity

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) April 19, 2019 – Bar port represents a large chance for the development of Montenegro’s economy, Prime Minister Duško...

Montenegro’s Luka Bar books €22.1 million loss in 2018

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) April 3, 2019 – Luka Bar AD, the state-owned operator of Montenegro’s Bar port, recorded a loss of €22.1 million...

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