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Durrës

The Port of Durrës is the largest seaport of Albania, Southeast Europe. It is country’s leading cargo and passenger port. Controversially, the Albanian government is planning to relocate the current port northward to Porto Romano area and redevelop the site as a luxury marina, putting Albania on the Mediterranean luxury marina network map. Albania is on the current agenda for future enlargement of the European Union.

Albania and UAE discuss cooperation

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) November 27, 2020 – The Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has met with the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah...

Albania see reduced September cargo figures

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) November 13, 2020 – The volume of freight loading/unloading in ports, in September 2020 was 366,000 tonnes, down 7.7 %...

Durres port-Pristina rail link agreed

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 6, 2020 – The governments of Albania and Kosovo have signed four agreement including one for the construction of...

Durrës port traffic down 9% in first eight months of 2020

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – In the first eight months of this year, Durrës port handled 2.5 million tons of goods, down 9% of...

MBM Port seeks controversial cargo expansion at Porto Romano, Durrës

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – In 2015, the Albanian government signed a 35-year concessionary contract for the construction and operation...

Albania ports report total traffic down over 41% in March

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 28, 2020 – In March 2020, Albanian ports handled 254,384 tonnes of cargo, down from 432,833 tonnes in March in the...

Durrës port continues operations despite Covid-19

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 16, 2020 – Autoriteti Portual Durres (APD – Port Authority of Durrës) has continued activities at the port...

Albanian seaports see cargo up 14.4% in 2019

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 28, 2020 – The Institute of Statistics has reported 2019 figures for cargo and passengers using Albanian...

Kosovo business delegation visits Durrës port

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 28, 2020 – A delegation from delegation from the Kosovo Chamber of Commerce has visited the port of Durrës to...

Albania’s Durrës port to implement SUPAIR sustainability plan

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 28, 2020 – Autoriteti Portual Durres (APD – Durres Port Authority) considers protection of the environment...

German ambassador Zingraf praises the positive business climate at the port of Durrës

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) November 24, 2019 – The German Ambassador to Albania, Peter Zingraf, has headed a german delegation visiting Durrës...

Kosovo benefits from Durrës port customs post

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) November 24, 2019 – The opening of the Kosovo customs point at the Albanian Adriatic port of Durrës has contributed to...

Albanian seaports see increased traffic in September 2019

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 29, 2019 – The Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) has reported increased seaport traffic for September 2019. The...

Durrës port sees increased traffic in Jan-Sep 2019

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 13, 2019 – The Adriatic sea port of Durres handled 3.12 million tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2019,...

In the first half of 2019 traffic of goods handled by Albanian ports increased 13.9%

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – The volume of freight loading/unloading in Albanian ports, in the June 2019 was 413,000 tonnes,...

Project to transform Durrës port underway

News – Project to transform Durrës port underway – July 26, 2019 Dredging works kicked off today to deepen widen the basin and the access channel...

Durrës port completes TAP pipeline transport

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 18, 2019 – Last week, the German Albanian Logistics Agency (GALA) completed the project to unload and store sheet...

Italy’s Adria Ferries to add new vessel to Durres service

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) May 20, 2019 – Adria Ferries, a unit of the Frittelli Maritime Group, plans to launch this autumn a new vessel on the...

Durrës port cargo traffic declines slightly in 2018

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 – Durrës port handled 3.614 million tons of goods in 2018, slightly down from 3.684 million tonnes in the...

Delmon inaugurates new Elbasan plant in Albania

Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) March 12, 2019 – Delmon Group, the French automotive parts supplier, has inaugurated operations at its new Elbasan plant,...

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