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.
Bulgaria, Macedonian discuss Pan-European Transport Corridor VIII
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 16, 2018 – Transport corridor VIII is a priority for the BUlgarian government as it links its ports with Albania,...
CroisiEurope announces four new Mediterranean coastal cruises
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – Europe’s largest river cruise operator, CroisiEurope, has announced four brand new coastal cruises...
Durrës port to benefit from plan to develop Corridor VIII railway section
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – The Macedonian and Albanian governments plan to cooperate on the construction of the Corridor 8...
Government plans Durrës port investment
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) February 2, 2018 – Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Damian Gjiknuri and Mayor Vangjush Dako have visited the port...
Durrës sees increased cement exports in Jan-Nov 2017
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 26, 2017 – In the first 11 months of 2017 the port of Durrës exported 297,700 tons of cement, an increase on...
Rigel II ferry has been restored to the Durrës-Bari line
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 26, 2017 – The “Rigel II” ferry has been restored to the Durrës-Bari line due to the increasing...
Durrës port traffic up 7% in Jan-Nov 2017
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 24, 2017 – During the first 11 months of 2017, the port of Durrës handled 3.4 million tons of goods, up 7% on...
Durrës port to benefit from EBRD Balkan transport loans
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 18, 2017 – €123 million ($145 million) in European Union grants and €190.5 million (€224.6 million) in...
Ferry traffic at Durrës port up 8% in Jan-Nov 2017
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 6, 2017 – The Durrës-Bari and Durrës-Ancona-Trieste ferry lines, during the period January-November of 2017,...
Durrës port reports improved Jan-Oct 2017 traffic figures
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 – In the first 10 months of 2017, Durrës port handled about 3.1 million tons of goods, up 8% on the...
Puglia ports help Albanian partners
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP MAM – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Some 15 cruise ships set to visit Durrës during 2018-2019 tourist season
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Leading cruise companies have booked 15 stopovers at Durrës port for the 2018-2019 season. Autoriteti...
Durrës port reports Jan-Jul 2007 traffic figures
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 25, 2017 – In the first nine months of 2017, the Albanian port of Durrës handled 2.1 million tons of goods....
EBRD to fund Tirana-Durrës railway line
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – Albanian Railways (Hekurudha Shqiptare – HSH) is to receive a loan from the European Bank for...
APL adds four new port calls to Asia-Europe services
Singapore (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – APL has announced the addition of Durrës (Albania) and Thessaloniki (Greece) as new ports of call to its...
Albanian seeks better Bari port customs services
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2017 – Italy’s Bari port should improve its customs services, in order to facilitate the traffic of the direct...
Dürres port sees more visiting yachts in Jan-Aug 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Autoriteti Portual Durrës (Durrës Port Authority) has reported that since the beginning of 2017,...
Dürres port reports improved cargo stats for first eight months of 2017
Dürres, Albania (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Autoriteti Portual Dürres (Durres Port Authority) has reported that 377 cargo vessels and 680...
Albanian ports cargo traffic rises 9.4% y/y in Jan-July 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 29, 2017 – Albanian ports handled a total of 2.319 million tonnes of cargo in the first seven months of 2017 up 9.4%...
Durrës sees increased trade in July 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 18, 2017 – Over 327,000 tons of goods for export and import have been processed at Durrës port during July...