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.
Durrës port ferry lines handle 7% more cargo y/y in Jan-Jul 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – The Durrës-Bari and Durrës-Ancona-Trieste ferry lines handled 7% more cargo and 4% more...
Durrës port cargo traffic rises 1.8 million tonnes in H1 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – Durrës port handled 1.8 million tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2017, or 123,000 tonnes more than...
EMS Log completes Durrës transport project
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 – German Albanian Logistics Agency (Durrës) together with EMS Log (Bremen) has finished a special...
Durrës reports increased ferry traffic in first half of 2017
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) July 9, 2017 – In the first six months of 2017, the ferries of Durres – Bari and Durrës – Ancona – Trieste line and...
Bari, Durrës ports sign cooperation deal for cargo, passenger traffic
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – Bari and Durrës ports agreed to set up a cooperation project to facilitate the flow of cargo and passengers...
Durrës port see increased Kosovo goods transit
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 18, 2017 – Durrës Port Authority has said that in the first five months of 2017, 10% of goods were transitory from...
EMS-Fehn complete TAP delivery at Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – German logistics business EMS-Fehn-Group has completed the delivery of pipes to Durrës for the Trans...
Durrës port reports 7% increase in ferry passengers and vehicle traffic
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – In May 2017, the volume of trade by ferry increased by 6-18% compared to the same period of 2016....
China considers Albanian transport investment
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Albanian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Sokol Dervishaj attended the recent Belt and Road forum...
Bari port looks to improve Albanian passenger services
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – A new phase of cross-border cooperation was initiated by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico...
European ports start project supporting sustainable mobility
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Representatives of the management of Valencia, Igoumenitsa, Dürres, Kotor and Limassol ports...
Albania handles increased passenger volume from Italy in 2016
Dürres, Albania, (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Dürres port handled about 840,000 passengers to and from Italy in 2016, an 8% increase on 2015,...
Albania issues tender for concession of ship services at ports
Dürres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Albania’s transport ministry has opened a tender for awarding a five-year concession contract...
Kosovo and Albania to open joint Durrës customs checkpoint
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – The Ministries of Finances of Kosovo and Albania have agreed to open a joint customs checkpoint at...
Turkey leading trade partner for Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – Turkey ranks first for the highest volume of goods handled in Durrës port. In 2016, 26% of goods...
Durrës port handles 3.5 million tonnes in cargo
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 13, 2017 – In 2016 Durrës port handled nearly 3.5 million tons of cargo, of which more than 1.2 million tons...