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The Slovenian Port of Koper is located in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea, connecting markets of Central and Southeast Europe with the Mediterranean Sea and Far East. It is Slovenia’s only seaport. the port handles containers, Ro-Ro, general cargo, dry bulk, liquid and cruise ships. It is operated by Luka Koper d.d.

Slovenia receives one bid for the construction of rail and tunnel systems on the new rail link between Koper and Divača

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 9, 2022 – The authorities have received just one bid for the construction of rail and tunnel systems on the new rail...

Container Terminal at the Port of Koper set a new monthly record

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – The container terminal at the Port of Koper has set a new monthly record last month of 99,533 containers...

Luka Koper reports consolidated net profit of €31.8 million in 2021, down -1%

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – Luka Koper has reported a consolidated net profit of €31.8 million ($36 million) in 2021, down -1%....

Swissterminal opens new Austrian link with southern European port connections

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 8, 2022 – Swissterminal Group is to open an intermodal rail connection to Wolfurt in Austria with onward...

Volta Shipping Services starts new shipping service linking Port of Koper with Far East

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – This month, Volta Shipping Services launched the MED service connecting Koper with five Far East ports...

Luka Koper arranges €60 million loan

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – In an announcement to the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, Luka Koper, d.d. (LJE:LKPG) said it has finalised a...

Port of Koper utilises digitalisation and process optimization for container management

With the increase of container volumes in recent years there is also a growing need to use new solutions in the field of digitization and process optimization...

The second track of the Divaca-Koper railway line is progressing

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 19, 2022 – A consortium led by Kolektor CPG has completed the digging works on the first kilometre of tunnels...

Port of Koper sees 2021 cargo traffic up +7%

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 14, 2022 – Total maritime throughout in 2021 was 20.8 million tons, up +7% (19.5 million) on the previous 12...

Luka Koper forecasts record container traffic

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) December 31, 2021 – The Port of Koper’s container terminal expects to end the year with a total of 996,000 TEU...

Luka Koper & Luka Koper Group – Summary of the business plan for 2022 and estimate of the business performance in 2021

Business plan for 2022 is based on the key forecasts of international institutions, such as IMF1 and OECD2. The forecast of both institutions are based on the...

Luka Koper announces new president

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) December 7, 2021 – Luka Koper d.d. (LJE:LKPG) has announced that Boštjan Napast has been appointed President of the...

North Adriatic Ports Association to promote inter-port cooperation

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – Members of the North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA) have signed an agreement to increase cooperation...

Port of Koper reports improvement in Q3 2021 traffic volumes

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) November 29, 2021 – In the first nine months of 2021, the Port of Koper registered 15.73 million tons of cargo, up +6% on...

Luka Koper d.d. publishes the non-audited report of Luka Koper d.d. and Luka Koper Group in January – September 2021.

Luka Koper d.d. (LJE:LKPG) publishes the Non-audited Report on the Performance of Luka Koper d.d. and Luka Koper Group in January–September 2021 –...

NAPA holds general assembly in Venice

The first general assembly – post Covid 19 – of the NAPA (North Adriatic Port Association), which includes the Ports of Venice and Chioggia,...

Luka Koper: Supervisory board appoints member of the management board

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) November 16, 2021 – Luka Koper d.d. has announced the appointment of Robert Rožac as the member of the Management board...

Ignazio Messina starts weekly Ro-Ro service from Koper port

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) November 14, 2021 – Neptune International Shipping, acting as an agent of Ignazio Messina & C, is to start a weekly...

Luka Koper management submits resignation

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 25, 2021 – In an announcement on the Ljubljana stock Exchange, the company said that three members of the...

Port of Koper expansion agreement signed

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 20, 2021 – Luka Koper reports that the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Municipality of Ankaran and Luka Koper have...

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