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Le Havre

The Port of Le Havre, located in Normandy, France, is one of Europe’s largest and busiest seaports. It is the second-largest commercial port in France in terms of overall tonnage, and the largest container port, with three sets of terminals. It can accommodate all sizes of world cruise liners. The Port of Le Havre is managed by a state agency called Grand Port Maritime du Havre which is part of HAROPA PORTS.

Valenciaport joins the club of the 12 largest ports in the world that lead the decarbonization and reduction of emissions

Valenciaport is making its debut in 2021 by joining the club of the 12 ports of the world that have the most investments committed to decarbonisation and...

CMA CGM Group expected to restart bookings from Asia to North Europe on December 28

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 23, 2020 – French shipping CMA CGM Group is expected to restart bookings for cargo from Asian ports to Northern...

CMA CGM Group boosts capacity between Asia and Europe

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 20, 2020 – French shipping CMA CGM Group is reinforcing its presence through improved port coverage and vessel...

Sealogis is establish Marseille port logistics centre

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 26, 2020 – Sealogis is to establish its own logistics platform in the port of Marseille Fos consisting of 24,000...

Port of València is consolidated as the Spanish port with the best connectivity

Valenciaport is the fourth with the best connections in Europe, according to the index produced by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development...

Coronavirus pandemic impact on European Mediterranean ports

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) September 15, 2020 – Italian port of Gioia Tauro, a Mediterranean Sea transshipment hub, is showing strong growth in Q1,...

Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company joins International Port Community Systems Association

Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) September 14, 2020 – The state-owned Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) has become the newest member of the...

ARUP University produces Covid-19 study and praises Valencia port

ARUP University has chosen Valenciaport for “being the busiest in Spain and southern Europe, because it operates all types of traffic and for its strong...

Eurofos terminal adds two new gantries

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – The Eurofos container terminal has employed two malaccamax-type gantries. The equipment ws manufactured...

NEW NEMO Service starts calling at Malta Freeport

Malta Freeport Terminals has been selected as a port of call on the weekly NEW NEMO service connecting Malta to 7 new ports worldwide stretching from the UK to...

French ports handle disproportionately small cargo volumes compared to Italian and Spanish competitors

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 15, 2020 – French ports lag significantly behind their Spanish and Italian counterparts in gross weight of seaborne goods...

Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 19/2020 – Ports and lines awaiting the end of the storm

Covid-19 Update – Issue 19/2020 – Ports and lines awaiting the end of the storm. Despite the adoption of progressive release measures in European...

More port authorities pledge support to keep ports operating during Convid-19

Singapore (Ports Europe) May 30, 2020 – Following an initiative of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, an increasing number of ports have...

Barcelona joins Port Authorities Roundtable to fight Covid-19

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – The Port of Barcelona has signed the manifesto promoted by the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) in support...

Top European container ports in the Mediterranean have same ranking in 2019 led by Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 28, 2020 – For a second year in a row in 2019, Piraeus is the largest European container port in the Mediterranean Sea...

European Commission – Improving rail connection in the Atlantic corridor

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 19, 2020 – The European Commission has approved an investment package worth more than €1.4 billion ($1.51...

CMA CGM to sell port terminal stakes

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) November 26, 2019 – Yesterday, CMA CGM, the French logistics and shipping group, announced its third quarter results for...

GMP, part of CMA CGM, to construct and operate future container berths at Le Havre port

Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) November 11, 2019 – Générale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP) has been awarded a 34-year concession contract by the Port...

DHL ramps up its rail network and service along the new Silk Road

Three new European Rail Competence Centers in France, Italy, and the UK provide customer service and freight handling between Europe and Asia – November...

Analysis – Alexandroupolis is leading port of interest in Greek regional harbour privatisation

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) September 2, 2019 – Greece’s portfolio of 10 regional ports slated for privatisation includes...

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