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Port of Volos continues to import cars, privatisation approaches
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – On July 7 and 19, two Ro-Ro vessels delivered over 1,600 cars. Another vessel is on its way to the port...
Update: Why does the Volos port privatization matter?
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – Four candidates submitted on August 23 binding offers in the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean...
Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – Today, binding offers for the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean Sea port of Volos (Volos Port...
PSA BDP opens office in Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – PSA BDP, a provider of globally integrated and port-centric supply chains, transportation, and...
Valenciaport shows signs of cargo traffic recovery
València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The trend of contraction in Valenciaport’s freight traffic is moderating and the July figures...
Iberdrola applies for dock electrification concession in Port of Pasaia
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The energy company Iberdrola has applied for a concession to supply electricity to ships at the...
EBRD to approve $125 mln loan to Damietta Port’s 2nd terminal project
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is set to approve a $125 million loan to...
Kernel acquires grain facilities in Chornomorsk and Reni
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – Agroholding Kernel has acquired storage facilities for transshipment of vegetable oils in the Black Sea...
Danish DFDS moves closer to acquiring Turkey’s Ekol Logistics
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The Danish logistics giant Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (DFDS) has moved closer to acquiring...
QTerminals acquires Kramer Group, Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) August 21, 2023 – Qatar’s QTerminals has acquired a majority stake in Rotterdam-based Kramer Group. The...
Big fire in Novorossiysk, Russia’s largest port
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 20, 2023 – A large fire burnt for at least three hours on 1,300 sq. m. in a cargo terminal of Russia’s Black Sea...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drives up trade with Turkey
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 20, 2023 – Figures from the Turkish government show that since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in July...
Azerbaijan’s ports handled 7.45 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Jul’23
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea ports increased the transshipment of goods in the first seven months of the year...
Ship reaches Istanbul from Odessa using “humanitarian corridor”
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – The first ship to use a temporary corridor to and from Ukraine’s seaports entered Turkey’s...
150 kilos cocaine found in Port of Gioria Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – Approximately 150 kilos of very pure cocaine were seized by the Fiamme Gialle in the port area of...
Albania seaports: Cargo & passengers traffic report – Q2 2023
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 17, 2023 – In the second quarter of 2023, the seaports of Albania handled 1.713 million tons (mt) of freight. This...
HHLA sees container traffic down -14.6% in first half
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 17, 2023 – Container throughput at HHLA’s container terminals decreased year-on-year by 14.6% to 2.87 million...
Georgian ministers visit APM Terminals Poti
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 17, 2023 – Georgia’s Vice Prime Minister & Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Levan...
Update: AD Ports signs Kazakhstan port terminal agreement
Kuryk, Kazakstan (Ports Europe) August 17, 2023 – An agreement for the construction of a grain terminal and a multifunctional marine terminal Sarzha in...
India looks to Piraeus port as gateway to Europe
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Greece after attending the BRICS summit in South Africa...