Ports
All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual ports and articles feature hyperlinks to individual ports.
Ports & Rail Forum 2023 takes place in Athens
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – On July 5, 2023, the Ports & Rail Forum 2023 took place in Athens. It was organized by the Hellenic Ports...
Port of Koper increases storage at car terminal
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – A new area for the storage of an additional 3,500 vehicles was opened at the Car Terminal. It cost €5.3...
Valencia Port tests technologies for detection of threats, terrorist attacks
València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – Physical, cyber or combined threat detection tools; tools for predicting possible consequences and...
Port of Barcelona promotes India opportunity
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – Next Monday, 10 July, the Port of Barcelona will be holding the seminar “India: business...
Port of Barcelona, Tech Barcelona augurate BlueTechPort
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona and Tech Barcelona have inaugurated BlueTechPort, a space for companies to promote...
Is Turkey trying to sell the Port of Alsancak?
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Local reports say that the Turkish government may be interested in selling the state-owned Port of Alsancak...
Ignazio Messina & C acquires Terminal San Giorgio, Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Ignazio Messina & C. spa will acquire Terminal San Giorgio (TSG). The terminal is owned 51% by the...
Russia tries to bypass Kazakhstan for a new cargo corridor from Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, Kyrgistan (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Russia and Kyrgyzstan will soon open a new transport corridor bypassing Kazakhstan, across Uzbekistan and...
Ports have a vital role to play in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions
The shipping industry is undergoing a transformative shift towards sustainability and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is set to adopt its revised...
Kazakhstan pushing Kuryk and Aktau ports projects
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Kazakhstan pushing through projects to develop te ports of Kuryk and Aktau. A pre-ferry sorting facility to...
Israeli protesters block Haifa port over judicial changes
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Demonstrations yesterday briefly blocked access to the Israeli seaport of Haifa. This was part of ongoing...
Italy: Total containers (TEU) handled in 2022 – ranked by port
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Assoporti, Italy’s port industry organisation, has published detailed container (TEU) figures for Italian...
Anaklia port saga (3): International consultants and ongoing arbitration
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – The saga with the construction of Georgia’s first deep sea port near the Black Sea town of Anaklia...
Port of Venice and Polish port agree rail targets
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSPMAS – Northern Adriatic Sea Port...
Russia and China build sanctions-busting rail bridge in the Far East
Mohe, China (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – As a result of Western sanctions, Russia is fast becoming dependent on China for everything it was previously...
Consortium awarded contract for new Ro-Ro terminal in Cagliari port
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – A consortium made up of RCM Costruzioni Srl, Fincosit Srl, Società Italiana Dragaggi Spa and...
Sanctions shrink cargo volumes in Rostov-on-Don port
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – Shrinking cargo volumes from Russia’s Rostov-on-Don port shows the impact of Western sanctions on the...
Russia and Iran: Sanctions busting in focus during port visit
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – Russia and Iran, the two most sanctioned countries in the world, continue their attempts to improve cargo...
Port of Messina issues tender for new cruise terminal
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – A new tender has been issued for a contract to construct and manage of the cruise terminal in the...
Sanctions-busting port of Makhachkala to be privatised by September
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – The long delayed privatisation of Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala is to be completed by the end...