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30 kg of cocaine seized in Port of Olbia, Sardinia

Olbia, Sardinia. Italy (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – On November 29, 2024, the Guardia di Finanza seized over 30 kg of cocaine in the port of Olbia....

Jan De Nul completed dredging in Kazakh Kuryk port

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – Belgium’s Jan De Nul has completed, ahead of schedule, the four-month dredging project in the...

China, Kazakhstan and Hungary to build inter-modal cargo terminal in Budapest

Budapest, Hungary (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – China continues its successful efforts to invest in Hungary despite hostile European Union (EU)...

Governor of Odessa visits Venice

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – The governor of Odessa Oblast in Ukraine, Oleg Kiper, has led a delegation to the port of Venice. The...

Railway ready to serve Lavna coal terminal in Murmansk

Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – The construction of the non-public railway line Lavna station-Lavna coal handling complex in...

Russian ports to handle 5.3 mln TEUs in 2024, still below 2021 result

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – Container turnover at Russian ports in 2024 will increase by 12% compared to last year and reach up to 5.3...

Uniontrasporti presents cost benefit analysis for Messina bridge project

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – Just over 9 billion euros in investments versus benefits of almost 11 billion euros with a net result of...

Update: Islamist HTS 100 km from Russia’s navy only Med Sea base

Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) December 1, 2024 – After capturing Syria’s largest city of Aleppo, insurgents led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)...

Port of Gioia Tauro to store materials for Strait of Messina bridge project

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) December 1, 2024 – Part of the material for the construction of the Bridge over the Strait of Messina will be stored...

LBC Tank Terminals acquires Evolution Terminals, Vlissingen

Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) December 1, 2024 – LBC Tank Terminals has completed the acquisition of Evolution Terminals in Vlissingen. LBC will...

Second Ukrainian drone attack in a month against Kaspiysk port

Kaspiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 30, 2024 – Ukraine hit, for the second time in November, Russian navy ships on November 30 in their Caspian Sea...

1,575 kg of cocaine seized in Dutch Vlissingen port

Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) November 30, 2024 – 1,575 kg of cocaine, valued at 118 million euros was seized in the Dutch port of Vlissingen on...

Russia might lose its navy’s only Mediterranean port facility in Tartus

Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) November 30, 2024 – Russia’s only naval base outside the former Soviet Union in Syria’s Eastern Mediterranean Sea port of...

Stellantis plans huge solar plant in Port of Vigo

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – International car maker Stellantis wants to convert its concession at the Bouzas Ro-Ro terminal into a...

Update: French CGT union to strike at ports Dec 9-10 and Jan’25

Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – France’s National Federation of Ports and Dockers (CGT) announced a 48-hour strike starting December 9 and...

Port of Antwerp receives first electric tugboat

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has taken receipt of six energy-efficient tugboats. The delivery includes...

Endesa receives OPS equipment for cruise ships in Cadiz port

Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – Energy company Endesa has started receiving equipment for the installation of OPS (onshore power supply,...

Port of Bilbao to proceed with cold ironing

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – The central government has authorised the Port Authority of Bilbao to tender for 55.4 million euros...

Below target 53 mln tonnes of oil shipped via CPC terminal, Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – In January-October 2024, oil shipments at the sea terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC,...

Court supports asphalt bitumen terminal in Alicante port

Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – In 2022, the Port Authority of Alicante awarded a concession to Ditecpesa SA for an asphalt bitumen...

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