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Ukraine monopolies commission approves MSC-HHLA deal

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – On 14 November, the Antimonopoly Commission of Ukraine (AMK) approved the deal for Mediterranean...

Port of Ancona receives go-ahead for dredging

Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – The Marche Region has sent the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority (AdSP) the environmental...

New Black Sea railway ferry line Varna-Poti

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – The Georgian-flagged Ro-Ro ferryboat AIA (IMO: 9120384) opened a few days ago a line between the Bulgarian...

5 tonnes of cocaine destined for Valencia port seized in Guayaquil

Guayaquil, Ecuador (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – More than five tonnes of cocaine were seized in Ecuador’s port of Guayaquil by the National...

2.6 times more containers via Middle Corridor in Jan-Oct’24

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – Container shipments along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor),...

1.2 tonnes of cocaine seized in Spain’s Algeciras port

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – Over 1,160 kg of cocaine hidden inside a shipping container that arrived at Spain’s port...

Four tonnes of cocaine seized off the Canary Islands

Puerto Naos, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – Four tonnes of cocaine were seized on November 12 by Spanish authorities from a...

Russia’s ports handled 4.6 mln TEUs in Jan-Oct’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – Russian ports handled 4.6 million TEUs in the first 10 months of the year, which is 12% (or 490,000 TEUs)...

New Caspian ferry line Turkmenbashi-Olya might finally launch

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – After years of talks, in the near future, a regular ferry service may finally be launched between...

Kazakhstan’s ports handled 6.2 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-Oct’24

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports of Aktau and Kuryk handled 6.2 million tonnes of cargo in the first 10...

Malta sees reduced cruise ship passengers in Q3 2024

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – In the third quarter of 2024, total cruise passenger numbers were 321,814, down 7.6 per cent over the...

Greater Odessa ports increase turnover in Jan-Sep 2024

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – From January to September 2024, the ports of greater Odessa reported increased turnover. Danube ports...

Ruscon upgrades container terminal power supply

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Ruscon, a multimodal transport operator, has completed upgrading the power supply networks of its...

Piraeus Port Authority attends Shanghai fair

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Last week, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) joined the 7th International Import Trade Exhibition (CIIE)...

Kolektor wins construction contract at Port of Koper

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – The local company Kolektor (Slovenia) has won a contract to expand the container terminal pier at the...

Ranking: Turkish – TEU traffic by port – Jan-Oct 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for October 2024....

Putin’s aid visits drone-hit Kaspiysk and Makhachkala

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Nine days after the devastating attack against the Russian Caspian Sea naval base of Kaspiysk, 18...

Port of Seville with ESPO Award for circular economy

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Spain’s Port of Seville received in Brussels the ESPO Award 2024 for its contributions to the...

EU delegation visits Gioia Tauro port to see anti-drug efforts

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – As part of the European Ports Alliance action, customs representatives from 16 EU countries have...

Russian ports handled 743 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Oct’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-October 2024 decreased by 3.2% compared to the first 10...

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