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Russian navy escapes from Novorossiysk, but where to?

Gelendzhik, Russia (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – The Russian Black Sea navy is on the run again, leaving the country’s largest port of...

Germany’s Rhenus Group signs agreement with Port of Aktau

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – The Rhenus Group has signed a declaration of intent with Aktau Sea Commercial Port JSC to develop...

Russia’s Kandalaksha as an ammonia export port?

Kandalaksha, Russia (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – In a desperate move, Russia’s Arctic White Sea port of Kandalaksha, Murmansk region, was added to...

Collapse of railway cargo to Russia’s Murmansk port

Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – Railway cargo shipments to Russia’s Arctic Port of Murmansk (part of Port Alliance) decreased by a...

Update: Further strikes planned by Portuguese port pilots

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Port and harbour pilots are on the second day of a strike for better retirement terms. The current...

Georgia, China sign Middle Corridor MoU

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Last Friday, Georgia and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the...

Tanger Automotive City to double in size

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – The Moroccan government has said that the area of Tanger Automotive City will double to 1,185...

193 kg of cocaine seized in Le Havre port

Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – 193 kg of cocaine was seized by the police near the French port of Le Havre on September 11. Authorities...

DFDS to start Trieste-Damietta service

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Danish shipper DFDS will start a Ro-Ro service between Trieste and Damietta in Egypt in November. The...

President, Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority, Mario Sommariva, resigns

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Yesterday, Mario Sommariva, President, Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale...

U.S. select committee highlights Chinese threats to ports

Washington, United States (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Last week, Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar,...

Russia’s Quark fund invests in Arctic Vitino port along NSR

Beloye More, Russia (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Russia’s closed-end mutual investment fund Quark became a 50% co-owner of Nord Star, the...

GIS: All eyes on Russia’s Northern Sea Route

Schaan, Liechtenstein (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – The missile attacks in the Red Sea are a reminder of the vulnerability of commercial...

200th container train from China arrives in Aktau port

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The 200th container train so far in 2024 from China has arrived at Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port...

Port of Ravenna joined an international mission to Egypt

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The Port Authority of Ravenna joined an international mission to Egypt organised by the MACFRUT trade...

CDP, Italian government presents “maritime ventures”

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – CDP Capital Ventures, the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy aim to create 10 new companies in the...

Port and harbour pilots in Portugal on strike

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – Port and harbour pilots in Portugal started a strike today at 0700, which will last 48 hours. They...

Kazakh ports handled 1.9 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-Aug’24 – really?

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports handled 1.9 million tonnes of cargo in the first eight months of the...

Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct’23-Aug 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...

Port of Ancona starts modernisation works

Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The Port of Ancona has started modernisation works to compete with other North Adriatic ports. The work...

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