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All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual ports and articles feature hyperlinks to individual ports.
Italian government approves Port of Genoa breakwater project
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 28, 2022 – The Special Committee of the Higher Council of Public Works of the Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructures and...
Role of port managing bodies expanding in a more complex port ecosystem
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – Both the public role and commercial expectations are on the rise for European port managing bodies. This is...
Port of Vigo handles record number of containers in April
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – In the first four months of 2022, the Port of Vigo handled 71,361 TEU, up +10.4% on the same period of 2021. By...
How Russia will try to mitigate the impact of the western transport sanctions
Ekaterinburg, Russia (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – Understanding Russian strategy about how to circumvent western sanctions in the transport sector and...
Albanian ports see reduced cargo traffic in April 2022
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – In April 2022, ports in Albania handled 425,800 tonnes of cargo, down -5.7% on the same month of the...
Valenciaport: “The authorities have to make a commitment to the ports and infrastructures”
València, June 2, 2022 – The environment, new technologies, geopolitical changes or demographic challenges are the great challenges facing European...
Port of Taranto rejects Yilport business plan
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The Port Authority of the Ionian Sea-Port of Taranto (AdSP) has rejected a revised business plan from...
15% less cargo handled by the Russian port of Azov in first five months of 2022
Azov, Russia (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – Cargo turnover of Russia’s Port of Azov in January-May of 2022 was 2.7 million tonnes, 15% lower than in the...
Port of Marseille J1 project receives building permit
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The consortium of Adim Provence and Banque des Territoires has received the official building permit to...
ESPO asks European governments to strengthen the port ecosystem
The Assembly of the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) met this afternoon in the Clock Building to discuss the Valencia Declaration that values the...
Port of Barcelona plan to grant bonuses for good environmental practices
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has been informed of the criteria that have been established to grant bonuses for...
Turkey: Cruise ship & passenger statistics 2021-April 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cruise ship and passengers statistics. The...
Comment by Ukraine government regarding the blockade of Ukrainian seaports by Russia
After attacking Ukraine, Russia has blocked Ukrainian seaports. The Russian army has mined areas of the sea, and is constantly trying to break through the...
Port of Piraeus forecasts positive cruise ship season
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority is forecasting the arrival of 750 cruise ships in the 2022 season, of which 66% will...
Montenegro assumes observer status at ESPO
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – The authorities governing the Ports of Montenegro will join ESPO as an observer member. The decision was...
Montenegro’s Luka Bar reports record first quarter profit
Bar, Montnegro (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – Operator of the Port of Bar, Luka Bar AD, has announced a profit of €1.34 million in the first quarter of...
TransContainer launches multimodal service for auto parts transportation from Turkey to Kazakhstan
TransContainer of Delo Group will launch new multimodal service for auto parts transportation from Turkey to Kazakhstan via the ports of Istanbul and...
Port of Genoa to issue tender for new breakwater
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – The procedure for the tender and award of the new breakwater contract of the port of Genoa has...
APM Terminals Algeciras opens earlier to ease truck queue
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – APM Terminals Algeciras has agreed to open the terminal in the time period 0200-0800 in order to relive...
Castilian-Leonese businessmen recognize the work of Valenciaport at the service of the Spanish business fabric
València, June 1, 2022 – The Valladolid Confederation of Entrepreneurs (CEOE Valladolid) has distinguished the Port Authority of Valencia...