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Volga Shipping Company increased coal transportation more than 1.5 times

Over a period of 10 months of the 2021 navigation season, dry cargo fleet of Volga Shipping Company carried more than 860,000 tonnes of coal, which exceeds the...

Piraeus port expected cruises ship revival in 2022

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – Next year, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) is forecasting the arrival of over 700 cruise ships, with over...

Valenciaport representative appointed vice-president of Medcruise

València, November 8, 2021 – The head of cruises of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Francesca Antonelli, has been elected as the new senior...

The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) rises 5.23% in October

The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI), the indicator that measures the trend and evolution of costs of container transport by sea from the Port of...

MedCruise elects Galaport’s Figen Ayan as President

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – The cruise industry association MedCruise has elected Figen Ayan, Chief Port Officer Galataport...

Port of Genoa representative joins Medcruise board of diretcors

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – Cristina De Gregori has been confirmed on the Medcruise board of directors representing Autorita’ di...

Port of Taranto promotes northern rail cargo connection

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – At a webinar entitled “Taranto San Cataldo Container Terminal: New Gateway to Italy and Central...

Rijeka Gateway container terminal concession agreement signed

APM Terminals and ENNA formalize the project for the design, construction and operation of the new container terminal in Rijeka with the signature of the...

The saga with Anaklia deep-sea port continues. Is the project realistic?

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 7, 2021 – The Georgian government plans to announce in 2022 a new international tender for an investor for the...

Greek Ambassador Pyatt’s Fireside Chat with Athanasios Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador tp Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has given an interview to Athanasios Ellis, Editor in...

The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) rises 5.23% in October

The Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI), the indicator that measures the trend and evolution of costs of container transport by sea from the Port of...

Italian container terminals: an economic-financial analysis – Federspedi Study Center

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Federspedi Study Center has published its report Container terminals in Italy: an economic-financial...

Baleària to resume Valencia – Mostaganem ferry service

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Spanish shipping company Baleària Eurolíneas Marítimas is to restart its connection between Valencia...

MedCruise welcomes new president and new member

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Galataport Istanbul Port Management and Investments Inc. Deputy General Manager,...

Galataport – the unique cruise terminal in Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Galataport in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, is the world’s first underground cruise ship port,...

Transshipment in the port of Mariupol since start 2021 was 5.7 million tons

In the first 10 months of 2021 cargo handling in the Mariupol seaport was – 5.7 million tons, which is 2.4% less than in the same period...

Ukraine’s Olbia port sees 10-month cargo traffic up over 12%

Total cargo volume handled by the seaport of Olbia for 10 months of 2021 was 3.8 million tons of cargo. This figure is 417,450 tons or 12.3% more than the...

Sanmar deal will see first Tier III tugs in Italian ports

Sanmar Shipyards has signed a contract to deliver two cleaner and greener versions of its Bogacay series of tugs to Sicily-based operator Rimorchiatori Augusta...

The extension of the Sant Sebastià breakwater in Barcelona will protect the beach from storms

Work has begun on the extension of the Sant Sebastià breakwater, an action that aims to sustainably protect the beach and prevent erosion and the loss of sand...

The Port of Barcelona presents the second call for applications for the Ports 4.0 Fund

The Port of Barcelona has presented the grants for innovative ideas and projects of Ports 4.0, the corporate open innovation model of Puertos del Estado and...

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