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All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual ports and articles feature hyperlinks to individual ports.
MSC expands door-to-door distribution network ‘Trieste Express’ with new service
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced that it has added a vessel to the Trieste...
Baleà ria starts the refit of the ‘MartÃn i Soler’ to operate on natural gas
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The Baleà ria shipping company has started the refit of the ‘MartÃn i Soler’ ferry, which...
Algeciras port achieves reduced idle times via PortXchange pilot
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The port of Algeciras has completed a six week trial which has resulted in improvements in idle time...
Fundación Valenciaport and S2 Grupo launch a new cybersecurity analysis and diagnosis service
The Valenciaport Foundation and S2 Grupo, within the framework of their strategy to support innovation and digital transformation of ports, have combined their...
Valenciaport promotes its wide connectivity and strategic location for Europe-Asia maritime traffic in Shanghai
COVID-19 does not prevent Valenciaport from participating in person with a stand in the China International Import Export (CIIE) contest – November 9,...
Customs tariffs, fall of the pound sterling and changes in export procedures, main effects of Brexit
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – Cámara Valencia has held a webinar on the future of Valencian foreign trade after Brexit. The United...
The Ambassador of Slovakia to the Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – Last week, on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, the Ambassador of Slovakia to Greece, Iveta Hricova,...
Yilport: The South Pier of Huelva port expands capacity for container storage and logistics
The YILPORT Huelva terminal completes a container storage yard extension of 50,000 m² of total area, planned to take on new operations as from today –...
Ukraine seaports increase Jan-Oct cargo handling
In January-October this year, port operators in the seaports of Ukraine handled 132.05 million tons of cargo. This is 2.2 million tons more than in the same...
Taganrog port sees 10-month cargo down 2%
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – In January-October 2020, the seaport of Taganrog registered 2.381 million tonnes of cargo, down -2% on...
VCFI rises 5.35% in October due to the upward trend of maritime transport
The  Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) for October grew for the third consecutive month, reaching 1,336.95 points – November 9, 2020 The...
In the third quarter the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia decreased by -11.7%
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – In the third quarter of this year, traffic of goods handled by Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar...
Kazakh Caspian Sea ports operations unaffected by COVID-19
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – More than 1.6 million tons of cargo were handled between Kazakhstan’s ports in the Caspian Sea in the...
Valencia port strike called off
Val̬ncia, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 РLabour unions representing stevedores have decided to call off the strike that was scheduled for...
Negotiations progress to resolve labour strike in Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – At a meeting of the State Sectoral Joint Commission, the Coordinadora and UGT labour unions have proposed...
US Ambassador to Greece confirms Washington interest in Alexandroupolis port
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt told the online Thessaloniki Summit last Thursday that the U.S....
Trieste port signs cooperation agreement with Customs and Monopoly Agency
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...
Chantiers de l’Atlantique-Fincantieri merger delayed until year-end
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – A few days before the merger of France’s Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Italy’s...
A digital presentation of Piraeus Port Authority at the China International Import Expo (CIIE)
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – A digital meeting of the management of Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) with representatives of Chinese and...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Conversation with Alexia Tasouli regarding the Thessaloniki Summit
Athens, (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, held an interview with journalist Alexia Tasouli regarding the...