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All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual ports and articles feature hyperlinks to individual ports.
İZAYDAŞ to complete Safiport waste facility in August
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – İZAYDAŞ, a waste disposal company, has said that a new sea waste reception facility project in Safi...
Turkish Minister visits Istanbul shipyard to review construction of new naval vessel
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank has visited the Tuzla Sedef Shipyard to review progress on...
Top 10 Spanish ports see cargo down in May, after April fall
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Puertos del Estado reports May 2020 cargo figures by port authority
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports May 2020 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by port...
Turkmenistan seeks increased trade with Russia’s Astrakhan region
Negotiations were held in the form of a videoconference with the leadership of the Astrakhan Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia and Turkmenistan to...
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan discuss Lapis Lazuli transport corridor
On July 2, 2020, a trilateral video meeting was held between the presidents of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. The agenda of the high-level meeting...
Rodman Group’s Metalships to invest €10 mln in Vigo port marine repair centre
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Metalships & Docks, a division of the shipbuilder Grupo Rodman, is to invest €10 million ($112.45...
EBRD to lend up to €100 million to Turkish State Railways (TCDD)
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to allocate a €100 sovereign loan to...
VCFI experienced a slight rebound in June with growth of 1.62%
The Covid-19 crisis continues to condition commercial activity, which is reflected in an 8.4% increase in freight with the Far East and a 1.56% decrease in the...
VPI Logística awards four companies plots of the Logistics Activities Zone
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – Valencia Plataforma Intermodal y Logística (VPI Logística) has approved the award of four blocks or plots...
EBRD and EIB to support Cyprus Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to hire an independent consultant (TESC) to...
Amirabad Port has 52% of traffic among the northern ports of Iran
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – In the first quarter of 2020, 844,869 tons of goods handled in Amirabad port, a 52% share of the total volume...
Porto de Aveiro issues maintenance dredging contract for €1.7 million
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – Porto de Aveiro (APA S.A.) has issueed a €1.76 contract for dredging of the port. The project is...
Leixões port launches new connection to Belgium
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – Operated by CLdN and Yilport Leixões, the new service will provide access to new routes with origin and...
Beato’s Multipurpose Terminal (TMB) reinforces operational capacity
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – TMB (Terminal Multiusos do Beato) has purchased on a rental basis a Liebherr LHM 280, with a capacity of...
Figueira da Foz Port grows 17.3% in Jan-May 2020
Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – In the period January-May 2020, the port of Figueira da Foz handled total cargo of 875,741 tons,...
Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy: Modernization of ferry transport continues steadily
The policy of strengthening the country’s shipping network, which began last year with a decision by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Giannis...
Croatia’s Sibenik port to get new maritime passenger terminal
As part of the ‘Renaissance on the Croatian Coast’ project, through which the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure has so far...
EBRD and IMO to develop Turkey’s green maritime sector
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 2, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime Organisation...
Alexandroupolis port privatisation details due soon
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) July 2, 2020 – At the Port Authority of Alexandroupolis, the President of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development...