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Kazakhstan increases rail exports of fuel oil via Georgian ports

Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – In January-May 2024, Kazakhstan increased rail exports of fuel oil through Georgian ports to 413,200 tons...

€13 million worth of cannabis resin found in Malta Freeport

Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The authorities have seized €13 million worth of cannabis resin hidden in industrial ovens in a...

Fincantieri and Viking sign contracts for two cruise ships

The order confirms a strong order pipeline as per the Industrial Plan 21 JUNE 2024 Fincantieri and Viking have announced that they have signed contracts to...

Spanish fishing ports see landings down -5.5% in Jan-May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – In January-May 2024, Spanish ports handled 53,321 tons of fish, down -5.5% on the same period of 2023. In...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Puertos del Estado has published container numbers for Spanish ports in January-May 2024. Spain’s ports of...

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – January-May 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Spanish ports handled a total of 236,330,520 tons between January and May, which represents an increase of...

Ports of Cartagena, Trieste, Riga and North Sea Port to cooperate

Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Port of Cartagena, Ports of Trieste and Monfalcone, Freeport of Riga Authority and North Sea Port will...

Islamist attacks disrupt operations of Caspian Makhachkala port

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Islamist fighters have attacked a church, a synagogue and a police post in Russia’s Caspian Sea port...

Venezia Terminal Passeggeri renegotiates concession

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – The Northern Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has approved Venezia Terminal Passeggeri (VTP)’s...

Port of Castellón to create an offshore wind hub

Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – The Asociación Empresarial Eólica (Wind Business Association) will support the port of Castellón...

Iberia Tankstorage has acquired Deposa in the Port of Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Iberia Tankstorage has acquired Depósitos Portuarios (Deposa), a company located in the port of Bilbao,...

Valenciaport reports positive May 2024 cargo statistics

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has reported positive cargo traffic numbers for May 2024. By sector The export sector...

Houthi’s claim drone attack against ships in Israel’s Haifa port

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) June 23, 2024 – Iran-affiliated Islamist Houthis said that they attacked two cement tankers and two cargo ships at...

Maersk adds fourth vessel to Chornomorsk-Constanta line

Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 23, 2024 – The Maersk container service between Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Chornomorsk (Chernomorsk) and...

Odessa ports handle more grain, Constanta less

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – In January-May 2024, the Port of Constanta handled 3.5 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain. This is down...

Piraeus Port Authority recognised for ESG standards

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has been recognized by the QualityNet Foundation as one of the most...

Regione Liguria approves ZLS plan for Port of La Spezia

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Regione Liguria has approved the Strategic Development Plan relating to the “Port and Hinterland of...

Unifly’s UTM System Enables International First Autonomous Petrochemical Sample Transport at Port of Antwerp

Antwerp, June 20, 2024 — Unifly, a leader in UAS Traffic Management (UTM) solutions, proudly announces its pivotal role in enabling the first-ever autonomous...

Hamburg Parliament to hold public hearing on HHLA-MSC proposal

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The Budget Committee of the Hamburg Parliament will hold a public hearing today on the proposed...

MSC ships will be supplied with shore power in Hamburg port

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Ships of MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company will in future be supplied with shore power in Hamburg. MSC...

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