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Update: Budva port starts a catamaran line to Dubrovnik

Budva, Montenegro (Ports Europe) June 3, 2024 – On June 29 a new regular passenger catamaran line will start operation from Montenegro’s Adriatic Sea port...

Odesa ports exported 50 mln tonnes of cargo in 9 months

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 3, 2024 – The Black Sea corridor, created by Ukraine’s Navy on August 2023, has ensured the export of 50 million tonnes...

Customs discovers 40 kilos of cocaine in the port of Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 3, 2024 – Local customs discovered 40 kilograms of cocaine during an inspection at the port of Hamburg. The drugs...

Over 1000 kg of cocaine seized in port of Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 2, 2024 – Over 1000 kg of cocaine were seized in the German North Sea port of Hamburg in early May, the local...

Logistics, supply chain in Southern Europe at SIL Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 1, 2024 – SIL is the leading trade fair for logistics, transport, intralogistics and supply chain in Southern...

Second 60 kg cocaine seizure in St. Petersburg port in 40 days

St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) June 1, 2024 – Over 60 kg of cocaine were seized by police in Russia’s Big Port of St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea...

Two tonnes of cocaine seized in Antwerp

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 1, 2024 – Belgium police seized 1,963 tonnes of cocaine hidden in two separate containers in the port of Antwerp on May...

Transport links to Russia-occupied Crimea under siege

Kavkaz, Russia (Ports Europe) June 1, 2024 – A ferry crossing and an oil terminal at the port of Kavkaz (Caucasus), on the Russian side of the Kerch...

Olya and Astrakhan to handle 6 mln cargo tonnes in 2024

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) June 1, 2024 – The combined cargo turnover of Russia’s Caspian Sea ports of Olya and Astrakhan in 2024 can reach 6...

Congestion fee for trucks loading and unloading in Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) June 1, 2024 – Road haulage companies operating in Italy’s Ligurian Sea port of Genoa will introduce a surcharge to cover...

Sanctioned Russian gas exported via ports as fertilisers

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – Without buyers for its sanctioned and with declining value gas, Russia is trying to export it converted into...

Port of Trieste has new extraordinary commissioner

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – Following the resignation of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea...

Port of Barcelona see rise in total traffic in Jan-Apr 2024

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – In the first four months of 2024, the Port of Barcelona handled 22.8 million tons, an increase of +8.2%...

Piraeus Port Authority reports traffic figures for Q1 2024

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported cargo and...

Cyprus minister says Qatar interested in Larnaca port investment

Larnaca, Cyprus (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – The Cypriot Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on May 30 that Qatar and other international investors...

Port of Livorno – 60kg of cocaine found in bananas

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – The authorities have today seized approximately 60kg of cocaine in the Port of Livorno. They were found in a...

Mandatory use of Port Community System in Palermo

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – It’s obligatory for all companies operating in Italy’s Mediterranean port of Palermo to use the Port...

Eight parties interested in Port of Lavrio privatisation

Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF)has said that eight parties have submitted an Expression...

Port of La Spezia handled 2.91 mln tonnes of cargo in Q1 2024

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, the Italian Mediterranean Sea port of La Spezia handled 2.91 million tonnes of...

Morocco’s ports handled 55.2 mln tonnes of cargo in Q1 2024

Rabat, Morocco (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – Moroccan ports handled 55.2 million tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2024, an increase of +13.3%...

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