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GPH acquires stakes in three Italian cruise port terminals
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Turkey-based Global Ports Holding (GPH) has acquired stakes in three companies managing cruise ports...
Damietta port reports increased business in 2016
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 –Â Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has said that the number of vessels increased from 2,357 vessels in 2015...
Investors have until March 24 to submit binding bids for Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Â Greece has given investors until March 24 to submit binding bids for Thessaloniki port. The sale...
Cyprus Shipping Association voices concern over Limassol port
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – The Cyprus Shipping Association has voiced concern over the operation of the Limassol port, after it...
Limassol port privatisation marked by criticism
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – On January 29, 2017, Dubai’s DP World assumed management of Limassol port as part of the...
Novorossiysk port oil traffic at KTK terminal increases in Jan 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Novorossiysk port saw oil traffic at its Caspian Pipeline Consortium (KTK) terminal rise by 6.8%...
CaixaBank extends loan to Castellon port promotion foundation
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Castellon port promotion foundation PortCastelló has awarded a contract to CaixaBank for the...
Cartagena port authority launches electronic administration platform
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Cartagena port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena) has launched a new project, called...
Huelva, Seville ports agree to cooperate in Majarabique complex operation
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – After the bitter controversy between the port authorities of Huelva and Seville caused by the decision of...
Algeciras port breaks cargo traffic record in 2016
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Algeciras port broke in 2016 the record of 100 million tonnes of cargo handled. The harbour serviced...
Port Authority of Bilbao president visits port of Valencia
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 –Â Aurelio MartÃnez, president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), has received this morning the...
CMA CGM upgrades Mediterranean offer with the new TURAF EXPRESS service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, is pleased to announce the new service offer TURAF...
Trieste railway line to make Baltic-Mediterranean transport more flexible
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – The German port of Kiel on the Baltic Sea and the Italian port of Trieste in the Adriatic have been...
Valencia port’s five cranes service “Al Dhail” vessel of UASC
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – The five cranes currently in service at APM Terminals Valencia at its Llovera dock worked...
Malaga port cargo traffic rises 26.5% Y/Y in 2016
Malaga, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Malaga port handled 2.9 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, up 26.5% on the year, the port authority...
Valencia port joins campaign for promotion of Mediterranean Corridor
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has joined the campaign supporting the...
Spanish railway operator to tender access to Barcelona port in May
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) president, Sixte Cambra, said that Spanish...
Barcelona port profit declines in 2016
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Barcelona port booked a profit of €33.2 million ($35.8 million) in 2016, down 16% on the year. The...
Ukrainian seaports grain traffic declines in 2016
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Ukrainian seaports handled 131.998 million tonnes of grain in 2016, down by 8.7% on the year,...
Mykolaiv designs 16 business projects to attract investors
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Mykolaiv Development Agency has designed 16 business projects to attract investors to the city,...