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A category including news related to increasing output and production of ports. Additional port equipment adding capacity; port expansion adding cargo capacity, shipping lines adding larger vessels and increased land traffic capacity by rail and road.

Ukraine and IMO sign audit agreement

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 22, 2018 – Ukraine and International Maritime Organization (IMO) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for the...

Spain’s ASK Chemicals applies for Bilbao port concession extension 

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 18, 2018 – Spanish company ASK Chemicals España has requested the extension of its current concession in the industrial...

First phase of logistics area of ​​Dry Port of Antequera nears completion

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – The Minister of Development and Housing, Felipe López, announced that the logistics area of ​​Dry Port...

Spanish government to support Algeciras port in improving its inspections

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – Spain’s government has said it will provide full its support to Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria...

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd to improve Mediterranean-Canada service

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – German company Hapag-Lloyd AG has announced an improvement of its service between the western Mediterranean and...

ICL progresses in construction of potash terminal at Barcelona port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – The construction of a new loading and transport terminal for salt and potash of the ICL group is progressing in...

Ancona port to launch project for construction of new cruise dock

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – Ancona port plans to launch a project for the construction of a new dock for cruise ships and to relocate the...

Spain approves establishment of single European railway area

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2018 – Spain’s Council of Ministers approved the Royal Decree modifying the regulation of the railway sector and...

Spain’s Hercules to launch warehouse at Punta Langosteira

A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2018 – The works in the new facilities at A Coruña port’s Punta Langosteira outer harbour continue at full...

Spain’s Rudder Logistics opens office at Santander port

Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – Spanish company Rudder Logistics launched in March a project to an office at the port of Santander as part of...

Huelva port, Enagás to launch temperature-controlled logistics hub 

Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – Huelva port, Spanish group Enagás SA and HuelvaPort foundation announced a project for the launch of a logistics...

Caminha port sees pier extension increasing fishing capacity

Viana do Castelo, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – The newly expanded fishing pier of Caminha port has been inaugurated, now with 1,660 square...

Durrës port to benefit from EU investment in rail services

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is set to provide up to €36.9 million ($44.14...

VTR moves from terminal area in Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 13, 2018 – The continuous increase in traffic volume has led to a reorganisation of the terminal areas. The VTR area for...

Gaeta port looks to revive shipbuilding industry

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – At a meeting between the Municipality of Gaeta and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...

RFI part of study to upgrade the La Spezia-Migliarina station

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 13, 2018 – The Peracchini Administration has announces that the feasibility study to upgrade the La Spezia-Migliarina...

Pesaro port sees cruise ship development

Pesaro, Italy (PortSEurope) May 13, 2018 – The cruise ships “Arethusa” and “Artemis” of the Grand Circle Cruise Line have both...

AdSP del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (Venice) and RFI sign agreement

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – After the signature of an agreement in February 2018, to identify the necessary steps “for the updating...

Agrifood International Congress consolidates Tarragona port’s leadership in the agri-food sector

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The Port of Tarragona has closed the Agrifood International Congess consolidating its position in the...

Córdoba wants to market halal products through the port of Algeciras

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The port of Algeciras has received halal certification issued by the Muslim authority of Spain, which...

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