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Goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship, railway, road, inland waterway involving a port. Includes containers, general, solid, liquid, general and project cargo. Also includes regular traffic statistics includes monthly, quarterly and annual port traffic statistics. This will include imports and exports.

Port of Bordeaux to promote rail and river cargo

Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) January 13, 2025 – As part of its decarbonization strategy, the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux (GPMB) is promoting rail...

Port of Koper handled 23 million tons of cargo in 2024, up 3%

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 13, 2025 – Koper port handled 23 million tons of goods last year, a 3% increase compared to 2023. The container...

Port of Damietta publishes trade cargo import-export details

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 13, 2025 – The Mediterranean Port of Damietta received over 175,000 tons of various goods over the past week, with...

Port of Motril exports wind turbine blades for Vestas

Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – 80-meter-long wind turbine blades for Vestas’ new V163 4.5 MW turbine, manufactured in Daimiel...

Port of Marín reports record year for cargo

Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2025 – The Port of Marín broke all its records in cargo handling during 2024, recording 2.6 million tons....

Suez Canal sees traffic down 55.9% in November

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 7, 2025 – In November 2024, 1,000 ships passed through the Suez Canal, down -55.9% compared to November 2023. Of the...

Anzali Port Complex sees increased cargo traffic

Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) January 6, 2025 – In the first nine months of the Iranian calendar year (March -December 2024), the Anzali Port Complex...

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – Jan-Nov 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2025 – Puertos del Estado has published container (TEU) numbers for Spanish ports in January-November 2024....

Spain: Total cargo traffic by port – Jan-Nov 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2025 – In January-November 2024, general interest ports handled a total of 514.09 million tons, representing an...

Spanish ports see increased cargo traffic in Jan-Nov 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2025 – Between January and November 2024, general interest ports handled a total of 514.09 million tons,...

Suez Canal Authority tests transit of two ships in opposite directions in the Little Bitter Lake area

Ismailia, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 2, 2025 – Last Saturday, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) successfully tested the simultaneous transit of two ships...

Adriatic Gate Container Terminal transhipped over 400,000 TEU in 2024

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) January 1, 2025 – In 2024, Adriatic Gate Container Terminal transhipped over 400,000 containers (TEU). On the...

Port of Bilbao cruise ship business expands in 2024

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 1, 2025 – The cruise ship season for the Port of Bilbao started on April 5 and has seen the arrival and departure...

FESCO handled 617,000 TEUs (+18%) in 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 30, 2024 – Russia’s FESCO Transport Group, now part of the state-owned Rosatom Corporation, increased container...

Port of Trieste sees stable cargo in Jan-Nov 2024

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 23, 2024 – In January-November 2024, cargo traffic at the Port of Trieste remained stable. This is despite...

Port of Palermo sees cruise ship passenger growth

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) December 23, 2024 – The Port of Palermo has experienced increased cruise ship passenger numbers in recent years. In...

French ports see Q3 2024 total cargo down 7.3%

Paris, France (Ports Europe) December 22, 2024 – In Q3 2024, cargo passing through major metropolitan commercial ports fell (-7.7%) compared to the...

Port of Barcelona handled 64.61 mln tonnes in Jan-November 2024, up 9.6%

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona handled a total of 64,617,397 tonnes between January and November of this year,...

Greek ports: Cargo handled up 1.4% in Q2 2024

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 19, 2024 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced data on cargo, passenger and mobile units...

Turkey: Cruises and passengers arrived at ports, January-Nov 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 18, 2024 – In January to November 2024, Turkish ports handled 88,041 cruise ship passengers. This compares with...

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