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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.

Spain: Total TEU traffic by port – January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – With containers (TEUs), 2024 began with an increase of +5.8% reaching 1.34 million tons, almost...

Spanish ports see +3.4% cargo increase in January 2024

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Spanish ports of general interest handed 45.6 million tons of cargo in January, up +3.4% more than in...

Russia’s total container market in January, in 2022 and 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 25, 2024 – Russia’s container market grew by 13.3% in January compared to the same month in 2023 to 518,000 TEUs,...

50,000 tonnes of Kazakh ammonium nitrate to be exported via Aktau-Hovsan-Batumi ports

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – After exporting KazAzot’s ammonium nitrate (3,000 tonnes) through the Caspian Sea port of Aktau in...

Port of Toulon sees increase in 2023 turnover

Toulon, France (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – The commercial Port of Toulon has reported a +6% increase in turnover for 2023. This was despite a...

Ukraine discusses agricultural transit with Romania

News – The Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Mykola Solsky, held another online meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural...

Port of Rotterdam sees total cargo down -6.1% in 2023

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – The Port of Rotterdam has recorded total cargo of 438.8 million tonnes, down -6.1% compared to...

Piraeus Container Terminal handled 281,800 TEU in January 2024

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – The Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) S.A. handled 281,800 TEU in January 2024, down -12.7% on the same...

Port of Valencia reports container traffic up in January 2024

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has reported January 2024 cargo figures. The port managed 388,366 containers in...

Port of Barcelona moved 64 million cargo tons in 2023, -9.8%

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has moved 64 million tons during the last year, a decrease of -9.8%. This was a...

Port of Chioggia will open the cruise season February 26

Chioggia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The port of Chioggia will officially open the cruise season on February 26, with the arrival of Viking...

French ports: 3.2% less cargo and 13.4% fewer containers in 2023

Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 18, 2024 – French ports that reported their cargo figures for 2023 show a decline of around 5%. On the container...

Port of Barcelona imports more electric Chinese cars

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona imported 790,000 vehicle units in 2023, an increase of +33.7% on the previous...

Porto Cruise Terminal reports record year in 2023

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – Porto Cruise Terminal has reported a record year in 2023 with 116 cruise calls carrying 148,889...

Update: Russian ports handled 71 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan 24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January 2024 decreased by 6.2% compared to the same month of last...

Ports of Morocco handled 209.4 mln tonnes of cargo in 2023, +7.4%

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – The ports of Morocco handled 209.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, an increase of +7.4% on the...

Turkey sees large increase in cruise tourism is 2023

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – Last year, 1,192 cruise ships visited 19 ports, up +20% on the previous 12 months. The number of...

Turkey: Cargo report for 2023

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – The Turkish authorities have published cargo figures for 2023. In 2023, total cargo was 521.07 million...

Aktau port handled 360,000 tonnes of cargo in January’24

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port of Aktau in January 2024 increased by 12.7%...

Russian ports handled 71 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan 24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January 2024 decreased by 6.2% compared to the same month of last...

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