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Port Authority closes the year 2021 with an all-time record: more than 1.5 million tons handled and an increase of 25%.

Vilagarcía, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vilagarcía (APV – Port Authority of Vilagarcía) closed 2021 with an...

Interview with executive director of the Port of Bar, Ilija Pješčić

Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – Last month, the Port Authority of Bar, the Adriatic port in Montenegro, has published an interview with...

Port of Ajaccio shows signs of recovery

Ajaccio, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – In 2021, the Port of Ajaccio handled 269,000 passengers on regular lines (ferries), an...

Port Tarragona SEA has grown by 37% in the last three months of operation

Sistema d’Entregues d’Agroalimentaris (SEA – Agri-bulk Delivery System) has seen a 37% increase in usage in the last three months. This is a...

ADY Container delivers the first container block train on the Assaka-Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – The first block train, operated by ADY Container LLC, consisting of 50 containers departing from the...

Merger and strong recovery of activity: a founding year 2021 for HAROPA PORT

2021 was unprecedented for HAROPA PORT, with a growth in maritime traffic of 12% and for the first time, exceeds the 3 million TEUs – and strengthens its...

Port of Lisbon registered a total of 97 cruise ship stopovers and 115,984 passengers during 2021

The Port of Lisbon registered a total of 97 cruise ship stopovers and 115,984 passengers during 2021. After more than a year without commercial cruise ship...

Port of Vigo hosts the inaugural call of the first hybrid car carrier in the world,

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2022 – The Port of Vigo has received the inaugural call of the “Auto Advance”, the first hybrid car...

Volkswagen Navarra distributed 1,619 vehicles through the Port of Tarragona in 2021

Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 28, 2022 – The German automobile company Volkswagen (ETR: VOW3) transported 1,619 vehicles in 2021 from its...

China ports container volume rises 7.0% in 2021

China ports container volume rises 7.0% in 2021, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index remains stable in January 2022 – January 28, 2022 In 2021, the cargo...

Port of Sines reports increased cargo in 2021

Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – The Atlantic Port of Sines has produced year-on-year growth in all cargo segments. Total cargo was 46.5...

Port of Ferrol sees slight fall in 2021 total cargo

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – The Port of Ferrol handled 9.96 million tons of cargo in 2021, down -0.71% (60,000 tons) on the previous...

Suez Canal expansion to be completed by July 2023

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – Work to expand stretches of the Suez Canal are expected to be completed by July 2023, according to Osama...

Port of Algiers handled less cargo in Q3 2021

Algiers, Algeria – Port of Algiers (Algers) results in Q3 of 2021 were lower compared to the July-September period of 2020, according to the Port of...

OTEKO Group almost doubles transshipment volumes in the port of Taman

The OTEKO Group of Companies has published its results for 2021- January 26, 2022 The volume of transshipment at the group’s terminals in the port of...

Port of Trieste sees cargo traffic up +2.23% in 2021

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – Total cargo handled by the Port of Trieste in 2021 was 55.36 million tons, up #2.23% on the previous 12...

Port System of Sardinia reports traffic figures for 2021, higher than last year, but below 2019

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – The port system of Sardinia has reported traffic figures for 2021, which exceed the numbers...

Port of Monfalcone records total cargo handling of 3,279,833 tonnes (+11.39%) in 2021

Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – The port of Monfalcone has shown signs of recovery, with a total handling of 3,279,833 tonnes...

Greek cruise ship sector shows signs of recovery

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – The Covid-19 coronavirus crisis placed more of the global cruise ship industry in the “deep...

Italy’s Port of Gaeta sees 2021 cargo traffic up 19%

Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 24, 2022 – The port of Gaeta has reported total cargo traffic in 2021 of nearly 1.8 million tons, up +19%...

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