Coronavirus
All news linked to the the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. This includes the effects on ports and their businesses.
Barcelona port business mission to Colombia goes digital
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 28, 2020 – Barcelona port conducts regular trade missions to Latin American countries to build up relations with...
Train with medical equipment from China arrives in Belgrade
Belgrade, 26 May 2020 A train from the People’s Republic of China carrying medical equipment arrived today in Serbia, at the train station in New Belgrade....
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 17/2020 – Ports injured but still alive & open to traffic
Covid-19 Update – Issue 17/2020 – Ports injured but still alive & open to traffic – May 26, 2020 Shipping & Logistics World...
Tanger Med continues port activities – Covid-19
News COVID 19 – Tanger Med continues its port activities – May 8, 2020 All of the Tanger Med port’s services are operational, including...
Tanger Med and Algeciras ports continue activities despite Covid-19 crisis
Collaboration between port authorities of Tanger Med and Algeciras: continuity of import-export operations across the strait – May 7, 2020 In the current...
European Council adopts relief measures for aviation and railways
European Council: COVID-19: Council adopts relief measures for aviation and railways – May 25, 2020 The Council today adopted a temporary amendment to...
European Council adopts temporary flexibility for licences and port services
European Council: COVID-19 transport measures: Council adopts temporary flexibility for licences and port services – May 20, 2020 The EU is adapting...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 16/2020 – Will emergency measures save the world economy and international trade?
Covid-19 Update – Issue 15/2020 – Ports of Genoa – Will emergency measures save the world economy and international trade? – May 22, 2020 Shipping...
Vigo port to restart Nantes-Saint Nazaire motorway of the sea service
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2020 – Following a two-month suspension due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, the “Motorway of the Sea”...
Mersin International Port to extend port fee reductions
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 21, 2020 – Mersin International Port (MIP), part of the global PSA group, has announced that the reduced fees for...
Ukraine joins discussion on the Danube and Covid-19
Representatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine joined the 18th meeting of the steering group PN1a “Inland Navigation” of the European...
UK ports face greater uncertainty due to COVID-19 than Brexit
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) May 21, 2020 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has released new data showing that just 36% of UK ports feel...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 15/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 14/2020 – Ports of Genoa – May 19, 2020 Global Economic TrendsAccording to IHS Markit, the European PMI (Purchasing Managers...
Piraeus Port Authority donates sanitary material to Municipalities of the Western Sector of Athens
News – PPA S.A. donation of sanitary materialto Municipalities of the Western Sector of Athens – May 20, 2020 Piraeus Port Authority S.A. in the...
Webinar: Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on ports & maritime transport in the Mediterranean
On May 27, 2020, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the MEDports Association, will host an online Webinar on the “Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
2nd Ministerial Forum Thessaloniki 2020-Joint Ministerial Declaration on the COVID-19 Pandemic
2nd Ministerial Forum Thessaloniki 2020-Joint Ministerial Declaration on the COVID-19 Pandemic, May 20, 2020, published by the Greek Foreign Ministry We, the...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 15/2020
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 14/2020 – The COVID emergency can push the ports towards a sustainable and resilient future. The Ports of Genoa...
Caspian European Club organizes Azerbaijan-Georgia-Kazakhstan B2B Forum
May 19, 2020 Caspian European Club has organized the first international online B2B forum “Azerbaijan-Georgia-Kazakhstan”. The forum addressed...
A panel on trade and logistics was held as part of the Global Web Forum, Azerbaijan
Port of Baku – May 15, 2020 Today, at the initiative of the State Agency for Citizen Services and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan, a...
Morocco reports 6.9% rise in port traffic in Jan-Apr 2020; 4.9% in April
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) May 17, 2020 – Traffic passing through the ports managed by Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) was reported...