Coronavirus
All news linked to the the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. This includes the effects on ports and their businesses.
Valenciaport signs contract with Generalitat to allocate 80,000 m2 of Fuente San Luis as provisional container warehouse
The contract between the Valencia Port Authority (APV) and the Generalitat will allow importers and exporters to cut costs and solve the problem of space in...
ICTSI terminals respond to mitigate COVID effects
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) terminals across its portfolio, both individually and collectively, and in unity with its host...
Ports change rates because they want to support companies – Valenciaport
The president of Valenciaport positively values ​​the measures and the rate reductions as prudent in that they are selective, limited in time, in their...
Valenciaport: Export will be key to recovery from COVID-19 economic crisis
Researcher of the Institute of International Economy (IEI), Vicente Pallardó and the president of Valenciaport and professor of economics, Aurelio MartÃnez...
Vado Gateway donates multiparametric monitors to San Paolo in Savona
APM Terminals Vado Ligure has donated to the San Paolo hospital, Savona, multi-parameter monitors for the care of Covid-19 patients – April 22, 2020...
Copelouzos remains interested in privatisation of Alexandroupolis port
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) April 22, 2020 – Alexandroupolis is one of four ports that the Greek state, represented by the Hellenic Republic...
Freight traffic at Barcelona port down 8.3% in March
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2020 – Freight traffic at Barcelona port totalled 4.9 million tonnes in March, a fall of 8.3% compared to the...
Serbian President Vucic visit construction site Belgrade-Budapest fast railway
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic have visited works on...
Croatian government meets with coastal liners and shipping companies
News – At the initiative of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, a video conference was held yesterday with representatives of coastal...
Porto de Aveiro achieves best first quarter ever in 2020
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 21, 2020 – The Port of Aveiro has reported its best first quarter ever in 2020. Between January and March handled...
Covid-19: emergency measures to help EU farmers and fishermen
News – The EU has approved emergency measures to help farmers and fishermen affected by the coronavirus pandemic – April 20, 2020 In order to avoid...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt’s discussion with TV journalists
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) April 15, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has held a Skype discussion with local journalists in which he covers a few...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 7/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 7/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 21, 2020 According to analysts, the international logistics chain will be seriously affected by...
Ravenna port appoints commission to review hub project bids
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) April 21, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
COVID19. The Port of Algeciras, open and operational
Update – COVID19. The Port of Algeciras, open and operational – April 21, 2020 CONTAINER TERMINALS The Port of Algeciras maintains its operations...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 6/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 6/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 17, 2020 The World Economic Outlook report, recently published by the IMF, predicts a 3%...
Valenciaport stands up to the drop in traffic caused by COVID-19 and increases its exports by almost 3%
Total container traffic decreased in March by 9.83% in the month of due to the drop in empty container traffic, which contracted by 26.32%. In import / export...
Galataport Istanbul suspends construction activities
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 19, 2020 – Local sources have reported that construction work the that Galataport Istanbul has, been suspended....
APM Terminals Algeciras to install 65 ozone generators to support facility disinfection
APM Terminals will commence using 65 ozone generators next week, considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the most effective disinfectants in the...
Burgas Port EAD with strict measures during Covid-19 crisis
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 16, 2020 – Strict measures for the non-proliferation of the COVID-19 virus have been introduced in the port of...