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Chelyabinsk Region delegation visits Aktau port

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – A delegation from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Chelyabinsk Region of the Russian...

Ambassadors of the EU visited the Alexandroupolis Port Authority

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) January 21, 2023 – Ambassadors of the E.U. visited the Alexandroupolis Port Authority on January 21,...

Georgian prime minister meets DP World chairman

Davos, Switzerland (Ports Europe) January 20, 2023 – Yesterday, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the...

Bulgarian Consul General visits Port of Volos

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Thessaloniki, Anton Markov, visited the Port Authority of...

Bulgaria very slowly realising deficiencies of its port infrastructure

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – In the background of the war in Ukraine, it became clear that Bulgaria’s Black Sea port...

Anaklia port saga: Georgia’s government confirms investment of $300 million

Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Georgian government plans to allocate $300 million for the first phase of construction of the Black Sea...

Iran orders ship to operate from Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Solyanka

Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) January 5, 2023 – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has ordered a new cargo vessel from Russia to operate...

Ukraine exports 16 million tonnes of grain via its Black Sea ports

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – Ukraine grain export continues, already reaching 16 million tonnes with 605 ships being loaded in the...

Two Kazakh ships to transit Volga-Don canal between Caspian, Azov Seas in 2023

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – The Russian government will allow in two Kazakhstan’s ships to operate (transit) from the Caspian...

Uzbekistan to open container terminals and storage facilities in Baku port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – Landlocked Uzbekistan is looking for opportunities to open container terminals and storage facilities at...

Delegation from Dagestan visits Baku Shipyard

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 29, 2022 – Leader of the Republic of Dagestan, Sergey Malikov, has visited the Baku Shipyard LLC, heading a...

Turkey extends the term of port concession contracts to 49 years

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 28, 2022 – Turkey has automatically extended the term of port concession contracts to 49 years. The agreement...

Russia and Iran – a logistics match made by sanctions

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) December 27, 2022 – In February Russia invaded Ukraine. The west responded with wide ranging sanctions affecting Russian...

KazAtomProm delivered natural uranium to Canada via the Middle Corridor bypassing Russia

Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 27, 2022 – Kazakhstan’s National Atomic Company KazAtomProm delivered natural uranium through...

The United States imposes sanctions on Russian naval entities

Washington, United States (PortSEurope) December 26, 2022 – The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on 10 Russian naval entities this time over Russian operations...

Thessaloniki Port Authority hosts the Consular Corps of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2022 – Thessaloniki Port Authority has hosted the Consular Corps of Thessaloniki on December 15. Consuls...

Six parties interested in developing Greece’s Argostoli Marina

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Six parties are interested in developing Greece’s Argostoli Marina. This is a state-owned asset...

Kyrgyzstan – one of the most landlocked countries – to use Khalifa Port Abu Dhabi

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy has signed an agreement with AD Ports Group (United Arab...

Italian government has allocated €41 million for ports

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – The Italian government has allocated €41 million for ports for the construction of infrastructural works...

It’s absurd that Georgian state can find a serious private investor for Anaklia Port project – ADC

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 13, 2022 – In his speech to the government meeting on December 12 about the Anaklia Port project, (Georgia’s)...

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