Investment
Investment – Capital outlay in ports assets and businesses by companies, organisations and governments. Usually to increase capacity and implement upgrades to to port equipment.
Minister of Economic Development signs agreement to redevelop Servola steelworks in Trieste port
News – Ministry of Economic Development (MISE – Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico) signs agreement to redevelop Servola steelworks in Trieste port...
Aurelio Martínez: new North Terminal will double economic impact of Valencia port
The North expansion will double the number of jobs generated by the port to 80,000 by 2030 – June 29, 2020 The €1.4 billion public-private investment...
Valenciaport will invest 136 million in Sagunto port
These investments will allow for key infrastructures such as rail access, the border inspection centre or the management of the northern zone – June 29,...
Turkey sees future as transit port country
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 28, 2020 – Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu promoted the Turkish...
EBRD to support Damietta port development
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) June 24, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), an international financial institution, is...
Eskişehir industrial zone benefits from rail link with Gemlik port
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 21, 2020 – Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank has visited Eskişehir, located in northwestern Turkey...
Minister attends signing of contract worth HRK 554 million for development of Rijeka port
Today in Rijeka, the Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butković, attended the signing of the ‘Contract for the execution of...
New Casablanca port fishing facility close to becoming operational
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 14, 2020 – Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) has reported that the new fishing facility at Casablanca...
Greek finance ministry to review PPA shipbuilding development application
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 14, 2020 – The Greek Council of State (CoE), the country’s highest administrative court, has annulled an...
Russia’s Caspian ports continue to increase cargo volumes in January-May 2020
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) June 11, 2020 – Cargo volumes handled by the three Russian ports in the Caspian Sea in the first five months of 2020...
Luka Koper inaugurates new Ro-Ro berth
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) June 10, 2020 – Luka Koper, operator of Koper port, has held the opening ceremony for the new Ro-Ro berth, completed just...
Dachser invests in its logistics centre in Nuremberg
Dachser, the logistics provider, is investing in its location in Nuremberg, including expansion of transit terminals for industrial goods and food by over...
Government minister visits Sines port railway expansion project
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Pedro Nuno Santos, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Jorge Delgado, and the Assistant Secretary...
Turkey’s Bodrum Harbour reopens
Bodrum, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 8, 2020 – The Mayor of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality, Osman Gürün, has visited Bodrum harbour to examine...
New Filyos port could generate huge income for Turkey
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 8, 2020 – Despite the Covid-19 coruna virus pandemic, the construction project at the port of Filyos continues and...
Cosco Shipping Ports Spain to invest €62 million in Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 2, 2020 – Cosco Shipping Ports Spain (CSP Spain) has announced that it will invest over €62 million ($69.30...
Turkey’s Ünye Port Project prepares tender
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 2, 2020 – Mayor of Ordu Metropolitan Municipality, Mehmet Hilmi Güler, has said via Twitter that the tender...
Analysis – Russia’s port of Taman expansion progresses
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) June 1, 2020 – Joint-stock company Lenmorniiproekt will allocate 65 million rubles (€840,000) for the design and budget...
Samsun port-Kalin rail line upgrades Turkey’s Black Sea to Mediterranean
Samsun, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 28, 2020 – Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Adil Karaismailoğlu, has announced the completion of construction...
Yilport continues Taranto port development during Covid-19 crisis
Yilport Holding continues to deliver San Cataldo Container Terminal (SCCT) in Taranto, the new gateway of Southern Italy, during the Covid-19 lockdown –...