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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.

EU invests in major growth-enabling infrastructure in Greece

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 24, 2017 – Over €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) of Cohesion Policy funds will be invested in ten broadband,...

Canary Islands government, Tenerife port discuss construction link

Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2017 – The regional government of the Canary Islands and Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Santa Cruz de...

Port of Sibenik – Maritime Passenger Terminal

Sibenik, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 23, 2017 – The Port of Sibenik Authority (PSA) has used a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and...

Barcelona port presents commitment to LNG as alternative ship fuel

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Barcelona port has presented at the Seatrade Cruise Global fair, the main event of the cruise industry...

Navantia to start export of project cargo from Ferrol port

Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Spanish shipyards Navantia plans to carry out a project for the cleaning of the sea bottom at its dock in...

Northern Ligurian Sea port system to support Maersk container terminal in Vado Ligure

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – The Port System of the Northern Ligurian Sea plans to support the construction of the container terminal...

Companies set up renewable energy cluster at Nantes port

Nantes, France (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – In less than three years, the estuary of the Loire river has become the leading industrial centre in...

Dutch MEP says Slovenia has good chances of attracting EU funding for Koper-Divaca railway

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Dutch Member of European Parliament (MEP) Wim van de Camp said Slovenia has good chances of winning EU...

Iran plans Amirabad port development on Caspian Sea within one year

Amirabad, Iran (Ports Europe)  March 13, 2017 – Iran plans to open the largest port in the Caspian Sea within a year and for it to be a direct...

Egypt and Singapore discuss Port Said concession

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – According to the Head of the Suez Canal Authority, Mohab Mamish, talks are ongoing with the Maritime and...

Italy’s Grimaldi to focus on mainland cabotage

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian shipping group Grimaldi plans to focus its development strategy on “mainland...

Cosco presents investment plan, looks for government support

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The new Cosco-led management of the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (OLP) has requested increased support...

Government looks to push Larnaca port development

Larnaca, Cyprus (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – A statement from Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said that the government intends to sign contracts...

Private investment in Bilbao port reached €55.8 million in 2016

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – In 2016, the private sector finalised or announced investments worth approximately €55.8 million ($59.1...

Castellon port considers rehabilitation of Oropesa del Mar lighthouse

Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Castellon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) president Francisco Toledo has visited the...

Cadiz port to invest €48,000 in overhaul of Ciudad del Mar building

Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Cadiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz) plans to make a contribution of...

Hutchison Ports to start working in Chernomorsk port in June or July

Chernomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – One of the world’s largest port operators, Hutchison Ports, can start work in...

Pasaia port analyses railway capacity upgrade

Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Pasaia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Pasaia) has set up a working group to study a potential...

COSCO to improve services at Algeciras port

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – COSCO Shipping Lines, the company that resulted from the merger of COSCO Container Lines and China...

Spanish Public Ministry commits to promote Mediterranean Corridor

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna said his institution plans to promote the development...

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