New Service/Product
New services and products. Includes new shipping lines and port calls. Also, new port services and port equipment.
Grimaldi launches new Ro-Pax service between Naples and Palermo
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – The Grimaldi Group launches a new Naples-Palermo service for the transport of passengers and freight....
Georgia and Romania discuss a new ferry service
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – Georgia and Romania are discussing a new regular ferry service between the two countries in yet...
New Thessaloniki, Izmir ferry line amid Greece-Turkey tensions
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – The first ever ferry line between the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki and the coastal town of...
CMA CGM to launch Morocco Shuttle, linking Morocco, France & Spain
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 11, 2022 – CMA CGM – Short Sea Lines Division to launch Morocco Shuttle, a new butterfly service linking...
Cepsa completes advanced biofuels shipping trial
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – Cepsa has completed the first advanced biofuels (2G) trial in Spain of in one of the ships used by the...
Lavrio Port Authority approved for seaplane flights
Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) October 4, 2022 – Lavrio Port Authority has been approved for seaplane flights by the relevant authorities. It plans...
Port of Barcelona introduces new radar for control of maritime traffic
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has put into service a new radar system for the surveillance and control of...
Baleària launches the first electric ferry in Spain for passengers and cargo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2022 – Baleària has launched the first electric ferry in Spain for cargo and passengers with zero...
Turkey’s Black Sea Ünye Port starts handling Ro-Ro
Samsun, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – Recent improvements in capacity mean that Turkey’s Black Sea Ünye Port can start handling Ro-Ro...
Port of La Spezia to digitize exceptional transport permits
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – Port of La Spezia will digitize exceptional transport permits on tablets and smartphones from...
Russia’s RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 22, 2022 – Russia’s transport company RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa with a multimodal...
Ukrainian Danube Shipping launches inland waterway container transport
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 16, 2022 – Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company has started a service for inland waterway container transport. Since...
HHLA offers new rail connections between Slovakia and Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG’s (HHLA) subsidiary Metrans is offering new rail connections...
Port of Constanta receives intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Constanta has received intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan via a co-ordinated...
COSCO links Bosnia with the Chinese Silk Road
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) September 2, 2022 – COSCO Shipping is to link Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with the Chinese Silk Road with a...
New China, Russia container service through the port of Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 31, 2022 – A new China-Russia container service through the port of Novorossiysk will start next month. In...
New Lidl shipping line calls at Port of Koper
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 26, 2022 – Tailwind Shipping Lines, the new container line set up by the parent of German supermarket giant...
Hupac increases Germany-Italy intermodal links
Zurich, Switzerland (PortSEurope) August 25, 2022 – Hupac is to increase the rail freight links between Germany and Italy. From September 5, the Duisburg...
Azerbaijan, Georgia discuss launch of container block train between ports
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 24, 2022 – Azerbaijan and Georgia discuss launch of container block train between ports of Baku in Azerbaijan and...
Ukraine, Moldova have restored railway connection
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) August 22, 2022 – Ukraine and Moldova have restored the railway connection between Berezyne (Ukraine) – Basarabyaska...