New Service/Product
New services and products. Includes new shipping lines and port calls. Also, new port services and port equipment.
Bulgaria and Georgia to resume railway ferry line across Black Sea
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) July 15, 2024 – Bulgaria and Georgia will resume the railway ferry line between the two countries that was stopped two years...
Update: First cruise ship visiting all Caspian states in 2025
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) July 14, 2024 – After a multi-year delay, the first-ever cruise route visiting all Caspian Sea littoral states is expected...
Valletta Cruise Port introduces dockside power supply
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Following an eight-month trial period, dockside power supply has been inaugurated at Valletta Cruise Port....
Baleria adds world’s second fast ferry with dual gas engines
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – Baleària will today add the world’s second fast ferry with dual gas engines,...
Google plans subsea cable between Azores and Sines
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – Google has applied for permission to extend the Nuvem subsea cable from the Azores to Sines. When...
Sea Lines launches Constanta-Karasu Ro-Ro service
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The Turkish Black Sea ferry operator Sea Lines has signed an agreement with DP World to launch...
Ukrainian Railways starts up rail service to Duisport, Germany
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – Ukrainian Railways has announced a new container and contrailer trains between Ukraine and Duisport in...
Konecranes new heavy-duty electric forklift
Hyvinkää, Finland (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – Finland’s Konecranes Oyj new heavy-duty version of its flagship E-VER electric forklift with lifting...
Adria Ferries to start Ancona-Bar service
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) June 27, 2024 – Starting July 9, 2024, Adria Ferries Spa will operate a new line between Italy and Montenegro. Using the AF...
WEC Lines connects Bilbao with Dublin & Liverpool
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 26, 2024 – On June 29, WEC Lines will launch a direct weekly service connecting Bilbao with Dublin (Ireland) and...
CMA CGM launches EMED 1 service linking Turkey, Egypt & Lebanon
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The French shipper and logistics group CMA CGM will launch the new EMED1 service on July 8, 2024. The...
Chornomorsk-Batumi ferry service to restart despite war
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – In a bold move, Ukraine and Georgia decided to resume on July 9 the ferry service between their Black Sea...
Kalmar launches new electric empty container handler
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – Kalmar has launched a new electric empty container handler. The Kalmar electric empty container handler...
Tarros launches new service connecting Egypt, Greece and Algeria
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) June 7, 2024 – The Tarros Group has announced the launch of the PAE shipping line service. It is a joint service between...
Maersk resumes container link with Port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – The Danish Maersk company has started its first container service using the Port of Chornomorsk since the...
ONE updates the Egypt Lebanon Turkey (ELT) service
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced an update to the Egypt Lebanon Turkey (ELT) service. This service...
Update: Budva port starts a catamaran line to Dubrovnik
Budva, Montenegro (Ports Europe) June 3, 2024 – On June 29 a new regular passenger catamaran line will start operation from Montenegro’s Adriatic Sea port...
Leixões port authority starts new rail connection – Alfarelos
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – The Leixões port authority has started a new rail connection for port cargo –...
Authorities plan Ancona-Bar-Durres ferry
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) May 27, 2024 – The relevant authorities have been investigating setting up border services at the Port of Bar. Then, a...
Hapag-Lloyd to launch Ukraine-Romania sea shuttle
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – Starting May 27, Hapag-Lloyd will launch a cargo shuttle service between the local port of Chornomorsk and...