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CMA CGM announces feeder service for Egyptian ports

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 26, 2018 – The French shipping company CMA CGM has announced that it will deploy its own feeder vessel to link...

Almería port to bestow recognition to Cosentino Group’s president

Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería) has approved the bestowing of...

Hapag-Lloyd enhances its Adriatic Service with call at Trieste port

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd AG will add the North Adriatic port of Trieste to its Adriatic...

MSC launches Almería-Valencia container line

Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed an agreement with Spanish company Cosentino Group...

Costa Cruises launches 2020/21 itineraries

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Costa Cruises has launched its itineraries for the period April 2020 to April 2021, which will now be...

Ocean Alliance, The Alliance launch new service at La Spezia port

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Ocean Alliance and The Alliance started their joint service on the Mediterranean-USA route at La...

First e-charging of commercial vessel at Greek port of Kyllini this month

Kyllini, Greece (PortSEurope) December 9, 2018 – Greek shipping will enter a more eco-friendly “electricity era” this month with the charging...

Italy’s Onorato launches Genoa-Naples, Livorno-Naples routes

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2018 – Italy’s Onorato Group has launched two new Motorway of the Sea (MoS) lines to offer...

FELB to launch freight rail service linking Italy to China’s Chengdu

Melzo, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2018 – Austria-based company Far East Land Bridge (FELB) plans to launch a freight rail service connecting the Melzo...

Costa Cruises to operate “slow cruises” from Toulon port

Toulon, France (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Italy’s Costa Cruises will renew its “slow cruises” from Toulon port in 2019. Two...

Cosco to launch new service from Bari port on Dec 11

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – Cosco Shipping Lines has announced the upcoming launch of a new service to and from the port of Bari. The new...

Gijón-Nantes MoS to be launched by 2021

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Gijón port expects the Gijón-Nantes Motorway of the Sea (MoS) to be launched at the end of 2020 or...

Italy’s Mercitalia launches rail freight line linking Verona to Bari

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Italian freight railway operator Mercitalia Intermodal has launched a service to connect...

Livorno port launches online risk management platform

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian Sea Port...

Hutchison starts Barcelona port BEST terminal-Lyons railway service

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), part of Hutchison Ports, has started a weekly container...

Livorno port’s links to US East Coast to be modified

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – Livorno port will no longer be connected to the East Coast of the United States through the...

COSCO to start China-Tripoli port shipping service

Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 – COSCO, the Chinese shipping company, has agreed with the port of Tripoli to set up a new service...

Italy’s Gruppo Onorato Armatori enters cruise market

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Italian conglomerate Gruppo Onorato Armatori has entered the cruise sector through the launch of a small...

MSC sets up Trieste port-Giegen rail service

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA has announced a new rail connection between Giengen (a.d. Brenz)...

Ravenna port launches control system at container terminal

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – Ravenna port has launched an innovative control system for checking incoming and outgoing cargo at its...

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