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Miranda Container Terminal handles its first train on October 16

Miranda de Ebro, Spain (PortSEurope) October 16, 2018 – The Miranda Container Terminal (TCM) in Spain will handle today its first train, which will come...

Sines port linked to China’s Silk Road via new MSC rail link

Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company is to launch a new rail service linking Spanish exporters, including...

AdSP Cagliari updates regional port IT system

Olbia, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP – Sardinian Sea Port Authority)...

Arkas and Cosco set up Mediterranean-Black Sea reefer service

Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Turkish shipping company Arkas and China’s Cosco are to set up a reefer service between the ports...

MSC launches rail freight line linking Seville port to Córdoba

Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a world leader in transport and logistics, has announced the...

Italy’s Grimaldi Lines to launch Porto Torres-Genoa ro-ro line on Oct 14

Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – Italian company Grimaldi Lines has received approval for the launch of a Ro-Ro shipping line...

Lebanese port of Tripoli welcomes new China container service

Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – A new shipping line has started between Tripoli, north Lebanon, and China. The container ship named...

Port communities of Marseille-Fos and Lyon to install the next-generation Cargo Community System, Ci5

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 Press Release – mgi, October 1, 2018 From 16 October, the port communities of Marseille-Fos and Lyon in...

Italy’s Abruzzo region looks to relaunch ferry link to Croatia

Pescara, Italy (Ports Europe) October 5, 2018 – Italy’s Abruzzo region plans to invest €2.4 million ($2.77 million) in the relaunch of its direct...

Sardinia Ferries introduces larger discounts for Sardinia island residents

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Italian company Sardinia Ferries has introduced more discounts of tickets for residents of the...

Maersk transports 24,961 tonnes of cargo on Algeciras-Almería container line since June

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line has handled 24,961 tonnes of cargo at the regular container line...

Egypt, Italy to study launch of Damietta-Genoa ro-ro line

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Damietta Port Authority has participated in the Egyptian-Italian Dialogue Forum on Maritime Economy, which...

Corsica Ferries adds Sicily to connections with islands

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – France-Italy based ferry company Corsica Ferries has added Sicily to its connections with the islands,...

Bluferries takes over Messina-Reggio Calabria ports passenger service

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Starting today, the Bluferries shipping company will operate a fast passenger service across the...

CLdN updates regular service at Santander port

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) September 19, 2018 – Luxembourg-based shipping company CLdN Cobelfret has updated its regular service started two years...

Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía increase sports ports’ internet connections

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA – Public Ports Agency of Andalusia) has...

Koper port introduces new IT system

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Luka Koper d.d., operator of Koper port, has introduced a new IT system that facilities on-line...

Kumport increases Ro-Ro services

Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Åž is expanding its target in Ro-Ro...

Germany’s Hapag Lloyd starts operating line linking Málaga port to Canada

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – German company Hapag Lloyd AG has started operating an intermodal line linking Málaga port to Canada....

Avilés mayor presents “Camino de Santiago” cruise route 

Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – The mayor of Avilés, Mariví Monteserín, has presented a new maritime route of short cruises called...

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