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Restart of cargo ferry between Astrakhan and Turkmenbashi

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 20, 2023 – The Caspian Sea regular ferry line between the ports of Russia’s Astrakhan region (Astrakhan and...

MSC World Europa uses dockside power supply in Valletta

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – MSC Cruises’ MSC World Europa ship has successfully used shore-supplied power (OPS –...

Finnlines to connect the ports of Bilbao, Vigo and Zeebrugge

Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – Commencing January 2024, Finnlines will consolidate its Biscay services with a twice-weekly service...

New regular Reni-Constanta barge line

Reni, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 17, 2023 – KTL Ukraine has launched a new self-propelled container barge service, KTL PORT, which connects the...

Baleària launches its second gas-powered ‘fast ferry’

Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) December 15, 2023 – Baleària has yesterday launched the fast ferry Margarita Salas at the Armon Shipyard in Gijón, where...

Port of Trieste starts first European customs corridor

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The Port of Trieste has announced the start of the first European customs corridor, which connects the...

Port of Antwerp to utilise hydrogen-powered tugboat

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH have announced today that the Hydrotug 1, the first...

Sagunto Terminal to supply LNG to ships – Enagás

Sagunto, Spain (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – The Sagunto regasification terminal has been adapted to offer liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering...

Malta’s Valletta Cruise Port inaugurates “cold ironing”

València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – Valletta Cruise Port has inaugurated “cold ironing” with electricity supplied to a docked...

MSC to use Giresun Port in Turkey

Giresun, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – The international shipper MSC has started using Giresun port on Turkey’s central Black Sea coast....

Port of Malaga supplied LNG to first cruise ship

Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – The ship ‘Silver Nova’, belonging to the Silversea company, was supplied with liquefied...

TransContainer, Global Ports launch East-West container service

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – PJSC TransContainer and container terminal operator Global Ports have launched a new scheduled...

DFDS, VIIA sign MoU with French ports of Sète and Calais

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 24, 2023 – Transport operators, DFDS and VIIA, and the French ports of Sète and Calais have signed a Memorandum...

TransContainer starts new export routes for timber

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – PJSC TransContainer has started exporting timber using new export routes. This includes to China via...

ONE launches Black Sea Turkey Service

Singapore (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a new Black Sea Turkey Service (BTS). The new service will offer...

SUARDIAZ, new Ro-Ro line linking Tanger Med & Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 19, 2023 – The SUARDIAZ Group has announced the launch of the new regular Ro-Ro line connecting the port of...

Marsh McLennan launches “Unity” facility to support Ukraine grain exports

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – Marsh McLennan, a leading global professional services firm, together with Ukrainian government, the...

Hiab launches two new multilift hooklifts

Malmö, Sweden (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Hiab, part of Cargotec, launches two new Multilift hooklifts, the versatile heavy-duty Multilift Ultima...

Aquilon Shipping starts Sochi-Samsun cruise ship service

Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) November 9, 2023 – Aquilon Shipping has said that it will start a cruise ship service between the Russian Black Sea port of...

cargo-partner launches LCL service for sea freight for dangerous goods

Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) November 9, 2023 – Logistics provider cargo-partner has launched a new LCL sea freight consolidation service for dangerous...

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