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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...

New direct rail freight service connects Barcelona port with Toulouse and Lyon

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – A new direct rail freight service now connects the Port of Barcelona with the French cities of Toulouse...

Fos Tonkin LNG starts small-scale LNG carrier loading service

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – On September 28, 2023, the Fos Tonkin LNG terminal has successfully launched a new small-scale...

One more rail connection Barcelona-Toulouse

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2023 – Hutchison Logistics Synergy, the Spanish logistics arm of Hutchison Ports, will connect the BEST...

Suardiaz tests Vigo-Liverpool service for Stellantis

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) October 20, 2023 – The Suardiaz Group has completed the first test of its new weekly service connecting the ports of Vigo and...

Latvia receives first grain train from Ukraine

Riga, Latvia (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – Rīgas Universālais Termināls (RUT) has received the first grain train from Ukraine which was carrying...

Iran launches refrigerated container ship to work in Caspian Sea

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Iran has launched a refrigerated container ship to export horticultural products to other countries,...

Maersk launches new rail offering from Barcelona to Southern France

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – Maersk launches a new rail offering from Barcelona to Southern France for shorter transit times. Maersk...

HMM starts Koper-Piraeus transshipment service

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – The South Korean shipowner HMM has started a new connection with Koper with connecting transhipment in...

New ferry between Volos and Alexandria promoted

Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – The Managing Director of the Port of Volos Organization, Sokratis Anagnostou, was in Egypt last week...

Samskip, Boluda Lines launch Santander, Dublin and Liverpool service

Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) September 28, 2023 – Samskip and Boluda Lines will jointly launch shortsea container services connecting Santander, Dublin...

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