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Landlocked Serbia with a new rail link to Port of Koper

Nis, Serbia (Ports Europe) August 1, 2023 – The intermodal rail and road MBOX Terminal in Niš, Serbia, a member of the Milšped Group, has started a new...

La Spezia Container Terminal welcomes the MedGulf service

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – Starting in early August, Contship’s La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) will be added to the...

New all-electric floating crane from Liebherr

Rostock, Germany (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – Liebherr’s new all-electric crane CBG 500 E combines state-of-the-art drive technologies with in-house...

W.E.C. Lines opens rail link between Port of Bilbao and La Rioja

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – W.E.C. Lines has opened a rail link between the Port of Bilbao and the Intermodal Logistics Centre in...

Iran’s IRISL resumes service to Misrata, Libya

Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The Iranian shipping line IRISL has resumed its service to the Misrata Free Zone (MFZ) through its local...

New rolling road service between Madrid and Valencia in 2024

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – In early 2024, Madrid and Valencia will be connected with a new rolling road service, suitable for non-cranable...

Russia pushes for sanctions-busting cargo transport with Turkmenistan

Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – Desperate Russia, looking for ways to bypass Western sanctions is pushing for a regular container ship line...

First Romania-Georgia ferry line

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 2, 2023 – A regular ferry line was opened between Romania’s biggest Black Sea port of Constanta and the Georgian...

Rail Cargo Group launches Rijeka-Budapest cargo service

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – Austria’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has started a service linking the Croatian port of Rijeka, via the...

Armenia establishes rail-sea cargo route to Russia, bypassing sanctions

Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Without much fanfare, Armenia has established a regular combined rail and sea cargo route to sanctions-hit...

Turkmenistan’s ferries and container ships run successful lines to Baku

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Turkmen ferries Berkarar and Bagtyar made 70 voyages from the country’s largest Caspian Sea port...

First pilot transport of cargo by semi-trailer along the TRACECA corridor

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – The first pilot transport of cargo by semi-trailer along the TRACECA corridor has taken place as the...

CMA CGM starts new seasonal weekly service Turkey Libya Express

Iskenderun, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 16, 2023 – CMA CGM is to start its new seasonal weekly service Turkey Libya Express (TLX) connecting Asia with...

Metrocargo Italia to start Marseille-Parma intermodal service

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – Metrocargo Italia has won a contract to set up an intermodal rail service between Miramas, Marseille, and...

Port of Santander can now supply LNG to docked ships

Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – The Port of Santander can now supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the ships that dock at its facilities...

Armenia tests container ship line via Georgia to Russia

Yerevan, Armenia (Ports Europe) June 2, 2023 – Armenia, desperate to establish a regular combined rail and sea cargo route to sanctions-hit Russia, is...

Direct shipping line Karachi-St. Petersburg

Karachi, Pakistan (Ports Europe) May 28, 2023 – The first direct shipping line between Russia and Pakistan had its first container ship arrive at the...

Noatum Maritime launches new Ro-Ro service linking Northern Europe, Turkey

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – Noatum Maritime, a leading maritime services company, is launching a new regular Ro-Ro service connecting...

METRANS rail service links Rijeka and Budapest

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – The rail company METRANS will add a new rail cargo link between Rijeka and Budapest starting June 1....

New Hannibal rail link between HHLA PLT Trieste and Milan

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – Last month, Contship Italia Hannibal started a new railway service linking the HHLA PLT terminal in Trieste...

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