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Update: Kerch Strait – a deadly trap for ships

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The disaster of December 15 with the two very old Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait that connects the...

Iran’s Caspian Sea merchant fleet comprises 87 ships

Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The country has recently increased the number of ships in its Caspian Sea merchant fleet to 87 vessels,...

Record 190 kg cocaine seized in Burgas port – 300 kg more expected

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – A record 190 kg cocaine worth over $7 million was seized in Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Burgas from a...

Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct’23-Nov’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...

Over 1 ton of cocaine en route to Morocco seized in Brazil’s Itapoa port

Itapoá, Brazil (Ports Europe) December 14, 2024 – Over one ton of cocaine was seized on a Liberian-flagged ship en route to Morocco docked at the port...

Russian Navy: The Arctic – a region of possible future conflict

St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) December 14, 2024 – The Arctic is one of the key regions where a confrontation between the world’s leading...

Latakia and Beirut ports might lose captagon “business”

Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) December 14, 2024 – With the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad last weekend, the country’s largest Mediterranean...

CMA CGM heads consortium with concession in inland Port of Lyon

Lyons, France (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – CMA CGM is heading a consortium that has won a 30-year sub-concession at the port of Lyon. The...

World Bank discusses second phase development of Alat port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – The World Bank, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Digital Development and Transport and Baku International...

Port of Algeciras inaugurates first solar facility

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has inaugurated the first of its solar panel...

UniportBilbao reports increased investment in port logistics

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – Companies associated with UniportBilbao, the multimodal cluster of the Port of Bilbao, have started...

Port of Vigo breaks record for daily fish landing

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – Yesterday, Vigo Fishing Port recorded the best night of the year in terms of fish landings. A total of...

New Baleària ferry reduces emissions by 22%

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – Baleària has introduced a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fast ferry on the...

AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale – €71 million deficit

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – An auditors report on the three-year budget of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...

European companies launch alliance for H2med Southwestern Hydrogen Corridor

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – A number of leading European companies have created a new alliance to support the H2Med Southwestern...

Sciacca & Termini Imerese join AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) December 12, 2024 – The management of the ports of Sciacca, in the Agrigento area, and Termini Imerese, in the...

Ireland: Cargo statistics of port traffic – Q3 2024

Dublin, Ireland (Ports Europe) December 12, 2024 – The Central Statistics Office has published the official numbers for cargo traffic in Irish ports in...

3.61 tonnes of cannabis resin seized at port of Casablanca

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) December 12, 2024 – 3.61 tonnes of cannabis resin, hidden in a shipping container was seized at Morocco’s Atlantic port...

MSC adds HAROPA PORT to West Africa service

Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) December 12, 2024 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company, one of the world’s leading shipping companies, has updated...

Dutch ports launch cybersecurity platform

Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) December 12, 2024 – In order to deal with cyber threats, the Seaports Trade Organisation (Brancheorganisatie...

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