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Tenerife says 20% of world cruise fleet passes through port every year

Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – A total of 20% of the world’s cruise fleet, currently consisting of 458 vessels, passes through Tenerife...

Costa Crociere starts operating line from Tarragona

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Italy-based Costa Crociere S.p.A. has started to operate from Tarragona port as a base port for a route that...

Las Palmas port authority asks Puertos del Estado to pronounce on future of Arrecife port

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) has asked the national port agency Puertos del...

Spanish trade unions call port strikes on five more days

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring trade unions have called strikes for five more days in June, adding to the three planned...

Montenegro’s government proposes appointment of four board members of Luka Bar

Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Montenegro’s government has proposed to the shareholders’ meeting of Luka Bar a.d., the operator of...

Rijeka port calls tender for container terminal project consultancy services

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Luka Rijeka d.d., the operator of Croatia’s Rijeka port, has invited bids for the delivery of consultancy...

Ukraine eyes strengthening of ferry links with Turkey

Chernomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Ukraine and Turkey should strengthen the development of their ferry transport links and, in particular, to...

USPA to finance grain terminal construction project of Mariupol port

Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Ukraine Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mariupol port for the...

Portuguese Minister of the Sea says new Lisbon cruise terminal to have key economic importance

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope), June 3, 2017 – Portuguese Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vittorino, has said that the new cruise terminal in Santa Apolónia,...

Spanish government sets up commission to ensure minimum services during port strikes

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – The Spanish Public Works Ministry has set up a commission to monitor the strike at ports called by the...

Koper port starts operating first of two new container cranes

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) June 3, 2017 – Luka Koper d.d., the operator of Koper port, has started operating the the first of two new container...

Koper port registers new monthly record for TEUs

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) June 3, 2017 – In May 2017, Luka Koper d.d. registered a new monthly record of 79,917 TEUs, up 14% on the same month in...

Valencia port aims to become Mediterranean hub for China’s New Silk Road project

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – Valencia port brings together all the assets and conditions to be a strategic hub of the Mediterranean part of...

French Renault invests €2.1 billion in Tangier

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope), June 2, 2017 – French automobile giant Renault has invested €2.1 billion ($2.29 billion) in the building of a plant and the...

EU-China Summit: moving forward with our global partnership

Brussels, Belgium, June 2, 2017 The 19th Summit between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China held today in Brussels has brought a number...

Ferrol port grants commercial ship consignment services authorisation to Incargo Galicia

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) has granted an authorisation to Incargo Galicia...

Algeciras port, HMM meet to discuss TTI Algeciras acquisition

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras) and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) met to...

Puertos del Estado president calls for decarbonisation of ports

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – The president of Spanish ports agency Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, called for the reduction of logistical...

Aveiro port breaks monthly cargo traffic record in May

Aveiro, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Aveiro port had a very promising performance in May. With more than 535,000 tonnes handled, the port recorded...

Sines port LNG terminal handles 12 tankers in Q1 2017

Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – The liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal of Sines port handled 12 tankers in the first quarter of 2017, which...

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