Planning/Strategy
All issues linked to planning and strategies of companies, organisations and governments which own ports. This includes plans to increase traffic and the capacity of ports and generate revenue.
Port of Karasu pushes to increase cargo and Ro-Ro
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 29, 2021 – In January-August this year, the Port of Karasu handled 750,000 tons of cargo, and by the end of the...
Port of Livorno sets ambitious digitalisation target
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 29, 2021 – The port authority managing ports including Livorno has set a target of digitalising 35% of 32...
Port of Livorno set to benefit from National Recovery and Resilience Plan
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 28, 2021 – The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr – Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza) has...
Port of Barcelona and local government to promote international business
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 28, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona, the Catalan Government’s Department of External Action and Open...
Port of Alcúdia ends coal transport
Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2021 – After years of decline, coal is no longer a category of traffic handled by the port of Alcúdia on...
Valenciaport to present online at the China International Logistics & Supply Chain Fair
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 23, 2021 – Valenciaport will have an online presence at the China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair...
Valenciaport awards Analistas Financieros Internacionales & Prometia economic impact study
The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has awarded the consortium of Analistas Financieros Internacionales, AFI Consultores de las Administraciones Públicas...
Greece plans investment in rail network connections to ports
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 17, 2021 – Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Costas Karamanlis, speaking at a European Year of Railways...
Hapag-Lloyd inaugurates its own representation in Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 16, 2021 – The Germany shipping company Hapag-Lloyd today has opened its own offices in Morocco. The...
Thessaloniki port receives HCAP government delegation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has received a delegation on September 13 from the Hellenic...
Hutchison Ports Holding holds talks with Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 10, 2021 – A senior delegation from Hutchison Ports Holding has met with the president of the port of...
Wilhelmsen Ship Management to relocate of Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited from Cyprus to Athens
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 9, 2021 – Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) is to relocate its joint venture, Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited...
Port of Ancona and Sogesid sign development agreement
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centrale (Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority) and...
Port of Gela joins AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (Palermo) and looks towards energy developments
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility has ruled that the Sicilian Port of...
Port of Tarragona starts work on the Logistics Activities Area
The Port Authority of Tarragona (APT) has awarded the works for the execution of the northeast perimeter road that will give access to the interior of the...
Port of Trieste opens office in Budapest
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 7, 2021 – Port of Trieste has opened a representative office in the Hungarian capital of Budapest in order to...
Port of Crotone’s future under discussion
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2021 – Today sees the start of a two-day discussion on the future of the port of Crotone. The port is...
Port of Arbatax set to join Sardinian port system
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 3, 2021 – The port of Arbatax, on the Eastern coast of Sardinia, is set to join Autorita’ di Sistema...
European Maritime Transport Environmental Report highlights the issues for EU shipping
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 2, 2021 – The European Maritime Transport Environmental Report (EMTER) has been published by the European...
APM Terminals Barcelona looks to 5G investment
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 2, 2021 – APM Terminals Barcelona is set to play a key role in the 5G Barcelona project. The project will use...