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.
APM Terminal Poti marks its 10th anniversary!
In May 2011, APM Terminals took over operations of the largest multipurpose port in Georgia, Poti Sea Port – May 19, 2021 Over the past ten years, more...
Port of Barcelona prepares to resume cruise ship activity
The Port of Barcelona will intensify work with cruise companies in the coming days to resume activity in the coming weeks, once Procicat has approved the...
Anaklia port business model to be revised by MTBS
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – The Ministry of Economy has said that Maritime & Transport Business Solutions (MTBS) will update...
Port of Elefsina proceeds with master plan
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 13, 2021 – The Port Authority of Elefsina (O.L.E.) is proceeding with the design of the master plan in order for the...
Strategy of the Port of Huelva to get closer to the city focuses the interest of RETE
The Association for Collaboration between Ports and Cities (Asociación para la Colaboración entre Puertos y Ciudades) organizes a conference on May 11 to...
Trade unions discuss Palermo port issues with AdSP manager
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – Am eeting between trade union organizations and the president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del...
VilagarcÃa Port Authority launches strategy aimed at attracting small and medium-sized cruise ships
The VilagarcÃa Port Authority has launched a strategy aimed at attracting small and medium-sized cruise ships, which can make a stopover in VilagarcÃa and...
The Port of Barcelona approves a Strategic Action Plan to increase rail capacity
At its meeting today, the Board of Directors approved the Strategic Action Plan to increase the Port of Barcelona’s current rail capacity until the new...
Port of Cartagena expects June return of cruise ships
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) April 28, 2021 – The Mediterranean port of Cartagena is preparing for the June return of cruise ship activity with...
Port of Leixões will become the first port with zero emissions by 2035
The plan, which will be detailed this year, foresees decarbonisation and energy self-sufficiency, 15 years before the deadline set by the EU – April 26,...
Morocco considers FSRU vessel on Atlantic or Mediterranean coast
Nador, Morocco, (Ports Europe) April 26, 2021 – Local sources are reporting that the Moroccan government is considering establishing a floating storage...
Barcelona starts process to move container traffic away from the city
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 25, 2021 – The Port Authority of Barcelona has issued a tender which is the first step in relocating the APM...
Port of Barcelona to intensify work in the social sphere of sustainability
The Port of Barcelona will establish strategic priorities in sustainability to balance the relevance of its different dimensions: environmental, economic and...
Russia looks to develop Astrakhan port facilities
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 22, 2021 – The Minister of Transport, Vitaly Savelyev, has held discussions with Igor Babushkin, governor of the...
Six ideas, supported by Bilbao PortLab, will be financed in the first call by Puertos del Estado
Bilbao Portlab, the initiative of the Port Authority to position the Port of Bilbao in an innovative ecosystem, has supported or facilitated 6 of the 33...
Four ideas from the Port Community of Barcelona to receive funding from the Ports 4.0 Fund
A total of four ideas from the Port Community of Barcelona to which the Port gives support have been chosen by the Distribution Committee of the Interport...
Durrës Port Authority joins ESPO as an observer
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 17, 2021 – Durrës Port Authority has joined the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) as an observer member....
Port of Bilbao: Energy transition plan
Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao proceeds with energy transition – March 31, 2021 Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB – Port Authority of Bilbao)...
Uniport Bilbao: Multimodality – industry and logistics hand in hand
The Bilbao port logistics community ended 2020 making the most of their multimodal capacity according to the products that go through the port facilities,...
Valenciaport to tender update of the economic impact study
The port precincts of València, Sagunto and Gandia generated 2,500 million euros of added value and 39,000 jobs according to the data of the last report with...