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.
Portugal’s TSL to expand on Iberian peninsula
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 3, 2017 – Portugal’s youngest shipping company, TSL (Tejo Shipping Lines), established on January 20, and...
Alicante port works to attract container traffic from Valencia
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 31, 2017 – The president of Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante), Juan Antonio Gisbert, explained...
Barcelona port to increase number of companies participating in Sustainability Plan
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 28, 2017 – Barcelona port aims to increase the number of companies participating in its Sustainability Plan, which...
Raivis Veckagans – Efficiency and work safety are the only rules for port operators
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 22, 2017 –Â Ukrainian Seaports Authority (USPA) has specified the criteria and documents necessary to obtain the...
USPA to simplify contract documentation using FIDIC standards
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 21,2017 –Â Ukrainian Seapots Authority (USPA) has joined the Association of Engineers-Consultants of Ukraine to...
Marseille Fos consults local stakeholders
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 – With the organization of two public meetings, continuous consultations have entered a new stage in the...
Trade unions accuse Noatum of taking advantage of dominant position
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – Representatives of Valencia-based trade unions accused Spanish shipping group Noatum of taking advantage...
Celestyal Cruises announces new season in the Aegean
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Celestyal Cruises, a specialist in destination-centric cruises, has announced its new season in the...
Italy’s Grimaldi to focus on mainland cabotage
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian shipping group Grimaldi plans to focus its development strategy on “mainland...
Constanta management meets port community
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The Constanta port community has held a meeting with the mayor of Constanta and CEO of C.N....
Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises present 2017 offer in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania Cruises chose Valencia to launch itineraries, current promotions and new...
Tender documentation for two dredging projects in Yuzhny seaport updated
Yuzhny, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 –Â Tender documentation for two dredging projects in Yuzhny seaport has been updated in e-procurement system...
Itsas Gas acquires vessel for Bay of Biscay LNG operations
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – Itsas Gas Bunker Supply S.L. has acquired the vessel Monte Arucas to handle LNG. The adapted vessel will be...
DSV opens office in Skopje
Skopje, Macedonia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – Danish transport and logistics company DSV A/S has opened its first office in Macedonia. Located in...
Huelva port, Enagás launch joint energy efficiency project
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has signed a cooperation agreement with Spanish...
Ukraine to reduce port fees
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure intends to reduce existing port fees and charges...
COSCO to improve services at Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2017 – COSCO Shipping Lines, the company that resulted from the merger of COSCO Container Lines and China...
Royal Caribbean cancels calls at Turkish ports
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 22, 2017 – US cruise company Royal Caribbean has cancelled all calls at Turkish ports for 2017. Royal Caribbean...
USPA to expand range of tenderers for port infrastructure development
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The Ukrainian Seaports Authority (USPA) to hold a meeting with leading regional and international...
HPC-Ukraina container terminal changes name
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The HPC-Ukraina company, part ofHamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), which is one of the leading...