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The key news from Ports Europe covering business and geopolitical issues. Some of these articles appear in the email newsletter published every Wednesday. This will include any new Analysis articles.
First meeting of Cruise 2030 Call for Action initiative in Venice seeks answers
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 21, 2019 – The first meeting of the Cruise 2030 Call for Action initiative took place in Venice on October 18 and was...
Slovenian government takes steps to forward Divača-Koper port railway line
With the guarantee law for the Divača-Koper track and for the 3rd development axis, it is accelerated and cheaper to complete the projects – October 10,...
Barcelona ports increases traffic 1.6% total in first nine months of 2019
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2019 – In the period January-September this year, Barcelona port handled 52 million tonnes of cargo, up 1.6%...
Georgian government refuses to end contract with Anaklia Development Consortium
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 16, 2019 – The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia has released a statement about its...
Valenciaport plans to double its rail traffic over the next five years
In the last five years, Valenciaport has already doubled its rail traffic, which currently represents 8% of import-export container traffic. In 100 days, the...
Portugal to launch tender for new Sines port terminal
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – The port of Sines handles around 56% of the country’s containerised cargo, and its container port...
TIC 4.0 Association will facilitate digital transformation of ports sector
Valencia, October 10, 2019 Last Tuesday, the meeting took place in Marseille to formalize the creation of the Terminal Industry Committtee 4.0 (ICT 4.)...
Italian ports represented at the China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 14, 2019 – The Italian port system was represented at the China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair which...
Valenciaport celebrates COSCO’s commitment to the Cantabrian-Mediterranean Corridor
Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) ratifies its commitment to increase the competitiveness of this railway...
Georgia prepares for International Silk Road Forum, October 22-23, 2019
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2019 – The Georgian government is preparing for the International Silk Road Forum, scheduled for October 22-23...
Valenciaport presents at China International Logistics and Supply Chain Fair
Valenciaport adheres to the Shenzhen Declaration to promote competitiveness, innovation and best working practices in ports – October 10, 2019 Autoridad...
Barcelona and Shenzen ports renew cooperation declaration
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 11, 2019 – The port of Barcelona signs the fourth Shenzhen Declaration which calls for further cooperation between...
Piraeus Port Authority receives Master Plan expansion approval
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 11, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has announced that...
COSCO Shipping to assist European exhibitors attended China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) October 11, 2019 – Sun Jun, President of COSCO Shipping (Europe) GmbH, has said that COSCO will provide a range of...
Grimaldi Group details its “green” policies
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) October 10, 2019 – Speaking at the XXIII Euromed Convention From Land to Sea, Managing Director Emanuele of the Grimaldi...
Greece set to run “joint” Alexandroupolis and Kavala port privatisations
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 9, 2019 – The Greek government plans to offer the privatisation (by concessions) of Alexandroupolis and...
Japanese corporate delegation visits Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 8, 2019 – The Japanese Ambassador to Slovenia, Masaharu Yoshida, has led a delegation of Japanese businessmen on a...
U.S. Secretary Pompeo and Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias renew defence agreement
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 5, 2019 – During a two–day visit to Greece, which ended Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Greek...
Remarks by Ambassador Reeker at the U.S.–Greece Strategic Dialogue
Ambassador Philip T. Reeker – Acting Assistant Secretary of European and Eurasian Affairs – October 7, 2019 Thank you for your opening remarks and...
EU to provide €6 million for Santander port LNG facility
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) October 8, 2019 – The Minister of Innovation, Industry, Transportation and Commerce, Francisco Martín, and the president...