Top News
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.
New railroad line in northwest links DP World port to Silk Road
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – DP World’s Yarımca terminal is adding railway transport to its portfolio of services. providing...
Georgia says Anaklia Port construction unlikely to start in Jan 2020
The Georgian Ministry of Infrastructure has said that it is unlikely that the Anaklia Development Consortium will attract the needed funds to launch the...
Bulgaria hosts Chinese delegation and supports new Silk Road
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has met with a delegation of Chinese companies and repeated his support...
Rijeka and Haifa ports sign cooperation agreement
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – During the visit of Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović to Israel, a cooperation International...
Yilport signs 49-year concession at Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) July 31, 2019 – The concession for the container terminal of the port of Taranto was signed at Terminal San Cataldo SpA,...
Greek government approves Patras LNG facility
Patras, Greece (PortSEurope) July 30, 2019 – The Environment & Energy Ministry has approved the construction of liquid natural gas (LNG) facilities...
First private highway in Russia to connect China with Western Europe
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 29 – A very ambitious project for the first private toll highway project in Russia, which is going to provide the missing...
Koper port starts strategic Pier 1 expansion
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 29, 2019 – Work has begun, with the installation of the test-drilling pilots, on the extension of Pier I of Koper...
Eiffage SA selected as the general contractor for Anaklia Port
The major French construction company Eiffage has been selected as the general contractor for the Anaklia Port – July 25, 2019 Eiffage, one of the...
TIL Holding to take full control of Marport, Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 24, 2019 – Arkas Holding is set to transfer its holding in Marport, the port business at Ambarlı Port, Istanbul, to...
Portinvest of Ukraine proposes Rijeka port investment
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) July 24, 2019 – Portinvest, a Ukrainian port management company, is interested in investing in, and possibly becoming a...
Croatian and Chinese officials meet and praise cooperation
Zagreb, Croatia (PortSEurope) July 24, 2019 – First Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić spoke today with...
Chinese companies bidding for Croatian rail project linking Rijeka port with Hungary
Zagreb, Croatia (PortSEurope) July 23, 2019 – HŽ Infrastruktura, the Croatian Railways Infrastructure company, has reported ten bids for a contract to...
Milano-Xi’an Freight Express and Hupac start rail cooperation
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 23, 2019 – China’s Xi’an International Port Area Haidebang Logistics Co., Ltd. is cooperating with Swiss...
Analysis – Russian consortium to take over port of Taman in the Kerch Strait
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – The RMP (RosMorPort) Taman consortium, which will get the concession for the management of the new Russian port...
New Greek government plans to unblock Chinese Piraeus port investment
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 22, 2019 – Following the election of a new Greek government, the Maritime Ministry has said it is a top priority to...
ExxonMobil looks at Damietta port for logistics centre
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – ExxonMobil, the U.S. multinational oil and gas corporation, is considering Damietta port as a location for...
Singaporean company CrimsonLogic visits Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – Representatives of the Singapore company CrimsonLogic, a provider of digital government technology, have...
Genoa port records monthly cargo record in June 2019
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 19, 2019 – In the month of June, Genoa port recorded 241,466 TEU handled, the highest number ever recorded in a single...
Ranking – Top cargo ports in the Europe 2016-2017
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 18, 2019 – The European Statistical Agency, Eurostat, has published statistics for the top cargo ports in Europe for...