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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.
Global Ports Holding seeks duty free and travel retail partner in four of its cruise port terminals
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 18, 2019 – Following the announcement of a strategic group review on July 5 this year, Istanbul-based Global Ports...
Yilport agrees Alcântara terminal concession extension until 2038
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 17, 2019 – The government and Yilport, a concessionaire of the port terminal of Alcântara, Lisbon, have agreed to...
AdSP (Venice) President Musolino to speak at 5th Maritime Silk Road Port International Cooperation Forum commences in Ningbo, China
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) July 10, 2019 – The president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern...
Southern Adriatic ports to adopt new EU legislation to strengthen border control procedures
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – The ports of the southern Adriatic are among the first to adapt to the new European Union legislation to...
Analysis – Iran wants to take over Iraqi and Syrian cargo flow with Latakia port & railway line
Latakia, Syria (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – Iran, Syria and Iraq are discussing the construction of a railway line connecting the Iran’s Imam Khomeini...
COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 15.5% rise in June 2019 traffic
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 16, 2019 – In June 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container throughout...
China signs BRI deals with 18 Arabian countries
News – China signs BRI deals with 18 Arabian countries – July 9, 2019 China has signed cooperation documents on jointly building the Belt and Road...
5th Maritime Silk Road Port International Cooperation Forum commences in Ningbo, China
News – 5th Maritime Silk Road Port International Cooperation Forum commences in Ningbo, China – July 12, 2019 The 5th Maritime Silk Road Port...
Dubai Ports World with a Danube river ports push
Ruse, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 14, 2019 – After being awarded a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement to operate the Serbian inland port of Novi Sad...
New Minister of Shipping and Island Policy comments on Piraeus Port Authority Master Plan
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 12, 2019 – Following the change in government, Yiannis Plakiotakis, the new Minister of Shipping and Island Policy,...
Participants from all over the world at the Constanta edition of Black Sea Ports and Shipping
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 11, 2019 – The Eighth edition of the Black Sea Ports & Shipping event opened, July 10, 2019, in the presence of...
Dubai Chamber and DP World sign MOU on digital Silk Road initiative
News – Dubai Chamber and DP World sign MOU on digital Silk Road initiative – July 9, 2019 Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced that...
BMF Port Bourgas sees concession extended a further 11 years
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 9, 2019 – BMF Port Bourgas has been operating the port for seven years, and in this time, cargo handled has increased...
Result of Anaklia port construction tender due next week
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 8, 2019 – Badri Japaridze, one of the founders of Anaklia Development Consortium, has said that the winner of the...
Global Ports Holding starts strategic review of cruise port activities
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has announced...
Hungary invests in Trieste – new multipurpose terminal planned
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 8, 2019 – A Hungarian public company has acquired an area at Noghere (the former Aquila area), Trieste port, of 320,000...
Japanese business delegation visits the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – A representation of the Japanese business community, formed by members of Suiyokai-Association of Japanese...
First blockchain container shipped to Rotterdam
News release – First blockchain container shipped to Rotterdam – July 1, 2019 ABN AMRO, Port of Rotterdam and Samsung SDS demonstrated that...
Tianjin port delegation visits Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – Associação dos Portos de Portugal has reported that a delegation of 10 members from the Municipality and...
Barcelona and Civitavecchia ports to promote transversal intermodal corridor in the Mediterranean
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – The president of Barcelona port, Mercè Conesa, and the president of Autorita’ di Sistema...