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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.
Koper port attends Austrian Logistic Day
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – Koper port (Luka Koper) was the only port represented at the 26th Austrian Logistic Day, held in Linz on...
APM Terminals marks opening of second terminal at MedPort Tangier
News Release – APM Terminals marks opening of second terminal at MedPort Tangier – June 28, 2019 APM Terminals second terminal in Morocco, MedPort...
Batumi Sea Port Ltd and China’s Lianyungang port sign a memorandum of understanding
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 1, 2019 – On May 20, Batumi Sea Port Ltd hosted a delegation from China’s Lianyungang port, and the two ports...
Morocco launches Tanger-Med 2 terminals at Tangier port
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 1, 2019 – Tanger-Med 2 of Tangier port has been inaugurated to bolster Morocco’s position in the Mediterranean...
iTerminals 4.0 launched to develop box port digitalisation
News – iTerminals 4.0 launched to boost box port digitalisation – June 27, 2019 Today, the start-up meeting of the iTerminals 4.0 project –...
Iran’s Chabahar port sends delegation to A Coruña port
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2019 – A delegation of representatives of the Iranian port of Chabahar has visited the facilities of the Lonja de A...
Marseille port pushes ahead with electricity supply to docked vessels
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 30, 2019 – Already effective on the quays of the Corsican ferries, the electrical connection of the ships to...
EU and Mercosur member countries conclude longstanding negotiations on landmark trade agreement
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 29, 2019 – Yesterday, the European Union and Mercosur member countries have agreed on the draft text of a free-trade...
EU and Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation meet for high-level conference in Brussels
News – EU and Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation meet for high-level conference in Brussels – June 26, 2019 On 18 June, cooperation...
Marseille Fos completes test of Vasco2, a project to convert industrial fumes into biofuel
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – After three years of testing in a real environment in the heart of the industrial-port area of Fos,...
Bilbao port’s container terminal complies with EU Customs Code
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – The container terminal of Bilbao port has become the first terminal in Spain to comply with the new Customs Code...
Piraeus Port Authority presents its Corporate Responsibility Report 2018
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has presented its Corporate Responsibility Report 2018 which details all...
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Parliament Speaker of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze discuss energy, transport and digital connectivity in the Black Sea Region
News Release – Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Parliament Speaker of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze discuss the Energy, Transport and Digital Connectivity...
Hungary plans logistics base in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – The Hungarian government is planning to establish a port and a logistics base in Trieste to distribute goods...
Port of Baku and OSCE launch “digital route” project in the Caspian ports
OSCE project on green ports and connectivity, for security and economic growth in the Caspian Sea region, launched in Baku – June 14, 2019 The project...
China Harbor Engineering Company completes dredging in port of Chornomorsk
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 21, 2019 – China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) has completed its dredging project at the port of...
AdSP del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (Augusta) and Transport Malta sign agreement
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – Transport Malta has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reviews first year of the current administration and the next steps
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has provided a review of the first year of the current...
GMC to acquire Zouros group, a Greek towage company
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – A letter of intent has been signed for GMC to acquire 80% of the assets and operational interests in Zouros...
EBRD provides loan towards Tekirdag port privatisation
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to provide a $17.5 million (€15.78...