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.
APM Terminals works to develop Port Said East Port and Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT)
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – APM Terminals is working with the government of Egypt to ensure the success of Egypt Vision 2030 for Port...
TFG Transfracht starts new service for southern port in Koper
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – TFG Transfracht, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, will start a new service for Koper port on May 10, linking...
Livorno Terminals to invest €100 million in Porto Livorno 2000
Livorno, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – Three years away from the winning the tender for the operation of Livorno port’s passenger station Porto...
ExxonMobil chooses Valencia port to distribute its products in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and India
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 7, 2019 – The international connectivity offered by the port of Valencia has been decisive for the multinational oil...
Egypt’s government dismisses rumours about partial privatisation of Suez Canal
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 7, 2019 – Egypt’s government has dismissed rumours about the potential privatisation of parts of the Suez Canal...
Consultative Meeting on Valletta Grand Harbour Regeneration Plan
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) May 6, 2019 – The Malta Maritime Forum has hosted an event to discuss growth in Grand Harbour operations and its immediate...
Livorno Terminals Srl assumes control of Porto di Livorno 2000
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) May 6, 2019 – Livorno Terminals Srl, the new company formed by Sinergest, LTM, Moby, and Marinvest, has signed the contract...
CIRCLE continues expansion with launch of new version of MILOS® TOS and its full operation for Samer Seaports & Terminals, Trieste
Press Release – CIRCLE S.p.A.: continues its expansion with the launch of the new version of MILOS® TOS and its full operation for Samer Seaports &...
Algeciras, Ningbo Zhoushan ports consider joint projects
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) May 3, 2019 – A delegation from the Chinese port of Ningbo Zhoushan is visiting Autoridad Portuaria de la BahÃa de...
Greek ports sign cooperation agreements with Kenya counterparts
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 3, 2019 – The Greek ports of Piraeus and Alexandropouli are yet to sign cooperation agreements with Kenya’s...
China’s CSIC considers investments in two Croatian shipbuilders
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 2, 2019 – Representatives of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) have visited troubled Croatian shipbuilders...
Turkmenistan presents Türkmenbaşy port in Riyadh
Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) May 2, 2019 – A presentation of the capacity of the international port Türkmenbaşy in the context of optimizing...
Analysis – Kanal Istanbul – the largest construction project in the world for a decade
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 1, 2019 – Construction works for Canal (Channel, Kanal) Istanbul project, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of...
Port of Baku at the crossroad of global transport corridors
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 30 – The Baku International Sea Trade Port and state-owned Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure (BPI) Company will...
Baku Port signs agreement with Venlo transport hub in the Netherlands
Venlo, Netherlands (Ports Europe) April 30, 2019 – Baku International Sea Trade Port (BISTP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with companies and...
Analysis – Chinese investment in Piraeus port facing local challenges
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 30, 2019 – Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has visited China and attended the Second Forum of the Silk...
Switzerland and China sign Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreement
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) April 29, 2019 – Swiss President Ueli Maurer has visited China and held discussions with President Xi Jinping. A Memorandum...
C. Steinweg-GMT applies for extension of Trieste Adriaterminal concession
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 29, 2019 – Dutch company C.Steinweg-GMT S.r.l., the current operator of Adriaterminal, the only operational quay in the...
China and Georgia sign transport agreement
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) April 29, 2019 – Georgian Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Maya Tskitishvili, has been in the Chinese...
Montenegro’s Bar port operator sees €22.1 million loss in 2018, seeks investment
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) April 26, 2019 – Montenegrin port operator Luka Bar recorded a €22.1 million ($24.7 million) loss in 2018, due to the...