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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.
Plenkovic, Li say Peljesac bridge symbolises Croatia-China-EU cooperation
Zagreb, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – Last week Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang visited the...
Croatia and China sign bilateral agreements, issue joint Silk Road statement
Zagreb, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang have issued a joint...
Galataport Istanbul will host cruise ships in March 2020
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 13, 2019 – Galataport Istanbul Cruise Port plans to start receiving cruise ships in March 2020. The company...
Chinese investors show interest in Rijeka port rail project
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 12, 2019 – Chinese companies are interested in participating in the project for the modernisation of the...
The Dubrovnik Guidelines for Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries
Dubrovnik, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 13, 2019 – A Chinese delegation headed by Prime Minister Li Keqiang is in Dubrovnik to take part in the 16 + 1...
Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises, Costa Cruises to build €41 million cruise terminal in La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 9, 2019 – Royal Caribbean, MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises plan to invest a total of €41 million ($46.2 million)...
Noatum Maritime creates the new division Marmedsa Cruise Services
Barcelona, Spain, April 8, 2019 – Noatum Maritime, the maritime, logistics and port services company, has announced the creation of Marmedsa Cruise...
Vopak to sell terminals in Algeciras, Amsterdam and Hamburg to First State Investments
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – Royal Vopak, a leading Dutch independent tank storage company, has announced an agreement on the sale of...
Analysis – Iran to lease Syrian container port of Latakia
Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – From October 2019, Iran is to lease the Latakia container terminal of Latakia port, gaining a highly...
EU Parliament President praises Ancona port developments
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – The President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, has visited the Adriatic port of Ancona, and praised...
MSC, Grimaldi to use hydrogen-powered loading machines at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – The MSC and Grimaldi Group terminals of Valencia port will use two hydrogen-powered machines to load and...
Greece’s Central Archaeological Council halts COSCO’s Piraeus port investment plan
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) declared two-fifths of the municipality of Piraeus as an...
Uzbekistan joins China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – Uzbekistan has joined the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor, part of the...
Motorways of the Sea receive support at Barcelona event
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – In Barcelona for the Mediterranean Motorways of the Sea Western – The 2020 Climate Action Program...
Ukraine minister attends TEN-T & CEF conference in Bucharest
Kiev, Ukraine, April 7, 2019 – On March 28, 2019, Volodymyr Omelyan, the Minister of Infrastructure took part in the in the TEN-T & CEF Conference,...
Entrepreneurs from China’s Fujian province visit Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2019 – Xinzhao Chen, president of the Association of Chinese Entrepreneurs of Fujian Province in Spain, has held a...
EU: Digital Single Market: Global blockchain association launched
Press Release – European Commission – Digital Single Market: Global blockchain association launched A new international association with the aim of...
Croatia government will not support bailout of Uljanik Group
Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 2, 2019 – The Croatian government cannot endorse the proposed restructuring of the ailing Uljanik Group, as that plan...
Analysis – Anaklia: The long shadows of Russia and China, money laundering, private or with state guarantees, personal feud between the rich
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) April 2, 2019 – Anaklia Deep Sea Port, the Georgia Black Sea construction project, is not progressing and the reasons...
European Commission allocates €6 million to Genoa port e-bridge project
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2019 – As part of the European Commission CEF Transport 2018 call, €6 million has been allocated for the...