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.
Marsa Maroc agrees to sell MINTT to Eurogate, Contship Italia
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – Marsa Maroc has signed an agreement with Eurogate International GmbH and Contship Italia S.p.A to acquire an...
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Italy, Monaco and France this week
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – President Xi Jinping of China is to pay state visits to Italy, Monaco and France from March 21-26, 2019....
Coordinated EU, U.S. and Canada sanctions against Russia
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – The European Union (EU) United States (U.S.) and Canada has imposed additional sanctions to punish...
MEPs approve agreement on TEN-T realignment: ensuring Ireland’s connectivity if no-deal Brexit occurs
Brussels, March 4, 2019 – The members of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee on 04 March unanimously supported a provisional agreement to...
PSA International visits Damietta port to discuss cooperation
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has reported talks with Singapore-based PSA International about cooperation...
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group starts service linking Venice port and Duisburg bimodal terminal
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 15, 2019 – Shippers using Venice port to unload goods destined for Europe are set to benefit from a new rail cargo...
China considers a new Silk Road role for Italy’s Palermo port
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) March 14, 2019 – Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit Italy March 22-23, and after Rome will visit...
LogChain completes first international blockchain shipment
Press Release – Israeli Blockchain Start-Up LogChain Completes Its First International Blockchain Shipment – March 11, 2018 Israeli-based LogChain...
Georgian prime minister challenges Anaklia port critics
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 12, 2019 – At a press briefing on March 8, Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze called the Anaklia Deep Sea...
Genoa port, CCCC to sign joint venture deal on March 23
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – Genoa port is expected to sign a memorandum for the establishment of a joint venture with China Communications...
Chinese development of Haifa port faces delays
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – Haifa Municipality has registered an objection against the Haifa District Planning and Building Commission...
Qingdao Port Group president visits Vado Ligure, Genoa ports
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 8, 2019 – A delegation from China’s Qingdao Port Group, led by chairman Li Fengli, has visited the construction...
Thessaloniki Port Authority attends 4th Delphi Economic Forum
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2019 – Sotirios Theophanis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA, has...
Rijeka port launches tender for container terminal construction
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – Rijeka port has opened a tender for the concession of a new deep-water container terminal. Bids can be placed...
International North-South Transport Corridor set to expand capacity
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – At a meeting of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) coordination council in Tehran,...
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Turkmenistan to promote Black Sea-Caspian Sea multimodal corridor
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – The foreign ministers of Romania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkmenistan have signed a declaration for...
DP World considers Kazakhstan ports & logistics investment
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – Chairman and CEO of DP World, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, has met with Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister H.E....
Edison, Andaldo to build €300 million combined-cycle plant at Marghera port, Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – Italian companies Edison SpA and Ansaldo Energia have signed a contract for the construction of a natural...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genoa) to establish joint venture with China’s CCCC
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) is...
MSC considers construction of own luxury cruises terminal at Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – MSC Cruises is interested in the construction of its own terminal for luxury cruises at Genoa port, the president...