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.
European Core LNGas Hive presented at Tarragona port event
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 4, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona (APT – Port Authority of Tarragona) has hosted an event to...
Chinese President Xi Jinping visit Portugal and looks to develop partnership
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of China, on a two-day visit to Portugal, intends to deepen...
Grupo Alonso acquires Smart Logistics group
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Spanish logistics company Alonso Group has acquired Smart Logistics group, which specialises in...
Fincantieri announces major investments at Port Marghera
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – According to an announcement by Fincantieri SpA managing director Giuseppe Bono during the presentation of...
Edison launches the first integrated small scale LNG logistics chain in Italy that will make heavy and maritime transport sustainable
Milan, Italy, November 30, 2018 Edison launches in Italy the first integrated logistics chain of small scale LNG (liquefied natural gas plants on a small...
German lender Nord/LB to extend €49.9 million loan to Croatia’s Jadroplov
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Croatian shipping company Jadroplov d.d. plans to borrow a €49.9 million ($56.6 million) loan from German...
Ancona port’s Blue Agreement with shippers reduces pollution
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) December 2, 2018 – Fuel sulphur emissions from ships entering reduced by 1.5% to just 0.1% since the port authority signed...
UK: Major disruption at ports is ‘real prospect’ in no-deal Brexit
UK Parliament News – Commons Select Committee 28 November 2018 PAC concerned by slow progress and poor communication around Project Brock Ability of...
Civitavecchia port container dispute suspended until June
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Francesco Maria di Majo, President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...
Barcelona port sees traffic up 11% in October 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – In the first 10 months of 2018 the port of Barcelona handled total traffic of 56.6 million of tonnes...
European Parliament closes probe into bulk handling at Alicante port
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – The European Parliament has closed the investigation opened in August of 2017 into the loading and...
Italy’s Mercitalia launches rail freight line linking Verona to Bari
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Italian freight railway operator Mercitalia Intermodal has launched a service to connect...
MSC acquires stake in Trieste cruise terminal operator
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – MSC Cruises has acquired a significant interest in Trieste Adriatic Marine Initiatives Stl (TAMI), a...
Spain’s Interportuario Compensation Fund will distribute €52.5 million among 28 port authorities in 2019
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – The distribution committee of the Interportuarial Compensation Fund (Fondo de Compensación...
MSC to assume full control Bettolo Container Terminal independently in Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has said it plans to buy out the shares of Gruppo Investimenti...
Serbia receives no bids in Luka Novi Sad privatisation tender
Novi Sad, Serbia (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Serbia’s government received no bids in a tender for the privatisation of Luka Novi Sad, the...
Chinese delegation visits Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Chinese Minister of Economy Li Bin has visited the port of Gioia Tauro during a tour organised by the...
FS Italiane, CDP Group, Fincantieri, Snam, Terna and institutions to support Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – The Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group, together with Fincantieri, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group, Snam...
Port of Marseille Fos engaged in reducing ship emissions
Press Release – The port of Marseille Fos is engaged in reducing ship emissions – November 20, 2018 The port of Marseille Fos has set up a working...
Ambassador of Luxembourg visits Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – A U.S. economic delegation headed by Ambassador Paul Duhr has visited the Genoa-based Autorita’ di...