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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.
Tangier automotive developments concern Spanish operators
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Spanish port operators are increasingly concerned about the developing automotive industry sector in...
Delegation from Zhuhai city visits Contship’s La Spezia Container Terminal
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – On October 26, 2018, a delegation from the Chinese city of Zhuhai visited La Spezia, attending...
Poseidon Med II – Setting the scene for LNG as marine fuel in East Med
Press Release –Â Setting the scene for LNG as marine fuel in East Med – October 18, 2018 The achievements and milestones of the European co-funded...
Australian ambassador visits Alexandroupolis port
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – Ambassador of Australia to Greece, Kate Logan, has visited the port of Alexandroupolis. Logan...
British Ports Association calls for UK ports to land all fish locally after Brexit
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – The UK government has introduced The Fisheries Bill was to the House of Commons and Mark Simmonds...
Lebanon’s Tripoli port looks to attract Chinese investment
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 27, 2018 – Toufic Dabbousi, head of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, has met with Chinese...
Koper port operators attend Munich business event
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – Around 70 representatives of logistics companies, shipowners, freight carriers and forwarding agents...
Chinese delegation visits A Coruña port in Galicia
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – A delegation from the Department of Commerce of Zhejiang Province, China, has visited the facilities of...
Barcelona port starts preliminary studies on construction of new container terminal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Barcelona port has started to work on preliminary studies for the construction of a new container...
MSC Cruises seeks stake in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – MSC Cruises is reported to be seeking an equity stake in Trieste Adriatic Marine Initiatives S.r.l....
AdSP Venice signs agreement to develop Porto Marghera industrial areas
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – The President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern...
Barcelona port total traffic increases 12.3% in Jan-Sept 2018
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2018 – In the first nine months of 2018, Barcelona port registered total traffic was 51.1 million tons, up...
European Network of Maritime Clusters – Statement on Brexit negotiations
Press Release –Â Statement by European maritime sector on Brexit negotiations – October 16, 2018 The members of the European Network of Maritime...
Cilsa to build warehouse for Eroski at Barcelona port’s ZAL logistics complex
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 22, 2018 – Spanish company Cilsa, which operates the logistics activities in Barcelona port, will build a warehouse...
Tanger Med port set to start PSA vehicle exports
Tanger Med, (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – The TangerMed port complex is in preparation to start exporting locally made vehicles for PSA, the French...
Gibraltar Port Authority attends Singapore International Bunkering Conference
Gibraltar (PortSEurope) October 20, 2018 – The Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) has attended the Singapore International Bunkering Conference (SIBCON)...
Grimaldi, MSC Terminals, Eurogate present emissions strategy at GreenPort event in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – At the GreenPort Cruise & Congress in Valencia port, three terminal operators at Valencia port have...
UK Parliament: Researchers discuss priorities for post-Brexit trade
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – The UK Parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee is discussing proposals by think tanks on...
Sines port linked to China’s Silk Road via new MSC rail link
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 –Â MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company is to launch a new rail service linking Spanish exporters, including...