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Mersin International Port handles its 25 millionth container

Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 28, 2024 – Mersin International Port (MIP) has handled its 25 millionth container (TEU) since it started operations...

Anti-corruption authority challenges Genoa port breakwater process

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe)- March 27, 2024 – Italy’s anti-corruption authority (ANAC) has challenged the procedures for awarding the Genoa...

Analysis: Quo Vadis, Russian Black Sea Navy?

Kyiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – In the past several days, Ukraine reported hitting with missiles a total of four Russian Black Sea Navy...

Port Authority of Valencia launches the ZAL project

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has finally launched the ZAL (Logistics Activity Zone) project. The...

What is the relationship between inland waterways and seaports?

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, we have heard more about inland waterways...

Djen-Djen container terminal construction restarted, ready in 2025

Djen-Djen, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – Container terminal construction at Algeria’s port of Djen-Djen, under the management of South Korean...

Protecting marine life around the new Genoa breakwater

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The Webuild-led consortium and the Genoa Aquarium (Acquario di Genova) have set up a partnership to protect...

Enagas receives Russian LNG at Port of Huelva

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The Enagas liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Port of Huelva has received LNG from a Russian...

What is the relationship between seaports and subsea cables?

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – In recent months, Ports Europe has covered developments in subsea cables and increased telecommunications....

Makhachkala port to be cheaply privatised

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) March 22, 2023 – The long-delayed privatisation of Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala, which was to be completed...

Port of Barcelona awards contract for new cruise terminal

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 21, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has approved the award of the construction and operation of the future Cruise...

Local court rejects Grimaldi entry into Port of Ravenna

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – The Bologna Regional Administrative Court has rejected an initial request by Sapir to suspend the award of...

Salerno Container Terminal handled 58,280 TEUs in Jan-Feb 2024

Salerno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – The Salerno Container Terminal handled 58,280 containers (TEUs) in January and February 2024, compared to...

Georgia announces Anaklia Port infrastructure tender

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe)- March 18, 2024—The Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has announced the tender to design and construct...

Port of Venice starts tenders for dredging and terminal construction

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – The Port Authority of Venice has issued two tenders linked to the local cruise ship business development....

COSCO SHIPPING calls Port of La Spezia, with 20,000 TEU on regular basis

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2024 – Starting this month, COSCO SHIPPING’s 20,000 TEU container ships will begin regular calls at the...

Artelia, Egis present French plan to help rebuild Port of Beirut

Paris, France (Ports Europe) March 16, 2024 – The French engineering companies Artelia and Egis have proposed a plan to help rebuild the Port of Beirut....

Supreme Court gives green light to logistics area of ​​Port of Valencia

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – The Supreme Court (TS) has endorsed the legality of the ZAL special plan. This means that Valencia City...

Spanish ports as Europe’s entry gates for drugs

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024 – Over the past year, cocaine seizures in Spain have broken all historical records, reaching 100,000 kg...

2Africa submarine cable system moors at Carcavelos, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024—The 2Africa submarine cable system has moored at Carcavelos, Cascais, to Altice Portugal’s submarine cable...

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