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.
Marine geothermal power plant heats and cools in Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The marine geothermal power station Thassalia in the French Mediterranean Sea port of Marseille-Fos...
Lidl establishes Tailwind Intermodal for Koper cargo
Graz, Austria (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – Lidl, the German international discount retailer chain, has established Tailwind Intermodal GmbH to handle...
Port of Bilbao hosts German-Dutch hydrogen event
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The Port of Bilbao has hosted a meeting organized by the Netherlands business agency. Representatives from...
Council of Ministers supports cold ironing in Bari, Brindisi
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The Council of Ministers has supported the cold ironing project for the ports of Bari and Brindisi, despite...
Update: Cellular modems found in ZPMC port cranes in the U.S.
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – Cellular modems that can be used for remote communication were installed on cranes made by...
Demand for LNG bunkering to surpass capacity in 2025
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 10, 2024 – Global demand for LNG bunkering is projected to increase to 5.7 million metric tonnes (MMT) in...
Construction has begun on a new cruise pier at the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The construction site for the new cruise pier in La Spezia will be delivered today. It will take 710...
Russian navy builds a new base in Caspian Makhachkala
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The Russian navy, exposed and vulnerable in the Black Sea, is building a new base for its ships in the...
Is COSCO interested in operating Port of Nador, Morocco?
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – Reports from Spain suggest that the Moroccan government has approached China’s COSCO to manage its...
Chinese cranes in London Gateway, are they spying tools?
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – DP World has welcomed Europe’s largest quay cranes at its flagship London Gateway logistics hub....
Shortage of dredging vessels delays Port of Valencia work
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2024 – A shortage of dredging vessels is delaying work on the new container terminal in the Port of Valencia. The...
Georgia hosts World Bank presentation on TITR-Middle Corridor
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 1, 2024 – Earlier this week, Tbilisi hosted a World Bank event entitled: “The Middle Trade and Transport...
Port of Marseille & DEOS project – renewable energy
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – With the Offshore Wind Development (DEOS) project, the port of Marseille Fos aims to build and make...
Baker Hughes sign contract for facility in Port of Corigliano Calabro, Calabria
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – The Iocal subsidiary of Baker Hughes, a U.S. industrial company, Nuovo Pignone has signed a...
Port of Ravenna to build breakwater for FSRU regasification plant
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – The Port Authority of Ravenna will build the breakwater for the FSRU regasification terminal off the...
Port of Venice will not extend VTP concession
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – The Port of Venice has said it will not extend the concession of Venezia Terminal Passeggeri (VTP) which...
Irtysh River as a sanctions-busting route China-Russia
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Under pressure from Russia, Kazakhstan is planning a multimodal transit corridor...
Port of Gioia Tauro issues tender for dock electrification
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – A tender for over 14.5 million euros has been issued for the executive design and execution of the...
Kazakhstan to dredge Kuryk and Aktau ports
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports of Kuryk will be dredged in 2024, while Aktau, the country’s...
Tender for new Albanian port in Porto Romano
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) February 23, 2024 – In March, Albania will announce an international tender for the construction of a new commercial port to...