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.
Russian Railways visits international seaport of Turkmenbashi
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – A delegation from Russian Railways Logistics (RZD Logistics) has visited the international...
inwi, Medusa Submarine Cable System to strengthen trans-Mediterranean connectivity
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Global telecom operator inwi and Medusa Submarine Cable System have signed an agreement to reinforce...
Port of Barcelona doubles LNG ship supply in 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – In the 2023 financial year, the Port of Barcelona carried out a total of 199 operations to supply...
EU Global Gateway commits €10 billion to Trans Caspian Transport Corridor
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The Global Gateway Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity opened today in...
BlackRock to acquire GIP, port terminal changes
New York, USA (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Earlier this month, BlackRock, Inc. agreed to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a leading...
Rome meets Parsons Group about Strait of Messina bridge
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Vice President of the Council and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini has met with...
Egypt cancels listing of port companies
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – The Egyptian government will abandon the temporary listing of the Port Said Container and Cargo...
Bulgaria and Greece to build up military transport capacity
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Bulgarian government has said that it will invest around 6 billion euros in transport connections....
Building a new Adriatic port for Albania and landlocked Balkans
Durres, Albania (PortSEurope) January 21, 2024 – Following the plan of Dutch engineering consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV, Albania’s small Adriatic Sea...
Cargo traffic on Russia’s Northern Sea Route increases in 2023
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 18, 2024 – Cargo traffic on Russia’s Northern Sea Route was 36.25 million tons in 2023, according to...
North-South corridor obstacles according to Russia
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) January 18, 2024 – The International North-South Corridor (INSTC) project aims to reduce the time and cost of cargo...
Antitrust authority approves Grimaldi takeover of Terminal Darsena Toscana
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – The Italian Antitrust authority has approved the Grimaldi takeover of Terminal Darsena Toscana. In...
Finally, a mine-clearing agreement for the Black Sea by three NATO members
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 12, 2024 – NATO members and Black Sea littoral states Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria have signed an agreement for a...
ESPO welcomes TEN-T putting energy ports on the map
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) January 12, 2024 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) strongly supports the co-legislators (European Parliament...
European Commission approves €126 mln Romanian State aid scheme for ports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – The European Commission has approved a €126 million state scheme to support investments in ports...
Archirodon and DEME to build phase 2 of the port of NEOM/Oxagon
Oxagon, Saudi Arabia (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Despite the tension in the Red Sea, a consortium of Saudi Arabia’s Archirodon and...
Urgent dredging to start in Baku port, Caspian Sea shrinks
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Dredging will start in the coming days in Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku, which will allow access...
Update: Makhachkala port partly reopens after dredging
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – The oil terminal of Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala reopened after emergency dredging to...
Valenciaport and Valencia Terminal Europe sign solar agreement
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) and Valencia Terminal Europe (VTE) have signed an agreement for the...
AD Ports signs agreement with the Red Sea Port Authority
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – AD Ports Group has signed a 15-year concession agreement with the Red Sea Port Authority (RSPA) to operate...