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.
Port of Santander will receive €56.4 mln in EU aid to adapt to Brexit
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Port of Santander will receive 56.4 million euros in European aid to adapt to Brexit. The funds,...
Kombiverkehr increase services to Trieste, Greek & Turkish ports
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Starting this month, Kombiverkehr KG has improved its intermodal services with Trieste,...
EU to lift air, maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria, Romania
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – At the end of last year, the European Council announced that from March 31, 2024, the EU will lift air...
China’s COSCO Shipping line ends visits to Israeli ports
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – China’s state-owned COSCO Shipping has ended visits to Israeli ports for the time being. This...
Taman port ammonia terminal delayed again
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The launch of Russia’s first and only ammonia and mineral fertilisers transshipment complex in the Black Sea...
World Bank: Middle Corridor can invigorate regional trade
Astana, Kazakhstan (Porta Europe) January 8, 2024 – With the right policies, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor), a...
Sparkle launches GreenMed, a new submarine cable system
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and a global operator, is launching a project to...
Port of Koper reports record for car handling
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Luka Koper achieved an extraordinary feat just before the end of the year by breaking the vehicle...
MSC set to buy 50% of Hutchison BEST terminal, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company is fset to acquire 50% of the Barcelona container terminal...
Reference – Russia’s Arctic and Far East ports projects
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – The past year consolidated the trends formed in 2022 (when Russia was hit by Western sanctions for its...
Arab Bridge Maritime multimodal land-sea route bypasses Red Sea
Aqaba, Jordan (Ports Europe) December 31, 2023 – A multimodal transport route will connect the Gulf states through Egypt’s Mediterranean ports with...
FESCO grows fast aided by sanctions
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 30, 2023 – The export of vegetable oils and grain by FESCO Agro service in 2023 increased more than eight times...
Ukrainian ports defy war and difficulties in 2023
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 28, 2023 – The total cargo turnover of all Ukrainian ports in 2023 is expected to be 57 million tonnes. This is...
Minesweeper expected today in Port of Constanta, Romania
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – The minesweeper “Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu”, an M 270 minehunter, is expected today...
After three years, an MSC Cruises ship visits Port of Cagliari
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – MSC Cruises has returned to the port of Cagliari after three years. The MSC Orchestra ship...
Barcelona port traffic consolidates in November 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – Between January and November, the Port of Barcelona had a total traffic of 59 million tonnes of cargo...
Valenciaport increased traffic by 19.31% in November 2023
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – Valenciaport increased cargo traffic by 19.31% in November 2023 and has three months of consecutive...
APM Tangier MedPort says phase 2 expansion is operational
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – APM Terminals Tangier MedPort has announced that an expansion of more than a million TEU (Phase 2)...
Grimaldi signs deal to acquire 67% of Heraklion Port Authority
Heraklion, Greece (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – Naples-based Grimaldi Group and the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) have signed the...
Perfect storm for global shipping due to Suez and Panama canal issues
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 17, 2023 – Welcome to the new global shipping order where the Suez and the Panama canals are no longer the key sailing...