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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.
India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor continues to attract comment
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – On the sidelines of the recent G20 summit in New Delhi, a multinational railway and sea ports...
Port of Barcelona reports cargo traffic down over -12% in Jan-Aug 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – In the first eight months of 2023, the Port of Barcelona reported total traffic of 42.8 million...
Port of Valencia sees cargo traffic slightly down in August 2023
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – For the third consecutive month, total traffic from Valencian ports shows signs of stabilisation...
Ukraine exports more grain than in 2022 via Danube, rail, road
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – Ukraine has already exported more grain through Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta than it...
Turkey: Seaports cargo report – August 2023
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 15, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published cargo figures for August 2023. Turkey: Seaports cargo report...
Port of Constanta awards PCS contract
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) September 15, 2023 – The project Development of specifications for the design and implementation of a Port Community...
Saipem awarded contract for Ravenna FSRU
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – Saipem has been awarded a contract for work on the construction of the facilities for the new Floating...
Update: India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) – a new super-trade route?
Mumbai, India (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – A multinational railway and sea ports corridor linking the Middle East and South Asia was announced on...
Cargo keeps declining in Georgian ports in Q2 2023
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – The Georgian Black Sea ports of Poti and Batumi handled more than 3.5 million tonnes of cargo in Q2 2023,...
China confirms interest in Anaklia deep sea port project
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – China has confirmed interest in Anaklia deep sea port project, and other transport/infrastructure...
Piraeus port sees cruise passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2023 – The Port of Piraeus sees cruise passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels of 2019. In the first...
United Nations Black Sea Grain Initiative – grain statistics
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 5, 2023 – The Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed on July 27, 2022, enabling limited exports of Ukrainian...
Update 2: Bulgaria takes over operational control of Lukoil Black Sea port
Rosenets, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – Operational control over Bulgaria’s Black Sea oil port/terminal of Rosenets, in concession to...
Port of Livorno publishes tender for cold ironing project
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – The Port Authority of Livorno has published a tender for the design and construction of the cold...
Sanctions: Rum-running via Astrakhan and Olya ports
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – Russia elevates the art of sanctions-busting to a new level with the inclusion of its Caspian Sea...
Development of international logistics and maritime infrastructure of Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 3, 2023 – Kazakhstan is starting to expand its logistics capabilities. This includes China and Georgia A new...
Suez Canal Economic Zone celebrates concession for Container Terminal 2 in East Port Said
The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) celebrated the announcement of the concession contract for Container Terminal No. 2 in East...
Malta identifies zones for offshore wind development
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – The Maltese government has identified six potential zones outside its 12-mile territorial waters for...
Does India’s Adani group want to buy a Greek port?
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – The local press in India is reporting that the Adani group could be interested in acquiring the rights...
DP World applies to purchase Evyapport, Izmit, Turkey
Kocaeli, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – Dubai-based DP World has applied to the Competition Authority to purchase Evyapport in the Gulf of...