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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.
Luka Koper Group ends first half of 2023 with improved numbers
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – The Luka Koper Group concluded the first half of 2023 with improved business results. All financial...
Second attempt to sell Uljanik shipyard fails
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – No bids were received in an auction for Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856. Available for...
Update: Bulgaria to cancel the Lukoil concession for Rosenets oil port
Rosenets, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – The Bulgarian Ministry of Transport said that the procedure for cancelling the concession of...
Edison in Brindisi port to promote LNG project
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – Representatives of the Edison group will be in Brindisi next week to meet port officials and local...
Russian invasion reduces imports of Ukrainian grain in Valencia
The war in Ukraine generated by the invasion of Russia put many countries in check on a crucial issue for food: cereals. The ‘granary of Europe’...
2nd update: Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – Four candidates submitted on August 23 binding offers in the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean...
Port of Volos continues to import cars, privatisation approaches
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – On July 7 and 19, two Ro-Ro vessels delivered over 1,600 cars. Another vessel is on its way to the port...
Update: Why does the Volos port privatization matter?
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – Four candidates submitted on August 23 binding offers in the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean...
Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – Today, binding offers for the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean Sea port of Volos (Volos Port...
Valenciaport shows signs of cargo traffic recovery
València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The trend of contraction in Valenciaport’s freight traffic is moderating and the July figures...
Iberdrola applies for dock electrification concession in Port of Pasaia
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The energy company Iberdrola has applied for a concession to supply electricity to ships at the...
Danish DFDS moves closer to acquiring Turkey’s Ekol Logistics
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The Danish logistics giant Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab (DFDS) has moved closer to acquiring...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drives up trade with Turkey
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 20, 2023 – Figures from the Turkish government show that since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in July...
New route for Russia-Iran container trains
Formachevo, Russia (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – RZD Logistics, the largest Russian multimodal logistics operator, a subsidiary of state-owned Russian...
Turkey: Monthly seaports cargo report – July 2023
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published cargo figures for July 2023. Turkey: Seaports cargo report –...
Turkey rumoured to have 99-year lease for Libya’s Khoms port
Khoms, Libya (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – Based on unconfirmed reports, Turkish TV channel TGRT said that Turkey leased the port of Khoms (Al-Khums) in...
Naval mine explodes near Constanta port in the Black Sea
Costineşti, Romania (Ports Europe), August 14, 2023 – A naval mine exploded on August 14 in the sea after it hit the pier in front of the Forum...
Kazakh container terminal in Poti to be ready in 2024
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – In October, Kazakhstan’s transport and logistics investment group of companies PTC Holding will start the...
Algeria’s port railway dream
El-Hamdania, Algeria (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – Algeria has an overly ambitious program to establish railway links between its Mediterranean ports in...
TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor connects ports of Bari and Naples
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) August 11, 2023 – The railway line between Italy’s Adriatic Sea port of Bari and the Tyrrhenian Sea port of Naples, in the...