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.
Iran and Russia: The game of (free) zones
Tehran (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – Iran and Russia will sign a memorandum for establishing mutual free economic zones (FEZ, SEZ – special economic...
Updated: EIB loans €50 million for a new grain terminal in port of Varna
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with Logistic Centre Varna, part of Buildcom...
France reports Q1 2023 cargo traffic down -6.9%
Paris, France (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023, total cargo traffic passing through the main French ports in mainland France...
Ukrainian Danube Shipping signed agreement with the World Bank’s IFC
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – State-controlled Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a...
Russia begs Iran for Volga River dredging help
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Sanctions-hit Russia, unable to complete the critically important dredging of the Volga-Caspian Sea...
Mergellina port, Naples, says no to “megayachts”
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2023 – The Port of Mergellina port is refusing entry to yachts longer than 75 metres on safety grounds. Such...
France picks site for 250-MW Mediterranean floating wind project
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 22, 2023 – Christophe Béchu, Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Agnès Pannier-Runacher,...
First pilot transport of cargo by semi-trailer along the TRACECA corridor
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – The first pilot transport of cargo by semi-trailer along the TRACECA corridor has taken place as the...
Sanctions: Huge increase in Russian exports to India
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – Russia became the second largest supplier of goods to India exporting $15.5 billion worth of goods,...
Ministry approves EIA compliance check for new Genoa dam
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security has issued a positive assessment of the EIA compliance...
Port of Tenerife to invest €269 million in facilities
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife will invest €269 million in...
Iran: Seaport cargo report – May 2023
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organisation (PMO) has published cargo details for its ports for the month of...
Sanctions force FESCO to look to Egypt and North Africa
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – Russian logistics giant FESCO transport group is considering a direct container ship service...
TogliattiAzot terminal to be linked to Russian railway system
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – Russian 1520 Group of Companies will build and upgrade 45 km of railway tracks to the TogliattiAzot (TOAZ,...
Turkey: Monthly seaports cargo report, Jan-May 2023
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published cargo figures for May 2023. Regarding standard cargo, total cargo...
Landlocked Uzbekistan to use Baku port fertilizer terminal
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – Landlocked Uzbekistan will start using a new terminal for mineral fertilisers in Azerbaijan’s Caspian port...
Grimaldi consortium is preferential bidder for the Port of Heraklion
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – A consortium of Grimaldi Euromed S.p.A. and Minoan Lines S.A. has been announced as preferred bidder for the...
Aktau declares a state of emergency – critically low level of Caspian
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – The city officials in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port of Aktau declared a state of emergency over the...
Makhachkala’s – the key node in North-South Corridor
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala is increasing its cargo and ferry traffic and becoming a major...
CMA CGM to take stake in Spanish ports of València and Bilbao
València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The French CMA CGM Group is to acquire shares in Cosco Shipping Ports (Spain) Holding (CSP) from TPIH...