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.
New universal transshipment complex in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – A universal transshipment complex will be built in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the...
Sanctions force the largest ever dredging of Volga-Caspian Sea Canal
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – Russia’s state agency RosMorPort will start on April 1 an unprecedented, massive dredging of the...
U.S. Ambassador to Romania, visits the Port of Constanta
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – Kathleen Kavalec, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United States of America in...
Powerful trade unions get involved in the Brindisi FSRU project
Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) March 22, 2023 – The two main trade unions in Italy clashed about the Edison project for the construction of an liquefied...
Moscow desperate for first ammonia transshipment complex in Taman
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) March 22, 2023 – Under heavy pressure to speed-up the construction of Russia’s first ammonia and mineral fertilisers...
Grimaldi consortium to acquire 67% of Igoumenitsa Port Authority
Igoumenitsa, Greece (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – A consortium led by Italy’s Grimaldi Group has won the tender to acquire 67% of Igoumenitsa Port...
Four bcm FSRU ship docked in Italy’s Piombino
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – Golar Tundra, the giant ship that will serve as a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasifier, has arrived...
Port of València is leading Spanish port for auto traffic
València, Spain (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – In 2022, the Port of València handled a total of 599,657 units of new unregistered vehicles, 110,992...
AD Ports sign Egyptian port contracts
Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Group for...
For Putin, the North-South Corridor is like the Suez Canal
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – Pummeled by western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin compared the International North-South...
Russia claims increase in ports’ cargo handling in Jan-Feb’23 despite sanctions
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – Russian seaports handled 140.3 million tonnes of cargo in January-February 2023, 2.6% more compared to the...
Piraeus Port Authority presents improved 2022 financial results
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has presented the full year 2022 financial results, marking a consecutive...
New Genoa logistics warehouse opened – Pra’ Distripark Europa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) March 17, 2023 – PSA Italy has opened a new warehouse, Pra’ Distripark Europa, in the port basin of Genoa Pra’. It...
€3.4 billion to modernise the Palermo-Catania railway line
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – As part of the InvestEU programme, a total of €3.4 billion will be available to modernise and upgrade...
Update – Ukrainian Bilhorod-Dniester Sea Trade Port sold at auction for $5.9 million
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – Bilhorod-Dniester Sea Trade Port has sold at auction for $5.9 million, Alexander Slavsky, head of the...
Call for Tender – Anaklia Deep Sea Port Project
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) March 10, 2023 – MTBS has announced the launch of the call for the expression of interest (on 20-02-2023) to attract a...
Icop wins Trieste Marine Terminal construction contract
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – Icop has won the contract for the executive design and the execution of all the works of the first section...
Global Ports Holding signs concession agreement for Alicante Cruise Port
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – Global Ports Holding PLC (GPH) said today that its joint venture with Servicios Portuarios...
Port of Rijeka reports higher cargo and TEU in 2022
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – The Port of Rijeka reports higher cargo and TEU in 2022: 6.3 million tons of cargo, up +14% on 5.53 million...
Ruscon increases service between Russia and India via Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – Ruscon has enhanced the capabilities of its direct regular container service between Russia and India...