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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.
Port of Las Palmas acquires two dock cranes from ZPMC
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – The Port of Las Palmas will integrate two new post-Panamax dock cranes from...
Port of La Spezia plans extensive dredging works
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – The new extraordinary commissioner of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSPMLO...
Port of Barcelona sees total traffic up over 11% in Jan-Sep 2024
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has recorded total traffic of over 53 million tonnes between January and...
Russia’s ports handled 4.1 mln TEUs in Jan-Sep’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 27 – There are two different estimates of Russian container turnover for January-September. According to the...
Kazakhstan to invest in cargo transport on Irtysh River linking China and Russia
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Transport Ministry has a draft “road map” for the integrated development of...
DeloPorts reports operating results for Q3 2024
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – DeloPorts, a stevedoring division of the Delo Group, has published its operating results for Q3...
TotalEnergies will supply renewable energy to the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – TotalEnergies has signed a contract with the Port of Barcelona to supply 23 GWh of renewable...
Port of Taranto sees cargo traffic down further in Q3 2024
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – Data for Q3 2024 shows a mixed performance in terms of port activities compared to the same period in...
Strikes could spread at Ports of Venice and Chioggia
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – Port workers at the Port of Venice initiated an indefinite strike starting on October 17, which is...
September cargo traffic shows that exports in Valenciaport are on the path of growth
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – Traffic data from the Port Authority’s cargo report for September indicates that Spanish exports...
Russia-Turkey Ro-Ro service restarts after 2-year break
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – After a two-year break, a Ro-Ro service between the Turkish Black Sea port of Zonguldak and the...
Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – July 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – Cargo handling in the mainland’s commercial port system grew by +4.7% between January and July...
Trafigura acquires 50% of Meroil Tank in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – Singapore-based Trafigura, a global commodities trader, has acquired 50% of Meroil Tank SL in the Port...
Reality check for cargo results on Russia’s Arctic NSR
Moscow, Russia (Ports Russia) October 21, 2024 – Despite the overly optimistic forecasts for the huge cargo transportation via Russian President Vladimir...
Possible precursors for chemical weapons, nerve agents seized in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – Spanish police arrested four people suspected of organising a sanctions-busting network after customs...
The cure of Russia’s empty containers syndrome costs up to $5 bln
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – Between $3 and $5 billion are needed to remove empty containers from the European part of Russia. Most of...
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II will use shore power from 2028
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (MVII) will equip its terminal with shore power from 2028. Also...
Two more cargo ships hit by Russian missiles in Odesa port
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – Russian ballistic missiles hit and damaged on October 14 two cargo vessels in Ukraine’s largest Black Sea...
Beirut port moving cargo out, but is operational
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) October 13, 2024 – The Beirut Port Authority is trying to remove as much cargo from the port as possible in anticipation...
Russia wants submarine LNG carrier for the Arctic
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 12, 2024 – A model of a nuclear-powered underwater liquified natural gas (LNG) gas carrier has been demonstrated by...