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.
Georgia plans to revive Anaklia deep sea port project
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 14, 2022 – Georgia plans to revive Anaklia deep sea port project and hire a consulting group. It will aid in...
Ports of Barcelona and Ashdod sign agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 13, 2022 – The Ports of Barcelona and Ashdod have signed an agreement to develop collaboration. The cooperation...
Russia reports upbeat cargo results for ports, but they seem to be inflated
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 12, 2022 – Total cargo turnover of Russian seaports did not decrease during the first seven months of the year...
Belarussia cargo is redirected to the Russia’s Caspian Sea
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) September 11, 2022 – Belarusian is redirecting cargo to the Russia’s Caspian Sea ports due to international sanctions. Huge...
Replacing western markets, Russian exports to China increase by 51% in Jan-Aug’22
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) September 11, 2022 – Russian exports to China increase by 51% in Jan-Aug’22 as Russia tries to replace Western markets...
Container handling statistics at Turkish ports, January-August 2022
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 9, 2022 – Container handling statistics at Turkish ports in August 2022 show a total of 1.04 million containers...
Spain’s Port of Tarragona reverses decline in coal exports
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2022 – The Catalan Port of Tarragona has reversed a decline in coal exports with increased exports to Italy....
Ports of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan increase cargo traffic
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 9, 2022 – The ports of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have increased cargo traffic by a factor of 2.5 in...
Abercrombie & Kent considers cruise ships visits to Port of Almería
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) September 7, 2022 – The luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent considers cruise ships visits to Port of Almería as...
Italian ports report positive first half year for cargo traffic
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – In the first half of 2022, Italian ports report positive cargo traffic numbers. A total of 244,039,383...
Dutch company to build renewable energy facility in Port of Jorf Lasfar
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 6, 2022 – The Dutch engineering company Proton Ventures will build a renewable energy facility...
Port of Constanta receives intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Constanta has received intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan via a co-ordinated...
Port of Taranto to test new magnetic levitation system for railways
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Taranto is to test a new magnetic levitation system for railways. This is a result of the...
COSCO links Bosnia with the Chinese Silk Road
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) September 2, 2022 – COSCO Shipping is to link Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with the Chinese Silk Road with a...
CMA CGM to buy French newspaper La Provence
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 2, 2022 – CMA CGM head Rodolphe Saade is set to buy the French regional newspaper La Provence. Based in...
Ranking: Valencia is top Spanish container port in July 2022
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 2, 2022 – The Port of Valencia was the top Spanish container port in July 2022. It handled 445,239 containers...
Algeria’s port of Oran increases non-hydrocarbon exports
Oran, Algeria (Ports Europe) September 2, 2022 – Algeria’s port of Oran increased non-hydrocarbon exports by 163% in the first half of 2022...
Trans Caspian International Transport Route as alternative to Russia
Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Ports Europe) August 31, 2022 – Among the many geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the boost in...
Turkey has increased transit fees for Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 30, 2022 – Turkey has increased transit fee charges for commercial ships to use the Bosporus and Dardanelles...
Greek Port of Kalamata helps Russian oil exports
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 29, 2022 – The Greek Port of Kalamata is helping Russian oil exports by allowing ship-to-ship (STS) loading...