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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.
New Lidl shipping line calls at Port of Koper
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 26, 2022 – Tailwind Shipping Lines, the new container line set up by the parent of German supermarket giant...
UK, Ukraine announce new government transport partnership
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) August 26, 2022 – The UK and Ukraine have announced a new government transport partnership. The partnership:...
Port of Trieste reports first half 2022 cargo up +13.23%
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) August 25, 2022 – The Port of Trieste reports first half 2022 cargo up +13.23% to 29.15 million tons (mt). Most categories...
Russia exporting grain from occupied Ukrainian ports
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) August 24, 2022 – Russia is also exporting grain under recent agreement to open Ukrainian ports to grain exports. Whilst the...
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti lends finance to Ports of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 23, 2022 – Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) will lend €31.5 million to the Ports Of Genoa. The load will finance...
Ukraine, Moldova have restored railway connection
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) August 22, 2022 – Ukraine and Moldova have restored the railway connection between Berezyne (Ukraine) – Basarabyaska...
After 20 months, the new Durrës marina project shows little progress
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) August 22, 2022 – 20 months after the announcement that Albania and Emaar company have signed an agreement for the latter to...
Georgian agency plans expenditure on Anaklia deep sea port project
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) August 21, 2022 – Georgian agency plans consultancy expenditure on Anaklia deep sea port project, a project that has been...
Low Danube water level: Cargo shipping paralysed
Russe, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) August 19, 2022 – Low Danube water level: Cargo shipping in lower Danube is paralysed due to very low water levels. Water...
Thessaloniki Port Authority expands intermodal operations to Niš, Serbia
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) August 18, 2022 – Thessaloniki Port Authority is expanding intermodal operations to Niš, Serbia, with a new regular...
Kazakhstan exports oil via Baku port to Ceyhan in Turkey
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 16, 2022 – Kazakhstan is to export oil via Baku port to Ceyhan in Turkey using the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC)...
Ministry approves Fusina terminal in the Port of Venice
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) August 16, 2022 – The Ministry of Ecological Transition has approved the commissioning of the South dock of the Fusina...
Armenia to launch Poti-Kavkaz twice weekly train-ferry link by end-August
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) August 15, 2022 – Landlocked Armenia plans to launch the long delayed twice weekly train-ferry service from the Georgia’s port...
Port of Taranto sees boom in cruise ship visits
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) August 15, 2022 – The Southern port of Taranto is experiencing a boom in its cruise ships business. So far this year, the...
Ro-Ro route between Tarragona and Izmir operating at full capacity
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) August 12, 2022 – The Ro-Ro route between the ports of Tarragona and Izmir is operating at full capacity. It started...
Adriatic Gate Container Terminal starts rail link with Czech Republic
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) August 11, 2022 – A cargo rail service has started between Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) and Paskov in Czech...
Port of Sines looks to handle renewable gases
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 10, 2022 – The Port of Sines is studying the possibility of transforming a multipurpose pier into a terminal for...
Port of Baku handled 18,376 rail wagons, up +25.8%
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 10, 2022 – In the first 6 months of this year, the Port of Baku handled 18,376 rail wagons, up +25.8% on the same...
A dozen new sanction-busting cargo services link Novorossiysk and Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) August 9, 2022 – In the past months, a dozen Russian companies have launched new linear cargo services (regular routes on...
Port of Gioia Tauro increases TEU handling by over 15%
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) August 9, 2022 – In the first seven months of 2022, the port of Gioia Tauro handled 2,003,388 TEUs, growth of +15.3%....