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.
Ports of Genoa return to pre-Covid cargo traffic in Jan-May
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2022 – In January-May 2022, cargo traffic at the Ports of Genoa returned to pre-Covid pandemic levels. A total of...
HHLA and EUROGATE to delay cooperation talks
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) July 4, 2022 – The European terminal operators HHLA and EUROGATE have agreed to delay any talks on further cooperation....
Consortium withdraws from new Genoa breakwater tender
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 30, 2022 – The consortium made up of WeBuild, Fincantieri , Fincosit and Sidra has withdrawn from the tender...
EIB to co-finance three floating offshore wind farms in France
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced the conclusion of three financing agreements for...
Azerbaijan expects up to five times more cargo from China to Europe and back
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – Transport infrastructure of Azerbaijan is ready for a sharp increase of the flow of transit cargo,...
Port-La Nouvelle repositions itself as a centre of energy transition
Sete, France (PortSEurope) June 27, 2022 – Port-La Nouvelle in southern France is repositioning itself as a centre of energy transition. The port is...
World Bank to provide finance for Nador West Med (NWM) port complex
Nador, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 27, 2022 – The World Bank has approved $250 million for the MA North-East Economic Development Project which aims to...
DP World and PCFC to build a new Ro-Ro terminal in the Port of Constanta
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) June 24, 2022 – DP World and Dubai’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) have signed a contract to...
Ford to manufacture new electric cars at the Almussafes plant in València
València, Spain (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – The Ford Motor Company has announced that to build its next generation electric vehicles at the...
Spanish ports see cargo traffic up over 7% in January-May
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – In the first five months of 2022, 236.59 million tons of cargo were moved by state-owned ports in Spain....
Albania and Kosovo sign intergovernmental cooperation agreements including transport
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) June 22, 2022 – The Albania and Kosovo governments have signed 19 cooperation agreements in the areas of education,...
Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund acquires a “significant” share in the two largest terminals of port of Burgas
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) June 21, 2022 – A significant, non-majority share in the BMF Port Burgas terminals operator in Bulgaria’s second...
Oil companies visit Port of Aktau
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and KMG Kashagan B.V. have visited the Port of Aktau to...
European delegation visits Tanger Med port complex
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – Last Friday, a delegation of European institutions visited the Tanger Med port complex and the Renault...
Moscow fixated on Astrakhan port as it looks to use INSTC to bypass sanctions
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – The Astrakhan region of Russia has presented its ambitious port special economic zone (SEZ) project...
SCZONE signs a joint MOU to establish automotive industry complex
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) June 17, 2022 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a local Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a...
European Commission launches platform to optimize Ukrainian grain exports to the EU
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – The European Commission, in cooperation with V_labs and Rail Cargo Group, has launched a grain trading...
MSC interested in acquiring Global Ports Holding
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published an announcement confirming that MSC Mediterranean Shipping...
Iran looks to expand TRACECA cooperation
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – Iran has held talks with the TRACECA organisation to discuss the expansion of international road...
The B2B Logistics Busan Barcelona Hub has started operation
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 13, 2022 – The B2B Logistics Busan Barcelona Hub, the logistics platform promoted by the ports of Barcelona and...