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.
Port of Barcelona signs Hamburg Declaration to promote green maritime corridors
The Port of Barcelona has signed the Hamburg Declaration for the decarbonisation of global maritime transport – October 8, 2024 The document involves...
FESCO retains Akkuyu NPP terminal contract
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 11, 2024 – The FESCO Transport Group has retained its contract as the sole logistics operator at the Eastern Cargo...
Russia’s Far East Korsakov port reconstruction continues
Korsakov, Russia (Ports Europe) October 10, 2024 – Regulators have approved the project for the second stage of the reconstruction of the recently privatised...
Italian press comments on HHLA-MSC merger
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2024 – Last week, the European Commission in Brussels said that the planned merger between MSC and HHLA did not...
U.S. project for undersea cable security targets Russia, China, Iran
Washington DC, United States (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – The “Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act” was introduced by the Republican party...
Malta Freeport celebrates 20 years of privatisation – challenges remain
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) October 7, 2024 – Malta Freeport Terminals is celebrating 20 years since its privatisation. Despite huge growth in this...
74 mln tonnes of cargo handled by Odessa ports in Jan-Sep 2024
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 7, 2024 – Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in the Odessa region handled 74 million tonnes of cargo from January to September...
Ferries are endangered species in the Black Sea
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 5, 2024 – The once booming ferryboat services market in the Black Sea is almost extinct. Out of more than 10...
Barcelona introduces new tourist tax – cruises in the cross hairs
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – Barcelona is one of the many Mediterranean port-cities where local citizens have forced local...
Russia’s Far Eastern Sukhodol port accepts import cargo
Sukhodol, Russia (Ports Europe) October 4, 2024 – The first imported cargo was handled at the new sea checkpoint in Russia’s Far East Sukhodol port....
Back in the USSR: €45.3 billion promised for the transport system in Russia
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 2, 2024 – The following text will transport those familiar with the Soviet Union’s way of budgeting and...
RWE talks offshore wind with Port Authority of Setúbal
Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – RWE is working with the Port Authority of Setúbal to develop its port infrastructure to support the...
Tankoa Yachts opens shipyard in port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – After years of inactivity, the La Mattonara area in the port of Civitavecchia is being reborn...
Piraeus Port Authority reports increased revenue, profit in H1 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has reported increased revenue and profit for the first half of 2024. Piraeus...
CONTSHIP Italia sees TEU handling up 6.9% in H1 2024
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – The container terminals of the CONTSHIP Italia handled 822,233 TEU in the first half of 2024, up 6.9% on the...
Ports to play key role in Romania’s Black Sea wind roadmap
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – Last May, Romania adopted a new offshore wind industry plan. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has...
Cocaine worth €100 million seized in Hamburg port
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 29, 2024 – More than 2 tonnes of cocaine were seized near Germany’s North Sea port of Hamburg on September 25...
Government gives a present to Thessaloniki port under proxy Russian and Chinese control
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 27, 2024 – Despite vastly improved financial results in the first half of the year, Thessaloniki Port Authority...
Sanmar has delivered its fourth tug to Boluda Towage in less than a year
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – Sanmar has delivered its fourth tug to Boluda Towage in less than a year. The tug, which was part...
Ports of Genoa see cargo up 3.4% in Jan-Aug 2024
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 24, 2024 – In August 2024, the Ports of the Western Ligurian Sea System handled 4.99 million tonnes of cargo, up...