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.
Kazakhstan Railways and Nurminen Logistics start new trans-Caspian Sea service
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – KTZ Express JSC and the Finnish operator Nurminen Logistics Services OY have started a new trans-Caspian...
Port of Galati receives Ukrainian grain trucks
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – Transport Trade Services (TTS) has reported that its terminal in the Port of Galati has received the...
NATO logistics to take over Ukrainian grain export via Romania
Reni, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – Sending weapons to Ukraine to help the country fight against the Russian invasion is very important and...
Kuryk to triple its cargo handling and increase the transport of vehicles
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – The war in Ukraine and the massive Western sanctions against Russia are redrawing the transport map of...
Maersk introduces new rail-sea connection between Asia and Europe together with APM Terminals
In response to customers’ ever-changing supply chain needs in the current extraordinary times, Maersk introduces a new rail-sea offer connecting Asia to...
Snam and Golar LNG sign agreement for an FSRU to supply Sardinia with energy
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) May 19, 2022 – Snam and Golar LNG Limited have signed a contract for Golar to deliver the existing liquefied natural gas...
Port of Bari issues tender for construction of a new passenger terminal
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) May 19, 2022 – The port authority of Bari has published a tender for the construction of a new passenger terminal on quay 10....
The sea port of Astrakhan on the Volga River to help Russia bypass Western sanctions
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2022 – Russia is trying to bypass Western transport sanctions via the seaport of Astrakhan on the Volga River...
Work starts at inland Port of Novi Sad
Belgrade, Serbia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2022 – Work has started on the reconstruction of the inland Port of Novi Sad, said the Minister of Construction,...
Maersk launches a new Middle Corridor rail service
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) May 17, 2022 – Maersk has launched a new rail-sea service connecting Asia to Europe through Central Asia using the...
UN is pushing for reopening of Ukrainian ports for grain export in exchange of lifting the ban on potash export from Russia and Belarus
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 17, 2022 – The reopening of Russia-blocked Ukrainian ports for at least a limited amount of grain export in exchange...
Is Trieste Maritime Terminal about to change hands?
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 17, 2022 – It is possible that Trieste Maritime Terminal (TMT) is about to change hands. TMT operates the container...
Valencia, capital of European ports
València will host the annual conference of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), the institution that represents the port authorities, associations and...
Two Russian proxies vie for control of strategic Greek port of Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli, Greece (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – Two of the four candidates to win the tender to operate the Greek port of Alexandroupoli have links with...
Ports of Genoa and DP World have signed an agreement to develop port transport, logistics and industrial chains
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – The Ports of Genoa and DP World have signed an agreement to develop the transport, logistics and industrial...
Western sanctions against Russia force Kazakhstan to seek transport solutions via Turkey
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2022 – Western sanctions against Russia are forcing Kazakhstan to seek transport solutions via Turkey. This means a...
Ukraine’s ports infrastructure damage estimated at billions of euros
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – Ukraine estimates the losses inflicted on its port infrastructure by Russian shelling, bombardment and...
Kick off for the Alexandroupolis FSRU by the Prime Ministers of Greece and Bulgaria
Alexandroupolis as a new gateway to energy security and autonomy for Greece and SE Europe – May 3, 2022 The “Kickoff” for the realisation of the...
Port of Palermo inaugurates new cruise terminal
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – The Port of Palermo has inaugurated a new cruise terminal which is part of a wider development of the...
Yilport Taranto hosts inauguration of the Mediterranean’s first offshore wind farm
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) April 26, 2022 – Yilport Taranto has hosted the inauguration of the Mediterranean’s first offshore wind farm, located...