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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.
Invitalia works on development of Port of Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 29, 2022 – Invitalia, the development agency, will work with the Port Authority of Trieste to support development...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reports overall increase in revenue for all business sectors in 2021
News Release – Thessaloniki Port Authority – March 28, 2022 2021 results posted an overall increase in revenue in all business sectors of the Port,...
Spanish ports increase cargo handling in first two months of 2022
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – Spanish ports increased cargo handling in first two months of 2022 to 90.66 million tons (mt), up 9.2% on...
Contract signed for Darsena Europa development at Port of Livorno
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – A consortium comprising Società Italiana Dragaggi, Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Sales and...
Italian ports look to benefit from government strategy to reduce gas imports from Russia
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – The Italian government is exploring two extra liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification facilities. This is...
VW to build new battery cell plant in Sagunto port, near Valencia
Sagunto, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – The German automotive group Volkswagen AG (VW) has announced it will build a new battery cell plant in the...
Port of Constanta has new geopolitical and commercial importance
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – The crisis in Ukraine has raised the profile of the Port on Constanta, giving it new geopolitical and...
Rome considers two FSRU gas facilities
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 22, 2022 – The Italian government is considering installing two floating storage regasification units (FSRU) to increase...
€1 billion project for a new intermodal terminal in Varna discussed
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) March 20, 2022 – An idea for a €1 billion project for the construction of a new intermodal terminal in Bulgaria’s largest...
Ukraine’s Azov Sea coast is under Russian control but Mariupol still resists massive attacks
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 19, 2022 – Russian forces have established full control over the entire Ukrainian Azov Sea coast, 23 days after...
Gioia Tauro is Italy’s top transshipment port in 2021
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) March 18, 2022 – The southern port of Gioia Tauro was Italy’s top transshipment port in 2021. The port handled...
Danube River available for Ukrainian exports
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) March 17, 2022 – Surprisingly, Danube River traffic, especially upstream in Austria and Germany, is not being utilised for...
Maersk to end Russian container operations by end-April
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – Denmark’s A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has said that it expects to complete all container...
Ravenna port’s new cruise terminal set to receive ships next month
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – Ravenna port will start welcoming cruises ships next month. The concessionaire, Ravenna Civitas Cruise...
Piraeus Port Authority reports improved financial results for 2021
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) March 14, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) reported annual turnover of €154.2 million ($169.2 million), compared to...
Port of Constanta becomes new grain and metal export door to the world for Ukraine
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) March 14, 2022 – Following the closure of all Ukrainian ports in the Black and the Azov seas after the Russian invasion in...
International sanctions against Russia leads Kazakhstan to seek port alternatives
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) March 13, 2022 – International sanctions against Russia has forced Kazakhstan to seek alternative routes to export, import...
A.P. Moller-Maersk plans to sell stake in Russian port operator Global Ports Investments
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – It has been reported that Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk plans to divest its 30.75% stake in...
CMA CGM signs the Beirut container terminal management contract
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – Yesterday, the French carrier and logistics company CMA CGM officially signed the management contract for...
Kazakhstan seeks greater use of ports of Aktau and Kuryk
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 10, 2022 – International sanctions against Russia means that Kazakhstan is seeking alternative routes to export...