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.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visits Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, has paid a visit to the Alexandroupolis Port...
Ferretti’s investment in Taranto to go ahead
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – A meeting of Contratto istituzionale di sviluppo per Taranto has produced an agreement that will allow...
Container terminal in Syria’s port of Latakia, controlled by Iran, hit by an Israeli missile strike
Latakia, Syria (PortSEurope) December 7, 2021 – The container storage area of Syria’s Eastern Mediterranean Sea port of Latakia was hit by an Israeli...
Vietnamese Ambassador to France visits Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 7, 2021 – The Vietnamese Ambassador to France, Dinh Toan Thang, has visited the Provence-Alpes-Côte...
CEY Group to take over Taşucu Port
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – With a bid of TL684 million, a CEY group joint venture has acquired a 40-year concession to operate...
Port of Trapani set to open new cruise terminal
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – This Friday, the Port of Trapani plans to inaugurate its new Passenger Cruise Terminal of the...
North Adriatic Ports Association to promote inter-port cooperation
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – Members of the North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA) have signed an agreement to increase cooperation...
QTerminals Olvia officially takes over port concession
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 3, 2021 – QTerminals Olvia concession, part of the QTerminals Group, has taken over state-owned Olvia Stevedoring...
EDB to finance the new multifunctional port and logistics complex in Caspian Sea port of Olya
Olya, Russia (PortSEurope) December 3, 2021 – The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is considering financing for the Caspian Port and Logistics Company...
Thessaloniki Port Authority is the first Greek port to adopt blockchain technology
Thessaloniki Port Authority, Thessaloniki, December 2 2021 Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) S.A.-Port of Thessaloniki is the first Greek Port to adopt...
Port of Koper reports improvement in Q3 2021 traffic volumes
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) November 29, 2021 – In the first nine months of 2021, the Port of Koper registered 15.73 million tons of cargo, up +6% on...
Passenger ships start return to Libya
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) November 28, 2021 – Earlier this month, the new maritime terminal on Libya’s Mediterranean coastline received its...
Thessaloniki Port Authority presents improved nine-month performance
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 28, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced it results for the third quarter of 2021...
AD Ports Group and the Turkey Wealth Fund sign MOU to invest in logistics projects in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 26, 2021 – AD Ports Group and the Turkey Wealth Fund (Turkiye Varlik Fonu) have signed an agreement to create a...
UK Competition & Markets Authority provisionally rules against Cargotec- Konecranes merge
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 26, 2021 – The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that the...
DP World to invest €28 million in Serbian inland port of Novi Sad
Belgrade, Novi Sad (PortSEurope) November 25, 2021 – DP World is to invest €28 million ($31.3 million) in the Serbian inland port of Novi Sad. The port...
Valenciaport is playing a proactive role with facts and results in the fight against climate change
The president of the Valencia Port Authority (APV), Aurelio Martínez, has indicated that “ports must mitigate the effects of climate change by playing a...
American Chamber of Commerce in Libya organises U.S. business delegation in Libya
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Libya (AmCham Libya) hosted a U.S. business delegation in Libya,...
Russia talks with Lebanon official reveal interest in the Port of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – Rosneft, the Russian energy company, has indicated that it plans to expand its oil product storage...
Tanger Med Zones is developing a new commercial zone located between Tetouan and M’diq at Cabo Negro
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – Tanger Med Zones, a subsidiary of the Tanger Med Group, has started developing a new commercial...