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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.
Dredging starts in port of Makhachkala
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2021 – Dredging has started near Berth No. 6 of the Russian Caspian Sea Port of Makhachkala. The target is...
Government to revisit Strait of Messina bridge
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 4, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, has said the government will...
Port of Taranto reports over 23% rise in cargo traffic in Q2 2021
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) August 3, 2021 – In the second quarter of this year, total cargo handled at the port of Taranto increased by +23.5% to over...
Egyptian company awarded contract for Port of Tripoli, Lebanon
Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) August 2, 2021 – The Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon, Yasser Alawi, has visited the port of Tripoli and announced that...
Port of Rijeka sign three construction contracts
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 2, 2021 – Last week, the Port Authority of Rijeka signed three contracts, all designed improve productivity at the...
Official Journal of the EU publishes the tender for the multipurpose terminal of Muelle Centro 2 of the Port of Sagunto
València, July 29, 2021.- The Official Gazette of the European Union has published the public tender for the construction and operation of the...
MSC Cruises and Costa Crociere form new company to operate Sicilian passenger terminals
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2021 – MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises have set bup a 50/50 jint venture to manage passenger terminals at...
Batumi Sea Port handles first cargo for Wondernet Express
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) July 30, 2021 – On July 16, Batumi Sea Port Ltd received the vessel “Arborella” intended for loading cargo of the...
Tanger Med to buy 35% stake in Marsa Maroc from the state
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 29, 2021 – Tanger Med, the operator of the same named port, is to acquire 35% of Marsa Maroc (Société...
Port Authority of Elefsina plans rail connection
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 27, 2021 – The Port Authority of Elefsina has held a first meeting to examine alternatives for a connection between...
Port of Sines reports first-half traffic growth of over 23%
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 27, 2021 – In the first six months of 2021, the Port of Sines has reported total cargo traffic of 24 million tons, up...
265 million tons moved in the first half of the year by Spanish state ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 26, 2021 – Puertos del Estado (PdE) has reported that the 46 ports of general interest of the State moved 264,995,587...
Analysis – Shipping container crisis – open ports 24/7, free-up stranded boxes, redirect cargo to rail, road and air
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) July 26, 2021 – The global container shortage has been a problem waiting to happen and the COVID pandemic has only...
DP World and Rosatom sign agreement for Northern Transit Corridor
DP World and Rosatom will work together to develop the Northern Transit Corridor as a viable and sustainable route between Asia and Europe – July...
U.S. State Department publishes Investment Climate Statement on Georgia
Washington, USA (Ports Europe) July 23, 2021 – The U.S. State Department has published its “2021 Investment Climate Statements: Georgia”...
Port of Barcelona sees large rise in June cargo traffic
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – Last month, total cargo handled by the port of Barcelona was 5.30 million tons, up +25.3% compared to...
Iran’s Ports & Maritime Organization – June 2021 cargo report
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) July 21, 2021 – Iran’s Iran’s Ports & Maritime Organization has published the June 2021 cargo report for...
Valenciaport’s activity in June grew over 11% in total traffic and container movement compared to 2019
The worst of the crisis is over and the pace of navigation of Valenciaport’s activity shows a very positive trend compared to 2019, a year without a...
COSCO SHIPPING Lines reaffirms its commitment to Valenciaport
The managing director of COSCO SHIPPING Lines Spain, Wan Kun, has visited the facilities of the Valencia port complex where he held a meeting with the...
Italy bans cruise ships from the Venice lagoon
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) July 14, 2021 – Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, said yesterday that from 1 August...