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.
Update: Iran wants naval and military bases in Syria
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Different Syrian and other media sources claim that Iran is seeking to expand a small naval base it...
Luka Koper reports improved cargo traffic in H1 2024
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 26, 2024 – In the first six months of 2024, 548,096 TEUs were handled at the port’s Container Terminal, down...
ONE announces a new Black Sea service
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 25, 2024 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced a new Black Sea Turkey 2 (BT2) service which will offer extended...
DeloPorts to increase capacity of NUTEP container terminal
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – DeloPorts has begun the reconstruction of deep-water berth No.38 in order to increase the capacity...
Port of Valencia sees cargo and containers up in July 2024
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 22, 2024 – The Port of Valencia handled 461,121 containers in July, up 5.64% on the same month last year. In terms...
Kumport Terminal Istanbul joins the Portchain Connect Network
Kumport, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 21, 2024 – Kumport Terminal Istanbul will join the Portchain Connect, using it to increase the quality and speed of...
Port of Santander starts importing Chinese BYD electric cars
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) August 20, 2024 – The Port of Santander has started importing Chinese BYD electric cars. The ship “Explorer...
DP World reports improved Q2 2024 TEU volumes
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) August 19, 2024 – In the second quarter of 2024, DP World handled 21.8 million TEU globally in Q2 2024. Gross container volumes...
Ranking: Turkish seaports – TEU handled in Jan-Jul 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 19, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for January-July 2024....
Container transit from China via Middle Corridor increased 14 times
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 19, 2024 – Container transit from China via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle...
Turkey: Seaports cargo traffic – July 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 19, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported total seaport cargo traffic for July 2024....
Confusion about Russian naval base in occupied Georgian port
Ochamchira, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 18, 2024 – Satellite images analysed by Bellingcat, an independent investigative collective of researchers,...
EBRD to furnish loan to Nador West Med complex
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 17, 2024 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend 110 million euros to Nador West Med...
Shrinking Caspian is a bonanza for Jan De Nul
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 16, 2024 – After winning the tender for the maritime infrastructure of Anaklia, Georgia’s first deep sea port on...
Russia’s Northern Sea Route to become “Great”
Arkhangelsk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 11, 2024 – In line with the practices of the Soviet Union, which economically collapsed in 1991, Russian...
Port of Barcelona publishes Annual Corporate Report for 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – The Port Authority of Barcelona has published its Annual Corporate Report for 2023. It includes traffic...
Port of Valencia exports over 1 million tons of wine in six months
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 8, 2024 – In the last six months, 1,032,959 tons of wine have been handled from Valenciaport (APV) destined for...
Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – May 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – The mainland’s commercial port system handled 37.7 million tonnes of cargo in January-May 2024....
Mamuka Khazaradze: “Anaklia becomes a Chinese port”
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – Georgia’s Black Sea Deep Water Port of Anaklia was to be the largest infrastructural investment...
Sanmar signs a contract for two tugs with Turkish authority
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – Sanmar has signed a contract with the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety for the delivery of...