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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.
EUROKAI Group sees container handling volumes up 17.3% in Q1 2021
Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) May 19, 2021 – In the first quarter of 2021 the container terminals in the EUROKAI Group saw a rise in handling volumes of...
European Commission proposes a new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 19, 2021 – The European Commission yesterday proposed a new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the...
P&O Maritime Logistics launches new inland river route from Caspian Sea to DP World Yarimca
A new container and breakbulk shipping line from Marmara to the Caspian Sea, via the Russian inland waterways, saw the completion of its trial voyage at the...
Port of Piraeus welcomed the first cruise ship of the season
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has announced the arrival of Mein Schiff 5, the first cruise ship in...
Container turnover of Russian ports in January-April 2021 totalled 1.81 million TEU, up 2.6%
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Container turnover of Russian ports in January-April 2021 totalled 1.81 million TEU, up 2.6% on the same...
Anaklia port business model to be revised by MTBS
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – The Ministry of Economy has said that Maritime & Transport Business Solutions (MTBS) will update...
Port of Barcelona consolidates its growth and exceeds pre-pandemic figures
The Port of Barcelona continues to show clear signs of commercial recovery, with many traffic categories between January and April of this year reaching...
Analysis – Danube River–Aegean Sea Canal project surpasses the craziness of Kanal Istanbul
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – A megalomanic project to construct a Danube River–Aegean Sea Canal has been a Serbian dream for well...
Kanal Istanbul construction to start in June
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – A sod-turning ceremony for the Kanal Istanbul project will be held by the end of June. Despite opposition to...
Italy’s Port of Augusta seeks national fund financing for “last mile” rail connections
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 12, 2021 – As part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr – Il Piano nazionale di ripresa e...
Valenciaport exceeds one million export containers for the first time in a year
València, May 11, 2021.- For the first time in the history of the Port of València, containers destined for export (cargo) have exceeded the figure of...
Turkey: Total port container traffic – Jan-Apr 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in April 2021 its ports handled 1.041...
Ferry line planned between Caspian ports of Makhachkala and Turkmenbashi
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) May 9, 2021 – Makhachkala Sea Commercial Port JSC, on Russia’s west Caspian Sea coast, plans the opening of auto and...
Yilport issues update of San Cataldo Container Terminal in Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 7, 2021 – Turkish group Yilport has issued an update to its San Cataldo Container Terminal (SCCT) in Taranto port. In...
Privatisation process for Makhachkala port started, part of Russia’s development drive in the Caspian region
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) May 6, 2021 – Makhachkala Sea Commercial Port JSC, located on Russia’s west Caspian Sea coast, has been included in the...
Italian Minister Enrico Giovannini: “Let’s open the debate on the Bridge over the Strait”
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) May 5, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) has published the text of an interview given by Minister...
Efficiency and speed in ports’ handling of containers and use of boxes inland can greatly ease shortages
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 5, 2021 – Shipping companies cannot keep buying ever more expensive containers; newly ordered container ships will start...
New Silk Road: Services between Hamburg and Xuzhou successfully established
The Port of Hamburg is a top destination for rail services between China and Germany. Since November last year, a new link has become established between...
Port of Tarragona is included in the Top30 ranking of the ports of the European Union
Tarragona Port is included in the ranking of the 30 ports of the European Union with the most movement of goods. Tarragona occupies the 29th position, it is...
Total realizes France’s first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation, after inaugural loading at Dunkirk LNG terminal
Dunkirk, May 3, 2021 – Total has realized the first ship-to-containership Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in France. The world’s...