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.
Port of Barcelona operating normally despite Suez Canal blockage
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 29, 2021 – The Port of Barcelona has reported that it is operating normally despite the blockade of the Suez Canal...
Ports facing a tsunami of containers from the blocked Suez Canal. More than 5% of world’s containers delayed
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 28, 2021 – More than 5% of the world’s containers are now delayed on ships either jammed on both sides of the...
Port of Barcelona begins to roll out its Dock Electrification Plan
The Port of Barcelona has begun to deploy its recently approved Dock Electrification Plan. This is one of the major projects promoted by the port...
MMH invests more than €20 million in Valletta Hub
The Mediterranean Maritime Hub’s more than €20 million investment to turn Valletta into a bustling hub for the Maritime and Oil & Gas sectors –...
Enel X and Fincantieri commit to the energy transition for maritime transport in Italy
The two companies are working together to assess initiatives on creating electricity-powered infrastructure in Italian ports Rome, March 24th, 2021 – Enel X...
Algeria’s El Hamdania deep-water port construction start
Cherchell, Algeria (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – The construction of the Algeria’s new commercial port of El Hamdania (between the cities of Cherchell in...
Vodafone Greece delivers private mobile network to Piraeus Port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2021 – Vodafone Greece has delivered a private mobile network to Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) and Piraeus...
DP World looking beyond Haifa port in Israel
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – Last October, Dubai’s DP World and Israel Shipyards Industries jointly submitted a bid to take over Haifa...
Work progresses on the first LNG supply vessel built in Spain
Project is driven by Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Enagás, through a joint venture of its subsidiary Scale Gas, that will build the bunking vessel – March...
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – February 2021
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – In February 2021, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd has reported global container traffic of over 7.19 million TEU, an...
Port of Taman – Russia’s bulk cargo champion in the Black Sea
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – The construction of the third stage of the Taman Bulk Cargo Terminal (TTNG), Russia’s largest, has been...
Caspian Sea ports handled 1% of cargo of all Russia’s ports, but that might change soon
Makhachkala (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – The cargo turnover of the Russian Caspian Sea ports of Makhachkala, Astrakhan and Olya in January 2021...
Be prepared for containers’ shortages until year-end
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 16, 2021 – The red-hot container market with sky-high rates and a huge freight demand mostly due to the coronavirus...
Makhachkala port to be privatised
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) March 16, 2021 – Makhachkala Sea Commercial Port JSC, on Russia’s west Caspian Sea coast may be offered for...
Turkey’s Mersin port set for expansion
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 16, 2021 – The Transport and Infrastructure Ministry has announced that the capacity of Mersin port in Southeast...
Albania’s Port of Vlora considered for new LNG facility
Vlora, Albania (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – Excelerate Energy, ExxonMobil LNG Market Development and the government of Albania have signed a...
Port Authority of Málaga presents hydrogen project plan
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – With a focus in renewable energy, the Port Authority of Málaga has presented a plan to design and...
Turkish ports handled 967,149 TEU in February 2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – The local General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in February 2021 its ports handled...
Global Ports’ trading statement shows business hit by pandemic
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – Last Friday, Turkey’s Global Ports Holding Ltd (GPH) reported its trading statement for 2020 which...
Contship and SRM present third edition of the study on the efficiency of logistics corridors
Contship and SRM’s 3rd Study on Italy’s logistics Corridors Efficiency Reveals COVID-19’s Impact on Manufacturers’ Satisfaction Level on Logistics...