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.
Jan de Nul to construct maritime infrastructure of Anaklia Port
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – Belgian company Jan de Nul won the tender for the construction of the maritime infrastructure of Georgia’s...
Over 34 kg of cocaine seized in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – 34.4 kg cocaine valued at more than 1 million euros was discovered by Greek officials with the help of...
Spain-Morocco submarine railway tunnel plan reopened
Punta Paloma, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2024 – In a development that could reshape transport and trade between Europe and Africa, Spain and Morocco...
Port of Gioia Tauro set to receive cranes from China
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 2, 2024 – The Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) will soon welcome a ship from China carrying four new cranes...
Drug trafficking moves from Algeciras port to Marbella
Marbella, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – Drug trafficking gangs are increasingly moving their operations to Spain’s Marbella because of a...
Drones help Tarragona port, Spain
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – The port of Tarragona has been using drones since September 2021, with the assistance of state-owned SENASA....
Anaklia: ADC lost, China and Russia won, Georgia misses golden opportunity
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – The long-running legal saga about Georgia’s first Black Sea deep-water port project in Anaklia between...
Edison completes first ship-to-ship LNG bunker operation in Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – Energy company Edison has completed the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling operation between a...
Port of Gioia Tauro inaugurates towage dock
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has inaugurated the western dock, which is dedicated exclusively to tugboat...
Grandi Navi Veloci opens office in Nador, Morocco
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – The Italian ferry company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) has opened a new bureau in Nador, its second in Morocco...
China could build Russia’s Arctic tanker fleet
Moscow, Rusia (Ports Europe) July 29, 2024 – The only way for Western sanctions-hit Russia to transport oil, oil products and natural gas via its Arctic...
Spanish ports see cargo traffic up 3.4% in H1 2024
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – In January-June 2024, Spain’s general interest ports handled a total of 283,245,366 tons, an increase...
Hrvatski Telekom equips Rijeka Gateway Terminal with a 5G network
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Hrvatski Telekom has equipped the new container terminal in Rijeka with a 5G network, providing a...
Port of Valencia opens new combined transport terminal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 22, 2024 – The new combined transport terminal at the Port of Valencia is now in operation, allowing semi-trailers to...
Somagec, SGTM to extend Tanger Med passenger, Ro-Ro terminals
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 21, 2024 – The Moroccan consortium Somagec-SGTM (Societé Générale des Travaux du Maroc) has won the tender to...
Tunisia seeks partner for Enfidha port development
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – Tunisia is seeking a partner to build the Enfidha deep-water port, said Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, Minister of...
CMA CGM partners with Google for AI-based solutions
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM has signed a partnership with California-based Google (part...
Port of Barcelona sees increase in cruise passengers in H1 2024
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the Port of Barcelona received 323Â cruise ships. Whilst the number of ships...
DP World & Evyap Group merge to create new trade hub, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 19, 2024 – DP World and Evyap Group have merged port assets in the Sea of Marmara to create a new international...
Elefsina Shipyards plan to start tug building
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – An agreement signed by ONEX and Robert Allan, a Canadian tug design company, signed at recent...