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.
Fincantieri starts construction of Zeus, a zero-emission experimental ship
Castellammare di Stabia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – The Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding group has started constructing Zeus, a zero-emissions...
Koper port sees traffic down nearly 35% in July 2020
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) September 22, 2020 – In July this year, Koper port handled total cargo of 1.29 million tons, down -34.7% on 1.98 million...
Marseille port present recovery plan
Within the framework of the economic revival and of support to the port activity, the whole area of the port is undertaking immediately applicable commercial...
Aurelio Martínez: “We must bet on Valenciaport as the driving industry of our economy”
The president of Valenciaport and the Government Commissioner for the Mediterranean Corridor have participated in the cycle of conferences on Mobility and...
Financing approved for new Damietta port infrastructure
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – A contract was signed last Thursday for the financing of the construction of a new multipurpose...
Eastern Mediterranean: Turkey must immediately end illegal drilling activities
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) September 18, 2020 – Yesterday, member of the European Parliament (MEP) condemned Turkey’s actions in the Greek and...
DP World and Dubai Customs to assess opportunities to develop trade links between UAE and Israel
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) September 16, 2020 – DP World has issued a news release regarding the newly-signed cooperation agreement with Israel’s...
President attends event to mark Odessa port berth development
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 16, 2020 – On September 12, President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, visited the port of Odessa and took part...
DP World and Israel Shipyards sign cooperation agreement
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) September 16, 2020 – The UAE’s DP World and Israel Shipyards’ DoverTower subsidiary have signed an agreement to...
Anaklia Development Consortium issues statement claiming government’s intention to end project
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) September 11, 2020 – The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) has published a statement supporting its opinion that the...
Huge fire erupts in Beirut port, 36 days after deadly explosion
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) September 10, 2020 – A huge fire erupted in Lebanon’s largest port of Beirut in a warehouse storing cooking oil and then...
Pedro Sánchez stresses importance of strategic relations between Spain and China
Prime Minster of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, received the Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party and Politburo...
Greek Prime Minister meets Yang Jiechi, Chinese politician and diplomat
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met today at the Maximos Palace with Yang Jiechi, member of the Politburo and Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of...
Italy and Turkey‘s Europe-to-Africa commercial corridor: a new Mediterranean strategic paradigm
Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES): Italy and Turkey‘s Europe-to-Africa Commercial Corridor: Rome and Ankara‘s Geopolitical...
Port of Varna wants a slice of Asia-Central Europe cargo transport
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) September 7 – The project “Bulgarian Logistics Corridor (Asia-Port Varna-Central Europe)” – EU Gateway of the Black...
Croatian government signs contract for Rijeka port development
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) September 7, 2020 – The Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butković, has attended a signing event...
DP World and CDPQ Expand Global Investment Platform to $8.2 billion
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 3 September 2020 “Alongside CDPQ, a steadfast partner whose long-term vision we share, we look forward to working together...
EU Recovery Fund: €1 billion for the Ports of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) September 3, 2020 – The EU Recovery Fund allows struggling businesses to finance ambitious and large-scale projects that...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece gives interview to the local Real News
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) September 1, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has given an interview to the local Real News. He...
PIFIM and Port of Amsterdam International interested in Cagliari container terminal
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 1, 2020 – Following a tender issued by the local port authority in September last year and postponed...