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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.
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 26/2020 – The pandemic: an unexpected opportunity for reform and innovation?
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 26/2020 – The pandemic: an unexpected opportunity for reform and innovation? July 31, 2020 Shipping...
MSC Cruises buys 50% stake in Palumbo Malta Shipyard
Geneva, Switzerland and Paola, Malta, 30 July 2020 – MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group today announced they have formed a joint venture to operate the Palumbo...
Anaklia Development Consortium & principal international investor file arbitration claims against Georgia
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 31, 2020 – The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) and one of its principal investors have a filed a legal claim...
Croatia to receive €23.3 million from CEF for five transport projects
During the past week, the Coordination Committee of the Connecting Europe Facility – CEF presented the results of the evaluation of the second CEF...
PSA & GIP restructure their terminal businesses in Genoa
On 22 July 2020, PSA Investments (PSA), a fully owned subsidiary of PSA International Pte Ltd, and Gruppo Investimenti Portuali (GIP) received approval from...
Valenciaport studies Baleà ria offer to construct and operate new passenger terminal
The infrastructure will comprise some 63,000 m² and 13,462 sheets of concessioned water on the former land of the Unión Naval de Levante, between the...
New Saros port receives environmental challenge
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 28, 2020 – Earlier this month, BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS), the state-owned crude oil and natural gas...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 25/2020 – The sun is rising in the East, when will the rays reach the West?
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 25/2020 The sun is rising in the East. When will the rays reach the West? While the Chinese economy rebounded to...
Poti Free Industrial Zone to represent the World FZO in Georgia
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 26, 2020 – Poti Free Industrial Zone (FIZ) will be the official representative of the World Free Zone Organization...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt’s remarks at Alexandroupolis Port
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) July 23, 2020 – Today, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has visited the Greek port of Alexandroupolis,...
Iran proposes Hamidiyeh port as Syrian free trade zone
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 23, 2020 – Economic Deputy of the secretariat of the Supreme Council of Iran’s Free Trade, Industrial and...
KSK Grain Terminal in Novorossiysk port set for reconstruction
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) July 23, 2020 – The KSK Grain Terminal has been operated at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk by DeloPorts since...
Ports of Genoa approves PSA and MSC acquisitions
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 23, 2020 – The management committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western...
Greece finally issues tender for privatisation of Alexandroupolis, Igoumenitsa & Kavala ports
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) July 20, 2020 -The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), the agency responsible for privatising Greek...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt’s joins AmCham Panel
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 19, 2020 – The U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, attended (online) the American-Hellenic Chamber of...
Ukraine and China sign agreement for inland waterway development
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 16, 2020 – Ukraine and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the development of inland...
EU invests over €2 billion in 140 key transport projects to jump-start the economy
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 16, 2020 – In an effort to boost the European Union economy after the health and economic crises caused by the...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited – Container throughput Q2 2020
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported June 2020 container throughout for its terminals together with...
Marseille Fos to join recovery of port economy
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 14, 2020 – In constant growth since 2013, the port of Marseille Fos has reaffirmed its leadership in 2019 with a...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 24/2020 – Push on intermodality to overcome uncertainties
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 24/2020 – July 10, 2020 Uncertainty is the keyword to describe the future of the world economy. The possibility...