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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.
HMM sells half of its holding in Total Terminal International Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) June 22, 2020 – South Korea’s HMM (previously Hyundai Merchant Marine) is reported to have sold a 50% stake in its...
Jaguar Land Rover vehicles arrive in Koper port for export
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) June 22, 2020 – A train carrying 198 cars of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has arrived today at Koper port’s Car &...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 21/2020 – Maritime transport looks beyond the Covid crisis
Covid-19 Update – Issue 21/2020 – Maritime transport looks beyond the Covid crisis – June 19, 2020 The global scenario continues to testify...
Eskişehir industrial zone benefits from rail link with Gemlik port
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 21, 2020 – Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank has visited Eskişehir, located in northwestern Turkey...
Minister attends signing of contract worth HRK 554 million for development of Rijeka port
Today in Rijeka, the Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butković, attended the signing of the ‘Contract for the execution of...
Ukraine authorities approves text for concession agreements of Olbia and Kherson ports
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 16, 2020 – In an important step towards the development of the Ukrainian port sector, the Minister of Infrastructure...
Wind, photovoltaic energy or the use of hydrogen, keys to the Valenciaport 2030 goal, zero emissions
The head of APV’s Environment area and the director of Sustainability of the Valenciaport Foundation have participated in a webinar organized by the...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports reports container throughput down 3.7% in May
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) June 16, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container (TEU) throughput for May 2020, which records total...
New rail link serves Turkish boron exports to China via Asyaport
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 15, 2020 – The state-owned company Eti Maden İşletmeleri Genel Müdürlüğü has started exporting products to...
Serbia’s Danube ports of Prahovo and Bogojevo to be expanded to Danube TEN-T standards
Bogojevo, Serbia (Ports Europe) June 15, 2020 – The long-planned project for the expansion of Serbian ports of Bogojevo and Prahovo on the Danube river...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 20/2020 – The pandemic is leaving Europe, but concerns remain
Global Economic TrendsThe OECD in its latest Economic Outlook reveals the projected impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on global GDP in 2020. When assuming...
French ports handle disproportionately small cargo volumes compared to Italian and Spanish competitors
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) June 15, 2020 – French ports lag significantly behind their Spanish and Italian counterparts in gross weight of seaborne goods...
Russia’s Caspian ports continue to increase cargo volumes in January-May 2020
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) June 11, 2020 – Cargo volumes handled by the three Russian ports in the Caspian Sea in the first five months of 2020...
Global Ports Holding says it can trade with no cruise ships until 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 10, 2020 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator, has today...
TransContainer calls for container transportation through Russia to be subsidized by the state
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 9, 2020 – Digitalization, excess of transport capacity, transit of sanctioned goods through Russia, changes in the...
Libya’s Zawiya port set to restart oil exports
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 9, 2020 – The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced that production from the Sharara field has restarted...
Another shift record in APM Terminals Poti
Poti Sea Port, the biggest port in Georgia, serves as a vital link between Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. During the current COIVD 19 pandemic, it is...
New Filyos port could generate huge income for Turkey
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 8, 2020 – Despite the Covid-19 coruna virus pandemic, the construction project at the port of Filyos continues and...
Russia’s network of specialised oil ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 8, 2020 – Russia is one of the countries with the largest number of specialised oil and petroleum products ports in the...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 19/2020 – Ports and lines awaiting the end of the storm
Covid-19 Update – Issue 19/2020 – Ports and lines awaiting the end of the storm. Despite the adoption of progressive release measures in European...