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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.
MBM Port seeks controversial cargo expansion at Porto Romano, Durrës
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – In 2015, the Albanian government signed a 35-year concessionary contract for the construction and operation...
Valencia City Council approval for ZAL development will create jobs
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 4, 2020 – Valencia City Council has approved the project for the repair and sanitation of the Logistics Activities...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 10/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 10/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 30, 2020 While the Chinese economy is showing its first signs of recovery, European production...
Analysis – Russia uses Libya’s partition to gain control of its Mediterranean ports
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) May 4, 2020 – The year-long siege of Tripoli, seat of Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), by the...
Akdeniz port – Reduced traffic volumes and up for sale
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 3, 2020 – The 2019 annual report of Global Ports Holding (GPH) reports traffic volumes down and a potential buyer in...
Rail Cargo Group’s China transport is on the increase
Rail freight transport to and from China can start moving again. Rail Cargo Group’s TransFER connections can guarantee direct links to the ports for imports...
Three Turkish and a Chinese company bid to build South-North road corridor with five tunnels in Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – Three Turkish and a Chinese firm, and five Bulgarian consortia have submitted offers for the construction of...
Bilbao port receives Siemens blades Iberdrola’s new Puylobo wind project
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – A total of 42 wind blades, manufactured by Siemens Gamesa in China are destined for implementation at...
Analysis – Who will benefit from Kanal Istanbul project?
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 29, 2020 – Companies with close ties to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing in Turkey Justice and...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 9/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 9/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 28, 2020 The global shipping scenario is deteriorating and ports are receiving fewer merchant...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces 2020 first quarter results & outlook
With strong financial position and sustainable cash flow, COSCO SHIPPING Ports is well prepared to capture the visible demand once the market recovered –...
Marseille port is adapting to mitigate effects of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis
News – Port de Marseille Fos & l’Union Maritime et Fluviale de Marseille Fos – April 26, 2020 In a context of health crisis forcing more...
Venice port sees total tonnage down over 10% in Q1 2020
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) April 28, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern Adriatic Sea Port...
Iran continues dry port development
Aprin, Iran (Ports Europe) April 27, 2020 – The country’s largest inland, dry port, Aprin, has received a boost from an agreement between country’s...
Top European container ports in the Mediterranean have same ranking in 2019 led by Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 28, 2020 – For a second year in a row in 2019, Piraeus is the largest European container port in the Mediterranean Sea...
Italy: Total port traffic handled in 2019; by AdSP and port
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 25, 2020 – Assoporti has published total tonnage in ports in 2019 by Autorità di Sistema Portuale (AdSP) with...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 8/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 8/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 24, 2020 With their first successes in the fight against coronavirus, some governments begin to...
Valenciaport: Export will be key to recovery from COVID-19 economic crisis
Researcher of the Institute of International Economy (IEI), Vicente Pallardó and the president of Valenciaport and professor of economics, Aurelio MartÃnez...
Port of Barcelona approves new measures and prepares Recovery plan
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2020 – In the coming days, the Port of Barcelona will begin to apply a series of measures aimed at mitigating...
Copelouzos remains interested in privatisation of Alexandroupolis port
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) April 22, 2020 – Alexandroupolis is one of four ports that the Greek state, represented by the Hellenic Republic...