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.
Port of Huelva receives first LNG delivery from trader Mercuria
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – The Port of Huelva has received the first delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from trader Mercuria. It...
EIB lends €90 million to Port of Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) July 15, 2024 – A €90 million financing agreement was signed today in Livorno by European Investment Bank (EIB)...
Lebanon to sell debris from Beirut port explosion
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) July 15, 2024 – Outgoing Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiyé has announced that Lebanon will begin selling...
EU commissioner comments on proposed bridge over Messina Strait
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 14, 2024 – Adina-Ioana Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport, has answered a parliamentary question:...
German seaport operators submit new offer to union
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 13, 2024 – In the wage dispute over dock workers’ pay, Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe...
Draft agreement should ends strikes in Italian port sector
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Today, at the Confitarma headquarters in Rome, the draft agreement for the renewal of the single national...
Port of Barcelona starts using new private 5G Stand Alone network
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The new private 5G Stand Alone (SA) network in the Port of Barcelona from Orange (MASORANGE Group) is now...
Port of Gioia Tauro inaugurates new western dock
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has inaugurated the new western dock. The company Fincosit took around 730 days...
French ports see static cargo traffic in Q1 2024
Paris, France (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, cargo traffic passing through major commercial ports stood still at 71.5...
Qatar considers joining North-South International Transport Corridor
Doha, Qatar (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The Qatar government is considering joining the North-South International Transport Corridor, according to...
Kanal Istanbul faces legal setback
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The zoning plan for a section of the planned Kanal Istanbul project is not in accordance with the law,...
COSCO to expand CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has approved a modification to the concession held by CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal....
Valenciaport awards works for northern terminal to Acciona-Bertolín
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has awarded the contract for the execution of the works of the new...
Update: Marsa Maroc to manage Nador’s East Container Terminal
Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – State-owned Marsa Maroc signed in June a contract to manage the East Container Terminal at Morocco’s...
Six Italian ports interested in wind energy hub development
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – Last February, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) invited ports to submit expressions...
Italy: Total TEU by port 2023 – ranking
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – Industry association Assoporti has published seaport TEU traffic figures for 2023. In 2023, the ports handled...
Tunisia’s Rades port to operate 24/7
Radès, Tunisia (Ports Europe) June 30, 2024 – The Mediterranean Sea port of Radès will move port operations to a 24/7 working regime in the coming...
Port of Alexandroupolis appoints dredging contractor
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – The Port of Alexandroupolis has contracted Technical Company Christoforos D. Konstantinidis SA to...
Port of Constanta sends delegation to Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – On June 24-25, a delegation from the Port of Constanta, Romania, visited the Port of Marseille in...
BATSO Project launched – maintenance of floating wind turbines
Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The BATSO project has been launched which will define and validate tools and methods for replacing major...