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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.
Italy closes all its ports to ships with migrants
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2020 – The COVID coronavirus pandemic has been used by Italian government to justify the closure of all its ports to...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 3/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 3/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 7, 2020 While with the overcoming of the COVID-19 contagion, Chinese production...
Italian government meets with transport organisations
Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy) hosts meeting about economic support measures to support transport and logistics sectors, damaged by the...
King of Spain speaks with Valenciaport
The King of Spain, Felipe VI, and his wife Letizia Ortiz, the Queen, have held a video conference to recognize the efforts of the entire port community that...
FELB and Sinotrans operate first Shenyang-Enns container train
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) April 7, 2020 – FELB and Sinotrans have operated the first train from Shenyang, southern China, to Enns in Austria. The...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 2/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 2/2020 – Ports of Genoa – April 3, 2020 Analysts Continue to Update Forecasts of the Impact of COVID on the Global Economy, from...
COSCO to manage Pier I at Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 2, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has announced that Piraeus Container Terminal SA (PCT) will assume...
Greece pushes ahead with regional port privatisation
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – State-owned Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
Companies sign hydrogen research agreement in Singapore
Singapore (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – Seven Singaporean and Japanese companies have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to research the use of...
Statement from Anaklia Development Corporation on Poti port development
News – Statement from Anaklia Development Corporation – Port of Poti is an inadequate substitute for Anaklia Deep Sea Port (Issued via Facebook)...
Ports of Genoa: Biweekly update on the economic impact of Covid-19
Ports of Genoa – March 30, 2020 Covid-19 health emergency is having a global economic impact and will change the way globalization risks are assessed...
COSCO Shipping Ports reports full year results for 2019
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 31, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has announced full year results of the company and its subsidiaries for the...
APM Terminals Poti receives first stage approval for expansion
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – APM Terminals Poti has received approval from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development for the...
Slovenia’s 2TDK signs local consortium for Glinščica work, part of rail capacity increase for Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – State-owned 2TDK has announced the signature of an €8.5 million contract with a consortium comprising...
Five consortia interested in operating Beirut port container terminal
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – The Ministry of Public Works and Transport issued a tender for the concession of Beirut port container...
CMPort 2019 net profit up 15.4% to HK$8,362 million
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 30, 2020 – China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited (CMPort) has reported financial results for 2019, and the...
Unctad: Coronavirus – Let’s keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing
As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the global maritime transport industry is playing a critical role in the response – March 25, 2020 Written...
EU recommends steps for cargo goods movement with TEN-T
The EU has made recommendations to facilitate the smooth movement of goods, the availability of goods and essential services within the Trans-European Support...
CMA CGM completes first transaction relating to sale of eight port terminals to Terminal Link for $815 million
CMA CGM completes a first transaction relating to the sale of eight port terminals to Terminal Link for $815 million in cash – March 26, 2020 The CMA CGM...
Analysis – Cruise ships businesses face hard challenges. COVID-19 takes business “offline”
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced it is to extend the suspension of cruise sailings of its...