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Naviera Armas applies for extending Las Palmas port concession
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Naviera Armas S.A. has submitted to Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria...
Carmen Ortiz assumes AlmerÃa port presidency with enthusiasm
AlmerÃa, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Carmen Ortiz, who will be the new president of AlmerÃa port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de AlmerÃa)...
Odessa port starts dismantling of building to facilitate investment project of Louis Dreyfus
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Odessa port has started the dismantling of the building that was preventing the completion of the investment...
Odessa port reveals qualified bidders for reconstructing passenger terminal
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Two companies are participating in the competition for the selection of a contractor for the reconstruction...
Kherson port cargo traffic declines 14.6% y/y in H1 2017
Kherson, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Kherson port cargo traffic declined by 14.6% on the year to 1.502 million tonnes, data by Ukraine Sea Ports...
Chernomorsk port cargo traffic increases 4.2% y/y in H1 2017
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Chernomorsk port cargo traffic increased by 4.2% on the year in the first half of 2017 to 8.074 million...
Genoa-based port authority delays decision on Spinelli concession request
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – The Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea Port System (Autorità Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale) has...
Marsa Morocco injects MAD 13 million in its subsidiary SMA
Agadir, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – Less than a year after its creation, Société de Manutention d’Agadir (SMA) has raised its capital...
Drewry foresees global demand increase in sea cargo traffic of up to 4% in 2017
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – According to the latest report from consultancy Drewry Shipping, a strong growth in freight traffic was...
Ports de la Generalitat to rely on LED lighting
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Ports de la Generalitat, the institution managing the ports owned by Catalonia regional government, has...
Valencia port launches car share app for employees
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – People working within the port area of Valencia will have an easier time getting to work thanks to an...
MarÃn port cargo traffic exceeds 1 million tonnes in H1 2017
MarÃn, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – The provisional balance of cargo traffic in MarÃn port during the first six months of the year shows a...
Maersk Line lifts tariffs of Mediterranean-Far East container service
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Danish company Maersk Line has announced an increase in tariffs for all types of goods in its services...
Tenerife port awards works for electrification of San Sebastián port
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) has awarded the works to provide the...
Cartagena port handles 91,000 cruise passengers in H1 2017
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – A total of 91,000 passengers have arrived in Cartagena port on the 59 cruise calls that have docked in the...
Portuguese seaports hit record-high cargo traffic in H1 2017
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Portuguese seaports moved a record-high 48.6 million tonnes of cargo in the first half of the year, an...
APM Terminals Tangier handles its biggest container ship ever
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – APM Terminals Tangier, the largest and most modern north African port facility, has celebrated its ten...
Barcelona, Koper ports cooperate to boost handling of new cars at Motorways of the Sea
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Barcelona and Koper ports are carrying out the CarEsmatic project to boost the transport of new vehicles on...
Madeira government to launch tender for ferry services to mainland Portugal
Funchal, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – The regional government of Madeira is finalising the launch of an international tender for a weekly ferry...
Ukraine prepares lawsuit against Russia over losses in port sector
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Ukraine is preparing a lawsuit against Russia, which imposed restrictions on shipping through the Kerch-Yenikal...