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Cosco reports February 2017 container terminal statistics
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) March 18, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced February 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea...
Logistics crucial to the UK’s future success, says Minister
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Establishing strong global trading relationships, and maintaining the UK’s ability to deliver...
CMA CGM supports Le Carburateur and Marseille startup companies
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 –Â CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, and le Carburateur, an incubator for small companies in...
Spanish minister says rejection of stowage reform in Congress is surprising
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna expressed his surprise with the result of the voting in...
Andalusian ports expect combined cruise traffic to rise by 10% in 2016
Cadiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Andalusian ports expect their combined cruise traffic to rise by between 5% and 10% in 2016, the president...
Munich forum in Koper explores business opportunities
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – On March 15, 2017, in cooperation with the Slovenian Embassy in Germany, the Bavarian Ministry of...
Huelva port to carry out presentation of connections with Canary Islands
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – The Association for the Commercial Promotion of the Port of Huelva, HuelvaPort, and the port authority...
Basque government, Public Works Ministry approve deal to improve Bilbao port railway
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Basque Country government and the Spanish Ministry of Public Works signed an agreement on the construction...
Spanish trade unions call off strikes of dockers
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 –Â Spanish trade unions have called off the strikes of dockworkers in the country, envisaged for March 17,...
Moroccan government to invest MAD 2.5 billion in port infrastructure this year
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – This year will be marked by the launch of new infrastructure projects at Moroccan ports, l’Agence...
France’s Wlife to build warehouse at Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Wlife, a property development and rehabilitation company based in Lyon, signed in January 2017 a...
UK could take advantage of Brexit to boost port sector
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 –Â The logistics sector generates nearly 10% of the French annual gross domestic product (GDP) and ports...
Seville port suspends Guadalquivir channel dredging project
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has suspended the project for the dredging of the...
ETF applauds rejection of liberalisation plan for Spanish port labour
Madrid, Spain, March 16, 2017 – The Spanish Parliament has rejected the controversial Real Decreto-Ley presented by the government to liberalise port...
BPA: UK needs frictionless trade deal with EU after Brexit
London, United Kingdom, March 17, 2017 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has called for a frictionless trade agreement between the UK and EU...
Castellon port analyses potential to attract cruise traffic
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – Castellon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Castellón) is working on an analysis that allows it to...
Savona, Genoa ports to become backbone of Italian harbour system
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 –Â The port system of Genoa and Savona will be the backbone of the Italian harbour sector, as guaranteed by...
Spanish minister highlights growth potential of Portugal’s Sines port
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – At the end of February, Inigo de la Serna, Spanish Minister of Public Works, received the Minister of...
Barcelona port receives award at Seatrade Cruise Global fair
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – Barcelona port has received the “Best port for turnaround operations” award of Cruise...
Alicante port forecasts cruise traffic growth in 2017
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – The joint promotion work carried out in recent years by Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...