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EU parliament delegation visits Toulouse and Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 –Â A delegation of 11 members of the European Parliament (MEP) met French transport businesses in Toulouse...
Tender documentation for two dredging projects in Yuzhny seaport updated
Yuzhny, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 –Â Tender documentation for two dredging projects in Yuzhny seaport has been updated in e-procurement system...
Government looks to push Larnaca port development
Larnaca, Cyprus (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – A statement from Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said that the government intends to sign contracts...
EC urges Spanish Congress to approve stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc has sent an official letter to Spanish Public Works...
Brian Simpson delivers keynote speech at BiLOG Logistics and Maritime Forum
Piacenza, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 –Â Brian Simpson, the European Coordinator for Motorways of the Sea, gave a key note speech at BiLOG...
Rostov-on-Don port cargo traffic rises 4.5% in Jan-Feb 2017
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Rostov-on-Don port handled 1.382 million tonnes of cargo in the first two months of 2017, up 4.5% on the...
Limassol benefitting from EU Sumport development programme
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – The port of Limassol is a partner in the EU-sponsored SUMPORT programme which aims to develop plans to...
Controversy at Limassol port continues
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – On January 29, 2017, Dubai’s DP World assumed management of Limassol port as part of the...
Northern Adriatic ports show increased cargo traffic in 2016
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Data for 2016 shows that in general the throughput in north Adriatic ports is increasing, being realised...
Private investment in Bilbao port reached €55.8 million in 2016
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – In 2016, the private sector finalised or announced investments worth approximately €55.8 million ($59.1...
€1.6 million for marine environmental monitoring project in Malta
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) is expected to utilise the full €1.6 million ($1.7...
CMA CGM interested in Thessaloniki privatisation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – The Greek government privatisation agency HRADF (TAIPED) is managing the process of privatising 67%...
Libyan port situation and safe navigation – North P&I Club
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 –Â UK marine liability insurer North P&I Club has issued a guidance on the safety of navigation at Libyan...
Bastia evaluates port pollution levels
Bastia, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – In order to address local concerns about pollution generated by activities at the port of...
Event – Motorways of the Sea – Conditions for success – Brussels, March 7, 2017
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – The European Parliament SEARICA Intergroup is holding a conference entitled “Motorways of the...
GNV launches Barcelona-Nador ferry service
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – Starting next June, the Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) S.p.A. will launch a new maritime...
Itsas Gas acquires vessel for Bay of Biscay LNG operations
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – Itsas Gas Bunker Supply S.L. has acquired the vessel Monte Arucas to handle LNG. The adapted vessel will be...
DSV opens office in Skopje
Skopje, Macedonia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2017 – Danish transport and logistics company DSV A/S has opened its first office in Macedonia. Located in...
Maersk welcomes dockworkers strike suspension
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Danish company Maersk Line has welcomed the suspension of the strikes of stevedores on March 6 and 8 and...
Castellon port prepares for dockworker strikes
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Castellon port has established a Supply Coordination Committee to guarantee the continuity of the production...