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NGO to carry out unofficial referendum on cruise ships in Venice lagoon
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – Italian non-governmental organisation No Grandi Navi (NGV), which seeks to ban the entry of big cruise ships in...
British Ports Association publishes 2017 Election Briefing
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – The British Ports Association (BPA) has published a 2017 Election Briefing which summarises the most...
Astilleros Gondán delivers first dual fuel tug built in Europe
Figueras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – After completing its sea trials program successfully, DUX, the first dual fuel tug ever built in Europe, was...
Contship increases Hannibal rail connectivity between Melzo and Rotterdam
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – The ERS Melzo-Rotterdam rail service by Hannibal, Contship’s Multimodal Transport Operator,...
Spain’s Marinas del Mediterráneo acquires forklift for Puerto La Duquesa port
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Spanish company Marinas del Mediterráneo, S.A., via its subsidiary Almarín – Equipos y Servicios...
Spain’s Nodosa Shipyard delivers two MARPOL vessels to Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Spanish company Nodosa Shipyard, based in Marín, has delivered two marine pollution (MARPOL) vessels...
Valencia port to host two Mediterranean Corridor events
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Valencia will host two important forums on the Mediterranean Corridor at European levels in on May 30 and June...
Barcelona port launches two projects for promotion of LNG as alternative fuel
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Barcelona port has launched two projects to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative fuel, which...
Spanish Public Works Ministry expects Mediterranean Corridor to be completed in three years
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Ministry has assured that “most of the works” of the Mediterranean Corridor...
Dry ports, railway line to boost Bilbao port growth
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – The railway line and the dry ports in Burgos and Álava represent a boost for the development of Bilbao port, the...
Huelva port starts scientific survey on effects of dredging on estuary’s ecosystem
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – The president of Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva), Javier Barrero, and Professor of Ecology...
Mayor denies rumours on future power shortages at Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Mayor José Ignacio Landaluce has denied rumours that Algeciras port can face power shortage this year. The...
Civitavecchia-based port authority names secretary general
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Italy’s Authority of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port System (Autorità si Sistema portuale del Mar...
Castellón port authority extends solid bulk terminal concession of Portsur
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – The board of directors of Castellón port authority (Autoridad Portuaria Castellón) has agreed to extend by...
Almería, Carboneras ports cargo traffic rises 22.5% y/y in Q1 2017
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – The ports of Almería and Carboneras increased their total cargo traffic by 22.5% on the year in the first...
Rosneft looks at business opportunities in Spain
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Rosneft, a leading Russian oil company, is looking at two potential projects in Spanish ports. Firstly,...
Bremen shippers increase use of Mediterranean ports
Bremen, Germany (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Verein der Bremer Spediteure is an association representing the interests of local shippers and freight...
Luka Koper announces general meeting of shareholders
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 28, 2017 – Luka Koper d.d., the operator of Koper port, has announced that the 28th General Meeting of Shareholders...
Austrian business delegation visits Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – On 24th May, Koper port hosted a delegation of Austrian businessmen. The delegation included 40...
Agreement for installation of automatic container management system in Rades port inked
Rades, Tunisia (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – A system for automatic management of containers and rolling units will be installed at the port of Rades...