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Baleà ria orders construction of two ferry ships
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Baleà ria reached an agreement with the Italian shipyard Cantiere Navale...
Spanish police arrest Barcelona port president
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Barcelona port president Sixte Cambra was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as part of the Pika...
Algeria to develop El-Hamdania port
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Algeria is to proceed with the development of a new $3.5bn (€3.24 billion) port and industrial zones...
Albania issues tender for concession of ship services at ports
Dürres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Albania’s transport ministry has opened a tender for awarding a five-year concession contract...
Barcelona sets record figures in foreign trade containers, vehicles and passengers
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 –Â The Port of Barcelona sets new record figures in foreign trade containers, vehicles and passengers....
SCZone negotiates with Toyota TTC-NYK- Bolloré group for new vehicle platform
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 –Â The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) has revealed that it began...
GPH acquires stakes in three Italian cruise port terminals
Cagliari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Turkey-based Global Ports Holding (GPH) has acquired stakes in three companies managing cruise ports...
Damietta port reports increased business in 2016
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 –Â Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has said that the number of vessels increased from 2,357 vessels in 2015...
Investors have until March 24 to submit binding bids for Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Â Greece has given investors until March 24 to submit binding bids for Thessaloniki port. The sale...
Cyprus Shipping Association voices concern over Limassol port
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – The Cyprus Shipping Association has voiced concern over the operation of the Limassol port, after it...
Limassol port privatisation marked by criticism
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – On January 29, 2017, Dubai’s DP World assumed management of Limassol port as part of the...
Novorossiysk port oil traffic at KTK terminal increases in Jan 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Novorossiysk port saw oil traffic at its Caspian Pipeline Consortium (KTK) terminal rise by 6.8%...
CaixaBank extends loan to Castellon port promotion foundation
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Castellon port promotion foundation PortCastelló has awarded a contract to CaixaBank for the...
Cartagena port authority launches electronic administration platform
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Cartagena port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena) has launched a new project, called...
Huelva, Seville ports agree to cooperate in Majarabique complex operation
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – After the bitter controversy between the port authorities of Huelva and Seville caused by the decision of...
Algeciras port breaks cargo traffic record in 2016
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2017 – Algeciras port broke in 2016 the record of 100 million tonnes of cargo handled. The harbour serviced...
Port Authority of Bilbao president visits port of Valencia
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 –Â Aurelio MartÃnez, president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), has received this morning the...
CMA CGM upgrades Mediterranean offer with the new TURAF EXPRESS service
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, is pleased to announce the new service offer TURAF...
Trieste railway line to make Baltic-Mediterranean transport more flexible
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – The German port of Kiel on the Baltic Sea and the Italian port of Trieste in the Adriatic have been...
Valencia port’s five cranes service “Al Dhail” vessel of UASC
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – The five cranes currently in service at APM Terminals Valencia at its Llovera dock worked...