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Russia’s NCSP cargo volumes up in January 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – NCSP (Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port) group has reported that consolidated cargo turnover for...
Seville port awards dredging contract to Rohde Nielsen
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The Spanish subsidiary of Danish company Rohde Nielsen A/S has been awarded a €2.15 million ($2.28...
Vilagarcia port tests interior railway links
Vilagarcia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Vilagarcia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de VilagarcÃa) carried out a successful test of...
Spanish trade unions cancel strike at ports, government delays reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Spanish trade unions cancelled the national strikes at Spanish ports on February 20, 22 and 24, as...
Marin port processes 715 tonnes of waste in 2016
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Marin port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de MarÃn) processed 715 tonnes of waste in 2016, as a result...
Castellon port books record-high traffic in Jan 2017
Castellon, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Castellon port recorded the best January in terms of cargo traffic in its history. The cargo traffic...
Aveiro port seeks diversification to offset decline in cement traffic
Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Aveiro port’s cargo traffic declined in 2016, in contradiction to the general growth of...
Fincantieri and Ferretti announce cooperation
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The Italian companies Fincantieri and Ferretti Group have announced a cooperation agreement to...
Alicante port extends support contracts
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante) board of directors has approved a first...
Spanish Public Ministry commits to promote Mediterranean Corridor
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna said his institution plans to promote the development...
European ports start project supporting sustainable mobility
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Representatives of the management of Valencia, Igoumenitsa, Dürres, Kotor and Limassol ports...
China looks to purchase 75% of Poti Free Industrial Zone shares
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 –Â CEFC China Energy Company Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to discuss acquiring...
Event – Silk Road Investment Forum – London, April 6-7, 2017
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The Silk Road Investment Forum is the premier event for Eurasian infrastructure investment. It...
Kalmar signs hybrid shuttle contract with APM Terminal in Tangier
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) February 2017 –Â Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a contract with APM Terminals to deliver 30 Kalmar Hybrid Shuttle...
GHG emissions of shipping: ECSA deplores that port and cargo interests condone regional measures
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) regrets that European port and cargo...
West Port Said port development to commence
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Vice admiral Mohab Mameesh, head of the Suez Canal authority, has announced the start of the...
Suez Canal sees record number and tonnages of crossing vessels.
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Vice admiral Mohab Mameesh, head of the Suez Canal authority has said that Suez Canal navigational...
90% of Egypt trade volume with the world crosses through maritime ports
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Dr. Galal Mustafa Said, transport minister said that 90% of Egypt trade volume with the world...
Volos port authority looks at container port investment
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The Port Authority of Volos, in central coastal Greece, is reportedly ready to submit a funding...
Oran port reports increase in export operations in 2016
Oran, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 18, 2017 – The port of Oran reported a significant increase in export operations in 2016 compared with last year....