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Russian navy builds a new base in Caspian Makhachkala

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The Russian navy, exposed and vulnerable in the Black Sea, is building a new base for its ships in the...

First KazAzot ammonia exported via Georgia’s Batumi port

Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – For the first time, KazAzot exported its ammonium nitrate through Georgia’s Black Sea port of Batumi....

Greater Odesa ports busy with exports

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – More than three dozen ships are loading on March 4 in the ports of Greater Odesa. Most of them are getting...

New container line from Sfax to Morocco, Spain and Libya

Sfax, Tunisia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – A regular container line from Tunisia’s Mediterranean port of Sfax to Morocco, Spain and Libya has been...

EU: €1 billion for alternative fuels infrastructure projects

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – Last week, the European Commission launched a call for proposals has been launched today under the...

Is COSCO interested in operating Port of Nador, Morocco?

Nador, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – Reports from Spain suggest that the Moroccan government has approached China’s COSCO to manage its...

Chinese cranes in London Gateway, are they spying tools?

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – DP World has welcomed Europe’s largest quay cranes at its flagship London Gateway logistics hub....

Ferretti group ends interest in Taranto port facility

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – The luxury yachting group Ferretti has announced the termination of its interest in the former Belleli Yard...

Tunisian ports handled 29.37 mln tonnes of cargo in 2023

Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – Tunisian ports handled 29.37 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, an increase of +2.3% compared to the 28.7 million...

Record cargo turnover of Odesa ports in February

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – The cargo turnover of the ports of Greater Odesa in February was 8 million tonnes, of which 5.2 tonnes were...

MSC reportedly acquired 50% of Italy’s RHE

Rivalta, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – Switzerland-based shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reportedly acquired a 50% stake...

Port of Ancona handles 9.48 million tons of cargo in 2023, -10%

Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – A total of 11.23 million tonnes (mt) of goods were handled in 2023 in the ports of Ancona-Falconara...

New U.S. regulations for demurrage and detention billing

Washington, United States (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – In accordance with the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission...

D’Agostino resigns as president, AdSP del Mare Adriatico Orientale

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – Zeno D’Agostino has resigned from his post of President, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...

Port of Ploče handled 4.77 million tons of cargo in 2023, -14%

Ploče, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Ploče handled 4.77 million tons (mt) of cargo, a decrease of -14% on the previous 12...

Reference – Full list of ports in Ukraine’s Odesa region

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 3, 2024 – Below is a full list of terminals ports in Ukraine’s Black Sea Odesa (Odessa) region with a link to further...

Ports of Baku, Batumi, Aktau, Kuryk and Turkmenbashi visit Valencia

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2024 – Aiming at enhancing the safety, resilience, and sustainability of supply chains between Asia and Europe,...

EMSA study on bunkering with biofuels

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 3, 2024 – The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has published the first part of the Study on the Safe...

Fundación Valenciaport starts ammonia study

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2024 – Fundación Valenciaport has started a study on the safety of ammonia as fuel, ‘Study Investigating the...

Update: Morocco 2023 port performance. Tanger Med shines

Rabat, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 3, 2024 – Ports managed by state-owned Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP), the regulatory body of the Moroccan port...

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