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Port of Chioggia will open the cruise season February 26
Chioggia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The port of Chioggia will officially open the cruise season on February 26, with the arrival of Viking...
Plans for a Turkmenbashi-Amirabad feeder line
Amirabad, Iran (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Turkmenistan and Iran are planning to resume shipping between the Caspian Sea ports of Turkmenbashi and...
Iran’s Rasht-Caspian Railway ready in March
Rasht, Iran (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Iran’s Rasht-Caspian Railway, connecting the city of Rasht to the country’s Caspian Sea port of Bandar...
HHLA’s Metrans acquires 100% of Adria Rail
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Metrans, the international rail intermodal, transporter, has acquired 100% of Adria Rail. Metrans had...
Alicante Port starts new maritime Ro-Ro service Alexandria, Egypt
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Port Authority of Alicante Port has announced a new maritime Ro-Ro service with the port of...
Verdi trade union plans protest against MSC-HHLA deal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Verdi trade union is planning a protest next Wednesday against the deal whereby MSC-Mediterranean...
Tunisian Ministry of Transport plans seaport strategy for 2024
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Last month, the Minister of Transport, Rabie Majidi, held discussions with the General Directorate of...
China Railway Rolling Corporation sends delegation to Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Last month, the Minister of Transport, Rabie Majidi, received a delegation from China Railway Rolling...
French ports: 3.2% less cargo and 13.4% fewer containers in 2023
Paris, France (Ports Europe) February 18, 2024 – French ports that reported their cargo figures for 2023 show a decline of around 5%. On the container...
Sanctions? Georgia as Russia’s “Auto Heaven”
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2024 – Hundreds of cars are supplied to Russia from Georgia every day, directly or through intermediary...
Cavotec with $.5.7 mln order to retrofit ships for shore power
Lugano, Switzerland (Ports Europe) February 17, 2024 – Cavotec, a Switzerland based cleantech company developing connection and electrification...
Hupac 2023 results and Europe’s railway issues
Chiasso, Switzerland (Ports Europe) February 17, 2024 – Hupac Group, Europe’s leading intermodal network operator, in 2023 moved 975,000 road...
Smart Ports: How 5G and IoT can improve global trade
Newark, NJ, United States (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – With global freight trade demand expected to triple by 2050, how can port and harbour...
Coastlink conference: Short sea shipping and the sustainable logistics network
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – Coastlink 2024 conference in Amsterdam on April 24 and 25 will cover the latest trends and...
Port of Barcelona imports more electric Chinese cars
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona imported 790,000 vehicle units in 2023, an increase of +33.7% on the previous...
ESPO Conference in Paris in April
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) 20th Annual Conference will be held in Paris April 25-26. It...
Port of Bari plans San Cataldo pier expansion
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – The Port of Bari is planning an expansion of San Cataldo pier, a proposal supported by the Municipality of...
D-Marin adds two Ligurian marinas to network
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – D-Marin, a luxury marina and development company, has added two marinas in Kigura, Italy, to its...
Strait of Messina bridge – final design approved
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the Società Stretto di Messina has approved the update of the...
Fusion Fuel receives IPCEI approval for HEVO-Portugal project
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 16, 2024 – Fusion Fuel has announced that it has received notification from the European Commission that the...