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OOCL shipper returns to Port of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The OOCL Lady Jane, the first ship of the EEX-Europe East Coast South America Express service, docked...
Port of Lisbon handled over 700,000 cruise passengers in 2023
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The Port of Lisbon handled 758,328 cruise passengers in 2023, up +54% in 2022. The previous record was...
Dragados to build dock for civil guard in Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The company Dragados will soon begin building a dock for the “Guardia Civil del Mar” in...
Croatia gains two EU TEN-T transport corridors
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The European Parliament has accepted the proposal of the Council of the European Union (EU) on...
Vela Luka opens new maritime passenger terminal
Split, Croatia (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The Adriatic port of Vela Luka has opened its new maritime passenger terminal. The project cost around...
Midolini F.lli acquires majority of Gruppo Servizi Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – Midolini F.lli Spa has acquired Gruppo Servizi Trieste Srl, a company active in the sector of transport...
València Containerised Freight Index increases in December
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The València Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) rose by +4.66 in December for the second time in...
PSA International sees TEU traffic up +4.3% in 2023
Singapore (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – PSA International (PSA) handled 94.8 million containers (TEUs) in 2023, an increase of +4.3% on the previous...
Europea Servizi Terminalistici – new concession for Augusta Port
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – Europea Servizi Terminalistici (EST) has signed a 25-year concession agreement for a terminal on...
AdSP del Mare Di Sardegna, 3-year operational plan approved
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The management committee of the Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (AdSP...
Sanctions force Russia to swap oil shipments from pipeline to ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – Russia’s giant state-controlled pipeline transport company TransNeft will increase the capacity of the...
Algeria bans cargo transshipped via ports in Morocco
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The Algerian government has announced it has banned goods entering the country which have transshipped...
Temryuk port operations depend on dredging
Temryuk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 14, 2024 – RosMorPort, the state-owned developer of Russian sea transport infrastructure, has begun an urgent...
UAE cracks down on Russian dark oil fleet
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Ports Europe) January 14, 2024 – Under pressure from the United States and Europe, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has...
Ecuadorean cocaine goes to smaller European ports
Guayaquil, Ecuador (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – As cartels and crime syndicates flock to Ecuador for cocaine trade profits, its murder rate has...
NATO minehunters protect TAP pipeline in Adriatic Sea
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Under the headline Two NATO minesweepers in the Adriatic to protect TAP Greek Naftemporiki newspaper...
Cosulich, COSCO buy Novara-based Trasgo
Milan, Novara (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – COSCOS, a joint venture of COSCO and Fratelli Cosulich, has bought Novara-based, trucking and logistics...
Vestas set to operate in Azerbaijan wind project
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Vestas Wind Systems A/S is holding talks about renewable energy projects in Azerbaijan. Energy...
Finally, a mine-clearing agreement for the Black Sea by three NATO members
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 12, 2024 – NATO members and Black Sea littoral states Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria have signed an agreement for a...
China block train arrives at Port of Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – The latest block train sent from Xi’an, China, arrived at Baku Port on January 11, 2024. The...