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Rome approves strategic planning document of Strait Ports System

Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – At the end of last year, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport approved the Strategic...

ESPO welcomes TEN-T putting energy ports on the map

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) January 12, 2024 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) strongly supports the co-legislators (European Parliament...

Red Sea cargo transit sees sharp fall

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Since October 2023, Houthi rebels have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea. The Houthis support...

EUKOR joins shippers avoiding Red Sea

Seoul, South Korea (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – EUKOR, a global Ro-Ro shipper, has joined the list of international shippers no longer sending...

Israel’s Trucknet plans land connection between Haifa and Dubai

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Israel’s Trucknet is planning a land connection between Haifa and Dubai for cargo delivery. The...

Port of Koper sees slight fall in cargo traffic in 2023

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Luka Koper, operator of Koper port, has reported a slight fall in total cargo traffic in 2023, but...

Azerbaijan’s ASCO announces reorganisation

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company CJSC (ASCO) has announced a corporate restructure. ASCO Logistics...

F2i Holding extends Marina di Carrara concession

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – F2i Holding has extended its concession for Marina di Carrara by a further five years to 2043. The...

A new railway between RFI main line and port of Augusta, Sicily

Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – A railway connection will be built between the RFI main line and the port of Augusta. This was...

Terminal Container Ravenna reports satisfactory 2023

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) is expected to end 2023 with container handling of over 190,000 TEU....

European Commission approves €126 mln Romanian State aid scheme for ports

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – The European Commission has approved a €126 million state scheme to support investments in ports...

Malta Freeport issues Red Sea statement

Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Malta Freeport Terminals CEO Alex Montebello has said that the company is maintaining close contact...

Port of Koper inaugurates new lorry terminal

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – The Port of Koper has inaugurated a lorry terminal in the Sermin area of the port, which is operated...

Valencia receives first redirected Red Sea ship

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has received the first large ship from Asia redirected from the Red Sea...

Efedos Sevilla plans renewable gas production plant in port

Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Efedos Sevilla SL has requested a concession in the port of Seville to build a renewable gas production...

Archirodon and DEME to build phase 2 of the port of NEOM/Oxagon

Oxagon, Saudi Arabia (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Despite the tension in the Red Sea, a consortium of Saudi Arabia’s Archirodon and...

Port of Constanta reports 2023 cargo traffic of over 92 mln tons

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – The Port of Constanta has reported 2023 cargo traffic of over 92 million tons (mt), compared to...

Circle SpA will work on the new European Maritime Area

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Circle SpA will support the European Union in the development of policies linked to the new European...

Urgent dredging to start in Baku port, Caspian Sea shrinks

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Dredging will start in the coming days in Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku, which will allow access...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges reports cargo traffic down -5.5% in 2023

Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has reported total cargo traffic of 271.3 million tonnes, down -5.5% on the...

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