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Lebanese Port of Tripoli increases cargo traffic in Jan-Sep 2023

Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – In January-September 2023, the Lebanese port of Tripoli handled 2.73 million tons of cargo, up +4.52%...

Taranto port starts new service to transport refrigerated containers

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The Port of Taranto port started a new service to transport refrigerated containers. An agreement has...

Adif to invest in electrification of the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunt line

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager Adif will invest 34.4 million euros in the...

EU to lift air, maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria, Romania

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – At the end of last year, the European Council announced that from March 31, 2024, the EU will lift air...

China’s COSCO Shipping line ends visits to Israeli ports

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – China’s state-owned COSCO Shipping has ended visits to Israeli ports for the time being. This...

Taman port ammonia terminal delayed again

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The launch of Russia’s first and only ammonia and mineral fertilisers transshipment complex in the Black Sea...

World Bank: Middle Corridor can invigorate regional trade

Astana, Kazakhstan (Porta Europe) January 8, 2024 – With the right policies, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor), a...

Banned ozone-depleting refrigerant seized in Constanta port

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Coast guard and customs have blocked the import of 4,136 12 kg cylinders of R134a, a banned...

Key Trade Document and Data Elements (KTDDE) project explained

Johannesburg, South Africa (Ports Europe) January 8, 2023 – Key Trade Document in the article Key Trade Documents and Data Elements (KTDDE) and what it...

Hapag-Lloyd synergies between the liner and terminal business

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) January 7, 2024 – While other carriers are increasingly moving into logistics, Hapag-Lloyd is relying on synergies...

China and India bought 90% of Russian oil in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 7, 2024 – China’s share in Russia’s export of oil and petroleum products in 2023 was 50%, while India...

Albanian’s port of Durres handles 154.000 TEUs in Jan-Oct’23

Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 6, 2024 – Albania’s Adriatic Seaport Durres (Durrës) container terminal handled 35% more boxes in the first 10...

Update: Maersk operations through Red Sea/Gulf of Aden

Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – Maersk has updated its announcement of January 2, 2023, regarding suspending journeys through Red...

Could Ukraine strike Novorossiysk port again?

Kyiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 5, 2024 – Military and political commentators in Ukraine are intensifying talks about attacks on Russia’s largest port...

Peninsula starts LNG bunkering services at Port of Algeciras

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – Marine fuel supplier Peninsula has started liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering services at Port of...

China’s NDRC visited Port of Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) visited the Port of Baku at the end of...

Sicily’s Port of Favignana to receive €26 million

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The Port of Favignana to receive €26 million towards development. This was announced by the...

Port of Gioia Tauro set container handling record

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro handled 3.54 million containers (TEU) in 2023. This is a container handling...

Successful launch of the BOOST offshore floating solar demonstrator at La Palma

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The BOOST project consortium has announced the successful completion of the BOOST...

China ports container volume rises 4.9% from Jan-Nov 2023

China port container volume rose 4.9% from January to November 2023, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index had a significant increase in December 2023 –...

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