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€80 million for Ancona port and Fincantieri’s shipyard
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Italy’s Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority (ADSP) and Trieste-based Fincantieri, one of the...
Rosatom takes over FESCO to create a shipping corridor along Northern Sea Route
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Desperate times for Russia lead to desperate measures. Under pressure from Western sanctions, Russian...
Cepsa to build vegetable oil plant in the outer port of Huelva
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Cepsa will build a vegetable oil plant in the outer Port of Huelva. It will also operate the plant which...
MSC to give up warehouse interest in Valencia ZAL
València, Spain (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – International shipper MSC has decided to give up the construction of two industrial warehouses in...
Bawi Construction awarded Port of Constanta railway contract
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) November 13, 2023 – Bawi Construction SRL to repair and maintain the public railway infrastructure within the Port of...
Malta records over 55% rise in cruise ship passengers in Q3 2023
Valletta, Malta (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Total cruise passenger traffic Q3 2023 was 348,268, a rise of +55.8% over the same quarter of 2022....
CMA CGM sees slight decline in TEU handled in Q3 2023
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – French shipper CMA CGM handled 5.72 million containers (TEU) in Q3 2023, down just -0.9% on the same...
Volkswagen signs to carry out automotive zone study in Egypt
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Volkswagen AG has signed an agreement to carry out a feasibility study for the East Port Said...
Port of Tripoli, Lebanon, sees July cargo traffic down
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Cargo traffic at the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon, was 279,000 tons in July 2023, down -2.1% from 285,000...
Global Ports Holding saw passenger numbers up +39% in Q3 2023
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Global Ports Holding (GPH) saw cruise passenger numbers up +39% in Q3 2023 to 3.6 million. This...
Edison supports Costa Morena Est as an LNG site in Brindisi port
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 12, 2023 – Costa Morena Est is the best location for the construction of the LNG facility for the first project in...
China with ports or terminals in over 50 countries
New York, United States (PortSEurope) November 12, 2023 – As of 2022, Chinese firms owned or operated one or more terminals at 36 of the world’s top...
Floating port off Gaza for aid via Limassol
Paris, France (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – A maritime corridor to help deliver more aid by sea to the Gaza Strip from Cyprus’ main Mediterranean...
Russian ports handled 749.3 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Oct’23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – Cargo handled by Russian seaports in the January-October period increased by 7.8% compared to the first 10...
North Sea Port wins ESPO 2023 award
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – North Sea Port won the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2023 in recognition of its role...
Acciona Construction wins Port of Cadiz container terminal contract
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – Acciona Construction has won the contract from the Port of Cadiz to build phase 2 of the new container...
Port of Iskenderun continues recovery from February earthquakes
Iskenderun, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – The Port of Iskenderun continues recovery from the February earthquakes both in terms of facilities...
Russia to build terminals for ammonia, explosive & toxic substances
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – Russia is to build special storage facility terminals for ammonia, explosive and toxic substances....
VinFast & Luka Koper sign agreement for electric vehicle handling
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – VinFast and Luka Koper have signed an agreement to establish Ro-Ro terminal services for VinFast...
Kyiv claims Ukrainian grain corridor works
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – Kyiv claims that Ukraine’s Black Sea “humanitarian corridor” is working despite the Russian...