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Russia’s ports handled 4.6 mln TEUs in Jan-Oct’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – Russian ports handled 4.6 million TEUs in the first 10 months of the year, which is 12% (or 490,000 TEUs)...

New Caspian ferry line Turkmenbashi-Olya might finally launch

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – After years of talks, in the near future, a regular ferry service may finally be launched between...

Kazakhstan’s ports handled 6.2 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-Oct’24

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports of Aktau and Kuryk handled 6.2 million tonnes of cargo in the first 10...

DFDS finally buys Ekol Logistics

Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – After a saga of twists and turns Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS completed the acquisition...

Two cocaine shipments, 720 kg and 720 kg, seized in Vlissingen port

Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Two cocaine shipments in containers full of bananas from Ecuador were seized in the Netherlands’...

Malta sees reduced cruise ship passengers in Q3 2024

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – In the third quarter of 2024, total cruise passenger numbers were 321,814, down 7.6 per cent over the...

Greater Odessa ports increase turnover in Jan-Sep 2024

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – From January to September 2024, the ports of greater Odessa reported increased turnover. Danube ports...

Ruscon upgrades container terminal power supply

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Ruscon, a multimodal transport operator, has completed upgrading the power supply networks of its...

Piraeus Port Authority attends Shanghai fair

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Last week, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) joined the 7th International Import Trade Exhibition (CIIE)...

Kolektor wins construction contract at Port of Koper

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – The local company Kolektor (Slovenia) has won a contract to expand the container terminal pier at the...

Ranking: Turkish – TEU traffic by port – Jan-Oct 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for October 2024....

Turkey: Seaports TEU traffic – Jan-Oct 2024

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for Octobber 2024....

Maersk Europe Market Update – November 2024

Maersk – Ocean and Key Ports Update – November 15, 2024 In the wake of the Golden Week national holiday period in China, demand out of Asia...

Putin’s aid visits drone-hit Kaspiysk and Makhachkala

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Nine days after the devastating attack against the Russian Caspian Sea naval base of Kaspiysk, 18...

Port of Seville with ESPO Award for circular economy

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Spain’s Port of Seville received in Brussels the ESPO Award 2024 for its contributions to the...

EU delegation visits Gioia Tauro port to see anti-drug efforts

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – As part of the European Ports Alliance action, customs representatives from 16 EU countries have...

Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct’23-Oct’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...

Russian ports handled 743 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Oct’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-October 2024 decreased by 3.2% compared to the first 10...

Reference: Russian occupation of neighbours’ territory

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has been involved in territorial disputes with...

HHLA reports positive growth in the first nine months of 2024

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has reported that in the first nine months of 2024 container...

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