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Bremen-based BLG Group expands into Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – BLG Group has opened a business in Istanbul, Yesterday, Managing Director and COO Matthias Magnor...
China Merchants Port reports improved TEU throughput in H1 2024
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – China Merchants Port (CMP) has announced the unaudited consolidated interim results of the Group for...
New port logistics hub on Russia’s Kama River
Bolshoe Afanasovo, Russia (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – A new port logistics hub on the left bank of the Kama River in the Bolshoe Afanasovo...
Russia desperately pushes for improvement of Azov Sea ports
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – Western sanctions-hit Russia is trying to develop its Azov Sea ports as an alternative to the...
24 kg of cocaine seized from a coal ship in Ghent port
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – 24 kg of cocaine was discovered on August 20 in a Colombian coal ship at the North Sea Port in Ghent,...
Cepsa starts direct supply of biofuels at Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – Cepsa, a leading supplier of energy for maritime transport in Spain, has undertaken its first direct...
The new Volga River cargo port in Sviyazhsk is operational
Sviyazhsk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – A cargo port was officially opened in Sviyazhsk on the Volga River on August 29 on the land of the...
Rostov-on-Don port oil storage is also burning after Ukrainian drones attack
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – The Atlas oil storage facility in Russia’s river/sea port of Rostov-on-Don was attacked by...
51 kg of cocaine seized in Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – 51.8 kg of cocaine was discovered in a container at the French Grand Port Maritime of Marseille, the...
Update: BMF Port Burgas vs Romanian government for Moldova’s Giurgiulesti Port
Giurgiulesti, Moldova (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – The Romanian government approved on August 28 the start of negotiations with the European Bank for...
Marsa Maroc reports increased cargo in Q2 2024
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – Marsa Maroc has reported traffic figures for Q2 2024, including increased cargo. Marsa Maroc is the...
Tanger Med reports improved sales in Q2 2024
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – Tanger Med Port Authority (TMPA) recorded sales of DH1 billion (93.1 million euros) in Q2 2024,...
Update: Romania wants to buy Moldova’s Giurgiulesti port from EBRD
Giurgiulesti, Moldova (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – The Romanian government has approved the start of negotiations with the European Bank for...
Finnish delegation visits Port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – A delegation from the Association of Port Operators of Finland has visited the Port of...
Romania, Turkey, Netherlands, Denmark firms interested in EBRD’s Giurgiulesti port
Giurgiulesti, Moldova (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – The state-owned part of landlocked Moldova’s only port of Giurgiulesti on the Danube River...
Ranking: Portugal mainland seaports – Cargo handled – June 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Cargo handling in the mainland’s commercial port system was 47.3 million in the first half of 2024,...
Ranking: Portugal mainland seaports – TEU – June 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Container movement increased by +13.6% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023,...
Portugal: Mainland seaports cargo report – June 2024
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Cargo handling in the mainland’s commercial port system was 47.3 million in the first half of...
Rimorchiatori sardi to take over Moby concessions in Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Rimorchiatori Sardi will take over the towage concessions held by Moby Spa in the ports where...
Russia’s Astrakhan ports cargo keeps growing from a small base
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russia’s Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan and Olya for January-July 2024 increased...