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Medusa plans North African subsea cable
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The Medusa project plans an 8,700-km undersea cable linking North African countries – Morocco,...
Work starts on new breakwater in Port of Torres, Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – Construction is due to start today on a new breakwater at the Sardinian port of Porto Torres. The...
Hamburg port workers start strike action
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – Workers at the Port of Hamburg have started a two-day strike on Tuesday to demand higher wages. Strike...
Slovenian delegation visits Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – A delegation of Slovenian companies has visited Marseille to promote mutual business development. The...
Port of Barcelona starts using new private 5G Stand Alone network
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The new private 5G Stand Alone (SA) network in the Port of Barcelona from Orange (MASORANGE Group) is now...
Port of Gioia Tauro inaugurates new western dock
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has inaugurated the new western dock. The company Fincosit took around 730 days...
Amsterdam to relocate cruise terminal from city centre by 2035
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – Amsterdam plans to relocate its cruise terminal away from the city centre by 2035 in a bid to tackle...
Workers support move to MSC from Wartsila in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – Most workers at the Wartsila plant in Trieste support a move to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A....
Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) fell by -1.30% in June
Valenciaport – Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) fell by -1.30% in June – July 8, 2024 Valencia, July 8, 2024.- The Valencia...
Marsa Maroc takes full control of Port of Agadir
Agadir, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – Marsa Maroc has increased its shareholding in subsidiary Société De Manutention d’Agadir from 51%...
Port of Augusta to repair cranes to increase container capacity
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The Port of Augusta will repair two gantry cranes at the port to increase its container handling...
EBRD announces load to DP World Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a senior loan of up to 50...
France: Total port cargo traffic – Q1 2024
Paris, France (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The Ministry of Ecological Transition (Ministère de l’Écologie) has published cargo statistics for Q1...
French ports see static cargo traffic in Q1 2024
Paris, France (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, cargo traffic passing through major commercial ports stood still at 71.5...
Port of La Spezia invests in Cepim
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSPMLO – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...
DOF Group, AP Moller set up Maersk Offshore Wind
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – Norway’s DOF Group and AP Moller Holding, via Maersk Supply Service, will set up Maersk Offshore...
Many port workers join strikes – Uiltrasporti
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – Uiltrasporti, the trade union representing port workers, has claimed that the participation in strikes by...
Port of Las Palmas receives largest container ship to date
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The MSC New York, a vessel with a capacity of 16,864 TEU, has been received at the OPCSA...
Qatar considers joining North-South International Transport Corridor
Doha, Qatar (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The Qatar government is considering joining the North-South International Transport Corridor, according to...
China to invest in container hub in Port of Aktau. Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – China is set to invest in container hub in Port of Aktau, a Caspian Sea port. At recent discussions...