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The delayed Rasht-Caspian Railway is operational
Rasht, Iran (Ports Europe) June 22, 2024 – The long-delayed Iran’s Rasht-Caspian Railway, connecting the city of Rasht to the country’s Caspian Sea port...
3,600 kg cocaine in bananas seized in Vlissingen port
Vlissingen, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Customs officials at the Netherlands’ port of Vlissingen seized a record 3,600 kg of cocaine,...
FDR: Insurance issue for Dutch and Europe’s inland waterways
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – European inland waterways face a crisis that could have major consequences for shipowners,...
New EU sanctions against LNG will affect European ports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – The European Union has agreed new sanctions against Russia which, for the first time, include liquefied...
Two Russian Navy ships visit Tobruk naval base in Libya
Tobruk, Libya (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Two Russian Navy ships, escorted by two submarines, have made an official stop at the Tobruk naval base in...
Odessa ports handle more grain, Constanta less
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – In January-May 2024, the Port of Constanta handled 3.5 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain. This is down...
Piraeus Port Authority recognised for ESG standards
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has been recognized by the QualityNet Foundation as one of the most...
Regione Liguria approves ZLS plan for Port of La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Regione Liguria has approved the Strategic Development Plan relating to the “Port and Hinterland of...
Italian ports trade unions plan 48-hour strike on July 4-5
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – The trade unions Filt Cgil and Fit Cisl are planning strike action at Italian ports because of a lack of...
Unifly’s UTM System Enables International First Autonomous Petrochemical Sample Transport at Port of Antwerp
Antwerp, June 20, 2024 — Unifly, a leader in UAS Traffic Management (UTM) solutions, proudly announces its pivotal role in enabling the first-ever autonomous...
Hamburg Parliament to hold public hearing on HHLA-MSC proposal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The Budget Committee of the Hamburg Parliament will hold a public hearing today on the proposed...
MSC ships will be supplied with shore power in Hamburg port
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Ships of MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company will in future be supplied with shore power in Hamburg. MSC...
Cold ironing to start in Porto Nogaro, Friuli Venezia
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The Region Friuli Venezia has delivered the works for the dock electrification system (cold ironing) of the...
Constanta port with 1.5 mln tonnes per year container capacity
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The container capacity of Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta, managed by United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
Gibraltar chief minister hosts lunch for Boluda
Gibraltar (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Earlier this week, the Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo KC MP, has hosted a the Board of Directors...
HHLA supplies green energy to Metrans
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – A ground-mounted solar plant, built in Bimöhlen (Schleswig-Holstein) by Enerparc AG, will supply green...
Chornomorsk-Batumi ferry service to restart despite war
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – In a bold move, Ukraine and Georgia decided to resume on July 9 the ferry service between their Black Sea...
PWR Capital Energy plans solar facility in Port of Ferrol
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – PWR Capital Energy is planning a 20MW solar facility for the outer harbour of Ferrol. The project has...
Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan keep talking North-South corridor
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Russia is pressing ahead with the creation of a key sanctions-busting route linking it with Asia –...
CoastLink conference in Bilbao in April 2025
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Spain’s Atlantic port of Bilbao will host from 29 to 30 April 2025 the 23rd edition of the CoastLink...