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Dock workers strike has no effect on Balearic port traffic
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The 48-hour stevedores strike that started on June 14 and concludes on June 16 is not causing changes...
Ceuta port to handle 260,000 passengers during second stage of OPE
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Ceuta port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta) expects the number of passengers to be handled during the...
France’s CMA CGM updates Euroaf3 service
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – French shipping company CMA CGM, in line with its intentions to further optimise its connections with Africa,...
Nibulon recognized as the winner of the Reputation and Financial Reliability Rating
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The jury, which consisted of banks, investment companies, auditors, lawyers, communication agencies,...
Metrans opens new rail hub in Budapest linking north and south Europe
Budapest, Hungary (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Metrans, the intermodal subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is further expanding its...
Ukraine’s Nibulon agrees $100 million loan from IFC
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Ukrainian grain exporter Nibulon said it has signed an agreement to receive a $100 million (€89.7 million)...
Paul Vujnovac appointed president of Luka Ploče d.d.
Ploče, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – At a supervisory board meeting of Luka Ploče d.d., operator of Ploče port, Paul Vujnovac was appointed...
Constanta Port to become member of the International Association Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) jule 15, 2017 – The National Company Maritime Ports Administration SA Constanta and the Association “Trans-Caspian...
The 50th MedCruise General Assembly will take place 14-17 June 2017 in Gibraltar
Gibraltar (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The 50th MedCruise General Assembly is taking place this week in Gibraltar with around 120 representatives from...
Lebanon looks to develop Tripoli port
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The Lebanese government is to take steps to develop the northern sea port of Tripoli. The head of the...
Spain’s García Reboredo acquires three cranes for Vilagarcía port
Vilagarcía, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Spanish docking company García Reboredo, S.L. has acquired three double-articulated cranes from Port...
All dock workers participate in strike at Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – All dock workers in Santander port are following the 48-hour general strike that began at 0800 local time on...
Noatum Port’s purchase by Cosco to reshape Spanish ports industry
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The acquisition of a 51% stake in the capital of Noatum Ports Holdings for €203.49 million ($228.35 million)...
Dockworkers strike causes total block of Spanish ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The 48-hour strike that Spanish dockworkers started at 0800 local time is causing a “total stop”...
Spanish trade union UGT calls strike of employees of state-owned ports, port authorities
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Spanish trade union Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) has called on the employees of port authorities and...
Vigo port president warns that strikers rights have limits
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Vigo port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo) president, Enrique López Veiga, today stressed that the right to...
Spanish dock workers employers ask competition watchdog for support
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The Spanish employers association in the stowage sector and trade unions ended their meeting without agreement...
Spain’s Tradisa Operador Logístico names managing director
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Spanish logistics company Tradisa Operador Logístico SL has appointed Agustín Mària managing director and...
EU to support sustainable fisheries in Mediterranean region
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The European Parliament adopted with 558 votes in favour and 43 against an initiative in support of sustainable...
Gruppo Laghezza opens offices in Venice, Ancona
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – Italian port services firm Gruppo Laghezza S.r.l. has opened offices in Venice and Ancona as part of its efforts...