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Russia will not privatise 20% stake in NCSP in 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – The privatisation of Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) will not take place in 2017, Deputy Finance...
Tanger Med completes bond issue
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – On March 17, Tanger Med Special Agency (TMSA) concluded the bond issue started on March 15th, 2017 of...
Ocean Alliance announces new mainline services at Malta Freeport.
Malta Freeport (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Ocean Alliance (CMA-CGM, Evergreen, OOCL and Cosco Shipping) has published details of new mainline services...
Piraeus Port Authority investment plans tabled at 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPASA) is investing €294 million ($330.5 million) over a five-year period to...
Greece promotes cruise industry at Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Speaking at the opening day of the 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, Greek Minister of Shipping and Insular...
Lack of liberalisation of stevedoring in car segment to harm Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Dockworkers at Spanish ports are hoping to end the labour dispute over the next week, according to the leaders...
Spain’s Baleària introduces “Regina Báltica” ship to Valencia-Mostaganem ferry line
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Spanish ferry operator Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. plans to introduce the “Regina...
Huelva port hosts event for recruitment of river cruise ships staff
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) plans to hold an “Employment on board”...
Spanish government presents measures to improve BIP work at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The measures to improve the quality of service in the Border Inspection Post (BIP) in Vigo were presented by the...
Algeciras port cargo traffic begins to recover
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Algeciras port cargo traffic has started to recover growth following the decline during the labour disputes...
Cadiz port container traffic rises in Jan-April 2017
Cadiz, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Cadiz port container traffic rose to 19,585 TEUs in the first four months of 2017 from 9,779 TEUs in the respective...
Spanish dockworkers to accept reduction of wages
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Spanish stevedores will accept a 10% cut in salary for the higher salaries, early retirement schemes and...
Barcelona port to present technological innovations at SIL
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The agenda of activities of the Barcelona Port Community at the International Logistics Exhibition (SIL) will...
Basque Country agrees on construction of railway line to Bilbao port
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The Spanish government and the Basque Country authorities expect the railway line to Bilbao port to be operational...
Chinese delegation visits Sines port
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Sines port received a delegation of government officials of the Chinese province of Ningbo, where the fourth...
Ukrainian ports’ container traffic declines 2.4% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – In the first four months of 2017, Ukrainian ports saw their container traffic decline by 2.4% on the year to...
Ukrainian government saves 16% of Port Yuzhniy dredging cost
Port Yuzhniy, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The cost of dredging in Port Yuzhniy, which the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) was significantly...
Mykolaiv port starts maintenance dredging
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Mykolaiv port has started maintenance dredging in its inner area and at berthing lines. Under the project, the...
Container shipping in Asia-Mediterranean direction declines in Jan-Feb 2017
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – According to a recent report by UK consultancy Drewry, container shipping on the Asia-Mediterranean sea routes...
Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company receives recognition at “Ports and Navigation on the Black Sea 2017”
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) has received international recognition for the...