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Authorities discover 1.3 tonnes of hashish in Tanger Med
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – The authorities have found 1.3 tonnes of hashish (cannabis resin) in a Moroccan-registered...
Greece, Bulgaria, Romania hold transport talks
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – Last week, the Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Staikouras, joined a tripartite...
Moldova asks Ukraine for railway cargo via Russia-occupied Transnistria
Chisinau, Moldova (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – In a surprise move, Moldova Railways (Calea Ferată din Moldova – CFM) has asked Ukrainian...
Container train St. Petersburg-Novorossiysk by FESCO
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – FESCO transport group launched a regular twice monthly railway container service FESCO Baltic...
Med Marine wins contract from Vernicos Scafi Group
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 17, 2024 – Med Marine and SVS Maritime, owned by the Vernicos Scafi Group, signed a contract for the construction...
Update: Seaport cargo in Russia in Jan-Feb’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 17, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian sea ports in January-February 2024 decreased by 0.5% compared to the same period of...
Reducing transit time in Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 17, 2024 – With the geopolitical situation heavily impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Western...
COSCO SHIPPING calls Port of La Spezia, with 20,000 TEU on regular basis
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2024 – Starting this month, COSCO SHIPPING’s 20,000 TEU container ships will begin regular calls at the...
Turkey wants to revive the Black Sea grain deal
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 17, 2024 – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara would continue to work to revive the Black Sea grain deal it...
NYT: Russia’s tries to pivot away from the West for good
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 16, 2024 – For centuries, trade with Europe was the main pillar of Russia’s economy. The war in Ukraine ended that,...
Russia dreams of global “sovereign logistics”
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 16, 2024 – Russia, heavily restricted in the use of European and American ports and logistics services due to Western...
Artelia, Egis present French plan to help rebuild Port of Beirut
Paris, France (Ports Europe) March 16, 2024 – The French engineering companies Artelia and Egis have proposed a plan to help rebuild the Port of Beirut....
Ukraine to resume Black Sea container shipments by end-March
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – Ukraine wants to resume container shipments along the Ukrainian Black Sea corridor by the end of March, the...
Suez Canal Economic Zone and Antipollution Egypt holds talks
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 14, 2024 – A meeting between the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) and Antipollution Egypt took place recently....
Georgia Prime Minister says Anaklia tender will be ready in May
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – According to the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, the tender procedures for the Anaklia...
Cargo traffic at Port of Barcelona up +5.7% in Jan-Feb 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – Cargo traffic at the Port of Barcelona increased by +5.7% in the first two months of the year compared...
Port of Barcelona renews the PERS environmental certification
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has once again obtained the PERS (Port Environmental Review System) certification...
Supreme Court gives green light to logistics area of Port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – The Supreme Court (TS) has endorsed the legality of the ZAL special plan. This means that Valencia City...
Greek ports see stable cargo traffic in Q3 2023
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 — The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has published data on passenger, goods, and mobile unit traffic...
COSCO SHIPPING adds Genoa port to Asia-Mediterranean Service
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – COSCO SHIPPING has added new vessels to its Asia-Mediterranean Service (AEM1) which will also call...