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Egypt and Singapore discuss Port Said concession
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – According to the Head of the Suez Canal Authority, Mohab Mamish, talks are ongoing with the Maritime and...
Trade unions, employers call on Madrid to join stowage reform talks
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Spanish Ministry of Public Works has once again encouraged trade unions and employers of the stevedoring...
Tugboat operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti to increase fleet
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian tugboat operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.A. said it plans to increase the size of its fleet, as it...
Aviles port starts process of land concession to Asturiana del Zinc
Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Aviles port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has initiated the process of the concession of...
Italy’s Grimaldi to focus on mainland cabotage
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian shipping group Grimaldi plans to focus its development strategy on “mainland...
Bilbao port says stowage work operating normally
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The president of Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao), Asier Atutxa, said that the...
Valencia port to complete construction of walkway at north pier in April
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) expects the construction works of the Escollera...
Bruno Teodoro to start construction of tourist harbour near Messina port
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Italian company Bruno Teodoro SpA has won a tender for the construction of a harbour in San Stefano...
Cosco presents investment plan, looks for government support
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The new Cosco-led management of the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (OLP) has requested increased support...
Venice port president to recover connection with city
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The president of Venice port authority, Pino Musolino, said one of the primary objectives of his management...
Marin port president presents balance sheet to NGOs
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The president of Marin port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Marín y Ría de Pontevedra), Jose Benito...
Spanish trade unions call off strikes on March 10, 13, 15
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Spanish trade unions have cancelled the planned strikes of dockworkers on March 10, 13 and 15. The trade...
Bank presidents to attend Mediterranean Corridor conference
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The presidents of Spanish lender Bankia, Ignacio Goirigolzarri, retailer Mercadona, Juan Roig, and...
French state to get €27.75 million dividend from seaports this year
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – French major seaports and the autonomous port of Paris will pay a total of €27.75 million ($29.4...
Italian Navy to transfer dock at Taranto harbour to port authority
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The Italian Navy plans to transfer the ownership of its dock at Taranto port to the institution managing...
Venice employers association president says harbour needs to adjust to larger ships
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The president of the Venice section of Italian employers’ association Confindustria, Matteo Zoppas,...
Tenerife port gives land concession to Nervión Industries
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Tenerife port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Tenerife) has awarded a concession for the operation of a...
Valencia port calls tender for reconstruction of Xita dock
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has called a tender for the upgrade of the...
DAL comments on Spanish port strikes
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – DAL says that in recent weeks labour disputes have escalated in Spanish ports as a consequence of the...
Constanta management meets port community
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – The Constanta port community has held a meeting with the mayor of Constanta and CEO of C.N....