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GHG emissions of shipping: ECSA deplores that port and cargo interests condone regional measures
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) regrets that European port and cargo...
West Port Said port development to commence
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Vice admiral Mohab Mameesh, head of the Suez Canal authority, has announced the start of the...
Suez Canal sees record number and tonnages of crossing vessels.
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Vice admiral Mohab Mameesh, head of the Suez Canal authority has said that Suez Canal navigational...
90% of Egypt trade volume with the world crosses through maritime ports
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – Dr. Galal Mustafa Said, transport minister said that 90% of Egypt trade volume with the world...
Volos port authority looks at container port investment
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) February 20, 2017 – The Port Authority of Volos, in central coastal Greece, is reportedly ready to submit a funding...
Oran port reports increase in export operations in 2016
Oran, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 18, 2017 – The port of Oran reported a significant increase in export operations in 2016 compared with last year....
CMA CGM and Alibaba sign digitial cooperation agreement
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 14, 2017 –Â CMA CGM and Alibaba OneTouch today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to seek cooperation...
EU invests €444 million in key energy infrastructure
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Today EU Member States agreed on the Commission’s proposal to invest €444 million ($471.2...
Palma’s El Molinar port development stalls
Palma, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2017 – AÂ controversial expansion project for El Molinar is set to be withdrawn. Rafel Vallespir, the president...
EU invests in Krk LNG facility
Krk, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2017 – An investment in the Krk off-shore LNG terminal is included in the announcement today that the EU has...
Valencia port cargo traffic rises in January
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) said the total cargo traffic of the three...
13% increase in profit before tax in 2016 for the Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 –Â 13% increase in profit before tax in 2016 for the PPA The PPA S.A. Board approved the Annual...
Spanish competition watchdog investigates trade unions, companies at Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Spanish national competition regulator CNMC has started an investigation into trade unions and companies...
Valencia port to build professional training centre
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) plans to build a centre for the professional...
Galicia regional government names Vigo port board member
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Galicia regional government has appointed Ignacio Lopez-Chaves as board member of Vigo port authority...
Portos de Galicia awards waste collection contract to local company
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Portos de Galicia, the operator of ports owned by the regional government of Galicia, has announced plans...
Spanish government says longshoremen’s strike weakens border control in Ceuta
Ceuta, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Spanish State Secretary for Security, Jose Antonio Nieto, accused the longshoremen strike in the country...
Montecargo transports 600,000 tonnes of bauxite to Bar port in 2016
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 17, 2017 – Montenegrin state-run railway cargo company Montecargo transported 600,000 tonnes of bauxite produced...
Italian company interested in Ploce port-Budapest transport corridor
Ploce, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 16, 2017 –Â Italian company Impresa Pizzarotti & C. S.p.A. has shown interest in financing the construction of...
Croatia’s Jadroagent net profit declines by 32% in 2016
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 16, 2017 – Rijeka-based shipping group Jadroagent booked a 32% year-on-year decline in net profit to HRK 6.7...