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Port of Gioia Tauro receives last of 25 new cranes
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – With the arrival of the last two cranes, which arrived two days ago in the port of Gioia Tauro, the...
More ships cross Turkish straits despite war in Ukraine
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – The Turkish straits were crossed by 65,800 ships in January-September, the Ministry of Transport and...
Toxic waste ship boomeranged back to Albania’s Durres port
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – A cargo ship with toxic waste cargo returned to Albania’s Durres Port on October 28 after being...
KazMorTransFlot and AD Ports to operate 6 tankers in Caspian by end-2024
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – AD Ports Group and Kazakhstan’s KazMorTransFlot (KMTF, a subsidiary of KazMunayGas) jointly operate...
Port of Sines could see increase in trade with Brazil
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – A proposed agreement between Brazil and Portugal next year could position the Port of Sines as a key...
Port of La Spezia plans extensive dredging works
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – The new extraordinary commissioner of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSPMLO...
Italian-Colombian anti-drug operation leads to high profile arrests
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – Co-operation between the Italian authorities, Colombian law enforcement, and Europol has led to the arrests...
New intermodal rail connect starts between Venice and Brescia
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – A joint collaboration between Vecon-PSA Venice, Magli – Intermodal Service Group (MIS Group) and...
Court rules in support of companies linked to a Contship tender in La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – The TAR (regional court) has intervened in the controversial 90 million euro tender for the Ravano...
Port of Barcelona sees total traffic up over 11% in Jan-Sep 2024
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona has recorded total traffic of over 53 million tonnes between January and...
Port of Ancona welcomes Explora 1 cruise ship of MSC Cruises
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – The port of Ancona last week welcomed Explora I, the first of a fleet of six ships from the luxury brand...
Azov Sea ports on Moscow’s agenda
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – Russia’s Deputy Transport Minister Alexander Poshivai has met with the management of the occupied...
72.2 kg of cocaine seized in Tanger Med port and El Guerguerat border crossing
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – Morocco’s police seized more than 72.2 kg of cocaine in two separate security operations in...
Russia: Logistics bottlenecks, supply chain complications
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – In addition to the shortage of personnel, Russian companies are increasingly faced with bottlenecks in...
790 kg of cocaine seized in Italy’s Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – 790 kg of cocaine was reported on October 25 as discovered by the financial police and customs officials...
ESPO Report 2024: Climate change a priority for Europe’s ports
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – For the third consecutive year, climate change maintains its position as the foremost...
Update: Singapore is for 11th year the top maritime centre
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – For the 11th year in a row, Singapore ranks first in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping...
Port of Ancona signs “blue agreement”
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) October 27, 2024 – The Port Authority of Ancona (AdSP) has signed a “blue agreement” which brings forward the...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – Sep & Q3 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 27, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for September 2024. PCT is part...
Russia’s ports handled 4.1 mln TEUs in Jan-Sep’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 27 – There are two different estimates of Russian container turnover for January-September. According to the...