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MEPs to warn of Chinese influence over vital European infrastructure
In a new report, MEPs caution of the risks of growing Chinese influence over European critical infrastructure and call for action to reduce vulnerabilities...
Barcelona port to seek agreement on water usage by cruise ships
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona is seeking agreement with the different cruise companies so that after the...
Green Ports & Shipping Congress in Singapore in May
Singapore (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Green Ports & Shipping Congress will take place from the 8th till the 9th of May in Singapore and will...
Plenitude joins the BlueFloat Energy – Sener Renewable Investments partnership for the development of offshore wind projects in Spain
Madrid, January 22, 2024 – Plenitude has reached an agreement with BlueFloat Energy and Sener Renewable Investments to join their strategic partnership...
Update: Significant decline in cargo in Russian ports in Q4’23
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Cargo handled by Russian ports increased by 5.1% compared to 2022 to the all-time record of 884.7...
Ukraine to impose 50 years ban on transport links with Russia
Kyiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Ukraine wants to impose a 50-year ban on all transportation links with Russia. The long-expected...
New Ro-Ro line between Trieste and Damietta
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – An agreement to launch a roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) sea freight line with a capacity of 420 trucks every...
Russia wants logistics centers and marine terminals abroad
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Hard pressed by Western sanctions and exclusion from the global logistics chain, Russia started talking...
CMA CGM buys British Wincanton
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Ceva Logistics UK Rose Ltd., a subsidiary of Ceva Logistics owned by French shipping firm CMA CGM is...
Arkas joins Hapag-Lloyd and Turkon to North America
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Turkey’s Arkas Container Transport (Arkas Line), the diversified shipping, logistics and ports group...
EU to fight drugs in ports – Antwerp in focus
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – To combat the tsunami of drugs flooding European ports, on January 24 senior representatives from some 20...
Port of Valencia comments on the Red Sea situation
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has said that it is working normally with ships on the Atlantic...
Port of Valencia receives a visit from the Consul General, Morocco
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – Said Drissi El Bouzaidi, Consul General of Morocco, has held a working meeting with Mar Chao,...
Port of Marseille, cargo down, revenue up in 2023
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Marseille handled 72 million tons of cargo, down -7%. All segments recorded...
Bulgaria and Greece to build up military transport capacity
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Bulgarian government has said that it will invest around 6 billion euros in transport connections....
Hapag-Lloyd to introduce land transport to avoid Red Sea conflict
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The German shipper Hapag-Lloyd will introduce land transport to avoid the Red Sea conflict. Land...
The Vestas group could return to the port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Vestas group could return to the port of Taranto and plans to apply for the concession to acquire...
EC funds study for a third bridge between Bulgaria and Romania
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has finally forced the European Commission (EC) to approve financing for...
More controversy about Durres-Porto Romano ports’ swap
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The former candidate of the opposition (PD party) for mayor of Durres and former MP, Igli Cara, accused...
Marseille’ Eurofos has reached the milestone of 10 mln containers
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – Last November, Eurofos crossed the threshold of 10 million containers handled since the start of its...