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CPC shipped 63.47 mln tonnes of oil via Novorossiysk in 2023

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – Oil shipments at the sea terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium in Russia’s largest port of...

Turkish Navy announces expansion plans

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – Last week, a meeting of the Turkish Defense Industry Executive Committee announced an expansion plan for...

Port of Santander will receive €56.4 mln in EU aid to adapt to Brexit

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Port of Santander will receive 56.4 million euros in European aid to adapt to Brexit. The funds,...

Armenian ferry line between Poti and Kavkaz suspended

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – Landlocked Armenia has suspended the short-lived Black Sea ferry line between the Georgian Poti and the...

A barge with fertiliser sank in the Danube River

Backa Palanka, Serbia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Germany-registered cargo barge Antonia sank on January 5 after it hit a Danube River bridge...

New grain warehouses in Izmail port

Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 8, 2024 – Swiss-registered Harvest Commodities has invested in the construction of grain warehouses in Ukraine’s...

Finnlines develops its Biscay Line

Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Finnlines has announced plans to develop its Biscay Line, which transports rolling goods and connects...

MSC Cruises makes full use of Port of Genoa

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – This year, MSC Cruises will make full use of the Port of Genoa. This week, the MSC Poesia ship leaves the...

Kombiverkehr increase services to Trieste, Greek & Turkish ports

Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Starting this month, Kombiverkehr KG has improved its intermodal services with Trieste,...

Lebanese Port of Tripoli increases cargo traffic in Jan-Sep 2023

Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – In January-September 2023, the Lebanese port of Tripoli handled 2.73 million tons of cargo, up +4.52%...

Taranto port starts new service to transport refrigerated containers

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The Port of Taranto port started a new service to transport refrigerated containers. An agreement has...

Adif to invest in electrification of the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunt line

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager Adif will invest 34.4 million euros in the...

EU to lift air, maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria, Romania

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – At the end of last year, the European Council announced that from March 31, 2024, the EU will lift air...

China’s COSCO Shipping line ends visits to Israeli ports

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – China’s state-owned COSCO Shipping has ended visits to Israeli ports for the time being. This...

Taman port ammonia terminal delayed again

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The launch of Russia’s first and only ammonia and mineral fertilisers transshipment complex in the Black Sea...

World Bank: Middle Corridor can invigorate regional trade

Astana, Kazakhstan (Porta Europe) January 8, 2024 – With the right policies, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor), a...

Banned ozone-depleting refrigerant seized in Constanta port

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – Coast guard and customs have blocked the import of 4,136 12 kg cylinders of R134a, a banned...

Key Trade Document and Data Elements (KTDDE) project explained

Johannesburg, South Africa (Ports Europe) January 8, 2023 – Key Trade Document in the article Key Trade Documents and Data Elements (KTDDE) and what it...

Hapag-Lloyd synergies between the liner and terminal business

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) January 7, 2024 – While other carriers are increasingly moving into logistics, Hapag-Lloyd is relying on synergies...

China and India bought 90% of Russian oil in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 7, 2024 – China’s share in Russia’s export of oil and petroleum products in 2023 was 50%, while India...

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