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Thessaloniki Port Authority relaunches tender for Pier 6

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) will relaunch the tender process for the project...

Piraeus Port attends 6th China International Import Expo 2023

Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has attended the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2023 in...

HHLA sees container traffic down -8.5% in first nine months

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – In the first nine months of 2023, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) reported container traffic...

Hiab launches two new multilift hooklifts

Malmö, Sweden (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Hiab, part of Cargotec, launches two new Multilift hooklifts, the versatile heavy-duty Multilift Ultima...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Oct’23

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-October 2023 period increased by 7.8% compared to the...

€80 million for Ancona port and Fincantieri’s shipyard

Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Italy’s Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority (ADSP) and Trieste-based Fincantieri, one of the...

Rosatom takes over FESCO to create a shipping corridor along Northern Sea Route

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Desperate times for Russia lead to desperate measures. Under pressure from Western sanctions, Russian...

Cepsa to build vegetable oil plant in the outer port of Huelva

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Cepsa will build a vegetable oil plant in the outer Port of Huelva. It will also operate the plant which...

MSC to give up warehouse interest in Valencia ZAL

València, Spain (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – International shipper MSC has decided to give up the construction of two industrial warehouses in...

Bawi Construction awarded Port of Constanta railway contract

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) November 13, 2023 – Bawi Construction SRL to repair and maintain the public railway infrastructure within the Port of...

Malta records over 55% rise in cruise ship passengers in Q3 2023

Valletta, Malta (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Total cruise passenger traffic Q3 2023 was 348,268, a rise of +55.8% over the same quarter of 2022....

CMA CGM sees slight decline in TEU handled in Q3 2023

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – French shipper CMA CGM handled 5.72 million containers (TEU) in Q3 2023, down just -0.9% on the same...

Volkswagen signs to carry out automotive zone study in Egypt

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Volkswagen AG has signed an agreement to carry out a feasibility study for the East Port Said...

Port of Tripoli, Lebanon, sees July cargo traffic down

Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Cargo traffic at the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon, was 279,000 tons in July 2023, down -2.1% from 285,000...

Global Ports Holding saw passenger numbers up +39% in Q3 2023

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Global Ports Holding (GPH) saw cruise passenger numbers up +39% in Q3 2023 to 3.6 million. This...

Edison supports Costa Morena Est as an LNG site in Brindisi port

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 12, 2023 – Costa Morena Est is the best location for the construction of the LNG facility for the first project in...

China with ports or terminals in over 50 countries

New York, United States (PortSEurope) November 12, 2023 – As of 2022, Chinese firms owned or operated one or more terminals at 36 of the world’s top...

Floating port off Gaza for aid via Limassol

Paris, France (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – A maritime corridor to help deliver more aid by sea to the Gaza Strip from Cyprus’ main Mediterranean...

Russian ports handled 749.3 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Oct’23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – Cargo handled by Russian seaports in the January-October period increased by 7.8% compared to the first 10...

North Sea Port wins ESPO 2023 award

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – North Sea Port won the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2023 in recognition of its role...

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