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Port of Trapani forecasts increased cruise passengers
Trapani, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – In 2025, the port of Trapani is expected to welcome approximately 25,000 passengers from 58...
Ukraine monopolies commission approves MSC-HHLA deal
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – On 14 November, the Antimonopoly Commission of Ukraine (AMK) approved the deal for Mediterranean...
Port of Ancona receives go-ahead for dredging
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – The Marche Region has sent the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority (AdSP) the environmental...
New Black Sea railway ferry line Varna-Poti
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – The Georgian-flagged Ro-Ro ferryboat AIA (IMO: 9120384) opened a few days ago a line between the Bulgarian...
5 tonnes of cocaine destined for Valencia port seized in Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – More than five tonnes of cocaine were seized in Ecuador’s port of Guayaquil by the National...
2.6 times more containers via Middle Corridor in Jan-Oct’24
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – Container shipments along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor),...
Cargotec sells MacGregor to Triton funds for €480 million
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – Helsinki-headquartered Cargotec Corporation decided on November 14 to sell its MacGregor business...
1.2 tonnes of cocaine seized in Spain’s Algeciras port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – Over 1,160 kg of cocaine hidden inside a shipping container that arrived at Spain’s port...
Four tonnes of cocaine seized off the Canary Islands
Puerto Naos, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – Four tonnes of cocaine were seized on November 12 by Spanish authorities from a...
Russia’s ports handled 4.6 mln TEUs in Jan-Oct’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – Russian ports handled 4.6 million TEUs in the first 10 months of the year, which is 12% (or 490,000 TEUs)...
New Caspian ferry line Turkmenbashi-Olya might finally launch
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – After years of talks, in the near future, a regular ferry service may finally be launched between...
Kazakhstan’s ports handled 6.2 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-Oct’24
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports of Aktau and Kuryk handled 6.2 million tonnes of cargo in the first 10...
DFDS finally buys Ekol Logistics
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – After a saga of twists and turns Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS completed the acquisition...
Two cocaine shipments, 720 kg and 720 kg, seized in Vlissingen port
Vlissingen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Two cocaine shipments in containers full of bananas from Ecuador were seized in the Netherlands’...
Malta sees reduced cruise ship passengers in Q3 2024
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – In the third quarter of 2024, total cruise passenger numbers were 321,814, down 7.6 per cent over the...
Greater Odessa ports increase turnover in Jan-Sep 2024
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – From January to September 2024, the ports of greater Odessa reported increased turnover. Danube ports...
Ruscon upgrades container terminal power supply
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Ruscon, a multimodal transport operator, has completed upgrading the power supply networks of its...
Piraeus Port Authority attends Shanghai fair
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Last week, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) joined the 7th International Import Trade Exhibition (CIIE)...
Kolektor wins construction contract at Port of Koper
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – The local company Kolektor (Slovenia)Â has won a contract to expand the container terminal pier at the...
Ranking: Turkish – TEU traffic by port – Jan-Oct 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported container (TEU) traffic for October 2024....