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EU director generals visit Boluda Towage in Bruges
Bruges, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – On May 16, 2024, Boluda Towage received a delegation of around 27 EU Directors General on board the tugs VB...
AD Ports with first electric tug in the Middle East
Abu Dhabi, UAE (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – SAFEEN Group, part of AD Ports Group, is trialling an electric tug within their Marine Services fleet, the...
“France 2030 Turnkey Sites” – five in HAROPA PORT
Paris, France (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – Last April, the French government unveiled the list of the first 55 new sites it is making to host green...
Spanish ports have strong presence at Breakbulk Europe event
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – Puertos del Estado (PdE), the state-owned organisation responsible for state-owned ports, has a strong...
Update: €1 bln tunnel under Genoa port, former president under investigation
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – In March, construction started of a 3.4-kilometre long, 1 billion euro tunnel, 45 m under the water that will...
Port of Constanta to add berth for Ukrainian grain
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – The Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta will add an additional berth for the handling of Ukrainian...
Smart Digital Ports of the Future Conference in Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – The 8th edition of the Smart Digital Ports (SDP) of the Future Conference 2024 will take place on...
Links with South America expose ports to criminal gangs
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – Whilst Galicia in Northern Spain is not considered a main gateway for cocaine smuggling into Europe, there are...
Morocco’s ports as Africa’s cargo hubs
Rabat, Morocco (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – Moroccan ports, representing a lever for continental growth, are fully aligned with the vision of making the...
Caspian Policy Center hosts Middle Corridor event
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – Today, the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) will host “The 8th Annual Trans-Caspian Forum: How...
Webinar: Ports as leaders in maritime decarbonisation
Melbourne, Australia (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – RightShip, a global ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)-focused digital maritime platform, is...
Over 1,000 kg of cocaine seized in Spanish & Portuguese ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – The Portuguese Tax Agency, National Police and Judicial Police have seized more than 1,000 kilos of cocaine...
Chantier Naval de Marseille commits to “green” steps
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – Grand port maritime de Marseille (GPMM) and Chantier Naval de Marseille (CNdM) have agreed a number of...
Turkish ambassador to Spain visits Port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – Nüket Küçükel, Turkish ambassador to Spain, has visited Valencia and held a working meeting with Mar...
Ports of Genoa sees weaker Q1 2024 for cargo traffic
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – In Q1 2024, the Ports of Genoa handled 15.59 million tonnes of cargo, down -2,4% on the same period of 2023....
WSJ: Undersea cables vulnerable to tampering by Chinese repair ships
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – U.S. officials are privately delivering an unusual warning to telecommunications companies:...
Lithuania invited to projects in Kuryk and Aktau ports
Vilnius, Lithuania (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – Lithuanian investors should participate in infrastructure projects in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports...
Russia’s container market in Jan-Apr’24 was 2.2 mln TEUs
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – Russia’s container market grew by +11.4% in the January-April 2024 period compared to the first four months of...
The road to the Caspian Sea – Makhachkala port
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – After years of delays, the project for the construction of an access road to Russia’s Caspian Sea port of...
Jan de NUL carries out dredging in Port of Santander
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – The Belgian company Jan De Nul NV is carrying out dredging in the Port of Santander. The work will be...