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Grimaldi increases stake in Höegh Autoliners ASA
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – Naples-based Grimaldi has increased its stake in Norwegian Ro-Ro company Höegh Autoliners ASA to 5.12% of its...
Sea-Me-We 6 subsea cable lands in Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – The landing of the Sea-Me-We 6 submarine cable in Marseille, last Monday, marks the start of a nearly...
Port of A Coruna will utilise drones for security
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – The Port of A Coruña plans to acquire two drones to improve security and control of port operations and...
Kazakhstan receives new TEZ customs platform
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – Global DTC, a member of Singapore’s PSA Group, has implemented a digital solution named Tez Customs...
Turkey: Cruise numbers – March & Q1 2024
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cruise ship and passenger numbers for March and Q1...
Qortia resumes grain shipments from Ukraine’s Pivdennyi port
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – Qortia AG (Switzerland), a trading and logistics company, has resumed grain shipments from Ukraine’s...
Port of Castellon announces development of new industrial zone
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – The Port of Castellon has announced the development of a new industrial development zone –...
Update: China’s Famsun to build grain terminal at Makhachkala port
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – Russia is producing an excessive amount of cheap grain. Iran needs to import huge quantities of grain. China...
IPSI report analyses Red Sea crisis
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – Independent think tank IPSI has produced an analysis of the Red Sea crisis and its effects. It identifies five...
Croatia’s Luka Ploce sees cargo traffic down -17% in Q1 2024
Ploce, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – Cargo throughput for January-March 2024 was 973,213 tonnes, a decrease of -17% compared to the same period of...
Marsa Maroc publishes final results for 2023
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – Marsa Maroc has published its final results for 2023 including annual cargo figures. Financials in 2023...
Algeria looks to support port operators
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – An official at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport said last week in Algiers that the government...
Algeria minister details transport developments
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – The Minister of Transport, Mohamed El Habib Zahana, emphasised last week the importance of development...
Russia’s desperate North-South corridor looking to Africa
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – Russia’s sanctions-busting International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) has to be connected to...
Algeria’s Djen-Djen port cargo down 3% in Q1, exports down 45%
Djen-Djen, Algeria (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – Cargo handled by Algeria’s Mediterranean port of Djen-Djen declined by -3% in the first quarter of 2024 to...
LNG regasifiers’ “musical chairs” in Italy
Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – As Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security reviews the proposal to move the Piombino...
ESPO publishes “Port Investment Study 2024”
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has published the results of the ESPO Port Investment Study...
Ukraine restores Black Sea container feeder service
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – The 1,118-TEU Pros Hope, a cellular container vessel chartered by the Ukrainian freight forwarder...
Update: €1 bln marina near €1.5 bln “Putin’s Palace”
Gelendzhik, Russia (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – They built him a 1.5 billion euro palace. Now, they are building a 1.03 billion euro marina nearby so they...
Spanish port system increases revenue in 2023
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – The national port system, coordinated by Puertos del Estado, closed the 2023 financial year with a net...