Day: 22 September 2017
Barcelona stevedores refuse to handle government chartered vessel in port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Dockworkers at the port of Barcelona have refused to operate a cruise ship allegedly hired by the...
Yilport Leixões yields 11,900 TEU
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Between September 11-17, 2017, (week no. 37), Yilport Leixões received and operated 24 ships....
STX France future set for conclusion
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – The future of the STX France shipyards at a Franco-Italian summit on September. 27, but a further...
Grandi Navi Veloci lends two vessels to Spanish government
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Genoa-based Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) S.p.A. has lent two ferries to the Spanish government, apparently...
Málaga port approves tender for reconstruction of Levante, ADL docks
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – Málaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga) has approved the launch of a process for...
A Coruña port presents its advantages to Chinese investors
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – The president of A Coruña port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña), Enrique Losada, received...
MSC Cruises applies for construction of cruise terminal in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – MSC Cruises has officially filed for permission with Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
A Coruña port welcomes MSC Cruises’ MSC Fantasia ship for first time
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – MSC Cruises’ managing director for Spain, Emiliano González, has said he considers A Coruña to...
Pasaia port’s cargo traffic keeps declining
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Pasaia port cargo traffic returned to negative figures at the end of August, with losses of 21.9% compared...
Venice port loses 500,000 cruise passengers since 2013
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said Venice port has lost nearly 500,000 cruise...
Ancona port passenger traffic rises 8% y/y in Jan-Aug 2017
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Ancona port serviced 824,000 passengers in the first eight months of 2017, up 8% on the year. This year,...