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Croatia

Croatia is a country in Southeast Europe. Its Adriatic Sea mainland coast is 1,777 kilometres long. The main ports are Rijeka, Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Ploče and Dubrovnik, which are overseen by the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure.

Construction of Rijeka Gateway starts

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) September 14, 2023 – A ground-breaking Ceremony marks the beginning of the construction of the future Rijeka Gateway...

New passenger terminal for Split ferry port, Croatia

Split, Croatia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – The government has announced that a new passenger terminal will be built in the Port of Split. This was...

Second attempt to sell Uljanik shipyard fails

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – No bids were received in an auction for Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856. Available for...

LNG Croatia’s Krk terminal receives 70th vessel

Krk, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – Yesterday, LNG Croatia’s Krk terminal received its 70th vessel since starting operations in 2021. The...

Croatia’s Luka Rijeka sees cargo traffic down in Jan-Jun 2023

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 9, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Luka Rijeka Group handled 3.06 million tons of goods, down -9% (3.3...

Ukraine to export grain via Croatian ports

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 1, 2023 – Ukraine and Croatia have agreed to investigate using Croatia’s Danube river ports to export grain...

Metrans starts new regular common train service in Rijeka

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 1, 2023 – Staring last June, the new regular common user train service from Metrans connects the port of Rijeka,...

Port Acquisitions holds a 34.64% stake in port operator Luka Rijeka

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – Port Acquisitions holds a 34.64% stake in Croatian port operator Luka Rijeka following a takeover bid in...

Rail Cargo Group launches Rijeka-Budapest cargo service

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – Austria’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has started a service linking the Croatian port of Rijeka, via the...

Rijeka takes over rotating presidency of NAPA

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – After three years of Presidency of the Port Authority of the Northern Adriatic Sea, the handover from the...

EUSAIR meets in Port of Trieste

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – A EUSAIR meeting took place in the Port of Trieste to review environmental sustainability and adoption of...

LNG Croatia receives its first shipment of LNG from Oman LNG.

Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – State-owned terminal operator LNG Croatia has received its first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

Takeover of Luka Rijeka halted

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – State-owned Enterprise Restructuring and Privatisation Fund (CERP) has announced that it will retain its...

METRANS rail service links Rijeka and Budapest

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 26, 2023 – The rail company METRANS will add a new rail cargo link between Rijeka and Budapest starting June 1....

Sale of Croatian shipyard Uljanik attracts zero interest

Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – A public auction for the sale of the Pula-based, Croatian Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856, set for last Monday,...

Croatia approves takeover of Luka Rijeka by Czech company

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (Hanfa) has approved the...

Rijeka Gateway to operate remote-controlled handling equipment

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – APM Terminals’ Rijeka Gateway in Croatia will be the first terminal in the Adriatic region to be operated...

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