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Georgia’s port of Poti handled 66% more containers in 2023

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2024 – Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti handled 592,589 TEUs in 2023, which is almost 66% more than in 2022...

Saudi Arabia ports handled 11.4 million TEUs in 2023

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2024 – Saudi Arabia’s harbours handled 11,380,302 TEUs, an increase of 9% compared to 2022 (10,439,620...

Libyan port of Misrata handles largest cargo ship yet

Misrata, Libya (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – Misrata Free Zone (MFZ), linked to the Port of Misrata, handled the largest container ship yet handled...

Maersk diverts ME2 service around Cape of Good Hope, ports change

Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – Maersk has announced that its ME2 service will no longer transit the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Its...

Russia’s Global Ports announces results for Q4 and FY 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Global Ports has announced its operational results for Q4 and FY 2023. Total marine container...

Marseilles’ Eurofos has reached the milestone of 10 mln containers

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – Last November, Eurofos crossed the threshold of 10 million containers handled since the start of its...

Russian ports handled 4.96 million TEUs in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – Container turnover of all Russian ports in 2023 reached 4.96 million TEUs, which is 15% higher than in...

Maersk ship arrives at Trieste after Red Sea attack

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – The Maersk Hangzhou ship arrived at Pier VII, Trieste Marine Terminal this week, after being attacked in...

Trieste Marine Terminal sees 2023 container traffic slightly down

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – Trieste Marine Terminal SpA handled 742,708 containers (TEU) in 2023, down -1.74% on 755,932 TEU in the...

FESCO transported almost 25,000 TEU with India, China in 2023

St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – In 2023, FESCO Transport Group transported 24.,00 containers (TEU) as part of the regular sea...

Delo Group terminals in Novorossiysk set transshipment record

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – NUTEP container terminal and the KSK grain terminal have both set a record for transshipment...

OOCL shipper returns to Port of Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The OOCL Lady Jane, the first ship of the EEX-Europe East Coast South America Express service, docked...

PSA International sees TEU traffic up +4.3% in 2023

Singapore (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – PSA International (PSA) handled 94.8 million containers (TEUs) in 2023, an increase of +4.3% on the previous...

Port of Koper sees slight fall in cargo traffic in 2023

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Luka Koper, operator of Koper port, has reported a slight fall in total cargo traffic in 2023, but...

Malta Freeport issues Red Sea statement

Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Malta Freeport Terminals CEO Alex Montebello has said that the company is maintaining close contact...

Port of Gioia Tauro set container handling record

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro handled 3.54 million containers (TEU) in 2023. This is a container handling...

CMA CGM details surcharges due to Red Sea crisis

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) December 22, 2023 – French shipper has published details of the surcharges it will apply to ships delivering containers...

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