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Delo Group receives first ferry in Novorossiysk of the new line with Turkey

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – DeloPorts and the RusCon forwarding group have received and processed in the Black Sea port of...

Delo Group is to increase ferry capacity to Turkey

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – The Delo Group is to increase ferry capacity to Turkey by factor of 10, reflecting growing links...

RUSCON starts Russia, Turkey ferry service

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – RUSCON is to start a Russia-Turkey ferry service this month. NUTEP Container Terminal will handle...

Baleària to construct public passenger terminal in the Port of Valencia

València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2022 – Baleària Eurolineas Marítimas S.A. has been awarded a contract to construct and operate a new public...

Sanctions delay the launch of Poti-Kavkaz train-ferry service

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) October 27, 2022 – Sanctions have delayed the launch of Poti-Kavkaz train-ferry service, seen as Armenia-Russia cargo solution....

Grimaldi launches new Ro-Pax service between Naples and Palermo

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – The Grimaldi Group launches a new Naples-Palermo service for the transport of passengers and freight....

Georgia and Romania discuss a new ferry service

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – Georgia and Romania are discussing a new regular ferry service between the two countries in yet...

New Thessaloniki, Izmir ferry line amid Greece-Turkey tensions

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – The first ever ferry line between the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki and the coastal town of...

Greek total port cargo down 8.6% in first quarter

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – Total port cargo handle by Greek ports in the first quarter of 2022 was 31.53 million tons (mt), down...

Ministry approves Fusina terminal in the Port of Venice

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) August 16, 2022 – The Ministry of Ecological Transition has approved the commissioning of the South dock of the Fusina...

Armenia to launch Poti-Kavkaz twice weekly train-ferry link by end-August

Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) August 15, 2022 – Landlocked Armenia plans to launch the long delayed twice weekly train-ferry service from the Georgia’s port...

Cargo and passengers rise in Q2 2022 in Croatian seaports

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) August 12, 2022 – The total cargo handled by Croatian seaports increased by +14.5% compared to the same period in 2021....

Over 500,000 passengers pass through Tanger Med in Marhaba campaign

Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) August 9, 2022 – Since the beginning of the Marhaba campaign and until August 1, 2022, 530,436 passengers (+10%...

Turkish port of Samsun starts service with Russia

Samsun, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 5, 2022 – The Turkish port of Samsun has started new ferry service with Temryuk in Azov Sea, Russia. Two new Ro-Ro...

Port of Ancona forecasts increasing passenger traffic

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) August 3, 2022 – The Port of Ancona forecasts increasing passenger traffic for the season following growth so far this year....

Kazakhstan plans to create its own ferry fleet in the Caspian Sea by 2030

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 31, 2022 – Kazakhstan plans to create its own ferry fleet in the Caspian Sea by 2030 with 10 ferries stationed in...

All three quays in the port of Toulon will have shore-to-ship power connection by mid-2023

Toulon, France, (PortSEurope) July 10, 2022 – The three quays (Fournel, Minerva and Corsica) of the Port of Toulon in Southern France will be equipped with...

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