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All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual industry categories.
Aktau declares a state of emergency – critically low level of Caspian
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – The city officials in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port of Aktau declared a state of emergency over the...
A delegation of Turkish company Er-Bakir visits Seaport Aktau SEZ
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – On May 15, 2023, a delegation of the Turkish company Er-Bakir headed by Commercial Director Majit Tashkin...
Società Stretto di Messina appoints new board of directors
Messina, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – At a shareholders’ meeting of Società Stretto di Messina, a new Board of Directors was...
Petronac to build petrochemical plant in Arzew industrial zone
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Petrofac and China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQC), have been conditionally...
Makhachkala’s – the key node in North-South Corridor
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala is increasing its cargo and ferry traffic and becoming a major...
EU, U.S., Australia and Japan no longer top importers from Russia
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – All European countries, the United States, Australia and Japan dropped out of the top 10 cargo importers via...
North-South Corridor is the most relevant and in demand – FESCO
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Echoing the Kremlin line, Russian logistics giant FESCO transport group claims that the International...
China’s Sany sales surge in sanctioned Russia
Yanino, Russia (PortSEurope) June 11, 2023 – Sany, the major Chinese manufacturer of handling and construction equipment, continues its sanctions-driven...
DG MOVE, Danube Commission meet to discuss climate resilience
On 6 June 2023, the European Commission (DG MOVE) and the Danube Commission (DC) in cooperation with other stakeholders, organized the online METEET workshop...
33% less ships visit Bulgaria’s Danube ports in Jan-Apr’23
Ruse, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 9, 2023 – Bulgaria’s Danube River ports handled 33% fewer ships in the first four months of 2023 compared to the same...
41% growth in Russia-China trade turnover in Jan-May’23
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – Trade turnover between Russia and China in the first five months of 2023 increased in dollar terms by 40.7%...
Maersk, Renfe, Cepsa to use biofuels on Algeciras-Madrid rail line
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – Maersk, Renfe and Cepsa will test second-generation biofuels in the railway sector with the aim of...
Russian port capacity reached 1.3 billion tonnes
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The total capacity of the Russian sea ports is 1.3 billion tonnes per year, according to Ruslan Mukhametov,...
Amico & Co shipyard in Genoa port installs solar equipment
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The Amico & Co shipyard has installed a new photovoltaic system at its headquarters in Genoa. The company...
Government issues rules to reduce Constanta port congestion
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The Romanian Ministry of Transport has issued operators with new rules to reduce congestion at the Port...
Reference – What equipment is used in port automation?
Port automation is increasingly used and will become the norm for new port facilities. It reduces labour needs and costs, and has a high level of efficiency....
Reference – What cranes do ports use?
Ports use a variety of cranes for different purposes. Some common types of cranes used in ports include the following. It depends on the cargo handled and the...
Black Sea cement plant planned for Kanal Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has approved the building of a new cement...