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French ports see Q1 2022 cargo traffic up 6.75%

Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 21, 2022 – In the first quarter of 2022, the traffic of goods passing through the main French ports in mainland France...

Valenciaport returns positive sign in May for exports and imports

València, June 21, 2022 – The current economic and geopolitical situation is reflected in the fluctuations in the data of the Valencia Port...

Port of Taranto returns improved April cargo figure

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) June 21, 2022 – The Port of Taranto returned to positive cargo numbers in April 2022, after a negative first quarter. April...

Georgia: Total cargo traffic, Jan-Apr 2021, Ports of Batumi and Poti

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) June 21, 2022 – The Georgian government has published cumulative cargo figures for the January-April 2022 for its...

European delegation visits Tanger Med port complex

Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – Last Friday, a delegation of European institutions visited the Tanger Med port complex and the Renault...

Port of Barcelona container traffic up +3% in first five months

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona’s full container traffic increased by 3% in the first five months of the...

Green corridor between ports in the Caspian Sea

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – Baku International Sea Port, Azerbaijan’s largest port in the Caspian Sea, continues development of its...

Ukraine exports over 1.74 mmt of grain, oilseeds and by-products in May

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 15, 2022 – During May 2022, Ukraine exported more than 1,743 million metric tons (MMT) of grain, oilseeds and by-...

CEVA Logistics has started a new weekly intermodal service with HHLA PLT Italy, Trieste

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) June 15, 2022 – CEVA Logistics, part of CMA CGM, has started a new weekly intermodal service from Trieste to Central and...

Ranking: Kocaeli the top Turkish cargo port in Jan-May 2022

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published statistics for total cargo handled by Turkish...

Sampol proposes hydrogen plant for port of Granadilla

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) June 10, 2022 – Sampol Ingenieria Y Obras SA has requested a concession for a surface area...

ABB to lead project for largest shore-to-ship solution in Port of Toulon

Toulon, France, (Ports Europe) June 9, 2022 – The Swiss company ABB is to lead a consortium to set up a turnkey project for shore-to-ship power...

Lithuania seeks better rail connections with Ten-T and Ukrainian ports

Klaipėda, Lithuania (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – The Lithuanian government is proposing improved transport links with the European Union’s...

EU adopts complete import ban on all Russian seaborne crude oil and petroleum products

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 5, 2022 – The European Commission has adopted the sixth package of restrictive measures against Russia. It includes...

Port of Vigo handles record number of containers in April

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – In the first four months of 2022, the Port of Vigo handled 71,361 TEU, up +10.4% on the same period of 2021. By...

Turkey: Cruise ship & passenger statistics 2021-April 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published cruise ship and passengers statistics. The...

Gibraltar: Minister Daryanani at two cruise conferences

The Minister for Tourism, the Hon Vijay Daryanani MP, has attended the Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) conference in Southampton and the 60th...

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