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All issues linked to planning and strategies of companies, organisations and governments which own ports. This includes plans to increase traffic and the capacity of ports and generate revenue.

Hapag-Lloyd opens two offices in Bulgaria

Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – German shipper Hapag-Lloyd has opened two new offices in Bulgaria in the Black Sea port city of Varna...

More announcements, no construction work for Russia’s third PSEZ

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – A 28-hectare plot in the area of the Volga cargo port in the city of Bor will be rented without...

Luka Koper, new board members, business plan approved

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) December 1, 2023 – The supervisory board of Luka Koper has approved new members of the company’s management board...

Russia’s Northern Sea Route – only for Russia

St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe), December 1, 2023 – The Northern Sea Route (NSR, SevMorPut) is unlikely to compete with the southern route through...

FESCO plans container feeder line in Africa

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – Deprived of opportunities to operate in Europe due to Western sanctions, FESCO, one of the largest...

ZIM service to continue using Israeli ports

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – The Israeli global shipping company, ZIM, has announced that its ZIM Mediterranean Premium Service...

Turkey seeks to exploit coastlines with port development

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – Turkey is making huge efforts to utilize the maritime resources of the seas along the country’s...

Maersk shipper ends calls in Syria

Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) November 22, 2023 – The Maersk shipping company will end calls to ports in Syria as of December 1, 2023. The final...

Mersin International Port signs industrial zone agreement

Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – Mersin International Port Management (MIP) and Mersin Tarsus Organized Industrial Zone (MTOSB) have an...

Libya seeks port development for Africa and Europe

Tripoli, Libya, (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – The Prime Minister of Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, has called for the development of the...

Kazakhstan’s Middle Corridor ambitions, new ships for Caspian

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 19, 2023 – The Caspian Sea might be shrinking, but its littoral states still hope it’s a solution to their...

EC and Bulgaria are inaugurating the Port Community System

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – The European Commission (EC) and Bulgaria are inaugurating the Port Community System (PCS), a major...

Thessaloniki as a gateway to Southeast Europe for East Port Said, Egypt

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – East Port Said, at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, sees the Greek Aegean port of...

Regional state railway companies to develop Middle Corridor

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – The regional state railway companies of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan will work together to...

Port of Santander sees investment plan forecast of €216 million

Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – The Port Authority of Santander has announced a public-private investment forecast of €216 million....

MSC Cruises changes schedule due to the Israel-Hamas crisis

Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – MSC Cruises changes schedules due to the Israel-Hamas crisis. Visits to some ports have been...

Update 2: Azerbaijan wants Armenia as a partner in Middle Corridor

The Hague, Netherlands (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – Armenia can become an important partner of Azerbaijan in the Trans-Caspian International...

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