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Maersk starts operating Almería-Algeciras container line

on: June 21, 2018In: Companies, Maersk Line

Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2018 – Danish shipping company Maersk has started operating at Almería port, where it will offer a weekly logistics service that will connect the harbour to the cargo redistribution ‘hub’ of Alge... Read more

Tarragona port starts expansion in central Spain

on: June 21, 2018In: Capacity, Port Operations, Spain, Tarragona

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2018 – After the signing of the acquisition of a plot of 150,000 square metres on June 12, the president of the port of Tarragona, Josep Andreu, and the chairman of Hercesa Inmobiliaria, Juan José Cercadil... Read more

Lattakia port books €16.8 million revenues year-to-date

on: June 21, 2018In: Financials, Port Operations

Lattakia, Syria (PortSEurope) June 21, 2018 – Lattakia port recorded revenues of SYP 10 billion ($19.4 million/€16.8 million) since the beginning of the year, while the revenues of Tartous port amount of SYP 4 billion ($7.8 million/€6.7 million)... Read more

Italian ferry companies Tirrenia, Moby to merge by end-2018

on: June 21, 2018In: Cagliari, Companies, Cruises, Italy, Mergers & Acquisition, Moby Lines, Onorato

Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 21, 2018 – Italian group Onorato Armatori group has said that it will complete the merger between ferry companies Tirrenia and Moby by the end of 2018. “Moby and Tirrenia will become a single company by t... Read more

Italian-German cruise group Costa names communications manager

on: June 21, 2018In: Carnival Corporation, Companies, Costa Crociere S.p.A., Cruises, Italy, Management

Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 21, 2018 – Italian-German cruise group Costa Crociere SpA, which operates under the Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises brands and is part of the American group Carnival Corporation, has appointed Achim Bahnen as co... Read more

Western Ligurian Sea port authority to limit environmental impact of Vado Ligure project

on: June 21, 2018In: Capacity, Construction, Genoa, Italy, Port Operations

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 21, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) has approved an update of the Program Agreement concerning the works for the construction of t... Read more

Maersk inaugurates a new direct service between Fos and Canada

on: June 20, 2018In: Canada, Companies, Containers, France, Maersk Line, Marseille, New Service/Product

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – Maersk Line, a leading container company, will launch its new weekly “MMX” (Med/Montreal Express) weekly line in Fos-sur-Mer. Five containerships will make the following rotation:... Read more

Chinese delegation visits Coruna port’s Punta Langosteira

on: June 20, 2018In: A Coruña, China, Marketing, Port Operations, Spain

A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – Punta Langosteira, the outer harbour of A Coruña port, has received a visit from a delegation of the Chinese province of Zheijian, as part of a commercial mission organised by Instituto Gallego... Read more

Shanghai Free Trade Zone delegation visits Burgas port

on: June 20, 2018In: Bulgaria, Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company, Burgas, China, Companies, Marketing, Port Bulgaria West, Port Operations

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – On Friday, June 15, 2018, a meeting was held in Burgas between Li Jiaozzi, Deputy Director of the Administration of China’s Shanghai Free Trade Zone, and a number of local representative... Read more

New container transfer system from the port of Algiers to dry ports

on: June 20, 2018In: Algeria, Algiers, Capacity, Containers, Logistics

Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – A new system for the transfer of containers from the port of Algiers to dry ports has been put in place by the General Directorate of Customs (DGD). The new system, instituted last May, aims m... Read more

Ukrainian ports successfully pass the IMO audit

on: June 20, 2018In: Government policy, Odessa, Port Operations, Ukraine

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – The Ministry of Infrastructure has confirmed that Ukraine has passed the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) audit, verifying compliance by Ukraine as a port state, flag state and coastal... Read more

AdSP Genoa confirms investments for Vado’s multipurpose platform

on: June 20, 2018In: Capacity, Companies, Genoa, Intermodal Transport/Facilities, Interporto di Vado, Investment, Italy, Logistics

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – The management committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) have approved an update of the program agreement, signed in... Read more

La Spezia port set for waterfront development

on: June 20, 2018In: Capacity, Companies, Construction, Costa Crociere S.p.A., Cruises, Investment, Italy, La Spezia, MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – The President of the Liguria Region Giovanni Toti, The Mayor of La Spezia, Pierluigi Peracchini, the President of Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Li... Read more

President of AdSP (Palermo) receives threat

on: June 20, 2018In: Italy, Legal, Management, Palermo, Port Operations

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority), Pasqualino Monti, has received a threat in the form of a bullet in... Read more

Avilés port invests €2.585 million in 2017

on: June 20, 2018In: Avilés, Financials, Port Operations, Spain

Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – Avilés port has invested €2,585,000 ($2,992,900) last year, according to the income statement approved by its board of directors. Operating income in 2017 was €16,413,000 ($19,003,000), up from €16,285... Read more

Transfesa holds market share of up to 30% in Spain

on: June 20, 2018In: Barcelona, Companies, Deutsche Bahn, Logistics, Railways, Renfe, Spain, Traffic, Valencia

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – With a total of 1.13 million tonnes of cargo handled in 2017, Spanish logistics operator Transfesa (Transportes Ferroviarios Especiales SA) holds a share of between 20% and 30% of the railway market... Read more

Mostaganem port acquires equipment to facilitate traffic flows

on: June 20, 2018In: Algeria, Capacity, Mostaganem, Port Equipment

Mostaganem, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – Mostaganem port has acquired new equipment to facilitate the handling of passengers and vehicles at the harbour, the regional government of Mostaganem said. The port has recently acquired two new... Read more

Huelva port leads discussion on agri-food sector needs

on: June 20, 2018In: Agriculture & Food, Companies, Enagás, Huelva, Marketing, Planning/Strategy, Spain

Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – The reception and documentation centre of the port of Huelva led a discussion on the needs of the agri-food sector and the offer of logistic operators. The analysis was carried out by the port of Huelv... Read more

Portugal to complete Costa Segura port navigation system by end-2018

on: June 20, 2018In: Capacity, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Port Operations

São José, Azores, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – The Costa Segura system, which will facilitate navigation control by ports, will be completed by the end of 2018 throughout the country and this summer in the Azores and Madeira, said the... Read more

Mercitalia launches feasibility study for intermodal service to Bari port

on: June 20, 2018In: Bari, Companies, Intermodal Transport/Facilities, Italy, Mercitalia Rail, New Service/Product, Railways

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – Italian company Mercitalia Intermodal SpA has launched a feasibility study for a new direct intermodal link between Verona and the Bari Scalo Ferruccio station, near the city’s port. The aim of the study... Read more

Maritime transport services prices in Spain fall 3.8% y/y in Q1 2018

on: June 20, 2018In: Algeciras, Barcelona, Financials, Port Operations, Spain, Valencia

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – Spain’s National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) published the prices of the services sector corresponding to the first quarter of 2018. Prices in maritime transport at the... Read more

Ceuta port to promote services in major marketing events in Europe

on: June 20, 2018In: Uncategorized

Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Ceuta port plans to promote its services in major marketing events in the port sector in Europe. The strategy was discussed at a meeting between the president of Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta (APC... Read more

Marín port sees increased traffic in January-April 2018

on: June 19, 2018In: Cargo, Marin, Spain, Traffic

Marín, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – In the first four months of 2018, Marín port handled 804,726 tons of cargo in the first four months, an increase of 6.7% over the same period of 2017. In 2017, the port achieved 754,198 tonnes bet... Read more

Valenciaport reports increased traffic in the first five months of 2018

on: June 19, 2018In: Cargo, Containers, Spain, Traffic, Valencia

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) handled 2,065,808 TEU in the accumulated year until the month of May, which represents a growth of 5.06% o... Read more

Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş – May 2018 container terminal statistics

on: June 19, 2018In: Companies, Container Terminal, Containers, Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd, Kumport, Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, Statistics, Traffic, Turkey

Kumport, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Kumport Liman Hizmetleri ve Lojistik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported May 2018 container terminal statistics. Monthly throughput in May 2018 was 107.1... Read more

Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E. – May 2018 container terminal statistics

on: June 19, 2018In: Companies, Container Terminal, Containers, Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd, Egypt, Port Said, Statistics, Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., Traffic

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported May 2018 container terminal statistics. Monthly throughput in May 2018 was 217.5k TEU, compared to 19... Read more

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – May 2018 container terminal statistics

on: June 19, 2018In: Companies, Container Terminal, Containers, Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd, Greece, Piraeus, Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., Statistics, Traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported May 2018 container terminal statistics. Monthly throughput in May 2018 was 360.5k TEU compared to 309k TEU... Read more

Reefer Terminal S.p.A. – May 2018 container terminal statistics

on: June 19, 2018In: Companies, Container Terminal, Containers, Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd, Italy, Reefer Terminal S.p.A., Statistics, Traffic, Vado Ligure

Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Reefer Terminal S.p.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported May 2018 container terminal statistics. Monthly throughput in May 2018 was 5,800 TEU (4,300 in April 2017); y... Read more

Noatum Port Holdings – May 2018 container terminal statistics

on: June 19, 2018In: Companies, Container Terminal, Containers, Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd, Noatum Ports Holdings, Spain, Statistics, Traffic, Valencia

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Noatum Port Holdings, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported May 2018 container terminal statistics. Monthly throughput in May 2018 was 323.7 k TEU; year-to-date is 1,463.3 k.... Read more

AdSP Palermo signs anti-mafia protocol

on: June 19, 2018In: Italy, Legal, Palermo, Port Operations

Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Strengthening the administrative anti-mafia prevention in work orders, services and suppliers of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Occidentale (AdSP – Western Sicilian Sea... Read more

Angopi holds national meeting in Naples port

on: June 19, 2018In: Government policy, Italy, Naples, Planning/Strategy, Port Operations

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – At a meeting in Naples port, Angopi (Associazione nazionale Gruppi Ormeggiatori e Barcaioli Porti Italiani – national association of groups of mooring and boatmen of Italian ports) said tha... Read more

Banca Carige renews partnership with AdSP Genoa

on: June 19, 2018In: Companies, Contract/Tender, Financials, Genoa, Italy, Savona

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – The partnership between the Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) and Banca Carige SpA has been renewed for a further five yea... Read more

Hannibal doubles connections to Switzerland with new daily rail service from Melzo to Niederglatt

on: June 19, 2018In: Capacity, Cargo, Companies, Contship Group, Italy, La Spezia, Railways, Switzerland

Milan, Italy, June 18, 2018 – Hannibal, the Contship Italia Group’s multimodal transport operator, is launching a second rail link to Switzerland on 2 July 2018. The new daily connection to Zurich (Niederglatt) complements the existi... Read more

France Helvetia Express – the name of the new Marseille port-Haropa rail cargo service

on: June 19, 2018In: Companies, France, Marseille, New Service/Product, Railways, Switzerland

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – France Helvetia Express is the name of the cargo rail service linking the Grand Port of Marseille and Haropa Port de Le Havre. The port of Marseille Fos, Haropa (alliance of the ports of Le H... Read more

Ceuta port detects potable water contamination

on: June 19, 2018In: Ceuta, Environment, Port Operations, Spain

Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Ceuta port has detected a diesel contamination of the potable water supplied by the company Acemsa in its area. The harbour and Acemsa coordinated a temporary suspension of the water supply to check and... Read more

Gijón port tenders refurbishment of Candás lighthouse

on: June 19, 2018In: Capacity, Construction, Gijón, Port Operations, Spain

Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Gijón port has tendered at €55,001 ($63,887) the refurbishment of the Candás lighthouse, to protect its entire structure and renew its electrical installation. The lighthouse, located in Cabo de San Ant... Read more

Las Palmas port companies save €10 million of fees in 2017

on: June 19, 2018In: Financials, Las Palmas, Port Operations, Spain

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Las Palmas port applied during 2017 bonuses on fees for a value of €10,051,000 ($11,673,000). This amount represents an increase of 35.26% on the year. The bonuses, agreed by the board of directors... Read more

Spain’s competition watchdog may impose fine on Vigo port’s stevedoring service

on: June 19, 2018In: Labour, Legal, Spain, Stevedoring, Vigo

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Comision Nacional de los Mercados y de la Competencia (CNMC – National Commission of Markets and Competition) has described as a very serious infringement agreements between trade unions and compan... Read more

Noatum to install three new container cranes at Málaga port this week

on: June 19, 2018In: Capacity, Companies, Contract/Tender, Málaga, Noatum Maritime, Port Equipment, Spain

Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Noatum Terminals, which manages the facilities of Pier 9 of Málaga port, has decided to attract leading container traffic lines, after the two years after cranes available for this type of freight tran... Read more

Elstat reports goods and passenger traffic at Greek ports in Q4 2017

on: June 18, 2018In: Cargo, Cruises, Ferries, Greece, Piraeus, Traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced data on traffic of passengers, goods and mobile units in the Greek ports for the 4th quarter 2017. Key points: • The total passenger tr... Read more

La Luz Market to install wind turbines at Granadilla port, Tenerife

on: June 18, 2018In: Companies, Construction, Contract/Tender, Environment, Spain, Tenerife

Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Granadilla port will become a logistics area for wind turbines in the Canary Islands, under a contract where logistics operatorsPérez Torres Marítima and Pérez Torres Marítima S... Read more

Ports of Las Palmas plans Santa Catalina Pier development

on: June 18, 2018In: Capacity, Companies, Construction, Investment, Las Palmas, Naviera Armas S.A., Spain

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (Port Authority of Las Palmas), under the presidency of Juan José Cardona, to discuss: approval of the project for the extension of the bert... Read more

Tarragona port acquires land to build the largest intermodal terminal in Spain

on: June 18, 2018In: Capacity, Companies, Construction, Investment, Logistics, Puertos del Estado, Spain, Tarragona

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Port de Tarragona has acquired 150,000 m² in Ciudad del Transporte-Puerta Centro to develop an intermodal logistics platform – Terminal Intermodal Port Centro. The president of the Port... Read more

Civitavecchia port signs labour agreement

on: June 18, 2018In: Civitavecchia, Contract/Tender, Italy, Labour, Port Operations, Stevedoring

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 17, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority) Francesco Maria di Majo and the President of the Port Company... Read more

Portos dos Açores SA increases port taxes

on: June 18, 2018In: Financials, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Port Operations, Portugal

Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 17, 2018 – According to the final accounts of the National Statistical Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estatística), published in December 2017, the real growth rate of the Azores economy... Read more

Porto da Figueira da Foz to invest in larger ship handing and increased rail connections

on: June 18, 2018In: Capacity, Construction, Figueira da Foz, Investment, Port Operations, Portugal, Railways

Figueira da Foz, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 17, 2018 – Gonçalo Vieira, president of Comunidade Portuária da Figueira da Foz (Port Community of Figueira da Foz) has said that future works carried out at the port, designed to host larger ve... Read more

Italy’s Navale Vittoria delivers tugboat to Algeria’s Skikda port

on: June 18, 2018In: Algeria, Algiers, Companies, Contract/Tender, Shipbuilding

Skikda, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Italian company Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA, a specialist in the design and construction of military and commercial vessels, has delivered a tugboat to the port authority of Skikda (Entreprise Portu... Read more

Algeria to launch dredging project at Dellys port in Q3 2018

on: June 18, 2018In: Algeria, Algiers, Construction, Investment, Port Operations

Dellys, Algeria (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – The dredging of the fishing and commercial port of Dellys in Algeria will be launched in the third quarter of 2018, the public works department of the Boumerdès Province. The project will extend the... Read more

Tanger Med seeks to expand facilities, limit congestion

on: June 18, 2018In: Cargo, Containers, Morocco, Tanger Med, Traffic

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – In 2017, the port handled some 51 million tonnes of cargo. The Moroccan port offer on the Mediterranean will be enriched in 2021 with a second logistics platform, called Nador West Med. This n... Read more

Tarros, Arkas start operating new lines with calls in Leixões port

on: June 18, 2018In: Arkas Line, Companies, Containers, Leixoes, New Service/Product, Portugal

Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Leixões port has started handling regular connections with ports in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Morocco with the Great Pendulum service. Companies Tarros Spa of Italy and Arkas Holdin... Read more

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