Piloda Shipyard repairs tugboat for Rimorchiatori Napoletani
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – The Piloda Shipyard has completed maintenance and repair work on the tug Sant’Elmo for...
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Third major border crossing opened between China and Kyrgyzstan
Bedel, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Bedel-Avtodorozhny, the third major crossing between Kyrgyzstan and China, has been inaugurated. Completion of the infrastructure needed to bring the crossing up to full capacity, including roads and customs facilities, is scheduled for 2027. The ceremony was attended by Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Bakyt Torobayev and the chairman of…
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Cargo turnover of Ukrainian ports up in August 2024
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – In August 2024, cargo turnover of Ukrainian ports was 7 million tons, more than twice as much as in...
New solar facilities at Valencia ports reduce CO2 emissions
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – Valenciaport currently has two photovoltaic plants at full capacity (one in the port of Valencia and...
Denmark’s DSV set to acquire DB Schenker
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – The Danish logistics company DSV is set to acquire the rail logistics arm of German state railway...
Greek ports: cargo handled slightly down in Q1 2024
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced data on cargo, passenger and mobile units...
Belarus exported 110% more cargo via Russian ports in Jan-Aug’24
Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – In the first eight months of 2024, Belarus exported 110% more cargo, through 14 Russian ports, than in...
Russia hits ship with Ukrainian grain in Black Sea
Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Russia’s strategic bombers hit a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier with a missile...
First China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – The first China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan freight train departed from Wuxi, Jiangsu province near...
Update: Moscow dreams of deep-water port in Naiba on the Arctic route
Naiba, Russia (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – The total cost of the construction of the Russian deep-water port in Naiba on the Arctic Laptev Sea will be...
Albania promises €54 mln for NATO naval base in Porto Romano
Tirana, Albania (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Albania is promising to invest about 54 million euro in the creation of a NATO naval base on the...
Russia’s Novorossiysk port to handle 700,000 loaded TEUs in 2024
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Container turnover at Russia’s largest port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea should exceed...
Safetrans sends largest-ever container ship along Northern Sea Route
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – The Safetrans Line Panamax container ship “Flying Fish 1” left Bronka, St....
MSC buys four container ships from Safetrans
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has purchased four Panamax-class container ships from...
Operation Crossing the Gibraltar Strait, passengers up 5.5%
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – In 2024, 2.8 million passengers passed through Moroccan ports during Operation Crossing the...
Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Yesterday, the Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Stefanos Gikas, visited...
Update: China to help (again) Russia’s North-South corridor
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Russia is again relying on help from China to develop a strategic transportation project – the...
Over 9.3 tonnes of cocaine seized in Le Havre in Jan-Aug 2024
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – Over 9.3 tonnes of cocaine were seized in the French port of Le Havre in Normandy since the beginning of...
Tunisia: Cargo handled, ranked by port – Q2 2024
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – In the first six months of 2024, ports in Tunisia handled 14.24 million tonnes (Mt) of cargo, down 9.38%...
Tunisia: Port cargo handled – January-June 2024
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – In the first six months of 2024, ports in Tunisia handled 14.24 million tonnes (Mt) of cargo, down...
Spanish ports lead the way in sustainable cruise tourism at Seatrade Cruise Med
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – On September 11-12, Spanish ports will take part in Seatrade Cruise Med, which is being held for the...
Automar expand concession in Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – Automar, operator of the car transhipment terminal in the port of Gioia Tauro has signed a...
CASCA+ transport corridor discussed again
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – A protocol for expanding international logistics cooperation, activating the CASCA+ transport...
Ranking: Turkish seaports – TEU handled in Jan-Aug 2024 by port
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported total container (TEU) traffic for...
Volkswagen exports cars to Italy via Port of Sanova
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – The Volkswagen group has decided to use the Savona port to transport Audi, Volkswagen and Seat cars...
Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam to adopt old ironing
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam has signed a contract with Rotterdam Shore Power (RSP) for the...
Caronte & Tourist group signs contract for Villa San Giovanni landing stage
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – The Caronte & Tourist group has signed a contract with Autorità di Sistema Portuale dello...
Arrests in Israel after agent exposes smuggling in Ashdod port
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – After the longest-ever operation of a covert agent (code named Jack Sparrow) of the Israel Police,...
Port of Heraklion awarded EcoPorts certification
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Port of Heraklion on the Greek Mediterranean Sea island of Crete was awarded the EcoPorts’...
Metal Carpenteria awarded a concession in the Port of Crotone
Crotone, Italy (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Metal Carpenteria has been awarded a concession in the Port of Crotone, Calabria, Southern Italy. The...
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to build railway and dry port
Kabul, Afghanistan (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Landlocked Afghanistan and Turkmenistan signed bilateral agreements for improving mutual railway...
