Total cargo handled by Belgian seaports was 70.35 mt, up 0.4%, in Q1 24
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – In January-March 2024, total cargo handled by Belgian seaports was 70.35 million tonnes, up 0.4% on...
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Hamburg parliament approves MSC stake in HHLA
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – Yesterday evening, the Hamburg Parliament gave its final approval to the Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) investment in Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA). 72 of the 105 MPs present voted in favour of the deal in the second and final reading, 33 against. The SPD and Greens…
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Vestas Blades Italia awarded concession in Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – Vestas Blades Italia has been awarded a 9-year concession in the Taranto logistics platform (Piastra...
Albania’s Durrës Port sees cargo up in August
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – In January-August 2024, the Durrës-Porto Romano Port Complex handled 4.2 million tons of cargo, up...
Port of Santander supports energy transition
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – The president of the Santander Port Authority (APS), César Díaz, has stressed the need to define a...
CIMAC, Maritime Battery Forum publish paper on batteries in deep-sea shipping
Press Release – CIMAC and Maritime Battery Forum publish paper on batteries in deep-sea shipping – September 2, 2024 CIMAC and the Maritime Battery...
EU: New – the Anti-Corruption Partnership Forum
News Release: Anti-Corruption Partnership Forum – A new Forum against Corruption promises better coordination at global level – September 5, 2024...
Russian President Putin launches coal terminal in Sukhodol seaport
Vladivostok, Russia (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched operations at the coal terminal in the Sukhodol...
MSC’s Medlog acquires Maritime Transport of the UK
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – Road and rail freight logistics company Maritime Transport has been purchased by MEDLOG S.A., part...
Delo Group to develop rail transportation in Republic of Sakha
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – The Delo Group plans to develop railway transportation in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) with its...
Port of Tuapse sees oil product exports down in September
Tuapse, Russia (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – Local traders have predicted that oil product exports from the Russian port of Tuapse will fall to...
Port Authority of Volos comments of dead fish
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – In the last few days, the phenomenon of dead fish (of non-marine origin) flowing into the Volos...
Greece’s Port of Heraklion sees increased cruise passengers
Heraklion, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – 2024 is emerging as a landmark year for the cruise industry, with the Port of Heraklion recording...
Port of Villefranche-sur-Saône set for development
Lyons, France (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – Managed by the Beaujolais Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Port of Villefranche-sur-Saône (Rhône)...
Nawaf Salameh acquires Octogon Gas & Logistics Terminal in Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – Romanian businessman Nawaf Salameh, the owner of Alexandrion Group, has acquired the Octogon Gas...
Unrealistic dreams for 65 TLC in Russia by 2030
Vladivostok, Russia (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – The capacity of transport and logistics centres (TLC) in Russia is planned to increase 2.5 times...
Decarbonisation of shipping – the hot topic at SMM
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – At the opening press conference for SMM in Hamburg, the leading international maritime trade fair...
Equipment worth €30 mln stolen from Russia’s Kamysh-Burun port
Kerch, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – Equipment worth about 3 billion rubles (30.35 million euro) was stolen from Russia’s port...
Port of Setúbal handled 3.4 million tonnes of cargo in H1 2024.
Setubal, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – The Port of Setúbal closed the first half of 2024 with a 9.7% increase in the solid bulk segment...
Ministry approves dredging in El Terrón port, Huelva
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – The Ministry of Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy has granted unified environmental...
Nafith signs MOU with Port of Kuryk, Kazakhstan
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – The Nafith International Group of Jordan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the...
Europol publishes EMPACT 2023 Results – Factsheets
The Hague, Netherlands (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – EUROPOL has published its EMPACT 2023 Results. This includes “Factsheets” on 15...
Malaga, fastest growing port in the Spanish system in H1 2024
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – The Port of Malaga handled 2.2 million tons of cargo during the first half of 2024, which represented...
Port of Santander plans new dock at Raos 6
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – The president of the Santander Port Authority, César Díaz, has announced that the construction of a...
Tax credit for the Simplified Logistics Zone Port of Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – The government has signed a decree to implement a tax credit for the Simplified Logistics Zone Port of...
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to invest $150 mln in transport
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan are developing measures worth some $150 million to expand cooperation...
Modernisation of privatised Korsakov port, part of the NSR
Korsakov, Russia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – Repair works have begun at the recently privatised Korsakov port on Sakhalin Island in Russia’s Far...
Tender to operate Milazzo ferry terminal reissued
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – The local AdSP dello Strait (port authority) has issued another tender to manage the ferry and...
Concession agreement signed for development of Marina of Pylos
Pylos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – The concession agreement for the development of the Marina of Pylos has been signed between Pylos Marina...
Turkey, Greece frustrated by Bulgaria’s road border practices
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – Bulgaria applies double standards and discriminatory practices in the payment of parking fees and...
Israel begins general strike, ports affected
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – Yesterday, a countywide strike started, affecting many sectors in the country. The action is part of a...
