Month: January 2018
In 2017 Ukrainian seaports processed almost 133 million tons of cargo
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 6, 2018 – From January to December 2017, Ukraine’s seaports processed 132.9 million tons of cargo,...
Mykolaiv port to build parking facility for heavy transport vehicles
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 6, 2018 – In order to solve the problem of overloading city streets with trucks, Mykolayiv port has initiated...
Portugal’s AMT approves port tariff increases of 1.6%
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 6, 2018 – The Regulation of the Tariff System of Ports and the “Guidelines for the preparation of proposals...
Spanish Attorney’s Office accuses former Barcelona port executives of mismanagement
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – Five former managers of Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona) were accused of...
Costa Cruises starts world tour from Venice
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – The Costa Cruises world tour with the Costa Luminosa vessel starts from Venice on January 5. A total of 106...
Valencia port lags behind Barcelona in terms of logistics space
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – While the president of the Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia), Aurelio Martínez,...
Cádiz port to open new container terminal in 2020
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – Cádiz port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz) president José Luis Blanco Romero has...
Santander port president expects 15% rise in cargo traffic in 2018
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – Santander port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Santander) president Jaime González has said he expects...
Valencia port expects 197 cruise calls in 2018
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – Valencia port has already scheduled 197 cruise calls for 2018, a figure that falls slightly below the 203...
Spain’s CLH to receive new oil tanker in H1 2019
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – Spanish fuel distributor Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (CLH) has said that it expects to receive...
Galician regional ports’ cargo traffic rises in Jan-Nov 2017
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – Galicia regional port agency Portos de Galicia, an institution in charge of the management of the 122...
Eurogate increases crane capacity in Limassol port
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – Eurogate, the container terminal operator, is to install an additional seven container gantry cranes, in...
Puertos del Estado chairs meeting of the Plenary Session of the Permanent Observatory of the Port Services Market
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – On December 1, 2017, the president of Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, chaired the eleventh meeting of...
Trabzonport to trade on stock market this month
Trabzon, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – The initial public offering (IPO) of 30% of the Trabzonport, whose right to operate is held by...
DP World Group start operations in Ukraine
Yuzhniy, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – P&O Maritime, a company owned by port operator DP World Group, started to operate in Ukraine in...
Port Authority of Bilbao summarises its ongoing activities
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (Port Authority of Bilbao) currently has the following works in...
MSC Cruises to return to Funchal
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – MSC’s regular cruise ships will return this year to the port of the Madeiran capital,...
Valencia port calls tender for dredging of Levante dock
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has called a tender for the dredging of the access...
Barcelona port to launch website, blog for innovation activities
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – Barcelona port aims to advertise its role as a benchmark in innovation in the port logistics sector and for...
Ceuta-Algeciras line handles slightly less passengers y/y in Jan-Nov 2017
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – The Gibraltar Strait maritime line established between the ports of Ceuta and Algeciras is close to reaching...