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Day: 4 May 2018

Vigo port profit rises 77% y/y in Q1 2018

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Vigo port recorded a profit of €238,200 ($285,788) in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 77% on the year...

Vigo port to cut O Berbés fishing port operation costs

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Vigo port has activated a plan to save costs in the operation of the fishing port of O Berbés. Its president,...

Las Palmas port to expand Puerto del Rosario commercial dock by 250 metres

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) plans to expand the commercial dock of Puerto del...

Ancona port starts dredging project

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Ancona port has started a project for the dredging of more than 27,000 cubic metres of sand and mud from its...

Venice port rethinks VOOPS project

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – It was to be the largest offshore platform in the Mediterranean, to be built 15 kilometres off Venice coast with...

Chioggia port cargo traffic declines by 30% in 2017

Chioggia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – The cargo traffic of Chioggia port declined by 30% in 2017 and revenues went down by 45% in a very difficult year...

Livorno port handles its longest container ship ever

Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Less than a year ago, the prospect of hosting ships of a large size in Livorno would have been considered...

Magna discusses automotive investment in East Port Said

Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Magna, the Austrian auto manufacturer, has held investment discussions with the Suez Canal Economic Zone...

Ukraine issues Odessa port dredging tender

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) is to issue a tender for the dredging of the inland area of Odessa...

DP World Limassol inaugurates new cruise terminal in Cyprus

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – DP World has opened its new cruise passenger terminal in Limassol. An inauguration event was attended by...

Piraeus Port Authority appoints Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the appointment of Weng Lin as Deputy Chief Executive...

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