Day: 13 August 2018
Chinese state media reports on Bilbao port advantages
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – Chinese journalists from eight media outlets visited Bilbao port to report on the characteristics...
Croatian financial watchdog approves buyout bid for shipbuilder Viktor Lenac
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – Croatian financial watchdog HANFA has given the green light to the launch of a buyout bid for local...
Lisbon to host 2018 edition of Seatrade Cruise Med
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – With 27 million cruise passengers in 2017 and a market growth of 5.4%, the cruise sector strengthens and...
Suez Canal Insurance Company pays compensation to Suez Canal Authority
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – The Suez Canal Insurance Company has paid a EGY 15 million ($838,000/€733,000) compensation to the...
Ekol starts regular Ro-Ro service between Lavrio and Sète ports
Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – Ekol, the Turkish logistics company, is to begin a regular Ro-Ro service between Lavrio port, Greece,...
Taranto port development plan approved
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – An intelligent and integrated system at the service of port areas and areas with industrial vocation...
Ferrotramviaria looking to return to Brindisi port
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – Tonino Ricco, general manager of Ferrotramviaria SpA, has met with Ugo Patroni Griffi, president...
Tarragona port shows slight increase in first half 2018
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2018 – In the first six months of 2018, the port of Tarragona handled (loaded and unloaded) 16.2 million tons...
Naviera Armas to cede part usage of Motril port passenger terminal
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) August 11, 2018 – Naviera Armas SA has been asked to cede part of the Motril passenger terminal in the Levante dock to the...
Port of Baku transships 2 million tons of cargo for first half of 2018
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC has reported that in the first half of 2018 the volume of cargo...
Five countries sign convention on Caspian legal status
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan have signed a new convention on...
Construction work tendered for Garrucha port, Almería
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, through Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA...
Tender issued for Conil port dredging contract in Cadiz
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing has put out a tender, worth €792,096 ($904,770), for dredging...