Day: 21 August 2018
Tenerife port books record-high cruise traffic in 2017-18 season
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife) closed the 2017-2018...
Spain’s Baleària incorporates biodegradable kitchenware on ships travelling to Balearic Islands
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Spanish ferry company Baleària has incorporated kitchenware and utensils made of cellulose and...
Greece rejects Piraeus port’s application for shipyard construction
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Greece’s economy ministry has rejected the application of Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) for the...
Ukraine’s Odessa hopes to become cruise homeport
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Ukraine’s Odessa port aims to become a homeport for cruise companies operating itineraries in the...
Valencia port analyses potential locations for new offices
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Valencia port is studying to expand its hinterland and has commissioned a study to detect the ideal places...
Spain’s OHL wins €44.6 million port construction contract
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Spanish construction company OHL has won a €44.6 million ($51.4 million) contract to carry out...
Italy’s Federmanager says Yilport may face low cargo traffic at Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Turkish conglomerate Yilport is ready to transform the port of Taranto into a transshipment hub with the...
Terminales Portuarias applies to extend Valencia port concession period
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 20, 2018 – Terminales Portuarias SL (Tepsa) has applied to Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV –...
Sines port unaffected by Portuguese port labour action
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 20, 2018 – APS – Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, S. A. has reported that current strike by...