Kosovo to have own customs facilities in Albania’s Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) November 28, 2021 - Following a meeting between the Kosovo and Albanian governments, an agreement was announced for Kosovo customs facilities to…
Three of Europe’s poorest countries struggle to open pan-European corridor VIII connecting Adriatic and Black Seas
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 19, 2021 - After years of neglect and inactivity, the transport ministers of Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania - Hristo Alexiev,…
Albania: Transport by sector – January-August 2021
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 5, 2021 - The local Institute of Statistics (Instat) has reported on the country's transport figures for 2021 categorised by method…
Five international companies part of tender for the new port project in Porto Romano
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) September 26, 2021 - Five companies have bidded for the contract to construct a new port in the area of Porto Romano…
Durres Container Terminal goes live with Navis N4Saas
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) September 16, 2021 - Durres Container Terminal (DCT) is the first container terminal in the world to go live with the Navis…
U.S. Coast Guard delegation visits Albanian ports
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) September 10, 2021 - A team of U.S. Coast Guard experts has visited Albania to assess the implementation of security measures and…
Albanian ports see cargo traffic up nearly 10% in first half 2021
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) July 28, 2021 - The volume of freight loading/unloading in Albanian ports, in June 2021 was 412,000 tonnes, up 9.6% compared to…
Croatian minister proposes Zadar-Durres ferry line
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) July 19, 2021 - Croatian Minister Oleg Butkovic has paid an official visit to Albania, where he met with Belinda Belluku, Minister…
Croatian minister visits Albania to discuss stronger transport connections
Earlier this week, Minister Oleg Butković paid an official visit to Albania, where he met with Belinda Belluku, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy of Albania, and Blendi Klosi, Minister of…
Hili Company wins tender for Durres container terminal
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) July 5, 2021 - Mariner Adriatic has won the tender for the management and operation of Durres Container Terminal in Albania. Mariner…
Will European Corridor VIII ever connect Bari and Brindisi to Durres and Vlora, and to Burgas and Varna?
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 11,2021 - The reconstruction works in Bulgaria for the key railway element of Pan-European corridor VIII that started in 2007 has…
Albanian ports increase cargo handling in April 2021
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 28, 2021 - The total volume of freight loading/unloading in Albanian ports in April 2021 was 451,600 tonnes, up 27.7 %…
International passenger maritime transport in Albania will restart on June 22
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 21, 2021 - The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has announced that starting from Monday, June 22, 2020, all international passenger transport…
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Yuri Kim at Defender Europe 21 event at the Port of Durrës
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 5, 2021 - The U.S. Ambassador Yuri Kim attended the "Defender Europe 21 Opening Ceremony Distinguished Visitors Day" at the Port…
Analysis – Is a new €2 billion port area development in Durres a realistic project?
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 2, 2021 – Albania is the “New Europe” and I want to be the first to go there, said Mohamed Alabbar,…
Albania reports increased sea cargo traffic in March 2021
The volume of freight loading/unloading in ports, in March 2021 is 370,800 tonnes, increasing 45.7 % compared to March 2020. Compared with the monthly average…
Durrës Port Authority joins ESPO as an observer
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) April 17, 2021 - Durrës Port Authority has joined the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) as an observer member. Durrës is Albania's…
EU and EBRD Support Rehabilitation of Tirana – Durres Railway in Albania
News Release - Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) - April 2, 2021 The first large-scale overhaul of the railway network in Albania is ready to…
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador at the MOU signing between Albania, Exxon Mobil and Excelerate Energy
Tirana, Albania (PortSEurope) March 15, 2021 - U.S. Ambassador to Albania Yuri Kim has taken part in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing between Albania,…
Albania’s Port of Vlora considered for new LNG facility
Vlora, Albania (PortSEurope) March 15, 2021 - Excelerate Energy, ExxonMobil LNG Market Development and the government of Albania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…