Albania
Albania is a country in Southern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, West of Macedonia and Northwest of Greece; it is an official candidate for accession to the European Union (EU); its primary seaport is Durrës, which is managed by Autoriteti Portual Durrës.
Albanian government signs up for Durres Yacht & Marina project
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) January 31, 2023 – The Albanian government has officially signed off on the Durres Yacht & Marina project. The project...
Corridor 8 to be included in the priority Trans-European Transport Network
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) December 6, 2022 – Corridor number 8 will become part of the priority Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The...
EU cancels €28 mln for modernization of Albania’s commercial Port of Durrës after plans to turn it into a leisure marina
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 2, 2022 – The European Union has cancelled the grant of €28 million for the modernization of Albania’s commercial...
Albanian deputy prime minister agrees to construction of port of Durrës
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) November 6, 2022 – Albanian deputy prime minister Belinda Balluku said the government had agreed to the construction of...
Port of Durrës handles Kosovo-bound customs goods
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 7, 2022 – Port of Durrës now handles Kosovo-bound customs goods in the Port of Durres in Albania as of 1 October....
After 20 months, the new Durrës marina project shows little progress
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) August 22, 2022 – 20 months after the announcement that Albania and Emaar company have signed an agreement for the latter to...
Former Albanian President criticises €2 billion Durrës port project
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) August 7, 2022 – The Chairman of the Freedom Party and former President of Albania, Ilir Meta, told Albanians: “Do not...
Port of Durres exported cargo of 138,259 tons in May 2022
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – The Port of Durres exported cargo of 138,259 tons in May 2022, up +41% on the same month of 2021. In the...
Albania and Kosovo sign intergovernmental cooperation agreements including transport
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 22, 2022 – The Albania and Kosovo governments have signed 19 cooperation agreements in the areas of education,...
Albanian ports see reduced cargo traffic in April 2022
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 2, 2022 – In April 2022, ports in Albania handled 425,800 tonnes of cargo, down -5.7% on the same month of the...
New Durres Port design unveiled as one of pillars for Albania 2030 vision
The design of the new port in Durres was presented during a meeting of the Prime Minister Edi Rama at his office with a team of Dutch architects who created...
Serbia considers Albania’s port of Durres for oil imports after EU sanctions against Gazprom Neft
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – Landlocked Serbia is looking for ways to use the Albanian port of Durres for oil imports from the Middle...
Albanian ports handled 4.83 million tonnes of cargo in 2021, up 13.2%
Tirana, Albania (PortSEurope) February 21, 2022 – Last year, Albanian seaports handled cargo of 4.83 million tonnes (mt), compared to 4.27 mt in 2020 and...
Dnevnik: Why (pan-European) Corridor 8 has not connected the Balkans for three decades
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) February 14, 2022 – A key priority for Bulgaria is the construction of the missing stretches of Corridor 8 (one of the 10...
Albania’s Port of Durrës sees total cargo increase in 2021
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) February 11, 2022 – Durres Port Authority has reported that the port handled 4.43 million tons of cargo in 2021, compared...
Emmar Group and Albanian government keep promising start of realisation of the tourist port of Durres
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) January 7, 2022 – The first phase of the construction of the new tourist port in Durrës – cleaning the sea and the old...
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...