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.
Albania’s seaports handled 6.75 mt of cargo, up +75%
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Albania’s Adriatic Sea ports handled a record 6.75 million tonnes of cargo in 2023, a huge +75%...
More controversy about Durres-Porto Romano ports’ swap
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The former candidate of the opposition (PD party) for mayor of Durres and former MP, Igli Cara, accused...
Building a new Adriatic port for Albania and landlocked Balkans
Durres, Albania (PortSEurope) January 21, 2024 – Following the plan of Dutch engineering consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV, Albania’s small Adriatic Sea...
Albania expropriates land for Durres-Tirana railway
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The Albanian government has announced a decision to expropriate land worth 104 million leks (1 million...
NATO minehunters protect TAP pipeline in Adriatic Sea
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Under the headline Two NATO minesweepers in the Adriatic to protect TAP Greek Naftemporiki newspaper...
Albanian’s port of Durres handles 154.000 TEUs in Jan-Oct’23
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 6, 2024 – Albania’s Adriatic Seaport Durres (Durrës) container terminal handled 35% more boxes in the first 10...
Albanian Railways issues tender for Durres-Kosovo railway
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – Albanian Railways has issued a tender for a Durres-Kosovo railway consulting contract. The contract...
Ports in Albania see Q3 2023 cargo traffic up +11.2%
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – The Adriatic Ports of Albania reported cargo traffic of 1.71 million tons (mt) in Q2 2023, up +11.2% on...
Albania seaports: Cargo & passengers traffic report – Q2 2023
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 17, 2023 – In the second quarter of 2023, the seaports of Albania handled 1.713 million tons (mt) of freight. This...
EMS Albania Port Operator confronts Durres port authority
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 4, 2023 – Port concessionaire EMS Albania Port Operator (EMS APO) said that Durres port authority refused access...
Durres Port Authority denies statements by EMS-APO
Press Release – Durres Port Authority – July 29, 2023 The Durres Port Authority strongly condemns the utterly misleading statements of the...
KFOR delegation visits the Port of Durrës
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 13, 2023 – A delegation of KFOR has visited the Port of Durrës. The delegation was headed by Colonel Berthold...
Passenger traffic with Italy at Port of Durrës increases
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – Passenger traffic between the Port of Durrës and Italy has maintained an upward trend during the first...
Port of Durrës to increase port equipment
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – The Port of Durrës will increase port equipment to improve container management and ease congestion at...
Bigova Bay to invest €400 mln in a luxury tourist resort in Kotor
Kotor, Montenegro (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – Local company Bigova Bay will invest €400 million ($438 million) in a luxury tourist resort...
Azerbaijan, Albania agree industry cooperation
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 9, 2023 – At the Joint Committee between Albania and Azerbaijan, the two governments agreed to cooperation in the...
Albanian ports handle more cargo in Q1, but will be turned into leisure marinas
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – Albanian Adriatic seaports handled 14.2% more cargo in the first quarter of 2023. Durrës, which accounts for...
Albania seaports see Q1 2023 cargo traffic up 14.3%
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023, Albanian seaports handled a total of 1.61 million tons of cargo, up +13.2% on...
German concessionaire to sue Albania over Durrës port conversion
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 13, 2023 – Germany-headquartered EMS Shipping and Trading company has filed a lawsuit against the Albanian state in...
Only in Albania: Sea ports replaced by apartment buildings
Vlora, Albania (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – A 350 million euro marina for 400 yachts will replace the second biggest commercial port in Albania in the...