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.
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...
Hili Company wins tender for Durres container terminal
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) July 5, 2021 – Mariner Adriatic has won the tender for the management and operation of Durres Container Terminal in...
Will European Corridor VIII ever connect Bari and Brindisi to Durres and Vlora, and to Burgas and Varna?
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) June 11,2021 – The reconstruction works in Bulgaria for the key railway element of Pan-European corridor VIII that started...
Albanian ports increase cargo handling in April 2021
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) May 21, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has announced that starting from Monday, June 22, 2020, all...
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Yuri Kim at Defender Europe 21 event at the Port of Durrës
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 5, 2021 – The U.S. Ambassador Yuri Kim attended the “Defender Europe 21 Opening Ceremony Distinguished Visitors...
Analysis – Is a new €2 billion port area development in Durres a realistic project?
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) May 2, 2021 – Albania is the “New Europe” and I want to be the first to go there, said Mohamed Alabbar, the head of...
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 (Ports Europe) April 17, 2021 – Durrës Port Authority has joined the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) as an observer member....
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...
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador at the MOU signing between Albania, Exxon Mobil and Excelerate Energy
Tirana, Albania (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador to Albania Yuri Kim has taken part in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing...
Albania’s Port of Vlora considered for new LNG facility
Vlora, Albania (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – Excelerate Energy, ExxonMobil LNG Market Development and the government of Albania have signed a...
Ambassador Yuri Kim attends online Tirana Economic Forum
Tirana, Albania (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – U.S. to Albania, Ambassador Yuri Kim, has delivered an online presentation at the Tirana Economic Forum,...
Analysis – More controversies about the Albania’s Durrës port €2 billion development
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – Exit News, an independent Albanian news portal which also publishes investigative stories, claims that the...
Press Statement by U.S. Ambassador Yuri Kim, Durres port visit
Press Statement – U.S. Ambassador to Albania Yuri Kim visits Durres port – February 11, 2021 Ambassador Yuri Kim: As you know, I often talk about...
Albanian ports see total cargo down -4.0% on 2019
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – In the last year, Albanian ports handled a total of 4.28 million tons of goods, down -4.0% on 2019. The...
Albania receives EU investment for railway network
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) February 3, 2021 – Finance from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with a €36.9 million loan...
Two UAE companies named as investors in controversial Durrës Port project
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) January 25, 2021 – In December 2020, Albania’s Top Channel broadcaster surprised everyone by announcing that the...
Albania’s port of Durres is attracting attention and investments
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) January 17, 2021 – In December 2020, Albania’s Top Channel broadcaster surprised everyone by announcing that the Albanian...
Albania’s port of Durres gets closer to landlocked Kosovo and North Macedonia
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) December 27, 2020 – Albania’s main Adriatic port of Durrës (Durres) is becoming the sea gate for land-locked Kosovo and...