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.
Durrës sees increased trade in July 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 18, 2017 – Over 327,000 tons of goods for export and import have been processed at Durrës port during July...
Italy, Russia, Turkey are main trade parters of Durrës port for H1 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 18, 2017 – Italy, Russia and Turkey are the three main countries with ports with which Durrës exchanges cargo. In the...
Durrës port ferry lines handle 7% more cargo y/y in Jan-Jul 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – The Durrës-Bari and Durrës-Ancona-Trieste ferry lines handled 7% more cargo and 4% more...
Durrës port cargo traffic rises 1.8 million tonnes in H1 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – Durrës port handled 1.8 million tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2017, or 123,000 tonnes more than...
EMS Log completes Durrës transport project
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 – German Albanian Logistics Agency (Durrës) together with EMS Log (Bremen) has finished a special...
Durrës reports increased ferry traffic in first half of 2017
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) July 9, 2017 – In the first six months of 2017, the ferries of Durres – Bari and Durrës – Ancona – Trieste line and...
Bari, Durrës ports sign cooperation deal for cargo, passenger traffic
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – Bari and Durrës ports agreed to set up a cooperation project to facilitate the flow of cargo and passengers...
Durrës port see increased Kosovo goods transit
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 18, 2017 – Durrës Port Authority has said that in the first five months of 2017, 10% of goods were transitory from...
EMS-Fehn complete TAP delivery at Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – German logistics business EMS-Fehn-Group has completed the delivery of pipes to Durrës for the Trans...
Durrës port reports 7% increase in ferry passengers and vehicle traffic
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – In May 2017, the volume of trade by ferry increased by 6-18% compared to the same period of 2016....
China considers Albanian transport investment
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – Albanian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Sokol Dervishaj attended the recent Belt and Road forum...
Bari port looks to improve Albanian passenger services
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – A new phase of cross-border cooperation was initiated by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico...
MedCruise attends Adriatic Sea Forum
Budva, Montenegro (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Medcruise, the association representing Mediterranean cruise ports, took part in the Adriatic Sea Forum, an...
Adriatic Sea Tourism Project – 2017 edition – executive summary
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – The 5th edition of Adriatic Sea Tourism Report (ASTR) produces the annual analysis and description of maritime...
Albania handles increased passenger volume from Italy in 2016
Dürres, Albania, (Ports Europe) February 7, 2017 – Dürres port handled about 840,000 passengers to and from Italy in 2016, an 8% increase on 2015,...
Albania issues tender for concession of ship services at ports
Dürres, Albania (Ports Europe) January 31, 2017 – Albania’s transport ministry has opened a tender for awarding a five-year concession contract...
Kosovo and Albania to open joint Durrës customs checkpoint
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – The Ministries of Finances of Kosovo and Albania have agreed to open a joint customs checkpoint at...
Turkey leading trade partner for Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 17, 2017 – Turkey ranks first for the highest volume of goods handled in Durrës port. In 2016, 26% of goods...
Durrës port handles 3.5 million tonnes in cargo
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) January 13, 2017 – In 2016 Durrës port handled nearly 3.5 million tons of cargo, of which more than 1.2 million tons...