Croatia
Croatia is a country in Southeast Europe. Its Adriatic Sea mainland coast is 1,777 kilometres long. The main ports are Rijeka, Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Ploče and Dubrovnik, which are overseen by the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure.
Hrvatski Telekom equips Rijeka Gateway Terminal with a 5G network
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Hrvatski Telekom has equipped the new container terminal in Rijeka with a 5G network, providing a...
EU to invest in three transport projects in Croatia
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – The European Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over 7 billion euros through the...
Luka Ploče sees -17% decline in 2024 Q1 cargo traffic
Ploče, Croatia (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – In the first three months of 2024, Luka Ploče, operator of Ploče port, handled 973,213 tons of cargo....
Croatia’s Krk LNG terminal receives first gas from Algeria
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – Last week, the Krk liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on welcomed the 92nd methane tanker since it began...
Luka Ploce acquires New Concrete Technologies
Ploče, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – Luka Ploče d.d. has announced the purchase of 100% of the shares in New Concrete Technologies d.o.o. The...
Luka Rijeka sees cargo down -10% in Q1 2024
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 19, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, Luka Rijeka Total handled 1,341,441 tons, a decrease of -10% compared to...
Croatia: cargo traffic at seaports down -24.9% in Q1 2024
Zagreb, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, Croatian seaports handled 4.4 million tonnes, a decrease of -24.9% compared...
Croatia’s Luka Ploce sees cargo traffic down -17% in Q1 2024
Ploce, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – Cargo throughput for January-March 2024 was 973,213 tonnes, a decrease of -17% compared to the same period of...
“Adriacustoms” initiative presented in Rome
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 — Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has hosted the presentation of the Adriacustoms project. This...
APM Terminals invests in electrification of Rijeka terminal
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 4, 2024 – APM Terminals is investing in the electrification of the Rijeka terminal and in port equipment, totalling...
Croatian ambassador visits the Port of Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – Marija Kapitanovic, the ambassador of Croatia to Bucharest, visited the Port of Constanta. The...
Storylines and Brodosplit Shipyard renew ship building contract
Split, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024 – Storylines, an operator in the residential ship industry, has renewed a shipbuilding contract with...
Eregli delivers tugboats to Port of Rijeka
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The Eregli Shipyard in Turkey has delivered two tugboats to the Port of Rijeka in Croatia. The client is...
Port of Ploče handled 4.77 million tons of cargo in 2023, -14%
Ploče, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Ploče handled 4.77 million tons (mt) of cargo, a decrease of -14% on the previous 12...
Adriatic Gate Container Terminal increases container traffic in 2023
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 1, 2024 – The Brajdici container terminal, managed by Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT, Jadranska vrata),...
HHLA’s Metrans acquires 100% of Adria Rail
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – Metrans, the international rail intermodal, transporter, has acquired 100% of Adria Rail. Metrans had...
Rijeka Gateway Terminal orders Liebherr cranes
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – Equipment manufacturer Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd will supply Rijeka Gateway Terminal with 15...
Croatia gains two EU TEN-T transport corridors
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The European Parliament has accepted the proposal of the Council of the European Union (EU) on...
Vela Luka opens new maritime passenger terminal
Split, Croatia (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – The Adriatic port of Vela Luka has opened its new maritime passenger terminal. The project cost around...
A barge with fertiliser sank in the Danube River
Backa Palanka, Serbia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – The Germany-registered cargo barge Antonia sank on January 5 after it hit a Danube River bridge...