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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.

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...

Interreg Italy-Croatia cross-border program 2021-2027, managed by Veneto

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) December 27, 2023 – The Interreg Italy-Croatia cross-border cooperation program 2021-2027 is to be managed by the Veneto...

Port of Rijeka plans new passenger terminal

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – The Port of Rijeka is planning a plan for a new cruise passenger terminal. Director of the Port...

PUMA new warehouse customer for Maersk in Rijeka

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – German company PUMA is the latest customer to start using a Maersk warehouse near Rijeka, Croatia. On...

European South against EU ETS regulation

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – Seven European shipping nations asked the European Commission (EC) to postpone the plan to include...

Port of Rijeka, cargo down, revenue up in Jan-Sept 23

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – The Port of Rijeka has reported total cargo traffic of 4.61 million tons (mt), down -6% on the same...

Croatian port passenger numbers steady in Q3 2023

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – In Q3 2023, more than 18.3 million passengers boarded and disembarked in Croatian sea...

Croatian ports see increase in cargo traffic in Q3 2023

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – The total turnover of goods in the third quarter of 2023 at Croatia ports was 5.8 million tons, up +...

Croatia sees more cruise ship passenger

Zaghreb, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – In January-August 2023, 69 foreign cruise ships visited Croatian seaports and made 421 cruises. There...

Croatia and South Korea discuss port cooperation

Zagreb, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has visited Croatia and port cooperation was one theme of talks...

100,000 tons of Ukrainian grain exported via the Port of Rijeka, Croatia

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) September 14, 2023 – Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, approximately 100,000 tons of Ukrainian agricultural products...

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