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New all-electric floating crane from Liebherr

Rostock, Germany (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – Liebherr’s new all-electric crane CBG 500 E combines state-of-the-art drive technologies with in-house...

Update: Russia’s Caspian ports with 38% growth in H1 23 and problems

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, cargo turnover of Russia’s Caspian Sea ports, on the International...

Solyanka Caspian terminal, controlled by Iran, helps Iran-Russia trade

Solyanka, Russia (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – Iranian company Nasim Bahr Kish owns a controlling 53.1% stake in Solyanka terminal of Russia’s Caspian...

Port of Sines reaches agreement with Brazil

Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 16, 2023 – The Administration of the Ports of Sines and the Algarve (APS) has signed an agreement with CSN –...

Concerns over reduced cargo at Port of La Spezia

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 16, 2023 – In the first four months of 2023, the port of La Spezia recorded a cargo reduction of -20% compared to the...

North Caucasian Railway see rising traffic between Black, Caspian Seas

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) July 16, 2023 – The North Caucasian Railway (NCZD), one of the 16 territorial branches of Russian Railways,...

W.E.C. Lines opens rail link between Port of Bilbao and La Rioja

Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – W.E.C. Lines has opened a rail link between the Port of Bilbao and the Intermodal Logistics Centre in...

Italy’s Liguria region considers second LNG terminal

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – The region of Liguria would like to the location of a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, the local...

Ports of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino to receive €80 million from EIB & CDP

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – The Ports of Rome will receive funding of €80 million from the European Investment Bank (EIB, €29...

Middle Corridor, bypassing Russia, transports 1.8 times more cargo in H1 23

Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – More than 1.3 million tonnes of cargo were transported via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route...

40.6% growth in China-Russia trade in H1’23

Beijing, China (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – Trade turnover between Russia and China in the first half of 2023 increased in dollar terms by 40.6% compared to...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in H1’23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-June 2023 period increased by 10.5% compared to the first six...

Russian ports handled 453.3 million tonnes of cargo in H1’23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the first six months of 2023 increased by 10.5% compared to the first half...

Dredging begins in Port of Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – Dredging begins in Port of Civitavecchia Dock 25 will be dredged to -15 metres. Approximately 170,000...

North Sea Port and Flemish ports recognized as European Hydrogen Valley status

Published on July 13, 2023 North Sea Port, Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Port of Ostend have been recognised as a ‘Hydrogen Valley’ at the European level....

Iran’s IRISL resumes service to Misrata, Libya

Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The Iranian shipping line IRISL has resumed its service to the Misrata Free Zone (MFZ) through its local...

Government allocates €17.5 mln for Sagunto internal railway network

València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The Spanish Government allocates €17.5 million for the construction of the internal railway network of...

Port of Piraeus welcomes massive OOCL container ship

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The Port of Piraeus has welcomed the newly built “OOCL Piraeus”, one of the largest ships in the world....

EIB approves €250 mln loan for Divaca-Koper rail track

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has given final approval for an up to €250 million loan for...

Ports have a role to play in renewable energy in Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – A working group for the planning and operation of power generation centres based on renewable energy...

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