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Greek Prime Minister joins teleconference of the first Summit of the China Cooperation Initiative with 17 countries of Central and Eastern Europe
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took part this morning, via teleconference, in the first Summit of the China Cooperation Initiative with 17 countries...
Civitavecchia port cargo traffic down over 22% in 2020
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 10, 2021 – Total tonnage of the three ports was 3.3 million tons in 2020, down -22.9%). The ports were also...
U.S. Defender exercise to test Bulgaria and Romania Black Sea ports, connecting transport infrastructure
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) February 10 – Final planning is underway for this year’s major European Defender exercise on training for high-end...
Malta Freeport’s €20 million investment in two megamax quay cranes
Valletta, Malta (PortSEurope) February 9, 2021 – Malta Freeports has announced the arrival of components of the two megamax quay cranes, ordered Liebherr...
Freeport selected for prestigious super containership route powered by LNG
Malta Freeport Terminals has been selected to be among the weekly ports of call for CMA CGM’s super containerships powered by Liquefied Natural Gas, which...
Armenia and Georgia discuss Persian Gulf-Black Sea transport corridor issues
On February 8, 2021, Armenia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received Georgian Ambassador to Armenia Giorgi Saganelidze – February 8, 2021...
Alberto Chiovelli appointed commissioner of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare di Sicilia Orientale (Augusta)
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) February 9, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has appointed Alberto Chiovelli, 57, commissioner of...
Grimaldi clarifies its Adriatic strategy
Naples, 8 February 2021 With regards to the latest articles which appeared on the Greek press concerning an alleged war declared by the Grimaldi Group on the...
Cádiz port welcomes rail link to European network
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) February 9, 2021 -The Bay of Cádiz Port Authority has announced the award by ADIF of the construction works for the railway...
Uniper and Port of Rotterdam Authority start feasibility study for green hydrogen plant at Maasvlakte
Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are investigating the possibilities of large-scale production of green hydrogen at the Maasvlakte area in Rotterdam....
WPCAP’s Power2ship working group presents an interactive tool to learn about dock electrification projects around the world
The Power2ship working group of the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP), led by the Port of Barcelona, has created an interactive tool, through Google...
WPCAP ports take new series of climate change actions
“A force for good, paving the way for building sustainable port operations”. Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, used a concise...
Boluda Port Services acquires Amarradores del Puerto de la Bahía de Cádiz
The company staff will be incorporated into the multinational’s workforce as part of the operation – February 5, 2021 Boluda Port Services, the Boluda...
Who wants what in Greek ports’ privatisation
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2020 – Greece’s ports are becoming a geopolitical and financial playground that has drawn interest from all...
Dneiper river traffic slightly down in January
Kherson, Ukraine(PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – In January 2021, freight traffic on the main river of Ukraine, the Dnieper, was 361,800 tons, which...
Genoa port investment continued in 2020
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – During 2020, in addition to the Extraordinary Program for the relaunch of the port of Genoa, the...
Pasaia port sees 2020 cargo traffic down 6.4%
Pasaia, Spain (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – According to figures from the state-owned Puertos del Estado, the Basque port of Pasaia reported total...