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All news from Ports Europe categorised by searchable individual countries and some regions.
PortMiami delegation visits Madrid to discuss port issues
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – A delegation from “PortMiami” has visited Madrid and held talks with Puertos del Estado...
Spanish port agency maintains dialogue with European Commission to reach solution to tax exemption
Madrid, January 9, 2019 – Puertos del Estado maintains dialogue with European Commission to reach solution to tax exemption Puertos del Estado (PE) was...
Spain: Puertos del Estado – November 2018 cargo traffic by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...
Koper port reports increased cargo traffic in 2018
In 2018 a total of 24 million tonnes of cargo were handled in the port of Koper, a 3 % rise compared to the 2017. Containers continued with a steady 8 %...
Alcoa offers six-month extension to Galician plants
Avilés, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – U.S. aluminium producer Alcoa has offered to turn off the electrolysis series at its plants in A Coruña...
Setúbal port strike reduces national November exports
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Portugal’s Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE – National Statistical Institute) has...
Negotiations of collective agreement with Setúbal port dockworkers resumed
Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement for the dockworkers at Setúbal port were resumed...
Rixi comments on European Commission demand for Italian port taxation
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Deputy Minister for Infrastructure Edoardo Rixi has responded to the position taken by the EU Commission...
Koper port works on strategic business plan for 2020-2025
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – In the first quarter of 2019, Luka Koper, the operator of Koper port, will prepare a new Strategic...
Libya to hold Bulgarian ships in its territorial waters
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Libya will hold every Bulgarian ship that has entered its territorial waters, according to an order by the...
Spain’s government opposes European Commission, defends port tax exemptions
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – The warning of the European Commission for Spain to put an end to exemptions to the payment of corporate...
Algeciras port receives EMAS certification
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) has received from...
Boluda upgrades Las Palmas-Cape Verde route
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Spanish company Boluda Corporación Marítima has announced the extension of the route...
Fincantieri studies data room of Croatia’s Uljanik
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Italian company Fincantieri SpA and Australia’s Scenic Group are studying the data room of Croatian...
Ceuta port introduces second fuel supply vessel
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – The “PetroBay” ship, owned by shipping company Boluda, has arrived at the port of Ceuta to operate...
Spain’s cruise market continues to expand
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Spain continues to gain market share in the world cruise industry, with Barcelona as a reference in the...
Italy’s GNV names HR manager
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) has appointed Marco Rapetto as human resources...
P&O Ferrymasters launches new intermodal service via Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – P&O Ferrymasters has announced the launch of new intermodal services from the Turkish ports of Pendik,...
Italian port authorities general secretaries discuss EU permit taxation rules
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – The coordination group of the general secretaries of the Italian port authorities, established in April to...
Pescara port needs urgent dredging
Pescara, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...