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Russia’s Global Ports increases container throughput, Q3 2023

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 19, 2023 – Global Ports has reported container throughput of 241,000 TEU in Q3 2023, up +6.0% quarter-on-quarter....

Police find 60 kg of cocaine in Port of Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – Following a month-long operation, police in Piraeus have discovered 60 kg of cocaine. The police believe...

Primever Group takes over Port of Sète fruit terminal

Sète, France (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – The Agen-based Primever Group has signed a contract with the Port of Sète to take over the management of...

Baku Shipyard, Damen Shipyards Gorinchem sign dredger contract

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – Baku Shipyard LLC and the Dutch Damen Shipyards Gorinchem have signed a contract for the construction...

Cepsa, Mureloil present hybrid supply ship in Port of Algeciras

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – Cepsa, a supplier of marine fuels in Spain, has held together with the Spanish shipowner Mureloil a...

USA to support Ukrainian port rebuild

Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – U.S. State Department officials are in Ukraine to support rebuild efforts. Special Representative for...

Latvia receives first grain train from Ukraine

Riga, Latvia (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – Rīgas Universālais Termināls (RUT) has received the first grain train from Ukraine which was carrying...

Huelva Port renews its PERS certification

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – The Spanish Port of Huelva was recertified through the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard...

Update: Armenia wants to be part of Russia-Turkey corridor via Azerbaijan

Strasbourg, France (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – Facing the treat of being left out of a strategic transport corridor (Zangezur) that will connect Russia...

Piraeus Container Terminal: Container throughput – Jan-Sep 2023

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. (PCT) has published containers (TEU) throughput for Jan-Sep 2023. PCT...

Critically low level of Danube River near Bulgaria’s Ruse

Ruse, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – The water level of the Danube near Ruse (Rousse), Bulgaria’s largest port on the river, on October 16...

Sea mine reports do not scare ships heading to Ukraine’s Danube and Black Sea ports

Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – Despite the unconfirmed report that Liberian-flagged oil products tanker Ali Najafov (6,620 DWT) hit a mine...

Port of Barcelona sends business mission to India

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona has sent a business mission to India. Starting yesterday, the delegation is...

Turkey: Seaports cargo report – September 2023

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – The Turkish authorities have published cargo figures for September 2023. Turkey: Seaports cargo report...

Italian logistics match made in heaven: Codognotto and GTS

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – Italian logistics companies Codognotto Group (integrated logistics management, road /sea/air...

Italian Council of Ministers approves budget for Messina bridge

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – The Council of Ministers has approved the necessary budget to start works on a bridge over the Strait of...

New unconfirmed reports of a ship hitting a mine off Romania’s coast

Sulina, Romania (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – A Liberian-flagged oil products tanker Ali Najafov (6,620 DWT) reportedly hit a mine on October 15 off...

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