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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...

Malta Freeport welcomes largest ever containership to visit the island

Marsaxlokk, Malta (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – The MSC Mette ship has visited the Terminal Two North Quay of Malta Freeport in Birżebbuġa in the...

Malta Freeport starts cold ironing work

Marsaxlokk, Malta (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – Malta Freeport has started work on a cold ironing project, a technology designed to supply electricity...

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...

Port of Burgas to renovate its communist era Ro-Ro berth

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – BGN 6.4 million (3.27 million euro) will be invested by Bulgaria’s state-owned Port Infrastructure for...

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...

Azerbaijan and Iran join transport corridors’ game in Central Asia

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – Azerbaijan agreed with Iran to establish a transport corridor (Eastern Zangezur Corridor) to Azeri exclave...

Anaklia port sinks into the distant future

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – Georgia has backpedalled, again, on the construction of the country’s first Black Sea deep water port...

Captagon drug via ports of Beirut, Latakia and Tripoli

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – The Syrian regime and Lebanese Hezbollah have adeptly woven the production, promotion, and smuggling of...

€24 million of aid for Romania’s Danube River and Black Sea ports

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – The European Commission (EC) has approved up to €24 million in aid for Romania to support...

No weekend rest for Ukrainian Black Sea corridor

Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – There was no weekend of rest for Ukrainian humanitarian Black Sea corridor. Despite the continuing Russian...

Three cheers for Ukrainian Black Sea grain corridor

Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 14, 2023 – Despite the continuing Russian drone and missile attacks on ports and grain export infrastructure in the...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Sep’23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-September 2023 period increased by 9% compared to the first...

Northern Sardinian ports to receive €20 mln port in investment

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – The ports of Olbia, Golfo Aranci, Santa Teresa and Porto Torres, in Northern Sardinia, are set...

Six more cargo ships to enter Odesa ports in two days

Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Despite the continuing Russian drone and missile attacks on ports and grain export infrastructure in the...

Rhenus expands operations in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Germany’s global transport and logistics service provider Rhenus Logistics Group is stepping up...

Port of Koper looks to build trade with Vietnam

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – The Port of Koper is looking to build trade with Vietnamese ports and has hosted a delegation from the...

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