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Aktau and Kuryk ports increase freight traffic

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – In January-August 2023, the volume of freight shipped through Caspian Sea Aktau and Kuryk ports...

Two more ships break Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports

Yuzhny, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – Two more ships left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuzhny/Pivdennyi in Odesa (Odessa) region in the...

Suez Canal Economic Zone celebrates concession for Container Terminal 2 in East Port Said

The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) celebrated the announcement of the concession contract for Container Terminal No. 2 in East...

China ports container volume rises 4.5% from January to July 2023

From January to July of 2023, the cargo volume of Chinese ports was 9617.1 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.0%; the container throughput of Chinese...

Malta identifies zones for offshore wind development

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – The Maltese government has identified six potential zones outside its 12-mile territorial waters for...

Port of Baku increases car handling

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 31, 2023 – The number of passenger cars transported through the Port of Baku was 4,002 units in January-July...

Ports de Normandie starts building container terminal

Paris, France (Ports Europe) August 31, 2023 – On 29 August, at the Port of Cherbourg, Hervé Morin, President of Ports de Normandie and President of...

COSCO Shipping launches new digital service between China and Greece

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 31, 2023 – Today, COSCO Shipping launches a new digital service between Chian and Greece – “Talent...

First hydrogen-powered container stacker arrives at Port of Valencia

València, Spain (Ports Europe) August 31, 2023 – The Port of Valencia has taken delivery of the hydrogen-powered ReachStacker, as part of the European...

Global Ports’ terminals welcome new container services by Hub Shipping

St. Petersburg, (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – Russia’s leading container terminal operator Global Ports and Hub Shipping, an international marine...

Port of Genoa loses president

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – Paolo Emilio Signorini will today leave his position as president of the Genoa-Savona port system...

Port of Livorno cargo traffic decreased -3.2% in the first half of 2023

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – Total traffic in the first half of 2023 for the Port of Livorno was 15,410,621 tons of goods, 3.2% less...

Does India’s Adani group want to buy a Greek port?

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – The local press in India is reporting that the Adani group could be interested in acquiring the rights...

Russia: FESCO reports increased container traffic in first half of 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – FESCO Transportation Group has published operating and financial results for the six months ended 30 June...

DP World applies to purchase Evyapport, Izmit, Turkey

Kocaeli, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – Dubai-based DP World has applied to the Competition Authority to purchase Evyapport in the Gulf of...

Thessaloniki Port Authority launches rail service with Skopje

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) is launching a new container block-train service between...

Port of Leixões doubles cruise activity in first half of 2023

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the Port of Leixões handled 68,203 cruise ship passengers, an increase of...

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