Slovenia
Slovenia is a republic in southeastern Europe: member of the European Union; it has just 47km of coastline on the Northern Adriatic Sea which is the location of Koper port, the country’s only seaport; the port is managed by state-owned Luka Koper d.d.
Luka Koper to start operating five electric gantry cranes
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 24, 2019 – Luka Koper will soon start operating five new electric gantry cranes. The new series of cranes is more...
METRANS starts new block-train service between Koper port and Enns
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2019 – The Luka Koper port authority has reported a new railway service connecting Enns, in Austria, with Koper...
Potential Chinese investments in Rijeka, Trieste may threaten Slovenia’s Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – Koper port may lose its leading role in the northern Adriatic and become a port of regional importance if...
Prime Minister Šarec and Chinese Premier on possibilities for expanding relations between the two countries
News Release – Prime Minister Šarec and Chinese Premier on possibilities for expanding relations between the two countries – April 11, 2019...
Koper port’s cargo traffic falls slightly in Q1
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 15, 2019 – Koper port handled 5.919 million tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2019, down from 6.077 million...
Koper port to participate in 16+1 summit as Slovenia eyes improvement of ties with China
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 11, 2019 – Port operator Luka Koper d.d. will participate in the Dubrovnik summit of the 16+1 initiative, which...
Venice, Trieste and Koper ports sign SECNET agreement
Koper, Slovenia, March 28, 2018 – The SECNET project was officially concluded today in Trieste, which was held in the framework of the European project...
Koper port increases export capacity to Austria businesses
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 21, 2019 – At a business event near Koper, 26 Austrian companies active in the logistics, transport, IT and civil...
Koper port hosts promotional event in Cairo
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2019 – Port operator Luka Koper d.d. has held its now annual event in Cairo with its Egyptian business partners,...
Koper port generates 10 times higher revenue than Croatian competitor Rijeka
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – Koper port last year generated revenues of €226 million ($255 million), which is 7% more than in 2017. Net...
Luka Koper reports 2018 net operating profit of €60 million, up 71%
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 24, 2019 – Luka Koper Group has reported a net operating profit for 2018 of €60 million ($68.05 million), up...
Luka Koper adds rail capacity to speed up vehicle handling
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 24, 2019 – Following the announcement last week that the local Kolektor CGP has won the contract to build...
Koper port awards railway lines construction contract to Kolektor CPG
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 22, 2019 – Luka Koper has selected the bid of Slovenian company Kolektor CPG in a tender for the construction of new...
Koper port could benefit from EIB railway finance
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 17, 2019 – It has been reported that the European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering providing finance for the...
Amber Rail Freight Corridor becomes operational
Koper, Slovenia, February 13, 2019 – With the publication of paths for international freight trains in mid-January 2019 the Amber Rail Freight Corridor...
Luka Koper among finalists in Golden Thread 2018 competition
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – Luka Koper is one of the seven finalists for the research project Golden Thread 2018 in the category...
Slovenian government agrees to second railway track between Koper and Divača
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The Slovenian government has agreed to investment in a second railway track between Koper and Divača,...