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Singapore’s PSA invests €100 million in its Italian terminals
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Singapore-based PSA International invested over €100 million in its Italian terminals in 2023, according...
Snam finalises FSRU purchase for Port of Ravenna
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – Snam and BW LNG have finalised the acquisition by Snam of FSRU I Limited. The latter owns owns the...
Consortium awarded sub-concession in Port of Kavala
Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – A consortium International Port Investments Kavala has been awarded a contract for a sub-concession at...
China Harbour signs MoU with Misrata Free Zone, Libya
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – China Harbour Engineering Company has signed an agreement with the Misrata Free Zone in Libya. The...
€80 million for Ancona port and Fincantieri’s shipyard
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Italy’s Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority (ADSP) and Trieste-based Fincantieri, one of the...
DFC signs deal to invest $125 mln in Elefsina Shipyards, Greece
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 7, 2023 – The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed a financing agreement for a $125...
Tanger Med, Port Said added to new EU emissions regulation
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – The transshipment ports of Tanger Med and Port Said have been added to the list of non-European Union...
Grimaldi completes acquisition of Igoumenista port, Greece
Igoumenitsa, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – Italy’s Grimaldi has completed the acquisition of Igoumenista port, Greece, as part of the...
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...
DP World Yarımca starts maritime transport of cars in containers
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – DP World Yarımca is introducing a solution for the maritime transport of cars in containers which...
Update: “Russian tsar of Thessaloniki” to add Volos port to his Greek portfolio
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) with an offer for 51 million euro has been selected as the preferred...
More protests against Snam LNG facility in Vado
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 25, 2023 – There has been a further protest against the proposed Snam LNG facility in Vado, Genoa. A protest began...
Enel to resume Porto Empedocle LNG plant project – again
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – Enel has agreed to resume the Porto Empedocle liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant project,...
Wabtec signs railway development agreement with Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec) has signed an agreement with national...
C2X to build large-scale green methanol production for multiple industries
C2X is a new, independent company aiming to build, own and operate assets to produce green methanol at scale. C2X is backed by A.P. Moller Holding, following a...
Port of Taranto blocks China-linked concession
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has blocked a concession to a company linked with China –...
NATO naval exercise near Danube delta, Russia losing its grip on Black Sea
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) September 10, 2023 – Romanian and United States naval forces are the organisers of a multinational naval exercise Sea...
Port of Livorno publishes tender for cold ironing project
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – The Port Authority of Livorno has published a tender for the design and construction of the cold...
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...
EBRD to approve $125 mln loan to Damietta Port’s 2nd terminal project
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is set to approve a $125 million loan to...