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Kazakh container terminal in Poti to be ready in 2024
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – In October, Kazakhstan’s transport and logistics investment group of companies PTC Holding will start the...
Italian government to disburse €14.7 mln to ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has disbursed an advance of €14.7 million to the 12 Port System...
Russia bombards Ukrainian inland Danube river port of Reni
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – In a development in the Russian war against Ukraine, Russia has attacked the inland river port of Reni. Three...
Delo Group joins Russian-Turkish Dialogue Association
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – Russia’s Delo Group has signed an agreement to join the Russian-Turkish Dialogue Association. Delo...
EBRD lends funds for Mersin International Port expansion
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 18, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a senior loan of up to $50 million...
Port of Trieste issues tenders for Pnrr projects
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – The Port Authority has launched tenders for a value of €160 million in order to start the structural...
Update: Ukraine will help Moldova rebuild 400 km railway to Reni Port with EU funding
Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – War-torn Ukraine will help its poor neighbour Moldova to rebuild a 400 km-long section of the railway line from...
Grimaldi introduces green Ro-Ro ships in Italy-Greece line
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The Grimaldi Group is introducing two state-of-the-art hybrid vessels Eco Catania and Eco...
EBRD supports greener maritime sector in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a programme to modernise the...
CMA CGM to take stake in Spanish ports of València and Bilbao
València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The French CMA CGM Group is to acquire shares in Cosco Shipping Ports (Spain) Holding (CSP) from TPIH...
Reference – What equipment is used in port automation?
Port automation is increasingly used and will become the norm for new port facilities. It reduces labour needs and costs, and has a high level of efficiency....
Reference – What cranes do ports use?
Ports use a variety of cranes for different purposes. Some common types of cranes used in ports include the following. It depends on the cargo handled and the...
FSRU can only stay in Piombino port for three years
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – Italian energy company Snam has said that at its Golar Tunda floating storage and regasification...
Reference – What are the advantages of transport corridors?
What is a transport corridor and what are its advantages? A transport corridor refers to a designated route(s) or pathway(s) that facilitates the movement of...
PSA International, Kazakhstan Railways to jointly develop TITR Corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2023 – PSA International Pte Ltd and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) will establish a joint venture company, KPMC Ltd,...
Montenegro signs memorandum for LNG terminal
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) May 16, 2023 – The Montenegro government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Enerflex Energy Systems and...
Reference – Kanal Istanbul
Kanal Istanbul is a proposed artificial sea-level waterway that would connect the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, bypassing the Bosphorus Strait. The project...
Will Greece review FSRU-LNG projects?
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) May 9, 2023 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to upheavals in gas markets. European Union (EU) countries...
Croatia approves takeover of Luka Rijeka by Czech company
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (Hanfa) has approved the...
Reference – The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)
The EU’s trans-European transport network policy, the TEN-T policy, is a key instrument for the development of coherent, efficient, multimodal, and...