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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...
EBRD to help develop Ukraine’s Danube ports of Izmail, Reni and Ust-Dunaysk
Kiyv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – The development of Ukraine’s Danube Port Cluster – Izmail, Reni and Ust-Dunaysk – with...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., container throughput, Q1 2023
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 18, 2023 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. (PCT) has published containers (TEU) throughput for Q1 2023. PCT is owned...
China is still on the fence about the Middle Corridor bypassing Russia
Prague, Czech Republic (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – Despite the oft-touted momentum behind the Eurasian Middle Corridor circumventing Russia, China...
No progress in LNG terminal projects in ports of Bar and Vlora
Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – The Western Balkans’ first two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, planned in the Adriatic ports of...
Piraeus Port Authority: Financial results for fiscal year 2022
Piraeus Port Authority S.A.: Announcement of Financial Results for fiscal year 2022 to the Hellenic Fund and Asset Management Association 31 March...
GreenIT plan three floating offshore wind projects in Italy
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – GreenIT and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have signed an agreement to develop three...
Grimaldi consortium to acquire 67% of Igoumenitsa Port Authority
Igoumenitsa, Greece (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – A consortium led by Italy’s Grimaldi Group has won the tender to acquire 67% of Igoumenitsa Port...
€3.4 billion to modernise the Palermo-Catania railway line
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – As part of the InvestEU programme, a total of €3.4 billion will be available to modernise and upgrade...
Sanctions cause cancellation of two grain terminal projects in Azov Sea
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) March 5, 2023 – Western sanctions have forced Russia to abandon construction projects for new grain terminals in the Azov Sea...