Cargo
All aspects of cargo handling by ports. Includes imports, exports, storage and traffic numbers.
Sanctions busting parallel imports in Russia expand greatly
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – Desperately trying to help Russian industry and businesses to survive western sanctions, the country’s...
Russia claims increase in ports’ cargo handling in Jan-Feb’23 despite sanctions
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – Russian seaports handled 140.3 million tonnes of cargo in January-February 2023, 2.6% more compared to the...
Eurostat: Majority of EU freight transport in 2021 via sea
In 2021, maritime transport accounted for more than two-thirds (68%, 5 135 billion tonne-km; tkm) of the EU’s freight transport, the lowest share recorded...
Slovenia ports see reduced cargo in January 2023
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) March 17, 2023 – In January 2023, 234 ships arrived in or departed from Slovenian ports, down nearly -5% fewer. Cargo...
DeloPorts terminals in Novorossiysk report higher January traffic
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 10, 2023 – DeloPorts terminals in Novorossiysk have reported higher January traffic numbers. This includes the...
Ports of Genoa returns to pre-Covid cargo numbers in 2022
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) March 10, 2023 – The Ports of Genoa returns to pre-Covid cargo numbers in 2022, with significant gains in container and...
Port of Rijeka reports higher cargo and TEU in 2022
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – The Port of Rijeka reports higher cargo and TEU in 2022: 6.3 million tons of cargo, up +14% on 5.53 million...
Georgia cargo figures recover in 2022
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – Georgia cargo figures recovered in 2022 reported the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of...
Port of Cartagena handles record sugar operation
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – The Port of Cartagena has handled a record sugar operation. A total of 28,000 tons of refined sugar in...
Impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the port of Rotterdam
News – Port of Rotterdam – February 28, 2023 The war in Ukraine has led to a number of sanctions by the European Union and others against Russia....
Spanish seaports see reduced cargo traffic January 2023
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – Spanish seaports have reported reduced cargo traffic January 2023. Last month total cargo was 44.27...
Ports of Rome and Lazio report improved 2022 cargo traffic
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – The Ports of Rome and Lazio have reported improved 2022 cargo traffic numbers. All the primary...
Cargo traffic in the Port of Taranto down -16.9% in 2022
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – The Port of Taranto handled 14.6 million tons of cargo, a decrease of -16.9% on 2021 but...
Croatian seaports see Q4 2022 cargo traffic up over +6%
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – Total turnover of cargo goods in Croatian seaports in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 5.8 million tons,...
Luka Koper reports net profit up +133% in 2022
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) February 24, 2023 – Luka Koper has reported net profit of €74.2 million in 2022, up +133% on €42.4 million in the...
Azerbaijan’s ports handled 11.4% more cargo YOY in January 2023
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – The Caspian Sea ports of Azerbaijan increased the transshipment of goods by 11.4% in January 2023 to...
Port of Rotterdam throughput virtually unchanged in 2022 despite war , weakening economy
The war in Ukraine led to unprecedented changes in goods flows last year. At 467.4 million tonnes, total throughput in Rotterdam was almost the same (-0.3%) as...
Russia’s Astrakhan region cargo turnover with Azerbaijan increases
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – The cargo turnover between the Caspian Sea ports of Russian Astrakhan region (Astrakhan and Olya) and...
13 times more cargo to Latin America via Baku port in 2022
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – Cargo transportation through Azerbaijan’s Baku Port in 2022 to Latin American countries increased 13...
Port of Valencia sees cargo down 15.9% in January
València, Spain (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – In January 2023, the Port of València handled 5,715,093 tonnes of cargo, down -15.95% compared to the...