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Port of Barcelona sees July 2020 cargo traffic up over 15%

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 19, 2021 – In the month of July 2021, the port of Barcelona handled 5.66 million tons of cargo, up 15.2% on 4.91...

DeloPorts’ throughput increased by 13% in 6 months 2021

The throughput of the Delo Group’s stevedore terminals DeloPorts increased by 13% in January-June 2021 compared to 2020 and reached 5.7 mln tons –...

Ports of Ancona and Ortona: recovery of freight and passenger traffic in Q2 2021

Clear recovery of traffic in the port of Ancona in the first half of 2021. The traffic of ro-ro goods (2.63 million tons) surpasses the pre-pandemic trend of...

Over 2,000 trains have passed through the Port of València in the first half of the year

The synergy between maritime and rail traffic is a bet for the present and future for the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) with the aim of improving the...

Port of Koper sees Q2 2021 cargo traffic up over 13%

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 16, 2021 – In the second quarter of this year the port of Koper handled nearly 5.3 million tons of goods, an...

Cargo turnover of NCSP was 58.4 million tons (-6.9%) in Q2 2021

Novorossiysk – NCSP has reported consolidated cargo turnover of 58.4 million tons for January-June 2021, down -6.9% compared to the same period of 2020...

Port of Huelva reports record cargo traffic of 2.9 million tons in July

Huelva, August 10, 2021 – The Huelva Port Authority has managed, in this past month, to move a total of 2,989,366 tons, thus exceeding the volume...

Ports of the Balearic Islands show signs of recovery in first semester

Palma, Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2021 – The five state-owned ports in the Balearic Islands moved 6.5 million tons of cargo in the first...

Port operator Marsa Maroc sees cargo traffic up 22% in Q1 2021

Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 15, 2021 – Total traffic handled by Marsa Maroc and its subsidiaries as at June 30th, 2021, amounted to 23...

Port of Palermo sees near +5% rise in first half cargo traffic

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) August 12, 2021 – In the first half of 2021 the port of Palermo handled 3.64 million tons of goods, an increase of...

Croatian seaports see Q2 cargo traffic up over 10%

In the second quarter of this year, Croatian ports handled 6.22 million tons of goods, up +10.2% over the same period of 2020 – August 11, 2021 Q2 2020...

Cargo traffic of Russian seaports in January-July 2021 was up + 1.5%

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 11, 2021 – State agency Rosmorrechflot has reported that cargo traffic of Russian seaports in January-July 2021 was...

Port of Pasaia sees first half cargo traffic up over 33%

Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – In the first half of 2021, the port of Pasaia handled 1,835,604 tons of cargo, up 33.8% on the same period...

Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port January-July 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported cargo handling statistics at Turkish ports...

Turkey: Total cargo handling at ports January-July 2021

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported that in July 2021 its ports handled 43.26...

Valenciaport: Freight rates continue to rise due to the container shortage and the economic pull of the USA

València, August 6, 2021 – The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) for July has once again grown at a rate of 9.19%, making it the first year of...

Port of Motril reports improved July cargo traffic

Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) August 6, 2021 – Cargo traffic at the Mediterranean Port of Motril in July increased by over 45% compared to the same month...

Ukrainian seaports increase January-July cargo traffic

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 6, 2021 – In January-July 2021 seaport operators in Ukraine handled 76.5 million tons of cargo, up 15.2 million...

Ports of Genoa sees June cargo increase of +22%

The ports of Genoa-Savona-Vado Ligure have recorded a 22% growth in total cargo traffic in June 2021. The good performance of the March-June period led to an...

Almería Port Authority sees cargo up nearly 50% in Q2 2021

Between last January and June, from the ports managed by the Almería Port Authority (Carboneras and Almería), 2.1 million tons of merchandise were exported,...

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