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Cargo traffic down nearly 30% at Koper port

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 16, 2020 – In August this year, total cargo traffic was 1.3 million tons, down 29.4% ión the same month of 2019....

Kavkaz port sees increase in cargo Jan-Sep 2020

Kavkaz, Russia (PortSEurope) October 12, 2020 – In the first nine months of 2020, January-September, the port of Kavkaz handled 29.159 million tons of...

Russia sees reduced transshipment volumes

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 11, 2020 – The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation is forecasting a fall in cargo transshipment volume...

Traffic in Ferrol – San Cibrao increases despite the pandemic

Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) October 10, 2020 – The virus created a hole in the Spanish port system equivalent to one-ninth of its total business...

DBTG and FEPORT sign a MoU to intensify their cooperation

The Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) and the International Dry Bulk Terminals Group (DBTG) have decided to join forces to...

Ukraine seaports sea cargo traffic up over 3% in first nine months

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 6, 2020 – In January-September this year, the seaports of Ukraine handled 118.78 million tons of cargo, up 3.7% on...

Mersin International Port sees 7-month cargo volume up 5%

Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 6, 2020 – Despite the adverse effects of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, Mersin International Port (MIP) recorded a...

Eurokai Group sees reduced profit and cargo traffic in first half 2020

Hamburg, German (PortSEurope) September 30, 2020 – The Eurokai Group has reported operating earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) down by nearly 70%...

Traffic in Castellón port in August grows by 0.9%

Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) September 25, 2020 – Freight traffic in Castellón grew by 0.9% during the month of August, with a total of 1,885,692...

Aliağa port sees sharp rise in cargo traffic

Aliağa, Turkey (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – IMEAK Chamber of Shipping Aliaga Branch Chairman, Adem Simsek, has said that in August 2020, Aliağa...

August cargo traffic at Genoa port shows weak recovery

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – In the month of August 2020, figures from Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale...

Exports in Barcelona port withstand the impact of the COVID-19 with 3.4% container drop to August

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) September 23, 2020 – Exports transported through the Port of Barcelona continue to bear the impact that the Covid-19...

Algeciras port records January-August traffic down over 4%

Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) September 23, 2020 – In the month of August 2020, the transshipment port of Algeciras handled 257,587 containers, down...

Turkish ministry announces August seaport cargo figures for August

Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure announced that the volume of containers handled at ports in August 2020 increased by 8.8%, compared to...

Koper port sees traffic down nearly 35% in July 2020

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) September 22, 2020 – In July this year, Koper port handled total cargo of 1.29 million tons, down -34.7% on 1.98 million...

Durrës port traffic down 9% in first eight months of 2020

Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – In the first eight months of this year, Durrës port handled 2.5 million tons of goods, down 9% of...

In first quarter 2020, passenger traffic in Greek ports fell by -15.8%

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) September 17, 2020 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced data on traffic of passengers, goods and...

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