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All aspects of cargo handling by ports. Includes imports, exports, storage and traffic numbers.

Eurostat: Top 10 cargo ports in the EU

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The Eurostat organisation has published a report – Key figures on European transport – 2023. It...

Statistics: Total cargo traffic in Spanish ports 2020-2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – Last year, Spanish ports of general interest handled 543.3 million tons of cargo, down -3.3% on the...

Spanish ports see cargo traffic down -3.3% in 2023

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – Last year, Spanish ports of general interest handled 543.3 million tons of cargo, down -3.3% on the...

Sanctions change Kazakhstan’s cargo transport geography

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The transport industry of Kazakhstan faces an increase in cargo volumes and periodic shortages of...

Georgia’s port of Poti handled 66% more containers in 2023

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2024 – Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti handled 592,589 TEUs in 2023, which is almost 66% more than in 2022...

Saudi Arabia ports handled 11.4 million TEUs in 2023

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2024 – Saudi Arabia’s harbours handled 11,380,302 TEUs, an increase of 9% compared to 2022 (10,439,620...

UNCTAD Global Supply Chain Forum in May in Barbados

Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) January 27, 2024 – The inaugural Global Supply Chain Forum, jointly staged by the United Nations Conference on Trade...

Update: How much cargo is handled in Makhachkala port?

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Different organisations and authorities in Russia report very different port cargo handling figures....

Moldova’s Giurgiulesti port handled 2.17 mln tonnes of cargo in 2023

Giurgiulesti, Moldova (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – Moldova’s only port of Giurgiulesti on the Danube River handled 18.6% more cargo in 2023...

Ports of Trieste & Monfalcone handled 12,379 trains in 2023

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – The Ports of Trieste and Monfalcone handled 12,379 trains for cargo in 2023. The ports are managed by...

Russia’s Global Ports announces results for Q4 and FY 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Global Ports has announced its operational results for Q4 and FY 2023. Total marine container...

Ukraine’s inland Danube ports almost doubled cargo in 2023

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Ukraine’s inland Danube cluster ports almost doubled their cargo turnover in 2023 to 32 million...

Update: Significant decline in cargo in Russian ports in Q4’23

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Cargo handled by Russian ports increased by 5.1% compared to 2022 to the all-time record of 884.7...

Port of Marseille, cargo down, revenue up in 2023

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – In 2023, the Port of Marseille handled 72 million tons of cargo, down -7%. All segments recorded...

Marseilles’ Eurofos has reached the milestone of 10 mln containers

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – Last November, Eurofos crossed the threshold of 10 million containers handled since the start of its...

Update: Russian ports handled 883.8 mln tonnes of cargo in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The cargo turnover of Russian seaports in 2023, despite Western sanctions, increased by 5% compared to 2023...

Russian ports handled 4.96 million TEUs in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – Container turnover of all Russian ports in 2023 reached 4.96 million TEUs, which is 15% higher than in...

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