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

Valenciaport’s June traffic shows slight recovery and confirms that worst of crisis was in May

The freight traffic exceeded 6.1 million tonnes, 7.6% less than in June 2019. The decline was more moderate than in May when the drop was 19%. Container...

In first half of 2020 Ukraine seaports see near 10% increase in cargo traffic

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 16, 2020 – In the first half of 2020, port operators in the seaports of Ukraine...

Russia’s Global Ports Investments sees TEU throughput up over 8% in Q2 2020

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) July 16, 2020 – Russia’s Global Ports Investments has announced results for H1 and Q2 2020, with consolidated...

Russia’s Azov, Black and Caspian Seaports report 2020 cargo numbers

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – The Federal Agency for Sea and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) has reported cargo turnover of Russian...

Cargo traffic of Russian seaports up 0.1% in first half of 2020

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 13, 2020 – The Federal Agency for Sea and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) has reported cargo turnover of Russian...

Cargo turnover of Yuzhny port in first half of 2020 exceeded 10 million tons

Following the results of the first half of 2020, SE Yuzhny Sea Commercial Port increased its cargo turnover to 10.6 million tons. This is 58% more than...

Top 10 Spanish ports see cargo down in May, after April fall

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports September 2019 cargo traffic (tonnes) statistics by...

Traffic in Vigo port from January to May

Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – Traffic in containerized goods increased by 5.63% from January to May 2020, compared to the same period in...

Cargo traffic in Carboneras port experiences a 64.1% drop

Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) July 2, 2020 – Between January and May 2020, the Port of Carboneras, managed by Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA...

Amirabad Port has 52% of traffic among the northern ports of Iran

Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – In the first quarter of 2020, 844,869 tons of goods handled in Amirabad port, a 52% share of the total volume...

Porto de Aveiro issues maintenance dredging contract for €1.7 million

Aveiro, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – Porto de Aveiro (APA S.A.) has issueed a €1.76 contract for dredging of the port. The project is...

Figueira da Foz Port grows 17.3% in Jan-May 2020

Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – In the period January-May 2020, the port of Figueira da Foz handled total cargo of 875,741 tons,...

Ports of Genoa publish much reduced May traffic figures

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) June 30, 2020 – Despite the start of reopening the economy, May 2020 traffic figures are as low as figures for April....

Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 22/2020 – China is paving the way for recovery

Covid-19 Update – Issue 22/2020 – China is paving the way for recovery. When will the other countries follow? – June 26, 2020 Global...

Valenciaport traffic reflects the slowdown in the economy during the months of confinement due to the Covid-19 crisis

Valenciaport managed close to 400,000 containers in May, 19.68% less than in the same month of 2019. In the accumulated index for the year, activity decreased...

Algeciras port sees total traffic down 4.82% in Jan-May 2020

Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) June 23, 2020 – In the period January-May 2020, total throughput at Algeciras port was 44.423 million tons, compared to...

Freight traffic falls 17.2% in Barcelona port in first five months of the year

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 18, 2020 – Freight traffic in the Port of Barcelona totalled 23.75 million tons in the first five months of the...

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