Cargo
All aspects of cargo handling by ports. Includes imports, exports, storage and traffic numbers.
First cruise ship of the year arrives at the Port of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has welcomed the Costa Deliziosa, the first cruise ship to arrive at the port...
Port of Heraklion reports improved cruise ship business in 2023
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – In 2023, cruise traffic in the port of Heraklion increased by +50%, with a record 382,981...
Baku port handles 6 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Nov’23
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – Azerbaijan’s largest Caspian Sea port of Baku handled over 6 million tonnes of cargo during the first 11...
Belarus exported 15 million tonnes of cargo through Russian ports in 2023
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 3, 2023 – The total transhipment of Belarusian export cargo through Russian ports by the end of 2023 was about 15...
Port of Koper reports record for car handling
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Luka Koper achieved an extraordinary feat just before the end of the year by breaking the vehicle...
Ukrainian ports defy war and difficulties in 2023
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 28, 2023 – The total cargo turnover of all Ukrainian ports in 2023 is expected to be 57 million tonnes. This is...
Cargo handling record for Santander in Jan-Nov’23
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) December 26, 2023 – The northern Spanish port of Santander achieved its record cargo handling result in the January-November...
How much cargo is handled in Makhachkala port?
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) December 20, 2023 – Different organisations and authorities in Russia report very different port cargo handling figures....
Port of Venice sees cargo traffic down -6.7% in 2023
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – In 2023, the Port of Venice recorded a -6.7% decrease in cargo handling which totalled 23 million...
Barcelona port traffic consolidates in November 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – Between January and November, the Port of Barcelona had a total traffic of 59 million tonnes of cargo...
Valenciaport increased traffic by 19.31% in November 2023
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – Valenciaport increased cargo traffic by 19.31% in November 2023 and has three months of consecutive...
Russian ports handled 811.9 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-Nov 23
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – Cargo handled by Russian seaports in the January-November period increased by 5.7% compared to the first 11...
Ukraine exports more grain via inland ports in 2023
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Ukrainian inland ports of the Danube region in January-November 2023 was 29.4 million...
Kazakh ports’ cargo statistics for Jan-Nov don’t make sense
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports increased by 10% to 6.5 million tonnes in the...
Romanian seaports handled 49.3 mln cargo tonnes in Jan-Sept 2023
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – Romanian seaports handled 49.3 million tonnes (mt) of cargo in January-September 2023. This was up...
Kazakhstan increase oil exports via Port of Aktau
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – In January-November 2023, Kazakhstan exported 3.62 million tons of oil via the port of Aktau. This...
Singapore’s PSA invests €100 million in its Italian terminals
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Singapore-based PSA International invested over €100 million in its Italian terminals in 2023, according...
EU ports rebounding from pandemic disruptions
News – EUROSTAT – EU ports rebounding from pandemic disruptions – December 5, 2023 In 2022, the total gross weight of seaborne freight...