Ferries
Port activities linked to the handling of ferries and ferry passengers. Includes passenger terminal investment.
Piraeus, Rafina ports see rising passenger numbers in July
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 21, 2023 – In the first 15 days of July, 743,492 passengers have travelled from the port of Piraeus, according to the...
First Romania-Georgia ferry line
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 2, 2023 – A regular ferry line was opened between Romania’s biggest Black Sea port of Constanta and the Georgian...
Egyptian ambassador meets Port of Volos management
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – A meeting between the Egyptian ambassador to Greece, Omar Amer Youssef, and the CEO of Volos Port Authority...
Passenger traffic with Italy at Port of Durrës increases
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) May 29, 2023 – Passenger traffic between the Port of Durrës and Italy has maintained an upward trend during the first...
Port seeks subsidy for Volos – Mytilini coastal shipping line
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) May 17, 2023 – The CEO of the Volos Port Authority, Sokratis Anagnostou, has requested a state subsidy for the Volos –...
Approval for Grimaldi Group acquisition of Barcelona Ferry Terminal
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2023 – The National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has approved the Grimaldi Group acquisition of...
Port of Bari signs up for new passenger terminal
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) March 29, 2023 – The Port of Bari has signed contract for a new cruise and ferry passenger terminal scheduled to be ready for...
French shipper CMA CGM will take 12% stake in Brittany Ferries
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) March 15, 2023 – The French shipowner CMA CGM is to take a 12% stake in Brittany Ferries, by converting a loan into...
Greece ferry to visit Larnaca as well as Limassol
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – The Greece ferry service will visit Larnaca as well as Limassol. Scandro Holding Ltd’s Daleela ship will...
Dragados starts repair work at Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – Dragados has started repair work at the Port of Algeciras of three pontoons of the maritime station...
Port of Barcelona is hub for supplying the Balearic Islands
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona is a key hub for supplying cargo to the Balearic Islands. In 2022, traffic...
New ferry line Turkey-Sochi to help parallel import in Russia
Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) February 26, 2023 – Port of Sochi is joining a race with otherRussian Black Sea ports to launch regular cargo lines to Turkey....
New passenger service between Libya and Tunisia
Tripoli, Libya (PortSEurope) February 15, 2023 – The first voyage for passengers from the Libyan port of Tripoli to the commercial port of Zarzis in...
Albania’s cargo traffic at its seaports down -20% in 2022
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) February 9, 2023 – Last year, Albania’s seaports handled 3.84 million tonnes of freight, down -20.6% on 2021 (4.83...
Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife records 35% passenger increase
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) February 6, 2023 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife closed 2022, positioning...
Port of Ancona set to gain from Croatia EU Schengen membership
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) January 27, 2023 – From 1 January 2023 Croatia joined the Schengen area and the Euro area. On the basis of the Schengen...
New passenger terminal in Astrakhan port by 2027
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 5, 2022 – The project for the construction of passenger terminal building in Russia’s river-sea port of Astrakhan...