Ferries
Port activities linked to the handling of ferries and ferry passengers. Includes passenger terminal investment.
Passenger traffic at Ibiza-Formentera lines rises 3% in 2017
Ibiza, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Shipping companies that operate on the line between Ibiza and Formentera handled traffic of 2,028,840 passengers...
Corsica Ferries launches Toulon-Mallorca route
Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) April 2, 2018 – Italian company Corsica Ferries has launched a Toulon-Mallorca route, as part of its strategy to gain ground...
Porto Torres call for resumption of direct Livorno port links
Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2018 – The municipal administration of Porto Torres has proposed a new shipping service (cargo and...
Livorno, Piombino port authority reports improved 2017 traffic
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2018 – In 2017 the ports of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North...
Baleària eyes own terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2018 – Spanish company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. grew passenger traffic by 5.7% and cargo by 10% in...
Ports Europe – Reference – Cagliari Port 2020
Cagliari Ports 2020, March 21, 2018 The Cagliari Port 2020 project aims to set up a system able to effectively deal with the integration of three main hubs of...
Moby and Tirrenia join “Cagliari Port 2020” and Open Data Trasporti of Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – Ferry companies Moby and Tirrenia are to join “Cagliari Port 2020” and Open Data Trasporti...
Trasmediterránea to start operating Gandía-Ibiza line on June 8
Gandía, Spain (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Spanish ferry company Trasmediterránea plans to start operating on June 8 the high-speed line linking...
Trasmediterránea names business development director
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2018 – Eva González Cuerda has been appointed Director of Business Development of the Balearic Islands of Spanish...
FRS Motril-Tangier line breaks traffic record
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2018 – German company Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) has broken its own record in the line connecting the ports...
FRS surpasses capacity record on Motril-Tangier shipping route
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – The German-owned shipping company FRS has broken its own record in the line of goods that operates between...
A new shipping line linking Oran to Barcelona has started
Oran, Algeria (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – L’Entreprise Nationale de Transport Maritime de Voyageurs (ENTMV) has started a new passenger and...
Passengers using Pesaro port in 2017 up on previous year
Pesaro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – A total of 8,643 passengers passed through the port of Pesaro in 2017. Of these, 8,169 (up 13% on...
Baleària orders two ferries from Cantiere Navale Visentini
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2018 – Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. has reached an agreement with the Italian shipyard Cantiere...
GNV signs agreement with China’s GSI for new vessels
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci), a member of the MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) Group, has announced the...
Corsica Linea to use onshore power supply in Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Corsica Linea (Corsica Lines ferry company) has announced that three ships in its fleet will use a...
Plan announced to develop waterfront at Naples port
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – Plans have been presented for the redevelopment of Calata Beverello, the waterfront area of the port of...