Ferries
Port activities linked to the handling of ferries and ferry passengers. Includes passenger terminal investment.
Adria Ferries to start Ancona-Bar service
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) June 27, 2024 – Starting July 9, 2024, Adria Ferries Spa will operate a new line between Italy and Montenegro. Using the AF...
Chornomorsk-Batumi ferry service to restart despite war
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – In a bold move, Ukraine and Georgia decided to resume on July 9 the ferry service between their Black Sea...
Greece’s ELSTAT publishes cargo figures for Q4 2023
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – The Greek statistical agency, Elstat, has published figures for traffic of passengers, goods and mobile...
CTM buys 51% stake in Africa Morocco Links
Tanger Med, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 17, 2024 – Compagnie de Transports au Maroc (CTM) has acquired a 51% stake in Africa Morocco Links. Compagnie de...
Port of Ancona plans new passenger terminal
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – The Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has issued a “Notice of preliminary market consultation...
Turkish shipyard launches second ferry for Scottish Isles
Yalova, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The Cemre Shipyard has launched a second ferry to Caledonian MacBrayne in Scotland. The vessel, MV Loch...
Update: Budva port starts a catamaran line to Dubrovnik
Budva, Montenegro (Ports Europe) June 3, 2024 – On June 29 a new regular passenger catamaran line will start operation from Montenegro’s Adriatic Sea port...
Authorities plan Ancona-Bar-Durres ferry
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) May 27, 2024 – The relevant authorities have been investigating setting up border services at the Port of Bar. Then, a...
CTN has inaugurated a new shipping line to Livorno, Salerno
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN) has inaugurated a new shipping line between the port of La Goulette...
Algerian, Tunisian ferry companies adopt cold ironing
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation and Algérie Ferries are investing in adapting their ferries for cold...
Corsica Ferries increases services are Port of Sete
Sète, France (Ports Europe) May 18, 2024 – The Port of Sète announced the extension of the partnership with Corsica Ferries with ferry services to...
Update: Why is there no Sochi-Trabzon ferry?
Sochi, Russia (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – Western sanctions isolated Russia is pushing for years to re-launch a cargo-passenger ferry from its Black Sea...
New Black Sea ferry line Varna-Batumi
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 11, 2024 – The new ferry line between Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Varna and Georgia’s port of Batumi was...
Albania’s Port of Durres sees slight rise in Q1 2024 cargo traffic
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, the Port of Durres handled 1.6 million tons of cargo, up +3.4 % on the...
Greece, Cyprus ferry link starts in May
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – For the third year in a row, the ferry service between Cyprus and Greece will start on May 29 and operate...
Car-ferry, Ro-Ro berth reconstruction in Makhachkala port, Russia
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) April 7, 2024 – A 32.57 million rubles (325,000 euro) tender for the development of documentation and the construction...
Interferry urges use of carbon tax revenues to fund OPS
April 4, 2024 – Interferry, the shipping association representing the ferry industry worldwide, is calling on governments and electricity utilities to...
Baleària reports record numbers of passengers in 2023
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – The Baleària shipping company carried 5.2 million passengers, 1.4 million vehicles and 7.4 million linear...
Port of Bilbao starts the ferry season
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The ferry season in the Port of Bilbao starts soon with the first crossing of the year of...
Algeciras port issues tender to develop Tarifa-Tangier maritime link
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2024 – The Bay of Algeciras Port Authority (APBA) has issued a public tender to develop the Tarifa-Tangier City...