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30 organisations ask europe to invest more in transport
21 September 2017, European Sea Ports Organisation With the slogan “More EU budget for transport, the best investment plan for Europe” a coalition of...
MedCruise ports to work with airports and cruise lines to create cruise supply chain
Barcelona, Spain, September 22, 2017 MedCruise port member Barcelona plays a leading role in advancing discussions on how to best link aviation and cruising,...
Thessaloniki Port Authority completes audit committee appointment
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that, at the meeting of the company’s...
Constanta port receives ultra-deepwater semi-submersible offshore drilling rig
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Scarabeo 9, an ultra-deepwater semi-submersible offshore drilling rig owned and operated by...
Second phase of Petlim container terminal launched
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 22, 2107 – The stage 2 of Petlim container terminal was launched on September 19. The completed container terminal...
Barcelona stevedores refuse to handle government chartered vessel in port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Dockworkers at the port of Barcelona have refused to operate a cruise ship allegedly hired by the...
Yilport Leixões yields 11,900 TEU
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Between September 11-17, 2017, (week no. 37), Yilport Leixões received and operated 24 ships....
Grandi Navi Veloci lends two vessels to Spanish government
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Genoa-based Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) S.p.A. has lent two ferries to the Spanish government, apparently...
Málaga port approves tender for reconstruction of Levante, ADL docks
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – Málaga port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga) has approved the launch of a process for...
A Coruña port presents its advantages to Chinese investors
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – The president of A Coruña port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña), Enrique Losada, received...
MSC Cruises applies for construction of cruise terminal in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – MSC Cruises has officially filed for permission with Barcelona port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de...
Algeciras port cargo traffic rises 5.8% y/y in Jan-Aug 2017
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Algeciras port handled 65.2 million tonnes of cargo in the first eight months of 2017, up 5.8% on the...
A Coruña port welcomes MSC Cruises’ MSC Fantasia ship for first time
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – MSC Cruises’ managing director for Spain, Emiliano González, has said he considers A Coruña to...
Pasaia port’s cargo traffic keeps declining
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Pasaia port cargo traffic returned to negative figures at the end of August, with losses of 21.9% compared...
Venice port loses 500,000 cruise passengers since 2013
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said Venice port has lost nearly 500,000 cruise...
Ancona port passenger traffic rises 8% y/y in Jan-Aug 2017
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Ancona port serviced 824,000 passengers in the first eight months of 2017, up 8% on the year. This year,...
Chinese companies Anhui, Zhongzhi representatives visit Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – Representatives of Chinese companies Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group and Zhongzhi New Energy Vehicle have...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado president says port mergers are not needed
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 20, 2017 – Spain does not need any mergers of port authorities as the current management structure allows the...
Valencia port books record-high container traffic in August
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 20, 2017 – Valencia port recorded the best month of August ever in terms of container traffic. The harbour’s...
Balearic ports cargo traffic rises 7% y/y in H1 2017
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) September 20, 2017 – Balearic Islands ports handled 6.2 million tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2017, up 7% on...