Industries
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EU approves dismantling of ships at Bordeaux port
Bordeaux, France (PortSEurope) February 2, 2017 – Bordeaux port has received an approval by the European Union for the dismantling of ships. The site for...
Costa Cruises to generate €2.2 million profit for Tarragona tourist companies
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) February 2, 2017 – The start of operation of Costa Cruises in Tarragona will generate a profit of approximately €2.2...
Ukrainian seaports increase cargo turnover by 15% in January 2017
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) February 2, 2017 – According to the Ukrainian Seaports Authority in January 2017 the volume of cargo handling in Ukrainian...
Baleària orders construction of two ferry ships
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) February 2, 2017 – Spanish shipping company Baleària reached an agreement with the Italian shipyard Cantiere Navale...
Algeria to develop El-Hamdania port
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) February 1, 2017 – Algeria is to proceed with the development of a new $3.5bn (€3.24 billion) port and industrial zones...
GPH acquires stakes in three Italian cruise port terminals
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) February 1, 2017 – Turkey-based Global Ports Holding (GPH) has acquired stakes in three companies managing cruise ports...
Damietta port reports increased business in 2016
Damietta, Egypt (PortSEurope) February 1, 2017 – Damietta Port Authority (DPA) has said that the number of vessels increased from 2,357 vessels in 2015...
Limassol port privatisation marked by criticism
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) January 31, 2017 – On January 29, 2017, Dubai’s DP World assumed management of Limassol port as part of the...
Novorossiysk port oil traffic at KTK terminal increases in Jan 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) February 1, 2017 – Novorossiysk port saw oil traffic at its Caspian Pipeline Consortium (KTK) terminal rise by 6.8% on...
Algeciras port breaks cargo traffic record in 2016
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) February 1, 2017 – Algeciras port broke in 2016 the record of 100 million tonnes of cargo handled. The harbour serviced...
Port Authority of Bilbao president visits port of Valencia
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 31, 2017 – Aurelio Martínez, president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), has received this morning the visit...
CMA CGM upgrades Mediterranean offer with the new TURAF EXPRESS service
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) January 31, 2017 – CMA CGM, a leading worldwide shipping group, is pleased to announce the new service offer TURAF...
Trieste railway line to make Baltic-Mediterranean transport more flexible
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 31, 2017 – The German port of Kiel on the Baltic Sea and the Italian port of Trieste in the Adriatic have been...
Valencia port’s five cranes service “Al Dhail” vessel of UASC
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 31, 2017 – The five cranes currently in service at APM Terminals Valencia at its Llovera dock worked simultaneously...
Malaga port cargo traffic rises 26.5% Y/Y in 2016
Malaga, Spain (PortSEurope) January 31, 2017 – Malaga port handled 2.9 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, up 26.5% on the year, the port authority...
Valencia port joins campaign for promotion of Mediterranean Corridor
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 31, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) has joined the campaign supporting the project...
Ukrainian seaports grain traffic declines in 2016
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 31, 2017 – Ukrainian seaports handled 131.998 million tonnes of grain in 2016, down by 8.7% on the year,...