Port Operations
Russian seaports record nearly 7% growth in cargo in first two months
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – In the first two months of 2022, Russian seaports handled 136.7 million tons of cargo, up by +6.8% on the...
Turkey: Total seaport cargo handling statistics – February 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 10, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports for...
EU steps to massively reduce Russian energy imports will have implications for its ports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 9, 2022 – Yesterday, the European Commission proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe...
DP World suspends Ukrainian business activities
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – Global port operator DP World has suspended operations in Ukraine following the Russian invasion of Ukraine,...
Ukraine’s Berdyansk port falls to the invading Russia; Mariupol port is surrounded
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 28 – Ukraine’s second largest Azov Sea port, Berdyansk, has been occupied by invading Russian forces as of...
Port of Vigo maintains maintaining its leadership in fishing and car traffic in January 2022
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2022 – The Port of Vigo has started 2022 in the same way it closed 2021: maintaining its leadership of state...
First DFDS vessel calls at the HHLA PLT Italy terminal in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – The HHLA PLT Italy terminal in the port of Trieste has welcomed the Ro-Ro ferry “Cappadocia...
Volga Shipping Company joins Port of Hamburg Marketing
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – Volga Shipping Company JSC (Volga-Flot JSC) has joined Port of Hamburg Marketing...
Bosphorus (Strait of Istanbul): Cargo traffic 2019-2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 18, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published cargo traffic statistics for the Bosphorus...
Turkey: Cargo handling statistics by port authority – January 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...
Belarus seeks Russian support for new Baltic Sea port
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – With the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko held talks with...
Turkey: Total seaport cargo handling statistics – January 2022
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has reported total cargo statistics for Turkish seaports...
CMA CGM to manage the Beirut container port terminal
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) February 17, 2022 – The Lebanese government has awarded the contract to manage the concession of the Beirut container port...
Cosco Shipping Lines to extend its direct service between Valencia and Algeciras by adding more West African ports
València, Spain (Ports Europe) February 17, 2022 – Cosco Shipping Lines Spain has extended its direct service between Valencia and Algeciras by adding...
Port Authority of Málaga begins the second phase of its Iniciativa Puerto Verde
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – The Port Authority of Malaga begins the second phase of its “Iniciativa Puerto Verde”...
Mykolaiv Sea Port increases January 2022 cargo handling
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 15, 2022 – In January 2022, Mykolaiv Sea Port increased cargo transshipment by 60.8% to 3.2 million tonnes,...
Çelebi Port of Bandirma orders two Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes
Bandirma, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 13, 2022 – Turkish terminal operator Çelebi Bandirma Uluslararasi Limani Isletmeciligi A.S. has placed an order...
New feeder service will link Port of Ferrol to international shipping
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) February 11, 2022 – A new service of X-Press Feeders (ACX -Algeciras Canaries) will connect the Port of Ferrol, via...
Assporti signs agreement with MIMS & Comando Generale del Corpo delle Capitanerie di Porto
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 10, 2022 – A collaboration agreement has been signed by the Department of Sustainable Mobility, the General Command...
Port of Viana do Castelo handled 377,000 tons of cargo on 2021, up around 20,000 tons
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 7, 2022 – The Port of Viana do Castelo handled 377,000 tons of cargo on 2021, up around 20,000 tons on...