Port Operations
Italy’s GNV names HR manager
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) has appointed Marco Rapetto as human resources...
P&O Ferrymasters launches new intermodal service via Trieste
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – P&O Ferrymasters has announced the launch of new intermodal services from the Turkish ports of Pendik,...
Italian port authorities general secretaries discuss EU permit taxation rules
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – The coordination group of the general secretaries of the Italian port authorities, established in April to...
Pescara port needs urgent dredging
Pescara, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Sardinia Sea port authority announces port fees
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – The value of port fees in the harbours of Cagliari, Oristano, Porto Torres, Olbia and Golfo Aranci has...
Nantes Saint-Nazaire port reports increased traffic in 2018
Nantes St-Nazaire, France (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – In 2018, the traffic of Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port amounted to 32.5 million tons, an increase of...
European Commission to investigate proposed purchase of Chantiers de l’Atlantique by Fincantieri
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – The European Commission has announced that it is launching an investigation into the proposed purchase of...
MSC floats out MSC Grandiosa ship at Saint-Nazaire port
Saint-Nazaire, France (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has launched the MSC Grandiosa ship at the French port...
Genoa port guarantees salaries of dockworkers
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – Genoa port’s management has guaranteed the payment of salaries to the employees of dockworkers’...
Italy’s d’Amico signs sale, leaseback agreement for Cielo di Houston ship
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – Italian company d’Amico Tankers, a subsidiary of d’Amico International Shipping (DIS), has signed a $38.6...
EU Commission adopts two decisions recommending taxation of ports in Italy and Spain
EU Commission Press Release – State aid: Commission adopts two decisions recommending taxation of ports in Italy and Spain Brussels, 8 January 2019 The...
Olivier Trétout joins the Grand Port Maritime Nantes Saint-Nazaire
Nantes St-Nazaire, France (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – Olivier Trétout has been appointed Chairman of the Management Board of the Grand Port Maritime...
Sète port keeps developing its cruise offer
Sète, France (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – Sète port expects to relaunch the cruise traffic in March, offering a number of excursions to passengers....
Basalt Infrastructure Partners acquires 30% stake in Italian shipping group C&T
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – London-based investment fund Basalt Infrastructure Partners has acquired a 30% stake of the...
Italy’s Tirrenia ro-ro traffic to Sicily rises 35% in 2018
Catania, Italy (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Italian shipping company Tirrenia has recorded a 35% increase of total ro-ro traffic transported in 2018...
Trade unions express concerns over future of Livorno port
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Trade unions active at Livorno port have expressed their joint concern about the future development of Livorno...
Huelva port to invest €113 million in 2019
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Huelva port plans to invest in 2019 a total of €113 million ($129.5 million) as part of its business plan to...