Port Operations
New Motril port operations building on schedule for completion
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – The project to build a new port operations building, including a future headquarters of the National Police,...
Concession for Olbia port set to expire in August
Olbia, Sardinia (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – On August 19, 2018, the concession contract for the management of Olbia port services expires, a concession...
Croatia’s Luka Rijeka to receive loan
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Luka Rijeka d.d., the operator of Rijeka seaport, has announced it will receive a €8.5 million ($10.11...
Event: The Motorways of the Sea detailed implementation plan 2018 and the related study on MoS investment needs – Brussels, June 5, 2018
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 The next MoS Conference on “The Motorways of the Sea Detailed Implementation Plan 2018 and the related Study...
Israel Ports Development & Assets Company completes bond issue
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Israel Ports Development & Assets Company Ltd has completed a NIS 2.5 billion (€580 million) bond issue,...
Seville port invites competitive projects to concession request by VIR
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Seville port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla) has invited competitive projects in relation to the...
Motril port constructs offices for cargo agents
Motril, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Motril port has constructed offices for cargo agents who work daily in the port area, which, together with new...
Event: fifth edition of the Annual Report Italian Maritime Economy – Naples, June 5, 2018
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – SRM presents the fifth edition of the Annual Report ‘Italian Maritime Economy’ as part of the...
President takes part in the opening ceremony of Turkmenbashi International Seaport
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has attended the opening of the new Turkmenbashi...
Port of Adria attends 19th International Trade Fair Pristina 2018
Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) May 6, 2018 – Port of Adria representatives visited the 19th International Trade Fair Pristina 2018 held on April 19, 2018...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) signs local labour pact
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Italy receives European Commission letter regarding taxing port authorities
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – Zeno D’Agostino, President of Assoporti, has received a letter from the European Commission which...
Portuguese Minister of the Sea meets trade unions
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 5, 2018 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, met yesterday, with members of the General Workers Union...
Bilbao port extends concession of Abra-Getxo to 2040
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Bilbao port has granted the public company Puerto Deportivo el Abra-Getxo S.A., on February 15, 2018, the extension...
Vigo port profit rises 77% y/y in Q1 2018
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Vigo port recorded a profit of €238,200 ($285,788) in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 77% on the year...
Chioggia port cargo traffic declines by 30% in 2017
Chioggia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – The cargo traffic of Chioggia port declined by 30% in 2017 and revenues went down by 45% in a very difficult year...
Livorno port handles its longest container ship ever
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Less than a year ago, the prospect of hosting ships of a large size in Livorno would have been considered...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the appointment of Weng Lin as Deputy Chief Executive...
Castellón port profit rises 52% in 2017
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Castellón port recorded a profit of €9.5 million ($11.4 million) in 2017, up 52%, becoming the fourth most...
Call for Sines port to have a role in China’s new Silk Road
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – Portugal’s ambassador to Beijing, José Augusto Duarte, reiterated on Tuesday that Portugal has the...